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[ { "docid": "52da427c86c34b055bfe0615558e0de9", "text": "Czech Republic The Czech Republic ( -LSB- ˈtʃɛkiə -RSB- , ; Česko , -LSB- ˈt͡ʃɛsko -RSB- ) , is a nation state in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west , Austria to the south , Slovakia to the east and Poland to the northeast . The Czech Republic covers an area of 78866 km2 with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate . It is a unitary parliamentary republic , has 10.5 million inhabitants and the capital and largest city is Prague , with over 1.2 million residents . The Czech Republic includes the historical territories of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . The Czech state was formed in the late 9th century as the Duchy of Bohemia under the Great Moravian Empire . After the fall of the Empire in 907 , the centre of power transferred from Moravia to Bohemia under the Přemyslid dynasty . In 1002 , the duchy was formally recognized as part of the Holy Roman Empire , becoming the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1198 and reaching its greatest territorial extent in the 14th century . Besides Bohemia itself , the king of Bohemia ruled the lands of the Bohemian Crown , he had a vote in the election of the Holy Roman Emperor , and Prague was the imperial seat in periods between the 14th and 17th century . In the Hussite wars of the 15th century driven by the Protestant Bohemian Reformation , the kingdom faced economic embargoes and defeated five consecutive crusades proclaimed by the leaders of the Roman Catholic Church . Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526 , the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg Monarchy alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary . The Protestant Bohemian Revolt ( 1618 -- 20 ) against the Catholic Habsburgs led to the Thirty Years ' War . After the Battle of the White Mountain , the Habsburgs consolidated their rule , eradicated Protestantism and reimposed Roman Catholicism , and also adopted a policy of gradual Germanization . With the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 , the Bohemian Kingdom became part of the Austrian Empire and the Czech language experienced a revival as a consequence of widespread romantic nationalism . In the 19th century , the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and were subsequently the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia , which was formed in 1918 following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I. The Czech part of Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany in World War II , and was liberated in 1945 by the armies of the Soviet Union and the United States . The Czech country lost the majority of its German-speaking inhabitants after they were expelled following the war . The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia won the 1946 elections . Following the 1948 coup d'état , Czechoslovakia became a one-party communist state under Soviet influence . In 1968 , increasing dissatisfaction with the regime culminated in a reform movement known as the Prague Spring , which ended in a Soviet-led invasion . The first separate Czech republic was created on 1 January 1969 , under the name Czech Socialistic Republic within federalization of Czechoslovakia , however the federalization was implemented only incompletely . Czechoslovakia remained occupied until the 1989 Velvet Revolution , when the communist regime collapsed and a democracy and federalization was deepened . On 6 March 1990 , the Czech Socialistic Republic was renamed to the Czech Republic . On 1 January 1993 , Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved , with its constituent states becoming the independent states of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic . The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union ( EU ) in 2004 ; it is a member of the United Nations , the OECD , the OSCE , and the Council of Europe . It is a developed country with an advanced , high income economy and high living standards . The UNDP ranks the country 14th in inequality-adjusted human development . In 2017 , Czech citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 168 countries and territories , ranking the Czech passport 9th in the world ( after 25 other countries ) . The Czech Republic also ranks as the 6th most peaceful country , while achieving strong performance in democratic governance . It has the lowest unemployment rate of EU members .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "5644bfb4549e4b94797c907c605748ac", "text": "Czechs of Romania The Czechs are an ethnic minority in Romania , numbering 3,938 people according to the 2002 census . The majority of Romanian Czechs live in the south-west of the country , with around 60 % of them living in Caraş-Severin County , where they make up 0.7 % of the population . As an officially recognised ethnic minority , Czechs , together with Slovaks , have one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "886c3f3964288736304c1b1a1deebd21", "text": "Brno Brno ( -LSB- langpronˈbɜrnoʊ -RSB- -LSB- ˈbr̩no -RSB- , German : Brünn ) is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area , the largest Moravian city , and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia . Brno is the administrative center of the South Moravian Region in which it forms a separate district ( Brno-City District ) . The city lies at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers and has about 400,000 inhabitants ; its greater metropolitan area is home to more than 800,000 people while its larger urban zone had a population of about 730,000 in 2004 . Brno is the seat of judicial authority of the Czech Republic -- it is the seat of the Constitutional Court , the Supreme Court , the Supreme Administrative Court , and the Supreme Public Prosecutor 's Office . The city is also a significant administrative centre . It is the seat of a number of state authorities , including the Ombudsman , and the Office for the Protection of Competition . Brno is also an important centre of higher education , with 33 faculties belonging to 13 institutes of higher learning and about 89,000 students . Brno Exhibition Centre ranks among the largest exhibition centres in Europe ( 23rd in the world ) . The complex opened in 1928 and established the tradition of large exhibitions and trade fairs held in Brno . Brno hosts motorbike and other races on the Masaryk Circuit , a tradition established in 1930 , in which the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious races . Another cultural tradition is an international fireworks competition , Ignis Brunensis , that usually attracts tens of thousands of daily visitors . The most visited sights of the city include the Špilberk castle and fortress and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Petrov hill , two medieval buildings that dominate the cityscape and are often depicted as its traditional symbols . The other large preserved castle near the city is Veveří Castle by Brno Reservoir . This castle is the site of a number of legends , as are many other places in Brno . Another architectural monument of Brno is the functionalist Villa Tugendhat which has been included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites . One of the natural sights nearby is the Moravian Karst .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a09f306c10d06827c222f05ea75f7f1", "text": "List of highest mountains of the Czech Republic This is the List of highest mountains of the Czech Republic . Most of them are located at Krkonoše , Hrubý Jeseník and Šumava ( Giant Mountains , High Ash Mountains and Bohemian Forest ) mountain ranges . Other mountain ranges with mountains over 1000 m that are not included in this general list are shown in additional tables . All Czech mountain ranges are located along the borders to neighbouring Austria , Slovakia and Germany . The information was obtained from `` Mountains in Czech Republic over one thousand meters above sea `` and `` Peakclimber `` .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96455e4372ccccf756684739b5d6ee46", "text": "Visa requirements for German citizens Visa requirements for German citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Germany . As of 1 January 2017 , German citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 176 countries and territories , ranking the German passport 1st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley visa restrictions index . Additionally , the World Tourism Organization also published a report on 15 January 2016 ranking the German passport 1st in the world ( tied with Denmark , Finland , Italy , Luxembourg , Singapore and the United Kingdom ) in terms of travel freedom , with the mobility index of 160 ( out of 215 with no visa weighted by 1 , visa on arrival weighted by 0.7 , eVisa by 0.5 and traditional visa weighted by 0 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "34ca62ef95358cefcc34c898e67c90b6", "text": "Citizens of the Czech Republic Citizens of the Czech Republic is a minor centrist Czech political party , which subscribes to the theory of `` economic privatism '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29ee384033b06143aaf6238c53d526ab", "text": "Croatian identity card Croatian identity card ( Osobna iskaznica ) is an identity document issued in Croatia . Any Croatian citizen who is resident in Croatia can obtain an ID card and it is compulsory for all citizens over the age of 16 . This document is issued by the police on behalf of the Ministry of the Interior . Both the 2003 and the 2013 version of the ID card are valid as travel documents in most of Europe . The pre-2003 version is valid only in Croatia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ce90849b936a1b24bafa6d6b03b9bae", "text": "Česká Ves Česká Ves ( German Böhmischdorf , both meaning `` Bohemian Village '' ) is a village and municipality ( obec ) in Jeseník District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic . The municipality covers an area of 24.51 km2 , and has a population of 2,566 ( as at 3 July 2006 ) . Česká Ves lies approximately 3 km north of Jeseník , 74 km north of Olomouc , and 200 km east of Prague . It is about 13 km from the border with Poland . The river flows through Česká Ves , and during the nationwide floods in 1997 , the river rose up to 6 meters and half of the village was destroyed , including part of the main street , but it has now all been reconstructed . Česká Ves lies in a small valley , surrounded by forest and hills , the highest of which is Praděd ( 1,492 m ) . According to the Austrian census of 1910 the village had 2,434 inhabitants , 2,419 of whom had permanent residence there . Census asked people for their native language , 2,419 ( 100 % ) were German-speaking . The most populous religious group were Roman Catholics with 2,417 ( 99.3 % ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64390a5e18c277bc370d2635ad092026", "text": "Visa requirements for Panamanian citizens Visa requirements for Panamanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Panama . As of 1 January 2017 , Panamanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 127 countries and territories , ranking the Panamanian passport 36th in terms of travel freedom ( tied with Macao , Saint Lucian and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passports ) according to the Henley visa restrictions index and 8th in Latin America , passed only by Chile ( 19th ) , Brazil ( 21st ) , Argentina ( 22nd ) , Mexico ( 28th ) , Uruguay ( 29th ) , Venezuela ( 32nd ) , and Costa Rica ( 33rd ) . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7cfd186034bde24ce55e100b4d89858", "text": "Korean passport Korean passport may refer to : Democratic People 's Republic of Korea passport , issued by North Korea Republic of Korea passport , issued by South Korea Korean Empire passport , issued by the former Korean Empire in the early 1900s", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c788a98af969cb8f6a61459072168c63", "text": "Czech lands The Czech lands or the Bohemian lands ( České země ) are the three historical regions of Bohemia , Moravia , and Czech Silesia . Together the three have formed the Czech Republic since 1 January 1993 . In a historical context , Czech texts use the term to refer to any territory ruled by the Kings of Bohemia , i.e. , the lands of the Bohemian Crown ( země Koruny české ) as established by Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century . This would include territories like the Lusatias ( which in 1635 fell to Saxony ) and the whole of Silesia , all ruled from Prague Castle at that time . After the conquest of Silesia by the Prussian king Frederick the Great in 1742 , the remaining lands of the Bohemian Crown -- Bohemia , Moravia and Austrian Silesia -- have been more or less co-extensive with the territory of the modern-day Czech Republic .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e47338d5a8bb13d41ed7db934d6d1b8f", "text": "Bohemian Forest The Bohemian Forest , known in Czech as Šumava ( -LSB- ˈʃʊmava -RSB- ) and in German as Böhmerwald , is a low mountain range in Central Europe . Geographically , the mountains extend from Plzeň Region and South Bohemia in the Czech Republic to Austria and Bavaria in Germany , and form the highest truncated uplands of the Bohemian Massif , up to 50 km wide . They create a natural border between the Czech Republic on one side and Germany and Austria on the other .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fee8a2f636ad9225dfad3170786eea00", "text": "Outline of the Czech Republic The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Czech Republic : The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe . On 1 January 1993 , Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into its constituent states , the Czech Republic and Slovakia . The Czech Republic is bordered by Poland to the north , Germany to the west , Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east . Its capital and largest city , with 1.3 million inhabitants , is Prague . It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy , a member of the European Union , NATO , the OECD , the OSCE , the Council of Europe , and the Visegrád Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8973a61fa08c8fa98678749c5de5b36", "text": "UNMIK Travel Document An UNMIK Travel Document was a passport-sized document used to foreign travel for residents of Kosovo , who were not able to obtain a passport from Yugoslavia . The document was issued by the UNMIK from 2000 to 2008 . After the government of Kosovo started to issue their own passports , the UNMIK ceased issuing them . Existing documents retained their validity until expiry ( the last ones expired in 2010 ) . The travel document was not a passport as it did not contain information on Nationality and as it was not issued by a sovereign state . The document carried UNMIK travel document/titre de voyage on the cover , contained 32 pages and was valid for 2 years . The document contained a machine readable strip . As the issuing authority was the UNMIK , the document had the official three-letter code `` UNK '' where normally the country code is placed . The document was the only other travel document issued by the United Nations besides the United Nations Laissez-Passer , which is mainly issued to employees of the UN and its specialized agencies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e21ba0db3b87c83c43127e28c98a7ef", "text": "Czech Republic at the Olympics The Czech Republic first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994 , and has competed in every Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then . Prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 , Czech athletes had competed at the Olympics from 1920 to 1992 as Czechoslovakia and from 1900 to 1912 as Bohemia . Athletes from the Czech Republic have won a total of 55 medals at the Summer Games , with canoeing , athletics and shooting as the top medal-producing sports . The nation has also won 24 medals at the Winter Games , mostly in cross-country skiing , speed skating and ultimately popular ice hockey . In terms of medal count the most decorated Czech Olympian within the post-Czechoslovak period is cross-country skier Kateřina Neumannová ( 6 medals between 1998 and 2006 ) . The National Olympic Committee for the Czech Republic is the Czech Olympic Committee , which was founded in 1899 and recognized in its current form by the International Olympic Committee in 1993 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4f02f67723fc27d880e5355a780feed", "text": "List of companies of Slovakia Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe . The capital and largest city is Bratislava . The official language is Slovak . Slovakia is a high-income advanced economy with a very high Human Development Index , a very high standard of living and performs favourably in measurements of civil liberties , press freedom , internet freedom , democratic governance and peacefulness . The country maintains a combination of market economy with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system . The country joined the European Union in 2004 and the Eurozone on 1 January 2009 . Slovakia is also a member of the Schengen Area , NATO , the United Nations , the OECD , the WTO , CERN , the OSCE , the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group . The Slovak economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe and 3rd fastest in eurozone . Its legal tender , the Euro , is the world 's 2nd most traded currency . Although regional income inequality is high , 90 % of citizens own their homes . In 2016 , Slovak citizens had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 165 countries and territories , ranking the Slovak passport 11th in the world . Slovakia is the world 's biggest per-capita car producer with a total of 1,040,000 cars manufactured in the country in 2016 alone . The car industry represents 43 percent of Slovakia 's industrial output , and a quarter of its exports . For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Slovakia '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e521d954c415a7229c20f2575f87bfd", "text": "Slovak identity card The Slovak identity card ( Občiansky preukaz ) is issued to citizens of the Slovak Republic aged 15 and older . A Slovak ID card can be used for travel in all member states of the European Union and the Schengen Area as well as several other European countries ( including Balkan countries , for example Macedonia and Serbia ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96fa53675d3b8224ba308311b96fdb02", "text": "CARICOM passport The CARICOM passport is a passport document issued by the 15 member states of the Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ) for their citizens . It can be used both for intra-regional and international travel . The passport was created to facilitate intra-region travel however citizens of the OECS , that is citizens from Antigua and Barbuda , Dominica , Grenada , St. Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines may use a member state issued drivers licence , national identification card , voters registration card or social security card for travel within the OECS area .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78a31a23e89592ab4216e86d8d8038c0", "text": "Olomouc Region Olomouc Region ( Olomoucký kraj ) is an administrative unit ( kraj ) of the Czech Republic , located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia ( Morava ) and in a small part of the historical region of Czech Silesia ( České Slezsko ) . It is named for its capital Olomouc . Olomouc region borders with the Moravian-Silesian Region ( in the east ) , Zlín Region ( in the south-east ) , South Moravian Region ( in the south-west ) and Pardubice Region ( in the west ) . Furthermore , the region shares a 104 km long border with Poland ( in the north ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b09accab910265a136d84f3e59683792", "text": "Nine Views Nine Views ( Devet pogleda ) is an ambiental installation in Zagreb , Croatia which , together with the sculpture Prizemljeno Sunce ( The Grounded Sun ) , makes up a consistent model of the Solar System . Prizemljeno Sunce by Ivan Kožarić was first displayed in 1971 by the building of the Croatian National Theatre , and since then changed location a few times . Since 1994 it has been situated in the Bogovićeva Street . It is simply a bronze sphere around 2 metres in diameter . In 2004 , artist Davor Preis had a two-week exhibition in the Josip Račić Exhibition Hall in Margaretska Street in Zagreb , and afterwards he placed 9 models of the planets of the Solar System around Zagreb , to complete a model of the entire solar system . The models ' sizes as well as their distances from the Prizemljeno Sunce are all in the same scale as the Prizemljeno Sunce itself . Preis did this installation with very little or no publicity , so his installation is n't well known among citizens of Zagreb . On a few occasions individuals or small groups of people , particularly physics students , `` discovered '' that there was a model of the solar system in Zagreb . One of the earliest efforts to find all of the planets was started in November 2004 on the web forum of the student section of Croatian Physics Society . The locations of the planets are as follows : Mercury - 3 Margaretska Street Venus - 3 Ban Josip Jelačić Square Earth - 9 Varšavska Street Mars - 21 Tkalčićeva Street Jupiter - 71 Voćarska Street Saturn - 1 Račićeva Street Uranus - 9 Siget ( not at the residential building but at the garage across the street ) Neptune - Kozari Way 48 Pluto - Bologna Alley ( underpass ) - included in the installation before being demoted to dwarf planet The system is at scale 1:680 000 000 . Earth 's model is about 1.9 cm in size and at 225 m distance from the sun 's model , while Pluto 's model is 7.7 km away from it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0905c242efdfbc197f7edddaafe75261", "text": "List of people by number of countries visited This is a list of people by number of countries and territories visited . There are a number of people claiming to have visited every country in the world , though there is great debate as to how many countries there are in the world . The most commonly agreed base number is the number of United Nations member states , of which there are 193 . According to the United Nations , `` The recognition of a new State or Government is an act that only other States and Governments may grant or withhold . '' As a result , the membership of some countries to the United Nations is blocked by one or more other members , such as Taiwan and Kosovo , and there are also two observer states , the Holy See and the State of Palestine . Additionally , there are various dependencies and territories that maintain autonomy , their own government , immigration , and/or print their own currency , and can be widely held as de facto countries by travellers . ISO 3166 is maintained by ISO as an updated list of the aforementioned derived from United Nations sources ( Terminology Bulletin Country Names and the Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use maintained by the United Nations Statistics Divisions ) , and lists 249 countries . The Travelers ' Century Club , whose membership is limited to those travellers who have visited one hundred or more territories of the world , maintains its own official list of countries and territories , a total of 325 as of 1 January 2016 , which includes geographically separated areas , such as Hawaii and other areas of cultural interest . This list of people by countries visited does not prescribe one list as correct ; rather , it lists the number of countries visited from any of these competing lists . The Best Travelled is also considered a reference for the 1281 world regions and well travelled people , and hold a verification process to check on traveller 's claims . Their UN Master List regroups all those travellers .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c34e98133a81e540b7c9ebbf3882ac3c", "text": "Emmy Rossum Emmanuelle Grey `` Emmy '' Rossum ( born September 12 , 1986 ) is an American actress , director and singer-songwriter . She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series Shameless . Rossum has starred in movies including Songcatcher ( 2000 ) , An American Rhapsody , ( 2001 ) and Passionada ( 2002 ) . Her role in Mystic River ( 2003 ) garnered her wider recognition . She starred in the science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow ( 2004 ) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the leading role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) . She has since starred in Poseidon ( 2006 ) , Dragonball : Evolution ( 2009 ) , Dare ( 2009 ) , Beautiful Creatures ( 2013 ) , Before I Disappear ( 2014 ) , You 're Not You ( 2014 ) and Comet ( 2014 ) . In 2007 , Rossum released her debut album , Inside Out . She also released a Christmas EP the same year , titled Carol of the Bells . In 2013 , she released a follow up album called Sentimental Journey .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "900a59499787d7c0c9d07d76f11aaff8", "text": "Emmy the Great Emma-Lee Moss ( born 4 November 1983 ) , known by her stage name Emmy the Great , is an English singer-songwriter . She has released three studio albums , First Love , Virtue and Second Love .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14fdb2b2ff9374372c5b351ee1f2fb5d", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies , the supporting categories were not always genre , or even gender , specific . Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards , supporting actors in comedy have competed alone . However , these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries , telefilms , and guest performers competing against main cast competitors . Such instances are marked below : # -- Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film , prior to the category 's creation . § -- Indicates a performance as a guest performer , prior to the category 's creation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f28a519c65cb57995d85a4f1f40f2a7b", "text": "Marion Ross Marion Ross ( born October 25 , 1928 ) is an American actress . Her best known role is that of Marion Cunningham on the ABC television sitcom Happy Days , on which she starred from 1974 to 1984 and received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations . Prior to her success on Happy Days , Ross appeared in a variety of film roles , appearing in The Glenn Miller Story ( 1954 ) , Sabrina ( 1954 ) , Lust for Life ( 1956 ) , Teacher 's Pet ( 1958 ) , Some Came Running ( 1958 ) , Operation Petticoat ( 1959 ) , and Honky ( 1971 ) , as well as several minor television roles . Ross also starred in The Evening Star ( 1996 ) , for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress . Since the 1990s , Ross has been known for voice-over work on animated television series such as King of the Hill and SpongeBob SquarePants among others , and recurring roles on The Drew Carey Show , That '70s Show , Gilmore Girls , and Brothers & Sisters , among other guest spots .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d0ed107169ff74c6bf929f572fb025eb", "text": "Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album) Bluebird is an Emmylou Harris album from 1989 , which merged a number of eclectic songs ( including work by the McGarrigle Sisters , Tom Rush and Rodney Crowell ) with polished , country music production . It included her most recent top-ten country-charting single , `` Heartbreak Hill '' . The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when The Sopranos introduced its fifth season with `` Heaven Only Knows . '' Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track `` Icy Blue Heart '' . Billboard said in their review of the album that , `` Like most of Emmylou Harris ' albums , Bluebird is an expertly performed album , featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1dd94791ef7f94eed19cbc144551ebc", "text": "Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ( NATAS ) and Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ( ATAS ) . It is given to honor an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the daytime drama industry . The 1st Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony was held in 1974 with Elizabeth Hubbard receiving the award for her role as Althea Davis on The Doctors . The award has undergone several name changes , originally honoring actresses in leading and supporting roles . Following the introduction of a new category in 1979 , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series , the award 's name was altered to Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series before changing once again , to its current title , years later . The awards ceremony was not aired on television in 1983 and 1984 , having been criticized for voting integrity . In 1985 , another category was introduced , Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series , one criterion for this category was altered , requiring all actresses to be aged 26 or above . Since its inception , the award has been given to 27 actresses . One Life to Live is the show with the most awarded actresses , with a total of eleven . In 1995 , Erika Slezak became the actress with the most wins in the category when she won a fourth time , surpassing Helen Gallagher 's previous record of three ; Slezak went on to win in two additional years , ultimately receiving six wins . Susan Flannery and Kim Zimmer have since received four wins each . Susan Lucci has been nominated on 21 occasions , more than any other actress . As of the 2017 ceremony , Gina Tognoni is the most recent winner in this category for her portrayal of Phyllis Summers on The Young and the Restless .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4cb635e90a26032ac7e15a3e0102454", "text": "POV (TV series) POV ( also written P.O.V. ) is a Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) public television series which features independent nonfiction films . POV is an initialism for point of view . POV is the longest-running showcase on television for independent documentary films . PBS presents 14 -- 16 POV programs each year , and the series has premiered over 400 films to U.S. television audiences since 1988 . POVs films have a strong first-person , social-issue focus . Many established directors , including Michael Moore , Jonathan Demme , Terry Zwigoff , Errol Morris , Albert and David Maysles , Michael Apted , Frederick Wiseman , Marlon Riggs , and Ross McElwee have had work screened as part of the POV series . The series has garnered both critical and industry acclaim over its almost 30 years on television . POV films have won every major film and broadcasting award including 34 Emmys , 19 George Foster Peabody Awards , 12 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Broadcast Journalism Awards , three Academy Awards , the first-ever George Polk Documentary Film Award and the Prix Italia . It is a project of the independent non-profit , American Documentary , Inc. .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7ea19b0f671b7ba31e1b520d34857686", "text": "8th International Emmy Awards The 8th International Emmy Awards took place on November 25 , 1980 , in New York City , United States . Actor Peter Ustinov hosted the ceremony attended by more than 750 foreign dignitaries and members of the International Council of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . The Emmys were presented by veteran television newscaster and anchorman Harry Reasoner , actress Irene Papas , the Canadian comedy team of Wayne and Shuster and actor Werner Klemperer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a918dbc0b1bba0659917627f70b0f11a", "text": "Virtue (Emmy the Great album) Virtue is the second album by London singer-songwriter Emma-Lee Moss -- better known by her stage name Emmy the Great -- and was released on 13 June 2011 . It has been described as `` meticulous and atmospheric '' and has been praised for its poetic writing style .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fec31b603322808c51564fcc0a271d15", "text": "2011 Emmy Awards 2011 Emmy Awards may refer to : 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored primetime programming during June 2010 -- May 2011 38th Daytime Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored daytime programming during 2010 32nd Sports Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored sports programming during 2010", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dbf7c6fa16d2f9d9820a9a2a917a1a45", "text": "Your World Awards The Premios Tu Mundo ( Spanish for `` Your World Awards '' ) is an annual award presented by American television network Telemundo . The awards celebrates the achievements of Hispanics and Latinos in the media including TV shows , movies , music , fashion , and sports . The awards were established in 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1c05f439acb2178c22c25eb52809e9c", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for a Variety , Nonfiction , or Reality Programming is presented as part of the Primetime Emmy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad8619491ae8b44312b0edd8cee7b45f", "text": "9th International Emmy Awards The 9th International Emmy Awards took place on November 26 , 1981 , in New York City , United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "271c709197a46500c92b5ef46ff240ec", "text": "Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actor on Television ( formerly Best Genre TV Actor ) . The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films , honoring the work of actresses in science fiction , fantasy , and horror fiction on television . ( NOTE : Year refers to year of eligibility , the actual ceremonies are held the following year . ) The winners are listed in bold .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "928eb3779cc2a5365fa1ba5209b4069b", "text": "Upper Midwest Emmy Awards The Upper Midwest Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences . The Minnesota division was founded in 1973 . In addition to granting the Upper Midwest Emmy Awards , this division awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , conducts National Student Television Awards of Excellence , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6f11e212ed35ec7f1fa541c1706cb87", "text": "24th Primetime Emmy Awards The 24th Emmy Awards , later known as the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards , were handed out on May 6 , 1972 . The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson . Winners are listed in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . The top shows of the night were All in the Family and Elizabeth R. All in the Family set numerous records during the night , it became the first show to win six major awards , ( although one came in a tie , this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright ) . It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations . A milestone was set when All in the Family and Columbo each received every nomination in a major category , both for writing . This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six . Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R , rules changes have made this impossible in later ceremonies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "52526dccb033732b0bc90cc4df8ea9b4", "text": "36th Daytime Emmy Awards The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 2009 , and were televised live on The CW for the very first time . The nominees were announced on May 14 in the Orpheum Theatre , Los Angeles , California Vanessa L. Williams hosted the event . The event was directed by Jeff Margolis and Debbie Palacio .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72c669b845dc45282329b6c31af3af07", "text": "New York Emmy Awards The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State . The division was founded in 1955 and in addition to granting the New York Emmy Awards , the chapter also recognizes awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eba0886583f27c9878f64dd7c3112252", "text": "44th Primetime Emmy Awards The 44th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 1992 . The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena , California . It was hosted by Tim Allen , Kirstie Alley and Dennis Miller , and directed by Walter C. Miller . Presenters included Roseanne Barr , Tom Arnold , Scott Bakula , Candice Bergen , Corbin Bernsen , Beau Bridges , Lloyd Bridges , and Cindy Crawford . The program was written by Buddy Sheffield and Bruce Vilanch . Over 300 million people watched the ceremony in 30 countries . A rule change , instituted for this year only , stated that regular and guest performers would compete in the same category . There could be lead guest or supporting guest . On the comedy side , Murphy Brown won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time , winning three major awards on the night , the most for a comedy series . On the drama side , L.A. Laws strangle hold on Outstanding Drama Series came to an end , as Northern Exposure took home the award . Northern Exposure also won three major awards and received nine major nominations , which tied for the most in each category . For the first time in its run , The Golden Girls , then in its seventh and final season , was not nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series . After being on the air for thirty years , The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson finally heard its name called when its final season won for Outstanding Variety , Music , or Comedy Program . The show was first nominated for the category in 1964 and was 0/13 before this ceremony .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d55a7c50bdcbaef8ac88974dfbd58417", "text": "Scott Rudin Scott Rudin ( born July 14 , 1958 ) is an American film producer and a theatrical producer . Rudin started to work as a theatre production assistant aged 16 . In lieu of college , he took a job as a casting director and then started his own company . His firm cast many Broadway shows . Rudin moved to Los Angeles in 1980 and started to work at Edgar J. Scherick Associates . He formed his own company , Scott Rudin Productions , and his first film was Gillian Armstrong 's Mrs. Soffel . Soon after , he joined 20th Century-Fox as an executive producer , and eventually became president of production by 1986 , at the age of 29 . He entered into a producing deal with Paramount , where he stayed for almost 15 years . He eventually moved to Disney , where he made movies under the Touchstone Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures , Hollywood Pictures and Miramax Films labels . In 2012 , Rudin became one of the few people who have won an Emmy , Grammy , Oscar and Tony Award , and the first producer to do so .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d17551c0b30de29c5c031660b5601aa", "text": "Ross King (presenter) Derek Ross King , better known as Ross King ( born 20 February 1962 ) is a British television presenter , actor and writer , best known for being LA Correspondent for ITV Breakfast programmes Lorraine and Good Morning Britain .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "cf4f20ebfc799c973083263746e247f2", "text": "The Voice (U.S. TV series) The Voice is an American reality television singing competition broadcast on NBC . Based on the original The Voice of Holland , the concept of the series is to find currently unsigned singing talent ( solo or duets , professional and amateur ) contested by aspiring singers , age 13 or over , drawn from public auditions . The winner is determined by television viewers voting by telephone , Internet , SMS text , and iTunes Store purchases of the audio-recorded artists ' vocal performances . They receive US$ 100,000 and a record deal with Universal Music Group for winning the competition . The winners of the twelve seasons have been : Javier Colon , Jermaine Paul , Cassadee Pope , Danielle Bradbery , Tessanne Chin , Josh Kaufman , Craig Wayne Boyd , Sawyer Fredericks , Jordan Smith , Alisan Porter , Sundance Head , and Chris Blue . The series employs a panel of four coaches who critique the artists ' performances and guide their teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season . They also compete to ensure that their act wins the competition , thus making them the winning coach . Members of the coaching panel include Adam Levine , Blake Shelton , Christina Aguilera ( seasons 1 -- 3 , 5 , 8 , 10 ) , CeeLo Green ( seasons 1 -- 3 , 5 ) , Shakira ( season 4 , 6 ) , Usher ( season 4 , 6 ) , Gwen Stefani ( season 7 , 9 , 12 ) , Pharrell Williams ( seasons 7 -- 10 ) , Miley Cyrus ( season 11 ) , and Alicia Keys ( seasons 11 -- 12 ) . The Voice began airing on April 26 , 2011 , as a spring TV season program . The show proved to be a hit for NBC and was subsequently expanded into the fall cycle when season three premiered on September 10 , 2012 . The series premiered its twelfth season on February 27 , 2017 . On October 18 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series through its thirteenth season . On May 10 , 2017 , NBC renewed the series for a fourteenth series , along with announcing Jennifer Hudson as a new coach in the thirteenth season . The following day , it was announced that Kelly Clarkson would be a new coach in the fourteenth season , sitting alongside Adam Levine , Blake Shelton , and Jennifer Hudson .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "1f6fc2928e873ac3455a301f8b1dbb00", "text": "Philadelphia English Philadelphia English is a variety or dialect of American English native to Philadelphia and extending into Philadelphia 's suburbs in the Delaware Valley and South Jersey . The Philadelphia accent is one of the best-studied , as Philadelphia 's University of Pennsylvania is the home institution of pioneering sociolinguist William Labov . Philadelphia English shares some distinct features with New York City English and Midland American English , although it is still its own very distinct dialect . However , the closest relative of the Philadelphia accent of the mid-twentieth century is the Baltimore accent , both of which constitute what Labov describes as a single `` Mid-Atlantic '' regional dialect . According to linguist Barbara Johnstone , migration patterns and geography affected the dialect 's development , which was especially influenced by immigrants from Northern England , Scotland , and Northern Ireland . The accent is commonly found within the Irish American and Italian American working class neighborhoods .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "828eb4d6ea9bb2d42a702bf21a6d8478", "text": "Stage Right! Stage Right ! is a professional theatre company and performing arts school located in Greensburg , Pennsylvania . Established in 1998 as an organization for young people to take classes in musical theatre by Chris Rizk , Stage Right ! also became a professional theatre company in 1999 , established by artistic director Anthony Marino , Rizk 's brother . The company produces a full season of musicals , utilizing professional actors from the Pittsburgh theatre scene as well as students from their classes . In spring 2013 , Stage Right moved its studio a few blocks to a larger space at 105 W Fourth Street , Greensburg . The season is supplemented with many other opportunities to utilize the talents of the students , including an `` all-county musical '' featuring students from local high school theatre programs , children 's plays , summer camp productions , and Books Come Alive ! , a series of adaptations of children 's books performed at libraries throughout the area . The company is also notable for its annual production of The Rocky Horror Show every Halloween . Many of Stage Right ! 's students have had success in Pittsburgh Public Theater 's Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest , as well as going on to well-respected college theatre programs such as Carnegie Mellon University , Point Park University , New York University , Seton Hill University , Syracuse University , and Shenandoah University . Stage Right ! alums have also had success in professional theatre , working in such venues as York Theatre , Off the Wall Productions , Bricolage Production Company , Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre , Prime Stage Theatre , Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera , Pittsburgh Musical Theater , St. Vincent Summer Theatre , City Theatre , Terra Nova Theatre Group , MCC Theater , and 12 Peers Theater , as well as having had their work featured in the Pittsburgh New Works Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5867d6c8ba55747e21d03527b35819cf", "text": "Writing center Many educational institutions maintain a writing center that provides students with free assistance on their papers , projects , reports , multimodal documents , web pages , et cetera from consultants . A key goal of any writing center is helping writers to learn . Typical services include help with the purpose , structure , function of writing , and are geared toward writers of all levels and fields of study . Writing centers attempt to provide non-proscriptive and non-corrective response , instead relying on a fuller explanation of why a piece of writing may fail to fulfill the writer 's aims . The goal is to help a writer learn to address the various exigences that she may encounter with the realization that no writing is decontextualized -- it always addresses a specific audience . A writing center usually offers individualized conferencing whereby the writing tutor offers his or her feedback on the piece of writing at hand ; a writing tutor 's main function is to discuss how the piece of writing might be revised . However , the tutor usually does not proofread nor edit the student 's work . Instead , the tutor facilitates the student 's attempts to revise his or her own work by conversing with the student about the topic at hand , discussing principles and processes of writing , modeling rhetorical and syntactical moves for the student to apply , and assisting the student in identifying patterns of grammatical error in his or her writing . Historically , writing centers in American universities began appearing as `` writing labs '' in the early 20th century . Elizabeth Boquet and Stephen North point to the origins of the writing laboratory as first a method , not a place , where `` the key characteristic of which appears to have been that all work was to be done during class time '' . This was to allow the student to compose with the teacher present , able to help with any revisions or questions the student may have . However , as class sizes and universities grew , Writing Centers began to develop as university institutions , often conceived of as an editing service for students . Faculty , students , staff , and administrators often viewed writing centers as places for remediation . At their best , however , they are places where all students , including the best ones , can get better , a place ( according to Karen Head ) , `` that returns to the ideal of a safe space for active debate and discourse about the best ways to communicate in a variety of modes . '' Some institutions also offer an Online Writing Lab ( OWL ) , which generally attempts to follow the model of writing center tutoring in an online environment . These environments have been said to be a step toward a new model of writing centers , a model known as Multiliteracy Centers . Another environment that could fall under this category is a physical space known as a digital studio . While some institutions do not have writing centers , a number offer similar support through entities which have a wider remit ( scope ) . These might typically be called Academic Skills Units or Learning Development Groups . A recent movement in writing centers has been to provide services for the non-academic community . Such services include one-to-one response for out-of-school writers , and workshops on a wide variety of topics . Such writing centers are often identified as community writing centers . Writing centers are not exclusively a post-secondary phenomenon . Some high schools have successfully created writing centers similar to the model in higher education . No longer strictly an American phenomenon , writing centers have spread in other world regions as well . The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing ( EATAW ) is in part concerned with the study and advancement of writing centers in European universities . The International Writing Centers Association ( IWCA ) is committed to supporting writing centers from around the world , with current regional associations in Europe and proposed associations in the Middle East , South Africa , and the Far East . In many cases , writing center directors or writing program administrators ( WPAs ) are responsible for conducting writing center assessment , and must communicate these results to academic administration and various stakeholders . Assessment is seen as beneficial for writing centers because it leads us to assume the professional and ethical behaviors important not just for writing centers but for all higher education .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fad01607ba9531935ec213f0984d8b0b", "text": "Graduation Graduation is getting a diploma or academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated with it , in which students become graduates . Before the graduation , candidates are referred to as graduands . The date of graduation is often called graduation day . The graduation ceremony itself is also called commencement , convocation or invocation . Normally , the ceremony and name apply to high school and above ( the next ascending levels being Associate 's , Bachelor 's , Master 's , and Doctorate ) . In the United States of America , graduations for elementary school or even Kindergarten have been a fad of recent years . When ceremonies are associated , they usually include a procession of the academic staff and candidates and a valediction . At the college and university level the faculty will usually wear academic dress at the formal ceremonies , as will the trustees and degree candidates . `` Graduation '' at the college and university level occurs when the presiding officer confers degrees upon candidates , either individually or en masse , even if graduates physically receive their diploma later at a smaller college or departmental ceremony . After degree completion , graduates can be referred to by their graduating year . In some places , graduation parties to celebrate graduation from school , college or university are popular . In a recent 2014 nationwide survey in the United States , $ 985 was the average amount spent on graduation parties . When a student graduates without attending the ceremony , then it is called graduation in absentia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "268c3761d9fa5bdfd6562cb8e03e3aa9", "text": "University of Louisville School of Law The University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law , commonly referred to as The University of Louisville School of Law , U of L Brandeis School of Law , or the Brandeis School of Law , is the law school of the University of Louisville . Established in 1846 , it is the oldest law school in Kentucky and the fifth oldest in the country in continuous operation . The law school is named after Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis , who served on the Supreme Court of the United States and was the school 's patron . Following the example of Brandeis , who eventually stopped accepting payment for `` public interest '' cases , Louis D. Brandeis School of Law was one of the first law schools in the nation to require students to complete public service before graduation . The school offers six dual-degree programs that allow students to earn an MBA , MSW , MA in humanities , M.Div. , MA in political science , and MUP in urban planning while attaining their J.D. . These classes are offered in conjunction with other University of Louisville departments as well as local colleges . The school 's law library contains 400,000 volumes as well as the papers of Louis D. Brandeis and John Marshall Harlan , both Supreme Court Justices and native Kentuckians . It is one of only thirteen Supreme Court repositories in the nation . The law school 's flagship law review is the University of Louisville Law Review . According to University of Louisville 's 2013 ABA-required disclosures , 61.7 % of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time , long-term , JD-required employment nine months after graduation , excluding solo practitioners .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5567173a807b24fd4f94103f55ec8c69", "text": "List of baritones in non-classical music The baritone voice is typically written in the range from the second G # below middle C to the G # above middle C ( G # 2-G # 4 ) although it can be extended at either end . However , the baritone voice is determined not only by its vocal range , but also by its timbre , which tends to be darker than that of the typical tenor voice . The term baritone was developed in relation to classical and operatic voices , where the classification is based not merely on the singer 's vocal range but also on the tessitura and timbre of the voice . For classical and operatic singers , their voice type determines the roles they will sing and is a primary method of categorization . In non-classical music , singers are primarily defined by their genre and their gender and not by their vocal range . When the terms soprano , mezzo-soprano , contralto , tenor , baritone , and bass are used as descriptors of non-classical voices , they are applied more loosely than they would be to those of classical singers and generally refer only to the singer 's perceived vocal range . Successful non-classical baritones display a wide range of vocal qualities and effects that lend a unique character to their voices , many of which are considered undesirable in the operatic or classical baritone singer , such as `` breathy '' ( Jim Reeves ) , `` crooning '' ( Ville Valo ) , `` growling '' ( Neil Diamond ) , and even `` ragged '' ( Bruce Springsteen ) . The following is a list of singers in various music genres and styles ( most of which can be found on the List of popular music genres ) who have been described as baritones . Additionally , the bands that they have been lead singers of appear in parentheses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36b885a80d3e1462ba3756c10465bbc9", "text": "University of Seoul The University of Seoul ( UOS ) ( Korean : 서울시립대학교 ) is a public university located in Seoul , Korea . It was founded as Kyung Sung Public Agricultural College in 1918 and renamed the University of Seoul in 1997 . UOS is one of top 3 universities without medical school in Korea in 2012 . According to 2015 report from The Times Higher Education , UOS ranked 7th among the all Korean universities and 49th among all the Asian universities . In another survey , UOS ranked 14th in the Asian midsize universities . UOS was reported the best value public university in Korea , with high financial investment and scholarship amount per student . Students ' affinity to the school was ranked in the first place and students ' satisfaction is in the second according to a 2010 survey . UOS is famous for a large number of alumni working as national or municipal government officials . UOS is specialized in College of Urban Science and has top-tier programs of environmental engineering , science in taxation , transportation engineering , urban planning and design , landscape architecture , and urban administration . In 2012 , the mayor of Seoul , Park Won-soon , implemented a campaign promise , `` Half-priced tuition '' as soon as he started his term . The half-priced tuition was initiated in UOS first so that it would drive other universities to decrease their tuition . In 2013 , UOS tuition per semester ranged from $ 915 to $ 1,441 ( two semesters a year , 1,117.3 won / $ in 2013 ) . Because of high quality of education and low tuition of UOS , admission process has been more competitive . And student 's satisfaction is still very high . In 2012 , the registration rate of new students was very high ( 96 % ) and the withdrawal rate of students was extremely low ( 0.97 % ) , compared with other universities in Seoul . Because UOS students think that they take a lot of financial and educational benefits from the Seoul government , most of them participate in social works . Number of social work volunteers in 2012 was 3,105 and is expected to increase .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4aa39ab1a071c2dfd97d72826c302382", "text": "Pontifical Xavierian University The Pontifical Xavierian University ( in Spanish Pontificia Universidad Javeriana ) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623 . It is one of the oldest , most traditional , and prestigious Colombian universities , directed by the Society of Jesus , with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali . `` La Javeriana '' , as it is known by its students , has traditionally educated the Colombian elite . It is one of the 33 universities entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America and one of 167 around the world . The Javeriana University in Bogotá has 18 schools comprising 61 departments and 181 academic programs catering to areas of knowledge , giving the university its multidisciplinary nature . It has 45 buildings in 445 acre . The Javeriana University in Cali offers 18 schools in four faculties . It is located in Pance , Cali . Its Law School recently received a high quality accreditation by Resolution 6808 6 August 2010 , of the Ministry of National Education . The campus in Cali has sectional divisions of the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia ( BVC ) , Temple University 's Fox School of Business , and others . The University is one of the twelve universities in Colombia having a high quality institutional accreditation , granted to it for eight years by Resolution 1320 , 12 June 2003 , of the Ministry of National Education . The university has 21 undergraduate programs with high quality accreditation , and eight programs in advanced stages of the accreditation process . In graduate programs , quality is acknowledged through the Qualified Registries . The university has 87 graduate programs with Qualified Registries and has presented another 29 to these processes . In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings Javeriana is ranked in the 501 to 600 range worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b38f3ec33a5e55a951099702f4d41f51", "text": "William Stone (baritone) William Stone ( born March 12 , 1944 , Goldsboro , North Carolina ) is an American operatic baritone . He is a graduate of Duke University ( B.A. , 1966 ) and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ( M.M. 1968 , D.M.A. 1979 ) . He made his professional operatic debut in 1975 and his international debut in 1977 . He was inducted as a National Patron of Delta Omicron , an international professional music fraternity on April 1 , 2003 . William Stone is a Vocal Instructor at the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and the Curtis Institute of Music . He was Professor of Voice and Opera at the Boyer College of Music and Dance , Temple University , from September , 2005 through June , 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14f8675e1e005800f603b05ccedca43f", "text": "Women's University in Africa Women 's University in Africa ( WUA ) is a , `` private university which is supported through student fees and donors from around the globe '' . It has a student enrolment policy of 80 % women and 20 % men , the Women 's University in Africa aims to address gender disparity and foster equity until there is equity in accessing tertiary education ; and to work on knowledge and skills in areas of vital importance for women . Category : Universities and colleges in Zimbabwe Category : Buildings and structures in Mashonaland East Province Category : Education in Mashonaland East Province", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07a8a0b81239112accbdba0b47e8bcdf", "text": "University of the Fraser Valley The University of the Fraser Valley ( UFV ) , formerly known as University College of the Fraser Valley and Fraser Valley College , is a Canadian public university with campuses in Abbotsford , Chilliwack , Mission and Hope , British Columbia . Founded in 1974 as Fraser Valley College , it was a response to the need for expanded vocational training in the communities of the Fraser Valley . In 1988 , it became a university college , with degree-granting status . As the University College of the Fraser Valley , it grew rapidly , becoming one of the largest university colleges in Canada . In recognition of the growing needs for higher education within the region and in the province , the provincial government granted full university status on 21 April 2008 . Student enrollment is now over 15,000 students annually . In the 2010 The Globe and Mail Canadian University Report , UFV earned the most `` A Range '' grades of any post-secondary institution in British Columbia , receiving A grades in quality of education , student-faculty interaction , and ease of registration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8545efb6ae32155d2cc4fae8c80455ef", "text": "Dramatic soprano A dramatic soprano is a type of operatic soprano with a powerful , rich , emotive voice that can sing over , or cut through , a full orchestra . Thicker vocal folds in dramatic voices usually ( but not always ) mean less agility than lighter voices but a sustained , fuller sound . Usually this voice has a lower tessitura than other sopranos , and a darker timbre . They are often used for heroic , often long-suffering , tragic women of opera . Dramatic sopranos have a range from approximately low A ( A3 ) to `` high C '' ( C6 ) . Some dramatic sopranos , known as Wagnerian sopranos , have an exceptionally big voice that can assert itself over a large orchestra ( of more than 80 or even 100 pieces ) . These voices are substantial , often denser in tone , extremely powerful and , ideally , evenly balanced throughout the vocal registers . Wagnerian sopranos usually play mythic heroines . Successful Wagnerian sopranos are rare and often Wagnerian roles are performed by Italianate dramatic sopranos .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac04a0727bcba060176b51535990ebbd", "text": "Liberal arts college A liberal arts college is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences . A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities , in contrast to a professional , vocational , or technical curriculum . Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects , including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts . Although it draws on European antecedents , the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education , and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model . There is no formal definition of liberal arts college , but one American authority defines them as schools that `` emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study . '' Other researchers have adopted similar definitions . Although many liberal arts colleges are exclusively undergraduate , some also offer graduate programs that lead to a master 's degree or doctoral degree in subjects such as business administration , nursing , medicine , and law . Similarly , although the term `` liberal arts college '' most commonly refers to an independent institution , it may also sometimes refer to a university college within or affiliated with a larger university . Most liberal arts colleges outside of the United States follow this model .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3617454cd2ca49e92fe8124932c0820", "text": "Voice (grammar) In grammar , the voice of a verb , also called diathesis -LSB- daɪˈæθəsɪs -RSB- and ( rarely ) the gender of a verb , describes the relationship between the action ( or state ) that the verb expresses and the participants identified by its arguments ( subject , object , etc. ) . When the subject is the agent or doer of the action , the verb is in the active voice . When the subject is the patient , target or undergoer of the action , the verb is said to be in the passive voice . For example , in the sentence : The cat ate the mouse . the verb `` ate '' is in the active voice . However , in the sentence : The mouse was eaten by the cat . the verbal phrase `` was eaten '' is passive . In the sentence : The hunter killed the bear . the verb `` killed '' is in the active voice , and the doer of the action is the `` hunter '' . A passive version of the sentence is : The bear was killed by the hunter . where the verbal phrase `` was killed '' is followed by the word `` by '' and then by the doer `` hunter '' . In a transformation from an active-voice clause to an equivalent passive-voice construction , the subject and the direct object switch grammatical roles . The direct object gets promoted to subject , and the subject demoted to an ( optional ) complement . In the first example above , the mouse serves as the direct object in the active-voice version , but becomes the subject in the passive version . The subject of the active-voice version , the cat , becomes part of a prepositional phrase in the passive version of the sentence , and can be left out entirely .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1c71bb366db21aa942966a7e99adca4", "text": "Lunds Studentsångförening Lunds Studentsångförening ( Lund University Male Voice Choir ) ( LSS ) is a Swedish amateur choir , which counts its history from 1831 . Today one of Sweden 's top male choirs , the choir has assumed many different shapes during its history . Traditionally , most members have been students of Lund University although there is no requirement of studying at the university to be able to join the choir . In its home town , the choir is known for its two or three larger annual concerts ( usually in May and December ) and occasional smaller concerts , while regionally , the choir cooperates with the symphony orchestra of nearby Malmö . Nationally , finally , the choir is most known for its annual May 1 appearance at the stairs of the main building of the Lund University which is broadcast on national TV .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "348cfcf32e855909292dd26536698014", "text": "Received Pronunciation notice Received Pronunciation ( -LSB- rᵻˈsiːvd_prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən -RSB- RP ) is the accent of Standard English in the United Kingdom and is defined in the Concise Oxford English Dictionary as `` the standard accent of English as spoken in the south of England '' , although it can be heard from native speakers throughout England and Wales . Peter Trudgill estimated in 1974 that 3 % of people in Britain were RP speakers , but this rough estimate has been questioned by the phonetician J. Windsor Lewis . RP enjoys high social prestige in Britain , being thought of as the accent of those with power , money , and influence , though it may be perceived negatively by some as being associated with undeserved privilege . Since the 1960s , a greater permissiveness towards regional English varieties has taken hold in education . The study of RP is concerned exclusively with pronunciation , whereas Standard English , the Queen 's English , Oxford English , and BBC English are also concerned with matters such as grammar , vocabulary and style . An individual using RP will typically speak Standard English , although the converse or inverse is not necessarily true . The standard language may be pronounced with a regional accent and the contrapositive is usually correct . It is very unlikely that someone speaking RP would use it to speak a regional dialect .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2f96f40abb8e0aa5e773ad6ea98ce3a", "text": "University of Dubuque The University of Dubuque is a Presbyterian university located in Dubuque , in the U.S. state of Iowa , with a general attendance of approximately 2,000 students . The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs . It is one of three four-year post-secondary institutions in the City of Dubuque , and is commonly referred to as UD ( `` you dee '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c41f8429b1a672181c3367e5e1cc265e", "text": "Higher education in the United States Higher education in the United States is an optional final stage of formal learning following secondary education . Higher education , also referred to as post-secondary education , third stage , third level , or tertiary education occurs most commonly at one of the 4,726 Title IV degree-granting institutions , either colleges or universities in the country . These may be public universities , private universities , liberal arts colleges , community colleges , or for-profit colleges . High visibility issues include greater use of the Internet , such as massive open online courses , competency-based education , cutbacks in state spending , rapidly rising tuition and increasing student loans . According to the National Student Clearinghouse , US college enrollment has declined for five consecutive years and is projected to continue declining for the next two decades . Strong research and funding have helped make American colleges and universities among the world 's most prestigious , making them particularly attractive to international students , professors and researchers in the pursuit of academic excellence . Unlike the tertiary education system of the UK and Australia , American education is unique in the world to place strong emphasis on Liberal Arts education in its higher education curriculum .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12884e295dd7bdae68e15e3a86ce0a36", "text": "Association of American Colleges and Universities The Association of American Colleges and Universities ( AAC&U ) is a national association headquartered in Washington , D.C , United States . It focuses on improving undergraduate education and advancing liberal education . Founded in 1915 , AAC&U comprises more than 1,350 member institutions -- including accredited public and private colleges , community colleges , research universities , and comprehensive universities . The organization 's mission statement states its goal is `` to make liberal education and inclusive excellence the foundation for institutional purpose and educational practice in higher education . '' Beginning its second century as a higher education association , AAC&U advocates for liberal education for all college students , across all fields and disciplines , at all types of institutions . This advocacy sets AAC&U apart from other non-profit higher-education associations and positions AAC&U in the midst of vigorous arguments about the purpose and quality of college education . AAC&U serves all sectors of higher education ; the association does not lobby for higher education . In August 2015 , Inside Higher Education 's Paul Fain characterizes AAC&U this way : `` Amid talk of higher education 's possible disruption and unbundling , the Association of American Colleges & Universities stakes out an aggressive middle ground . Are people listening ? '' Writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education , Dan Berrett offers a historical perspective on the purposes of college education . In an article titled `` If Skills Are the New Canon , Are Colleges Teaching Them ? '' Berrett explores how college teaching , learning , and assessment are changing . The article situates the work of AAC&U at the center of debate about the purpose of college education , specifically raising questions about quality of student learning and ways that educators are providing evidence that students are learning .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fe308342e11edc73653749c354a1b876", "text": "Lecture A lecture ( from the French ` lecture ' , meaning ` reading ' -LSB- process -RSB- ) is an oral presentation intended to present information or teach people about a particular subject , for example by a university or college teacher . Lectures are used to convey critical information , history , background , theories , and equations . A politician 's speech , a minister 's sermon , or even a businessman 's sales presentation may be similar in form to a lecture . Usually the lecturer will stand at the front of the room and recite information relevant to the lecture 's content . Though lectures are much criticised as a teaching method , universities have not yet found practical alternative teaching methods for the large majority of their courses . Critics point out that lecturing is mainly a one-way method of communication that does not involve significant audience participation but relies upon passive learning . Therefore , lecturing is often contrasted to active learning . Lectures delivered by talented speakers can be highly stimulating ; at the very least , lectures have survived in academia as a quick , cheap , and efficient way of introducing large numbers of students to a particular field of study . Lectures have a significant role outside the classroom , as well . Academic and scientific awards routinely include a lecture as part of the honor , and academic conferences often center on `` keynote addresses '' , i.e. , lectures . The public lecture has a long history in the sciences and in social movements . Union halls , for instance , historically have hosted numerous free and public lectures on a wide variety of matters . Similarly , churches , community centers , libraries , museums , and other organizations have hosted lectures in furtherance of their missions or their constituents ' interests . Lectures represent a continuation of oral tradition in contrast to textual communication in books and other media . Lectures may be considered a type of grey literature .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "271ec79651e6a29359bcf25689bc803d", "text": "United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which , along with the Senate , composes the legislature of the United States . The composition and powers of the House are established by Article One of the United States Constitution . The House is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts which are allocated to each of the 50 states on a basis of population as measured by the U.S. Census , with each district entitled one representative . Since its inception in 1789 , all representatives are elected popularly . The total number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 435 . As of the 2010 Census , the largest delegation is that of California , with fifty-three representatives ; seven states have the smallest delegation possible , a single representative : Alaska , Delaware , Montana , North Dakota , South Dakota , Vermont , and Wyoming . The House is charged with the passage of federal legislation , known as bills , which , after concurrence by the Senate , are sent to the President for consideration . In addition to this basic power , the House has certain exclusive powers which include the power to initiate all bills related to revenue , the impeachment of federal officers , who are sent to trial in the Senate , and in cases wherein no candidate receives a majority of electors for President , the duty falls upon the House to elect one of the top three recipients of electors for that office , with one vote given to each state for that purpose . The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House , who is elected by the members thereof and is therefore traditionally the leader of the controlling party . He or she and other floor leaders are chosen by the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Conferences , depending on whichever party has more voting members . The House meets in the south wing of the United States Capitol .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c48a3965e73d5b804ce13a10df415870", "text": "Government of Japan The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the Emperor is limited and is relegated primarily to ceremonial duties . As in many other states , the Government is divided into three branches : the Executive branch , the Legislative branch and the Judicial branch . The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan , adopted in 1947 . It is a unitary state , containing forty-seven administrative divisions , with the Emperor as its head of state . His role is ceremonial and he has no powers related to Government . Instead , it is the Cabinet , composing of the Ministers of State and the Prime Minister , that directs and controls the Government . The Cabinet is the source of power of the Executive branch , and is formed by the Prime Minister , who is the head of government . He or she is designated by the National Diet and appointed to office by the Emperor . The National Diet is the legislature , the organ of the Legislative branch . It is bicameral , consisting of two houses with the House of Councillors being the upper house , and the House of Representatives being the lower house . Its members are directly elected from the people , who are the source of sovereignty . The Supreme Court and other inferior courts make up the Judicial branch , and they are independent from the executive and the legislative branches .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c5b5567edbdc706fc72d8407fba6202", "text": "48th United States Congress The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington , D.C. from March 4 , 1883 to March 4 , 1885 , during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880 . The Senate had a Republican majority , and the House had a Democratic majority .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9d7d2af0f7f79880747c9844e8df1df", "text": "List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 75th Congress by seniority This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 75th United States Congress listed by seniority.As an historical article , the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 75th Congress ( January 3 , 1937 -- January 3 , 1939 ) . Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members . Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office . Since many members are sworn in on the same day , subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman . Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority . However , party leadership is typically not associated with seniority . Note : The '' * '' indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e7ba0cd1f0519ff63939b96e33d55f1a", "text": "List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 41st Congress by seniority This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 41st United States Congress listed by seniority . As an historical article , the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 41st Congress ( March 4 , 1869 -- March 3 , 1871 ) . Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members . Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office . Since many members are sworn in on the same day , subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman . Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority . However , party leadership is typically not associated with seniority . Note : The '' * '' indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b530eef8d685d6c5e9af238b9c4acc1", "text": "List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 45th Congress by seniority This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 45th United States Congress listed by seniority . As an historical article , the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 45th Congress ( March 4 , 1877 -- March 3 , 1879 ) . Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members . Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office . Since many members are sworn in on the same day , subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman . Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority . However , party leadership is typically not associated with seniority . Note : The '' * '' indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "920c525d957a7c762b409c2bc6feb7b8", "text": "United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2014 The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Michigan will be held on Tuesday , November 4 , 2014 , to elect the 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan , one from each of the state 's 18 congressional districts . The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices , including the election of Michigan 's governor , as well as the Class 2 U.S. Senate Seat Primary elections to determine major party nominees for the general election will be held Tuesday , August 5 , 2014 , and the partisan filing deadline was Tuesday , April 22 , 2014 . The members of Congress elected at this election will serve in the 114th Congress . According to the Rothenberg Political Report , all of Michigan 's congressional seats except for the 1st , 7th , 8th and 11th districts are considered `` safe '' for the party of the incumbent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "211e1417a50c1af2eaae8a8ba066f904", "text": "Oregon Legislative Assembly The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon . The Legislative Assembly is bicameral , consisting of an upper and lower house : the Senate , whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms ; and the House of Representatives , with 60 members elected to two-year terms . There are no term limits for either house in the Legislative Assembly . Each Senate district is composed of exactly two House districts : Senate District 1 contains House Districts 1 and 2 , SD 2 contains HD 3 and HD 4 , and so on . ( Maps of Senate districts can be found in the Oregon State Senate article . ) The legislature is termed as a `` citizens ' assembly '' ( meaning that most legislators have other jobs . ) Since 1885 , its regular sessions occurred in odd-numbered years , beginning on the second Monday in January . Effective 2012 , the legislature moved into an annual session , with the even-numbered years having a month-long session in February .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90a4733439d1675b0e72150adfc5d7fc", "text": "List of Members of the United States House of Representatives in the 44th Congress by seniority This is a complete list of members of the United States House of Representatives during the 44th United States Congress listed by seniority . As an historical article , the districts and party affiliations listed reflect those during the 44th Congress ( March 4 , 1875 -- March 3 , 1877 ) . Current seats and party affiliations on the List of current members of the United States House of Representatives by seniority will be different for certain members . Seniority depends on the date on which members were sworn into office . Since many members are sworn in on the same day , subsequent ranking is based on previous congressional service of the individual and then by alphabetical order by the last name of the congressman . Committee chairmanship in the House is often associated with seniority . However , party leadership is typically not associated with seniority . Note : The '' * '' indicates that the representative/delegate may have served one or more non-consecutive terms while in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9046d1ac8b2f6ddebfc3c6c5c0dc918f", "text": "United States House Rules Subcommittee on Rules and the Organization of the House The Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House is a subcommittee within the House Rules Committee Under the Committee rules , as amended for the 110th Congress , the Rules and the Organization of the House subcommittee will have general responsibility for measures or matters related to relations between the two Houses of Congress , relations between the Congress and the Judiciary , and internal operations of the House . This subcommittee has the primary responsibility for the continued examination of the committee structure and jurisdictional issues of all House Committees . In the past , the subcommittee has considered measures dealing with `` fast track '' procedures for consideration of trade legislation , prohibitions on unfunded mandates , the recodification of the rules of the House , issues relating to a 21st-century Congress and the impact of technology on the process and procedures of the House .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e0b05e86e910b0890ecb56cd931cf1e", "text": "Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court ( formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts ) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . The name `` General Court '' is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , when the colonial assembly , in addition to making laws , sat as a judicial court of appeals . Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780 , it was called the Great and General Court , but the official title was shortened by John Adams , author of the state constitution . It is a bicameral body . The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members . The lower body , the Massachusetts House of Representatives , has 160 members . ( Until 1978 , it had 240 members ) It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston . The current President of the Senate is Stan Rosenberg , and the Speaker of the House is Robert DeLeo . Democrats hold super-majorities in both chambers . State Senators and Representatives both serve two-year terms .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1b62a05537baff69e61dad508c473930", "text": "Plural district A plural district was a district in the United States House of Representatives that was represented by more than one member . States using this method elected multiple members from some of their geographically defined districts , either on a single ballot ( block voting ) or on separate concurrent ballots for each seat ( conducting multiple plurality elections ) . This method was used to give more populous counties additional representation without dividing them into multiple districts - voters were instead allowed to either vote in several elections or to vote for a slate of candidates . It was a system used mostly in Maryland , New York and Pennsylvania until prohibited by the 1842 Apportionment Bill and subsequent legislation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5edf052b37f0e0281290e11b5c1917e6", "text": "Politics of France The politics of France take place with the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic . The nation declares itself to be an `` indivisible , secular , democratic , and social Republic '' . The constitution provides for a separation of powers and proclaims France 's `` attachment to the Rights of Man and the principles of national sovereignty as defined by the Declaration of 1789 . '' The political system of France consists of an executive branch , a legislative branch , and a judicial branch . Executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government . The Government consists of the Prime Minister and ministers . The Prime Minister is appointed by the President , and is responsible to Parliament . The government , including the Prime Minister , can be revoked by the National Assembly , the lower house of Parliament , through a `` censure motion '' ; this ensures that the Prime Minister is always supported by a majority of the lower house ( which , on most topics , has prominence over the upper house ) . Parliament comprises the National Assembly and the Senate . It passes statutes and votes on the budget ; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of the houses of Parliament and by establishing commissions of inquiry . The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Constitutional Council , members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic , the President of the National Assembly , and the President of the Senate . Former presidents of the Republic also are members of the Council . The independent judiciary is based upon civil law system which evolved from the Napoleonic codes . It is divided into the judicial branch ( dealing with civil law and criminal law ) and the administrative branch ( dealing with appeals against executive decisions ) , each with their own independent supreme court of appeal : the Court of Cassation for the judicial courts and the Conseil d'Etat for the administrative courts . The French government includes various bodies that check abuses of power and independent agencies . France is a unitary state . However , its administrative subdivisions -- regions , departments and communes -- have various legal functions , and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal operations . France was a founding member of the European Coal and Steel Community , later the European Union . As such , France has transferred part of its sovereignty to European institutions , as provided by its constitution . The French government therefore has to abide by European treaties , directives and regulations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b57e3786951ac27412682bbffa23fc0", "text": "33rd United States Congress The Thirty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met in Washington , D.C. from March 4 , 1853 , to March 4 , 1855 , during the first two years of the administration of U.S. President Franklin Pierce . During this session , the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed , an act that soon led to the creation of the Republican Party . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Seventh Census of the United States in 1850 . Both chambers had a Democratic majority .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e65016a7b51042f2f5ec65739edf49cc", "text": "Alaska House of Representatives The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower house in the Alaska Legislature , the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska . The House is composed of 40 members , each of whom represents a district of approximately 17,756 people per 2010 Census figures . Members serve two-year terms without term limits . With 40 representatives , the Alaska House is the smallest state legislative lower house in the United States . The House convenes at the State Capitol in Juneau .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f2f769a4ad4b9dd58edcc6d7d25cd66", "text": "Federal Assembly (Switzerland) The Federal Assembly ( -LSB- Bundesversammlung ( Switzerland ) , Bundesversammlung -RSB- , Assemblée fédérale , Assemblea federale , Assamblea federala ) , is Switzerland 's federal legislature . It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace . The Federal Assembly is bicameral , being composed of the 200-seat National Council and the 46-seat Council of States . The houses have identical powers . Members of both houses represent the cantons , but , whereas seats in the National Council are distributed in proportion to population , each canton has two seats in the Council of States , except the six ` half-cantons ' which have one seat each . Both are elected in full once every four years , with the last election being held in 2015 . The Federal Assembly possesses the federal government 's legislative power , along with the separate constitutional right of citizen 's initiative . For a law to pass , it must be passed by both houses . The Federal Assembly may come together as a United Federal Assembly in certain circumstances such as to elect the Federal Council ( collective executive head of government and state ) , the Federal Chancellor , the federal judges or a General ( only in times of great national danger ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c818474f322d6e3382ebcb30924a3d9", "text": "3rd United States Congress The Third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government , consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives . It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from March 4 , 1793 to March 4 , 1795 , during the fifth and sixth years of George Washington 's Presidency . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was governed by the Apportionment Act of 1792 and based on the 1790 Census . The Senate had a Pro-Administration majority , and the House had an Anti-Administration majority .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d95ed38ba74df9286045e6ac654cda6", "text": "Australian Senate The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia , the lower house being the House of Representatives . The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Chapter I , Part II of the Australian Constitution . There are a total of 76 senators : 12 senators are elected from each of the six states ( regardless of population ) and two from each of the two autonomous internal territories ( the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory ) . Senators are popularly elected under the single transferable vote system of proportional representation . Unlike upper Houses in most Westminster parliamentary systems , the Senate is vested with significant power , including the capacity to block all legislation , including Budget and Appropriation Bills , initiated by the government in the House of Representatives , making it a distinctive hybrid of British Westminster bicameralism and US-style bicameralism . As a result of proportional representation , the chamber features a multitude of parties vying for power . The governing party or coalition , which has to maintain the confidence of the lower house , rarely has a majority in the Senate and usually needs to negotiate with other parties and Independents to get legislation passed . Senators normally serve fixed six-year terms ( from 1 July to 30 June ) , unless the Senate is dissolved earlier in a double dissolution . Following a double dissolution half the state senators serve terms ending on the third 30 June following the election ( i.e. slightly less than three years ) with the rest serving three years longer . The term of the territory senators expires at the same time as there is an election for the House of Representatives . There is no constitutional requirement for the election of senators to take place at the same time as those for members of the House of Representatives , though the government usually synchronises election dates .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "44c21f434d1744e53e4294572447114b", "text": "Parliament of Romania The Parliament of Romania ( Parlamentul României ) is the national legislature of Romania , consisting of the Chamber of Deputies ( Camera Deputaților ) , and the Senate ( Senat ) . Its meeting place is at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest . Prior to the modification of the Constitution in 2003 , the two houses had identical attributes . A text of a law had to be approved by both houses . If the text differed , a special commission ( comisie de mediere ) was formed by deputies and senators , that `` negotiated '' between the two houses the form of the future law . The report of this commission had to be approved in a joint session of the Parliament . After the 2003 referendum , a law still has to be approved by both houses , but each house has designated matters it gets to deliberate before the other , in capacity of `` deciding chamber '' ( cameră decizională ) . If that first chamber adopts a law proposal ( relating to its competences ) , it is passed on to the other one , which can approve or reject . If it makes amendments , the bill is sent back to the deciding chamber , the decision of which is final . In 2009 , a referendum was held to consult the population about turning the parliament into a unicameral body and reducing the number of representatives to 300 . Although the referendum passed , the results are not binding , a referendum explicitly mentioning the modification of the constitution being required to achieve this .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "80a0701a881b56fe7eef4ea7b2445753", "text": "Tennessee General Assembly The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee . It is a part-time bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives . The Speaker of the Senate carries the additional title and office of Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee . In addition to passing a budget for state government plus other legislation , the General Assembly appoints three state officers specified by the state constitution . It is also the initiating body in any process to amend the state 's constitution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82ee94116a487eda6e7bbc556fb8c04d", "text": "House of Representatives of Fiji The House of Representatives was the lower chamber of Fiji 's Parliament from 1970 to 2006 . It was the more powerful of the two chambers ; it alone had the power to initiate legislation ( the Senate , by contrast , could amend or veto most legislation , but could not initiate it ) . The House of Representatives also had much greater jurisdiction over financial bills ; the Senate could not amend them , although it might veto them . Except in the case of amendments to the Constitution , over which a veto of the Senate was absolute , the House of Representatives might override a Senatorial veto by passing the same bill a second time , in the parliamentary session immediately following the one in which it was rejected by the Senate , after a minimum period of six months . Also , the Prime Minister and Cabinet were required to retain the confidence of a majority of the House of Representatives to remain in office . The House of Representatives was suspended by the 2006 military coup . The 2013 Constitution abolished it and replaced it with a single chamber Parliament .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ed3e5aafe0aa90e61c1b9107244bc223", "text": "The Lego Movie The Lego Movie is a 2014 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . The screenplay , penned by Lord and Miller , is based on a story by them and Dan and Kevin Hageman ; while the film features a few live-action scenes , it is primarily an animated film . Based on the Lego line of construction toys , the story focuses on an ordinary Lego minifigure who finds himself being the only one to help a resistance stop a tyrannical businessman from gluing everything in the Lego worlds into his vision of perfection . Chris Pratt , Will Ferrell , Elizabeth Banks , Will Arnett , Nick Offerman , Alison Brie , Charlie Day , Liam Neeson , and Morgan Freeman provide their voices for the film 's main characters . The Lego Movie was the first film produced by Warner Animation Group since the release of Looney Tunes : Back in Action in 2003 , and was an international co-production of the United States , Australia and Denmark . It was dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Fleming , the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company , following her death in Cancun , Mexico in April 2013 . The film was released on February 7 , 2014 by Warner Bros. . Pictures to near-unanimous acclaim ; critics praised its visual style , humor , voice cast and heartwarming message . It earned more than $ 257 million in the U.S. and Canada and $ 210 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of over $ 469 million , with the film winning the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film , the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film ; it was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for `` Everything Is Awesome '' . The film has since expanded into a major franchise which ties into the Lego brand . A spin-off film , The Lego Batman Movie , was released to theaters on February 10 , 2017 , with a second spin-off , The Lego Ninjago Movie , set to release later in the year . A sequel to the film is scheduled for release on February 8 , 2019 , as well as a third spin-off , The Billion Brick Race , also planned .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "180310af22aeda1056e191fc5c3b8816", "text": "Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui Bionicle 2 : Legends of Metru Nui is the second film in the Bionicle series and is a prequel to Bionicle : Mask of Light . This movie follows the 2004 storyline and was created using Lego elements from the Bionicle series , and was released as a direct-to-DVD . It is also the last film in the franchise to be given a rating by the MPAA . In this movie , Vakama recalls events that took place long before the classic Bionicle stories at Mata Nui , during which he , along with his friends Nuju , Matau , Onewa , Whenua , and Nokama were chosen to be the new Toa of the island of Metru Nui . To save the city , they must prove themselves worthy Toa , find their mask powers , and protect the `` Heart of Metru Nui '' . However , they also find themselves caught up in the schemes of the evil Makuta . The film has many scenes taking stock footage from itself . The film was received with mixed reviews , with some noting the filling in of plot holes from the last movie . The series continued to be noted for its visual effects and musical score . It was followed by a sequel , Bionicle 3 : Web of Shadows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c15cac7e77f0c25eb8734b98eefbb3ef", "text": "Lego Bionicle: The Journey to One Lego Bionicle : The Journey to One is an animated web television series created for Netflix based on the Lego toy theme Bionicle , chronicling events from its 2016 storyline . The series follows the Toa , part-organic , part-machine beings with power over the elements in their quest of safeguarding their island home of Okoto and protecting its inhabitants from the evils of Makuta , the main antagonist . Consisting of four episodes , the series premiered on March 4 , 2016 with its first two episodes and a preceding prologue , with the latter two being released the following July 29 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab776c8e054188f0657ac63f8105ecf6", "text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef2288ae75e4c4c59a8ba47826ed729e", "text": "Section 8 (military) Section 8 is a category of discharge from the United States military , used for a service member judged mentally unfit for service . It also came to mean any service member given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge , as in the expression , `` he 's a Section 8 '' . The term comes from Section VIII of the World War II-era United States Army Regulation 615-360 , which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service . Discharge under Section 8 is no longer practiced , as medical discharges for psychological/psychiatric reasons are now covered by a number of regulations . In the Army , such discharges are handled under the provisions of AR 635-200 , Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations . Chapter 5 , paragraph 13 governs the separation of personnel medically diagnosed with a personality disorder . Section 8 became a household phrase when used in the 1970s TV series M * A * S * H , in which the character Corporal Klinger was continually seeking one ( until he eventually abandoned his efforts ) . Other pop culture references to the term include : The 1987 movie Full Metal Jacket , in which a recruit ( Leonard Lawrence , a.k.a. `` Private Gomer Pyle '' ) becomes noticeably unstable as a result of the abuse from his drill instructor and platoon-mates . Later in the film , it is mentioned again when Private `` Cowboy '' mentions how one of his recently deceased platoon-mates was about to be shipped out on a Section 8 for chronic masturbation . The 2003 movie Basic , in which a DEA agent Tom Hardy ( played by John Travolta ) investigates a group of rogue Rangers turned drug dealers calling themselves Section 8 . They are later revealed to be a black-ops anti-drug unit led by Hardy ( now addressed as `` Colonel '' ) ; the `` Section-8 '' insane-mercenary story is a cover to spook the cartels . The 2007 video game BioShock , in which Atlas , via radio , informs the player that Fort Frolic has been handed over to a deranged artist named Sander Cohen . `` Cohen 's an artist , says some . He 's a Section 8 , says I. I seen all kinds of cutthroats , freaks , and headcases , but Cohen 's a real lunatic . '' The 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge , in which Army recruit Desmond Doss is required to undergo psychiatric evaluation or else face a Section 8 discharge for refusing to participate in weapons training because of his religious convictions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d914ef2eb5e19915089aca80a351b873", "text": "Millennium Falcon The Millennium Falcon is a spaceship in the Star Wars universe commanded at one time by Corellian smuggler Han Solo ( Harrison Ford ) and his Wookiee first mate , Chewbacca ( Peter Mayhew ) . The highly modified Corellian Engineering Corporation ( CEC ) YT-1300 light freighter first appears in Star Wars ( 1977 ) , and subsequently in The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) and The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) . The ship also makes a brief cameo appearance in Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) . Additionally , the Falcon appears in a variety of Star Wars expanded universe materials , including books , comics , and games ; James Luceno 's novel Millennium Falcon focuses on the titular ship . It also appears in the 2014 animated film The Lego Movie in Lego form , with Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels reprising their roles of Lando Calrissian and C-3PO , with Keith Ferguson voicing Han Solo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72698f0544ad0e44e4195038e3ca9497", "text": "Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge Lego Island 2 : The Brickster 's Revenge is an action-adventure comedy video game . It is the sequel to Lego Island and was followed by Island Xtreme Stunts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4765b9e0692641feaf7c2aa2d4f2c8a", "text": "Star Wars Holiday Special The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American musical science fiction television film set in the Star Wars galaxy . It stars the series ' first film 's main cast while introducing the character Boba Fett , who would appear in later films . It is one of the first official Star Wars spin-offs and was directed by Steve Binder . In the storyline that ties the special together , Chewbacca and Han Solo visit Kashyyyk , Chewbacca 's home world , to celebrate Life Day . They are pursued by agents of the Galactic Empire , who are searching for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet . The special introduces three members of Chewbacca 's family : his father Itchy , his wife Malla , and his son Lumpy , though these names were later explained to have been nicknames , their full names being Attichitcuk , Mallatobuck , and Lumpawarrump , respectively . The program also features many other Star Wars characters , including Luke Skywalker , C-3PO , R2-D2 , Darth Vader and Princess Leia ( who sings the film 's `` theme song '' , set to the music of John Williams ' Star Wars theme , near the end ) , all of them portrayed by the original actors . The program includes stock footage from Star Wars , and also features a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana that officially introduces the bounty hunter Boba Fett . Scenes also take place in outer space and in spacecraft including the Millennium Falcon and an Imperial Star Destroyer . The variety-show segments and cartoon also take place in a few other locales , such as a Mos Eisley cantina on the desert planet of Tatooine and a newly introduced red ocean planet known as Panna . The special is notorious for its extremely negative reception and has never been rebroadcast or officially released on home video . It has therefore become something of a cultural legend , because of the `` underground '' quality of its existence . It has been viewed and distributed in off-air recordings made from its original telecast by fans , which were later adapted to content-sharing websites via the Internet and bootleg copies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46a0404247a4625830cf6f656931924a", "text": "Thor: The Mighty Avenger (toy line) Thor : The Mighty Avenger is a toy line manufactured by Hasbro based on the Marvel Comics film , Thor . It is composed mainly of 3.75 '' scale action figures . The line falls under Marvel 's `` Avengers Assemble '' marketing banner , which will also include the Iron Man : The Armored Avenger and Captain America : The First Avenger toy lines . This will be used as a lead up to 2012 's The Avengers motion picture . Unlike previous 3.75 '' action figure lines based on movies , Hasbro is not doing a comic series with this line . All of the figures will be based on the movie . This official street date for the line is March 1 , though some stores have started selling the toys in early February .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85bd790a83336a2c5a265a353bd9c5ef", "text": "The Croods The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It stars the voices of Nicolas Cage , Emma Stone , Ryan Reynolds , Catherine Keener , Clark Duke , and Cloris Leachman . The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as `` The Croodaceous '' ( a prehistoric period which contains fictional prehistoric creatures ) when a caveman 's position as a `` Leader of the Hunt '' is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home . The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders , and produced by Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell . The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15 , 2013 , and was released in the United States on March 22 , 2013 . As part of the distribution deal , this is the first film from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by 20th Century Fox , since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures . The Croods received generally positive reviews , and proved to be a box office success , earning more than $ 587 million on a budget of $ 135 million . The film launched a new franchise , with a television series , Dawn of the Croods , which debuted on December 24 , 2015 , on Netflix . A sequel was announced for a 2018 release , but was later cancelled .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "119c61475141ef1d51ae6edcab3d863f", "text": "Little Boy (film) Little Boy is a 2015 World War II war fantasy-drama film directed by Alejandro Gómez Monteverde . The screenplay is by Monteverde and Pepe Portillo , and the film was produced by Eduardo Verástegui and Leo Severino , edited by Joan Sobel and Fernando Villena . The film stars Jakob Salvati , Emily Watson , Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa , Michael Rapaport , David Henrie , Ben Chaplin , Eduardo Verástegui , Ted Levine , Abraham Benrubi , Tom Wilkinson . The title is a reference to Little Boy , the code name for the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima as well as a reference to Pepper , the main character 's height . The film was co-produced by Metanoia Films and Santa Fé Films and was released on April 24 , 2015 , by Open Road Films . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 18 , 2015 by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment . The film received negative reviews from mainstream critics and it earned $ 17 million on a $ 20 million budget . The story of the movie is being used in the 2017 Bollywood movie Tubelight starring Salman Khan in the lead role .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e50128bcbd5d2f49bc495827ef5995c", "text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5993f05cf865f2e6084fc196dfed980", "text": "Il 7 e l'8 Il 7 e l' 8 ( `` 7 and 8 '' ) is a 2007 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giambattista Avellino and by Ficarra e Picone . For this film they were nominated to David di Donatello for Best New Director and to Silver Ribbon in the same category . The film grossed $ 10,412,376 at the Italian box office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8591afb1a038fc17a37cd465b9c512d8", "text": "Lego Knights' Kingdom Lego Knights ' Kingdom is an action-adventure video game based on the Lego toy brand . It was developed by Razorback Developments and published in 2004 by THQ for the Game Boy Advance handheld system . It was the second game based on the Knights ' Kingdom theme , after Lego Creator : Knights ' Kingdom . However , that game was based on the first version of Knights ' Kingdom , while the GBA game is based on the second version .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "457b0ca0875d0137a4b690633b7f0806", "text": "List of Bionicle toys The following is a list of toys in Lego Bionicle line . They are organized by North American release dates ; major differences in international releases are noted , America and Europe being one of the first to receive them . There are five main kinds of sets : Collectibles are random assortments of pieces to be used as accessories for larger sets . New collectibles were originally released every six months , but were reduced to a yearly schedule as of 2004 . Collectibles are no longer released as of 2007 . Box Sets are the smallest and cheapest independent sets . Though most sets are packaged in cardboard boxes , this article will use the term to describe these small sets . A group of six box sets were released yearly , though in 2007 there were only four . In 2008 , 6 of these were released to correspond with the canister sets , though the boxes themselves were similar to canisters . Box sets contain from around 15 pieces to about 30 . Canister Sets are the main focus in the toyline and the storyline , and are packaged in plastic canisters . Groups of six canister sets are released every six months . Canister sets usually contain around 50 , 60 or 70 pieces . Titans was a term first used for the 2005 large sets , and fans often use the label for similar large character sets . In this article , it will be used to describe any set larger than a canister set ( besides playsets ) . Most Titans contain more than 100 pieces , though larger ones contain at least 200 or 500 . ( Note : The 2007 -- 2009 sets are labeled `` Warriors '' on Bionicle.com . For the time being , this article will continue to use the `` Titan '' label . ) Battle Vehicles are the newest types of sets . They feature canister-set-sized characters on a larger vehicle . They were introduced in 2008 and replaced Playsets . They can be classified as a type of Titan . A few Battle Vehicle sets are about the size and cost of normal titans , however these sets are considerably smaller in size and have Box Set size figures in place of the Canister-size figures . One exception to this is the Toa Ignika set , which contained a vehicle and a Canister-sized set as the rider while still maintaining the normal titan cost . However , the skyboard ( the corresponding vehicle ) is considerably smaller than even other `` normal titan '' vehicles . Playsets were introduced in 2005 and are traditional Lego construction sets ; including minifigures of canister set characters . In 2008 these have been replaced with Battle Vehicle sets ( see above ) . Stars were canister sets in early 2010 that contained Box Set size counterparts of characters from previous years . Each contained a piece of golden armor that would fit onto the Tahu set within that particular toyline . There are also two kinds of other sets : This list also includes specific promotions ; either items packaged with sets or special collectibles available separately . Promotional sets that are officially not part of the toyline are not included , unless they are acknowledged by the storyline . Promotional Bionicle sets are usually under ten pieces and are free . Other models are not categorized in any of the above . Other models includes a few Bionicle pieces , and sometimes a CD or video . Their prices vary widely . Most other models were released in Europe or America . Releases are grouped in this list into six-month periods , the beginnings of which are marked by when canister sets are released ; usually around January for winter periods and July for summer periods ( though due to retail schedules , European `` winter '' releases begin around March instead ) . Some sets are labeled `` store exclusive '' ; they are only available at that store and directly through Lego ( both Lego outlet stores and the Lego Shop At Home website ) , such as an unnumbered set of random Bionicle parts in a plastic bag .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8421f6ade7dccef42a508ba603d915cc", "text": "Barbie: Star Light Adventure Barbie : Star Light Adventure is a 2016 animated film and the second film in the fourth season of films in the Barbie film series . The movie was given a limited theatrical release in July 30 , 2016 and was released to home video in September 13 , 2016 . Mattel has released a toy line , a story book , and a comic , based on the film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "492cbd8172c0eee91e5a109ab9e5ff76", "text": "July 8", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b98467858f31bdeb9d34f404fbcb732", "text": "Lego Universe Lego Universe was a massively multiplayer online game and was available from October 2010 to February 2012 . The game was developed by NetDevil and released on October 26 , 2010 , with an early opening ( October 8 , 2010 ) for the to-be Lego `` Founders '' , which consisted of users who pre-ordered the game . It was globally distributed by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . Its release was delayed from original estimates of 2009 , Teasers were released by Lego in 2007 and late November 2008 to promote the game , and also in 2009 for one last promotion . The game was available in English and German . The servers were shut down permanently on January 30 , 2012 due to ` unsatisfactory revenue ' from within the game 's target audience .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c64b517a0a455fa55365c090ea100ba0", "text": "Lego The Lord of the Rings (video game) Lego The Lord of the Rings is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales , that was released on Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo DS , PlayStation Vita , Microsoft Windows , Wii , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 . The OS X version of the game , published by Feral Interactive , was released on 21 February 2013 . Based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , the game follows the original but spoofed storylines of The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , and The Return of the King , taking players through the epic story events , `` re-imagined with the humour and endless variety of Lego play '' . The game utilises music and voice acting taken from all three films of the film trilogy . Developer Traveller 's Tales has stated they toned down the slapstick humor found in other Lego-licensed titles . The game follows the events in the films ; however , like the Lego Star Wars series , some scenes from the films have been altered to become more family friendly or just provide comic relief to the player .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0472513cea3ef8d1901da80db4c5a620", "text": "Lego Friends (2013 video game) Lego Friends is a Lego-themed life simulation video game developed by Hellbent Games and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . The game was first released for Nintendo 3DS systems on 12 November 2013 , and for Nintendo DS systems on 8 April 2014 . The game was later ported to and released for Android and iOS devices on 31 July 2014 . The game is based on the Lego Friends theme of the same name and adapts many of the characters and settings from it .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e8b710437388ab7de8fa866c9a9bf62a", "text": "Felicity Jones Felicity Rose Hadley Jones ( born 17 October 1983 ) is an English actress . She started her professional acting career as a child , appearing at age 12 in The Treasure Seekers ( 1996 ) . Jones went on to play Ethel Hallow for one season in the television show The Worst Witch and its sequel Weirdsister College . She took time off from acting to attend university at Wadham College , Oxford where she performed in Shakespeare 's The Comedy of Errors for the Oxford University Dramatic Society , and has worked steadily since graduating in 2006 . On radio , she has played the role of Emma Grundy in the BBC 's The Archers . In 2008 , she appeared in the Donmar Warehouse production of The Chalk Garden . Since 2006 , Jones has appeared in numerous films , including Northanger Abbey ( 2007 ) , Brideshead Revisited ( 2008 ) , Chéri ( 2009 ) , and The Tempest ( 2010 ) . Her performance in the 2011 film Like Crazy was met with critical acclaim , garnering her numerous awards , including a special jury prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival . In 2014 , her performance as Jane Hawking in The Theory of Everything also met with critical acclaim , garnering her nominations for the Golden Globe , SAG , BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2016 , Jones starred in the adventure-thriller Inferno , the fantasy drama A Monster Calls and the Star Wars anthology film Rogue One . In 2016 , she received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "890cb53e5414a6e5217cdd7fc4f71c3f", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie . She received three Golden Globe Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals of First Lady of Alabama Cornelia Wallace in George Wallace ( 1997 ) , troubled supermodel Gia Carangi in Gia ( 1998 ) , and a sociopathic mental patient in Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her later performances as Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Christine Collins in Changeling ( 2008 ) earned her additional nominations , including for an Academy Award for Best Actress . For her work in the action films Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and The Tourist ( 2010 ) , Jolie received awards based on popular votes , including an MTV Movie Award , two People 's Choice Awards , and four Teen Choice Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43bc2e8dd1cfae9eed6f792e87b10fc1", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Judi Dench The following is a list of awards and nominations received by actress Judi Dench . Among her Major awards , Dench has won an Oscar , a Tony , seven Oliviers , six film and four television BAFTA Awards . She holds the record for most acting majors across all six American and British events , winning eighteen and receiving fifty two nominations . Other significant awards include two Golden Globes , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and ten critics awards . Overall in her career to date , she has won 55 competitive awards from 203 nominations . She has also received 10 honorary awards , including the lifetime achievement Special Olivier Award and the BAFTA Fellowship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b60c17dcd37553dda4ac0ab104ac1ea9", "text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The award was first given in 1977 but in the years following was often given as a singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c90d8d450d48b4f16327bda8441a62a4", "text": "National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics . This awards was given for the first time in 1967 to Marjorie Rhodes for her role in The Family Way . Meryl Streep won this award three times ( record ) : in 1978 for The Deer Hunter , in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer , for Manhattan and for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and in 2006 for The Devil Wears Prada and for A Prairie Home Companion . Anjelica Huston ( 1985 and 1989 ) , Dianne Wiest ( 1986 and 1994 ) , Patricia Clarkson ( 2002 and 2003 ) and Amy Adams ( 2005 and 2012 ) each won the award two times . In 2009 , Mo'Nique became the first African-American to win in this category for her performance in Precious .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "363707d675f0a005885c6618422cdada", "text": "Cate Blanchett on screen and stage Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress who has extensively appeared in film and stage . She made her stage debut in 1992 by playing Electra in the National Institute of Dramatic Art production of the same name . She followed it with performances in Timothy Daly 's Kafka Dances ( 1993 ) and the Sydney Theatre Company stage production of Oleanna ( 1993 ) opposite Geoffrey Rush . Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Critics Award for Best Newcomer for the former and Best Actress for the latter , making her the first person to win both awards at once . She went on to perform several roles on stage , notably Susan Traherne in Plenty ( 1999 ) , Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler ( 2004 ) , Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 2009 ) , Yelena in Uncle Vanya ( 2011 ) and Claire in The Maids ( 2013 ) . In 1997 , Blanchett made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the World War II drama Paradise Road . The same year , she had her first leading role in Oscar and Lucinda , which earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress . Blanchett received worldwide attention for playing Queen Elizabeth I of England in the acclaimed drama Elizabeth ( 1998 ) . Her performance garnered her a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress and her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Elizabeth and her next film , the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , performed well at the box office . However , her other 1999 releasesthe widely praised An Ideal Husband and the largely panned Pushing Tinwere unsuccessful . Blanchett found greater success for portraying Galadriel in Peter Jackson 's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings ( 2001-03 ) . During this period , she also appeared in several films which had mixed reception and performed poorly at the box office . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , among other honors for portraying Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's 2004 drama The Aviator , making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor . Her only screen appearance in 2005 was in Little Fish , for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Actress . Blanchett 's performance in the 2006 thriller Notes on a Scandal garnered her another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she received both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There , becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat . In 2008 , Blanchett appeared in Steven Spielberg 's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and David Fincher 's fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . She briefly reprised her role of Galadriel in the The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012-14 ) . For her performance as the titular socialite in Woody Allen 's 2013 drama Blue Jasmine , Blanchett won the Golden Globe , the BAFTA Award , the SAG Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2014 , she voiced Valka in the $ 620 million-grossing animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 . In 2015 , she received praise for playing Lady Tremaine in Disney 's live action film Cinderella , Mary Mapes in Truth and the titular character in Todd Haynes 's romantic drama Carol . Cinderella was a notable box office success while Carol garnered her seventh Oscar nomination . Blanchett made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present , receiving her first Tony Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Play .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8938a970761eccd515ea678bfeeb5283", "text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards . Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a116b69c0dfd003c9a6e9824c124fdd8", "text": "Felicity Montagu Felicity J. Montagu ( born 12 September 1960 ) is an English actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "702b724dc176667d708bd4f860f839f2", "text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84e6b81b5022e4a570982c1e24a03460", "text": "Jonesing", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94f7dfc24f3e97de5634b8404ad67a36", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Sharon Stone American actress Sharon Stone has won 10 awards from 41 nominations , including one Emmy Award , one Golden Globe Award , and two MTV Movie Awards . She has also received several `` dishonors '' for poor performances in films , earning three Golden Raspberry Awards , and two Stinkers Bad Movie Awards . Stone 's breakout role as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct ( 1992 ) earned her a Chicago Film Critics Association Award , Golden Globe Award , and Saturn Award nominations . This was followed by two nominations for MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female for the films Sliver ( 1993 ) and The Specialist ( 1994 ) . For her role as Ginger McKenna in Casino ( 1995 ) , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama and received her only Academy Award nomination for the same category . She guest starred as an attorney who believes she can communicate with God in The Practice ( 1997 -- 2004 ) , a role that earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series . In Basic Instinct 2 ( 2006 ) , her return to the character Tramell received mixed critical reviews , and garnered her both a Golden Raspberry Award . Stone has also received a number of non-performance honors . She was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 for her contribution to acting . The actress was nominated for Golden Apple Award for being easy to work with according to her co-stars . In 2005 , she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France . She received recognition at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her collaborations with AmfAR with their research on AIDS .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c240925fb5282b073aeb4734d174905", "text": "Claire Foy Claire Foy ( born 16 April 1984 ) is an English actress . She studied drama and screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University and trained at the Oxford School of Drama , where she appeared in four plays , including Watership Down . She made her screen debut in the pilot episode of Being Human ( 2008 ) and in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2008 ) . Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre , she played the title role in the BBC One production of Little Dorrit , ( 2008 ) , and made her film debut as Anna in Season of the Witch ( 2011 ) . She had main roles as Erin Matthews in the Channel 4 series The Promise ( 2011 ) and several other television films and miniseries , including as Kate Balfour in the NBC series Crossbones ( 2014 ) . She received unanimous praise for her performance as Anne Boleyn in BBC2 's Wolf Hall ( 2015 ) , for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries . Since 2016 , she has portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series The Crown , a role for which she has received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5146941998e082c799c66f63920e7b6", "text": "Amanda Foreman (actress) Amanda Foreman ( born July 15 , 1966 ) is an American actress best known for her role as Meghan Rotundi on the college drama series Felicity which ran from 1998-2002", "title": "" }, { "docid": "351f7e4acadce62cbab65a26f0bb7a37", "text": "The Theory of Everything (2014 film) The Theory of Everything is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama film directed by James Marsh and adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir Travelling to Infinity : My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking , which deals with her relationship with her ex-husband , theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking , his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS , also known as Lou Gehrig 's disease or motor neurone disease ) , and his success in physics . The film stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones with Charlie Cox , Emily Watson , Simon McBurney , Christian McKay , Harry Lloyd and David Thewlis featured in supporting roles . The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2014 . The film was acclaimed critically worldwide , with praise for the musical score , cinematography and the performance of Felicity Jones and especially Eddie Redmayne , which earned him nominations for a variety of accolades in award shows and film festivals , including the Academy Award for Best Actor . The film received four Golden Globe Award nominations , winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Redmayne and Best Original Score for Jóhannsson . It received three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations , winning one for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Redmayne . It received 10 British Academy Film Awards nominations and won Outstanding British Film , Best Leading Actor ( for Redmayne ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( for McCarten ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "291527c3a5f1c9dbd467d67c957d0602", "text": "Theatre of Australia Theatre of Australia refers to the history of the performing arts in Australia , or produced by Australians . There are theatrical and dramatic aspects to a number of Indigenous Australian ceremonies such as the corroboree . During its colonial period , Australian theatrical arts were generally linked to the broader traditions of English literature and to British and Irish theatre . Australian literature and theatrical artists ( including Aboriginal as well as Anglo-Celtic and multicultural migrant Australians ) have over the last two centuries introduced the culture of Australia and the character of a new continent to the world stage . Individuals who have contributed to theatre in Australia and internationally include Sir Robert Helpmann , Dame Joan Sutherland , Barry Humphries , David Williamson , Cate Blanchett , Geoffrey Rush , Judy Davis , Jim Sharman , Tim Minchin and Baz Luhrmann . Notable theatrical institutions include the Sydney Opera House , and the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8267feaa9e7289d9d7bf1f3ae7d4d6fd", "text": "Siân Phillips Dame Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips , DBE ( born 14 May 1933 ) , known professionally as Siân Phillips ( -LSB- ˈʃɑːn -RSB- ) , is a Welsh actress , author and singer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "086b9afb32a01e8ee91796525e2a8ce1", "text": "Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star The Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star has been given every year since the 9th Soap Opera Digest Award in 1993 until 1999 . In the lists below , the winner of the award for each year is shown first , followed by the other nominees .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06bee763ab88bf322c23edce2ef326cd", "text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "28b6712b638a25f51cbd4ea2eddcd41d", "text": "Catherine Jones (journalist) Catherine Jones ( born 14 June 1971 ) is an English television news journalist , currently working as Health Editor for ITV News . Brought up in Essex , Jones started her professional career in the newsroom of Buckinghamshire-based local radio station Mix 96 in 1994 . She then worked for London 's News Direct , and later ITN 's Independent Radio News . She joined Channel 5 in 1999 as a reporter , and became a relief presenter from 2005 , mainly on Sundays . Catherine was later promoted to `` Health Correspondent '' for Channel 5 . In May 2014 , Jones began the role of Health Editor at ITV News , taking over from Lawrence McGinty , who retired as Science & Medical Editor . As well as working on the main news bulletins on ITV , Catherine also worked on current affairs programme Tonight and On Assignment . Catherine left the role on ITV News after only four months , returning to her previous position of Health Correspondent on 5 News .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8bbeaec7e4711fc9c31d4d6ed4ce5d3", "text": "Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress ( Spanish : Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación femenina de reparto ) is one of the Goya Awards , Spain 's principal national film awards . In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first , followed by the other nominees .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f189d1662b5ec1557b5091e9d5df66a", "text": "Julia Jones (writer) Julia Jones , formerly also known as Julia Thorogood , is an English writer , editor , book publisher , aged-care advocate and classic yacht owner .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "8e6872f69d0e7e8b2159390d2a5eb12a", "text": "Explorer 1 Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States , launched as part of its participation in the International Geophysical Year . The mission followed the first two satellites the previous year ; the Soviet Union 's Sputnik 1 and 2 , beginning the Cold War Space Race between the two nations . Explorer 1 was launched on January 31 , 1958 at 22:48 Eastern Time ( equal to February 1 , 03:48 UTC ) atop the first Juno booster from LC-26 at the Cape Canaveral Missile Annex , Florida . It was the first spacecraft to detect the Van Allen radiation belt , returning data until its batteries were exhausted after nearly four months . It remained in orbit until 1970 , and has been followed by more than 90 scientific spacecraft in the Explorer series . Explorer 1 was given Satellite Catalog Number 4 , and the Harvard designation 1958 Alpha 1 , the forerunner to the modern International Designator .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e84a8a903ce40faa2e1f28c4e933a1f6", "text": "Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration Mission to Mars : My Vision for Space Exploration is a 2013 book written by retired NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Leonard David . The book was released on May 7 , 2013 by National Geographic Books . In the book , Aldrin outlines his plan for humans to be able to colonize Mars by the year 2035 . The books goes over a number of past and then current space concepts , policy , and future mission concepts . He encouraged future missions to not focus on strictly on Mars exploration , but also on Mars settlement . The books goes beyond just Mars missions to review the overall space exploration vision-scape , such as considering the viability of Lunar missions and international cooperation in space . National Geographic released a video trailer for the book .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "99c9ff117e0575ba3d523aabfecd8f5c", "text": "Telecommunication Telecommunication is the transmission of signs , signals , messages , words , writings , images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by wire , radio , optical or other electromagnetic systems . Telecommunication occurs when the exchange of information between communication participants includes the use of technology . It is transmitted either electrically over physical media , such as cables , or via electromagnetic radiation . Such transmission paths are often divided into communication channels which afford the advantages of multiplexing . The term is often used in its plural form , telecommunications , because it involves many different technologies . Early means of communicating over a distance included visual signals , such as beacons , smoke signals , semaphore telegraphs , signal flags , and optical heliographs . Other examples of pre-modern long-distance communication included audio messages such as coded drumbeats , lung-blown horns , and loud whistles . 20th and 21st century technologies for long-distance communication usually involve electrical and electromagnetic technologies , such as telegraph , telephone , and teleprinter , networks , radio , microwave transmission , fiber optics , and communications satellites . A revolution in wireless communication began in the first decade of the 20th century with the pioneering developments in radio communications by Guglielmo Marconi , who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1909 . Other notable pioneering inventors and developers in the field of electrical and electronic telecommunications include Charles Wheatstone and Samuel Morse ( inventors of the telegraph ) , Alexander Graham Bell ( inventor of the telephone ) , Edwin Armstrong and Lee de Forest ( inventors of radio ) , as well as Vladimir K. Zworykin , John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth ( some of the inventors of television ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e505ce08107a4dd04fb27d9bc65582d", "text": "Twentieth Century (film) Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film . Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City . The film was directed by Howard Hawks , stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard , and features Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns and Edgar Kennedy . Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur adapted their Broadway play of the same name -- itself based on the unproduced play Napoleon of Broadway by Charles Bruce Millholland -- with uncredited contributions from Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges . Along with Frank Capra 's It Happened One Night , also released in 1934 ( which amazingly has exactly the same music over the opening titles ) , Twentieth Century is considered to be a prototype for the screwball comedy . `` Howard Hawks ' rapid-fire romantic comedy established the essential ingredients of the screwball -- a dizzy dame , a charming but befuddled hero , dazzling dialogue and a dash of slapstick . '' Its success propelled Lombard into the front ranks of film comediennes . The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9257551658a533efa91380ddcad4f473", "text": "Air and Space Museum Air and Space Museum may refer to : The National Air and Space Museum ( NASM ) of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington , D.C. , United States , plus its annex , the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport ; the Air and Space Museum of France ( Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace ) , in Le Bourget , Paris , France the Canadian Air and Space Museum , in Downsview , Toronto , Canada the San Diego Air & Space Museum , formerly the San Diego Aerospace Museum , in San Diego , California the Tulsa Air and Space Museum & Planetarium , in Tulsa , Oklahoma , United States the South Dakota Air and Space Museum , in Box Elder , South Dakota , United States the Stafford Air & Space Museum , in Weatherford , Oklahoma , United States ; the Greater Saint Louis Air & Space Museum , located at St. Louis Downtown Airport , Cahokia , Illinois , United States the Pima Air & Space Museum , in Tucson , Arizona , United States the International Women 's Air & Space Museum , in Cleveland , Ohio , United States the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum , in Wapakoneta , Ohio , the birthplace of U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong the Oregon Air and Space Museum , in Eugene , Oregon , United States the Peterson Air and Space Museum , near Colorado Springs , Colorado , United States , a restricted access museum located inside Peterson Air Force Base the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum , a restricted access museum located within Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield , California , United States the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum , on the former grounds of Lowry Air Force Base in Denver , Colorado , United States the Strategic Air and Space Museum , a museum focused on USAF aircraft and nuclear missiles , near Ashland , Nebraska , United States Similar : The Canada Aviation and Space Museum , in Ottawa , Canada the Virginia Air and Space Center , a museum and educational facility in Hampton , Virginia , United States the Intrepid Sea , Air & Space Museum , in New York City , N.Y. , United States the Aero Space Museum of Calgary , in Calgary , Alberta , Canada the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum , in McMinnville , Oregon , United States the Aerospace Museum of California , in North Highlands , California , United States on the former McClellan Air Force Base the HAL Aerospace Museum , part of the HAL Heritage Centre and Aero Space Museum , located at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in Bangalore , India the Misawa Aviation and Space Museum , in Misawa , Japan the Museo Aeronáutico y del Espacio , Santiago , Chile the Museo Aeroespacial Colombiano , Bogotá , Colombia See also Aviation museum List of aerospace museums", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7009d21d9ffcddb3b35ebd03e2d75d80", "text": "Lindbergh Boom The Lindbergh Boom ( 1927 -- 1929 ) is a period of rapid interest in aviation following the awarding of the Orteig Prize to Charles Lindbergh for his 1927 non-stop solo transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis . The Lindbergh Boom occurred during the interwar period between World War I and World War II , where aviation development was fueled by commercial interests rather than wartime necessity . During this period , dozens of companies were formed to create airlines , and aircraft for a new age in aviation . Many of the fledgling companies funded by stock went under as quick as they started as the stock that capitalized them plummeted in value following the Wall Street Crash of 1929 . The Great Depression dried up the market for new aircraft , causing many aircraft companies to go into bankruptcy or get consolidated by larger entities . Air racing , record attempts , and barnstorming remained popular , as aviators tried to recapture the prizes and publicity of Lindbergh 's Transatlantic flight .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "50dfa1e0d089e0fdad47c8019766c06f", "text": "Project HOMERUN HOMERUN was a secret US aerial reconnaissance operation against the USSR in 1956 . Project HOMERUN was conducted between March and May 1956 . During that time RB-47E and RB-47H reconnaissance aircraft flew almost daily flights over the North Pole to photograph and gather electronic intelligence over the entire northern section of the Soviet Union . Project Homerun used 16 RB-47Es from the 10th SRS and five RB-47Hs from the 343rd SRS . 156 sorties were performed . On a typical RB-47H reconnaissance mission covering 5,984 mi ( 9,360 km ) , the aircraft would fly from Thule , Greenland to the Kara Sea to Murmansk and then return only to find Thule weathered-in , forcing the flight from the air-refueling/decision point near the northeast shore of Greenland to one of three equidistant alternates : Goose Bay , Labrador , London , or Fairbanks , Alaska . Five KC-97s at Thule were required to support this scenario . Two ground spares and one air spare insured two 20,000 lb ( 9,090 kg ) fuel transfers at a distance of over 600 mi ( 965 km ) from Thule . Tankers returned to Thule to refuel and again repeat the flight to intercept the returning RB-47H six hours later for another air refueling . When USSR government filed an angry complaint with the US government , the US government attributed the overflights to `` navigational difficulties '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b95eb89b588abcf0897b208b90b37ce5", "text": "Apogee Books Apogee Books is an imprint of Canadian publishing house Collector 's Guide Publishing . The Apogee imprint began with `` Apollo 8 The NASA Mission Reports '' in November 1998 at the request of astronaut Buzz Aldrin , second man on the moon . The first publication by Apogee was printed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first manned flight around the moon . A limited edition print run of this Apollo 8 book led to Aldrin suggesting that the imprint continue with further anniversary publications . In March 1999 Apogee published the book Apollo 9 - The NASA Mission Reports . Since that time Apogee has been the winner of the Space Frontier Foundation 's media award and has published almost 100 books on space flight . Almost all of the Apogee titles were packaged with CDROMs or DVDs which included what was , at the time , the first digital release of seminal NASA footage , including the first commercial release of the uncut television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk . Notable contributors to the Apogee series include Sir Arthur C. Clarke , Tom Hanks , Ron Howard , Buzz Aldrin , Harrison Schmitt , William Pogue , Wernher von Braun , David Lasser , Sy Liebergot , Guenter Wendt , Robert Zubrin , Wally Schirra , David R. Scott , Rick Tumlinson and Winston Scott . Apogee Books has performed contracted work with or for , Lockheed , Boeing , Energia , NASA , Imax , Space Frontier Foundation , The Mars Society and The National Space Society . An offshoot of Apogee Books , publishing science fiction , began in 2005 . Apogee Science Fiction specializes in space-related historical science fiction . By 2007 titles had been published by Hugo Gernsback , Garrett P. Serviss , Wernher von Braun , and George Griffith .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "245e46ce2cbe7b387ac0c0c112c5981f", "text": "Search for extraterrestrial intelligence The search for extraterrestrial intelligence ( SETI ) is a collective term for scientific searches for intelligent extraterrestrial life , for example , monitoring electromagnetic radiation for signs of transmissions from civilizations on other worlds . There are great challenges in searching the universe for signs of intelligent life , including their identification and interpretation . As various SETI projects have progressed , their claims have been criticized by some researchers as being too `` euphoric '' . Scientific investigation of the potential phenomenon began shortly after the advent of radio in the early 1900s . Focused international efforts to answer a variety of scientific questions have been going on since the 1980s . In 2015 , Stephen Hawking and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced a well-funded effort , called the Breakthrough Initiatives to expand efforts to search for extraterrestrial life .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c46fc8e9a2cf6ce2c3fed741880744a", "text": "Machine Age The Machine Age is an era that includes the early 20th century , sometimes also including the late 19th century . An approximate dating would be about 1880 to 1945 . Considered to be at a peak in the time between the first and second world wars , it forms a late part of the Second Industrial Revolution . By the mid to late 1940s , the atom bomb , the first computers , and the transistor came into being , beginning the contemporary era of Digital Revolution and thus ending the intellectual model of the machine age founded in the mechanical and heralding a new more complex model of high technology . The digital era has been called the Second Machine Age , with its increased focus on machines that do mental tasks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9b159334e065afdd32e119ad7d2a71a7", "text": "Space Shuttle design process See also Space Shuttle program - Conception and development Even before the Project Apollo moon landing in 1969 , NASA began studies of space shuttle designs as early as October 1968 . The early studies were denoted `` Phase A '' , and in June 1970 , `` Phase B '' , which were more detailed and specific . The primary intended use of the space shuttle was supporting the future space station , ferrying a minimum crew of four and about 20000 lb of cargo , and able to be rapidly turned around for future flights . Two designs emerged as front-runners . One was designed by engineers at the Manned Spaceflight Center , and championed especially by George Mueller . This was a two-stage system with delta-winged spacecraft , and generally complex . An attempt to re-simplify was made in the form of the DC-3 , designed by Maxime Faget , who had designed the Mercury capsule among other vehicles . Numerous offerings from a variety of commercial companies were also offered , but generally fell by the wayside as each NASA lab pushed for its own version . All of this was taking place in the midst of other NASA teams proposing a wide variety of post-Apollo missions , a number of which would cost as much as Apollo or more . As each of these projects fought for funding , the NASA budget was at the same time being severely constrained . Three were eventually presented to Vice President Agnew in 1969 . The shuttle project rose to the top , largely due to tireless campaigning by its supporters . By 1970 the shuttle had been selected as the one major project for the short-term post-Apollo time frame . When funding for the program came into question , there were concerns that the project might be cancelled . This led to an effort to interest the US Air Force in using the shuttle for their missions as well . The Air Force was mildly interested , but demanded a much larger vehicle , far larger than the original concepts . To lower the development costs of the resulting designs , boosters were added , a throw-away fuel tank was adopted , and many other changes made that greatly lowered the reusability and greatly added to vehicle and operational costs . With the Air Force 's approval , the system emerged in its operational form .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7911aeffd13d22ec6cff8f5c783edd69", "text": "Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center ( GSFC ) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1 , 1959 as NASA 's first space flight center . GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors , and is located approximately 6.5 mi northeast of Washington , D.C. in Greenbelt , Maryland , United States . GSFC , one of ten major NASA field centers , is named in recognition of Dr. Robert H. Goddard ( 1882 -- 1945 ) , the pioneer of modern rocket propulsion in the United States . GSFC is the largest combined organization of scientists and engineers in the United States dedicated to increasing knowledge of the Earth , the Solar System , and the Universe via observations from space . GSFC is a major U.S. laboratory for developing and operating unmanned scientific spacecraft . GSFC conducts scientific investigation , development and operation of space systems , and development of related technologies . Goddard scientists can develop and support a mission , and Goddard engineers and technicians can design and build the spacecraft for that mission . Goddard scientist John C. Mather shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on COBE . GSFC also operates two spaceflight tracking and data acquisition networks ( the Space Network and the Near Earth Network ) , develops and maintains advanced space and Earth science data information systems , and develops satellite systems for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) . GSFC manages operations for many NASA and international missions including the Hubble Space Telescope ( HST ) , the Explorer program , the Discovery Program , the Earth Observing System ( EOS ) , INTEGRAL , MAVEN , OSIRIS-REx , the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory ( SOHO ) , the Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO ) , and Swift . Past missions managed by GSFC include the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer ( RXTE ) , Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , SMM , COBE , IUE , and ROSAT . Typically , unmanned earth observation missions and observatories in Earth orbit are managed by GSFC , while unmanned planetary missions are managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL ) in Pasadena , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a05677a7d548dd2ae4c995bec597533", "text": "Michael Collins (astronaut) Michael Collins ( born October 31 , 1930 ) ( Major General , USAF , Ret . ) , is an American former astronaut and test pilot . Selected as part of the third group of fourteen astronauts in 1963 , he flew into space twice . His first spaceflight was on Gemini 10 , in which he and Command Pilot John Young performed two rendezvous with different spacecraft and Collins undertook two extra-vehicular activities ( EVAs ) . His second spaceflight was as the Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 . While he stayed in orbit around the Moon , Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left in the Lunar Module to make the first manned landing on its surface . He is one of 24 people to have flown to the Moon . Collins was the fourth person , and third American , to perform an EVA ; and is the first person to have performed more than one EVA . Prior to becoming an astronaut , he attended the United States Military Academy , and from there he joined the United States Air Force and flew F-86s at Chambley-Bussieres Air Base , France . He was accepted to the U.S. Air Force Experimental Flight Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1960 . He unsuccessfully applied for the second astronaut group , but was accepted for the third group . After retiring from NASA in 1970 he took a job in the Department of State as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs . A year later he became the director of the National Air and Space Museum . He held this position until 1978 when he stepped down to become undersecretary of the Smithsonian Institution . In 1980 he took the job as Vice President of LTV Aerospace . He resigned in 1985 to start his own business . He was married to Patricia Collins until her death in April 2014 . They had three children : Kate ( born May 6 , 1959 ) , Ann ( born October 31 , 1961 ) , and Michael ( born February 23 , 1963 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6215cc755acfb6960f8c273729e07dce", "text": "Mercury-Redstone BD Mercury-Redstone BD was an unmanned booster development flight in the U.S. Mercury program . It was launched on March 24 , 1961 from Launch Complex 5 at Cape Canaveral , Florida . The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft and Redstone MRLV-5 . After the problems that developed during the MR-2 mission carrying the chimpanzee Ham , it was apparent that the Redstone needed further development before it could be trusted to carry a human passenger . Dr. Wernher von Braun added Mercury-Redstone BD ( Booster Development ) to the launch schedule between the MR-2 and MR-3 missions . The cause of previous Redstone rocket over-accelerations was a servo valve that did not properly regulate the flow of hydrogen peroxide to the steam generator . This in turn overpowered the fuel pumps . The thrust regulator and velocity integrator were modified on the MR-BD and later Mercury-Redstone rockets to prevent them from exceeding the speed limit again . Another problem encountered in previous Mercury-Redstone flights were harmonic vibrations induced by aerodynamic stress in the topmost section of the elongated Redstone . To fix this problem , four stiffeners were added to the ballast section and 210 pounds ( 95 kg ) of insulation was applied to the inner skin of the upper part of the Mercury Redstone instrument compartment . The mission used a boilerplate Mercury spacecraft , with inert escape rocket . The spacecraft also did not have a retro package or posigrade rockets . The MR-BD mission lasted eight minutes and 23 seconds . It reached an apogee of 113.5 miles ( 183 km ) and a range of 307 miles ( 494 km ) . The peak velocity was 5,123 mph ( 8,245 km/h ) . The spacecraft experienced a peak load of 11 g ( 108 m/s ² ) . There was no intention to separate the Redstone rocket and boilerplate Mercury spacecraft and they impacted together 307 miles ( 494 km ) downrange , 5 miles ( 8 km ) short of the plan . They sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean , exploding a sofar bomb en route . MR-BD was highly successful and led the way to the flight of Alan Shepard aboard MR-3 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45b265f14064c0e75c18a0eb3816bfa5", "text": "1950s American automobile culture 1950s American automobile culture has had an enduring influence on the culture of the United States , as reflected in popular music , major trends from the 1950s and mainstream acceptance of the `` hot rod '' culture . The American manufacturing economy switched from producing war-related items to consumer goods at the end of World War II , and by the end of the 1950s , one in six working Americans were employed either directly or indirectly in the automotive industry . The United States became the world 's largest manufacturer of automobiles , and Henry Ford 's goal of 30 years earlier -- that any man with a good job should be able to afford an automobile -- was achieved . A new generation of service businesses focusing on customers with their automobiles sprang up during the decade , including drive-through or drive-in restaurants and more drive-in theaters ( cinemas ) . The decade began with 25 million registered automobiles on the road , most of which predated World War II and were in poor condition ; no automobiles or parts were produced during the war owing to rationing and restrictions . By 1950 , most factories had made the transition to a consumer-based economy , and more than 8 million cars were produced that year alone . By 1958 , there were more than 67 million cars registered in the United States , more than twice the number at the start of the decade . As part of the U.S. national defenses , to support military transport , the National Highway System was expanded with Interstate highways , beginning in 1955 , across many parts of the United States . The wider , multi-lane highways allowed traffic to move at faster speeds , with few or no stoplights on the way . The wide-open spaces along the highways became a basis for numerous billboards showing advertisements . The dawning of the Space Age and Space Race were reflected in contemporary American automotive styling . Large tailfins , flowing designs reminiscent of rockets , and radio antennas that imitated Sputnik 1 were common , owing to the efforts of design pioneers such as Harley Earl .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f59138e77738ea6a738861c59f2d449a", "text": "Lauren \"Deac\" Lyman Lauren Dwight `` Deac '' Lyman ( April 24 , 1891 -- July 12 , 1972 ) was an American reporter and aviation writer . He worked for The New York Times from 1919 to 1937 and from 1937 to 1959 as a public relations executive for United Aircraft , a predecessor to United Technologies Corporation . He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1936 for `` his exclusive story revealing that the Charles A. Lindbergh family was leaving the United States to live in England . '' Born Lauren Dwight Lyman on a farm in Easthampton , Massachusetts , he was known all his life by the nickname `` Deac '' , which he inherited from his father and grandfather who were both New England church deacons . In 1917 he dropped out of Yale University to join the Army when the United States entered World War I . After two years of service in France , he was discharged in 1919 and joined The New York Times as an assistant real estate editor and general assignment reporter . In 1927 Lyman was named aviation editor and one of the first stories he covered was Charles Lindbergh 's non-stop `` New York to Paris '' solo flight in May 1927 ; the two remained friends for 45 years , to Lyman 's death in 1972 . Late in December 1935 , Lyman provided exclusive coverage of the Lindbergh family flight from the U.S. , made in secret , to live in self-imposed exile.For that coup , he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Reporting . In 1938 Lyman and Carl B. Allen co-wrote The Wonder Book of the Air ( John C. Winston Co. , 1939 ) , a 340-page illustrated volume for children and young adults , covering all aspects of aviation . Following his death in 1972 , the former Aviation/Space Writers Association established the Lauren D. Lyman Award in his honor to be presented annually `` for distinguished , career-long achievements in aviation journalism or public relations '' . The Award is now administered by the Aerospace Industries Association .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "532e86792e6238411b4533d36f49d6cb", "text": "1950s The 1950s ( pronounced nineteen-fifties ; commonly abbreviated as the 50s or Fifties ) was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1 , 1950 , and ended on December 31 , 1959 . By its end , the world had largely recovered from World War II and the Cold War developed from its modest beginning in the late-1940s to a hot competition between the United States and the Soviet Union by the early-1960s . Clashes between communism and capitalism dominated the decade , especially in the Northern Hemisphere . The conflicts included the Korean War in the beginnings of the decade and the beginning of the Space Race with the launch of Sputnik 1 . Along with increased testing of nuclear weapons ( such as RDS-37 and Upshot -- Knothole ) , this created a politically conservative climate . In the United States , the Second Red Scare caused Congressional hearings by both houses in Congress and anti-communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the decade . The beginning of decolonization in Africa and Asia took place in this decade and accelerated in the following decade .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2919a55f864299414bbc926ee730069d", "text": "American Airpower Museum The American Airpower Museum , is an aviation museum located on the former site of Republic Aviation at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale , New York . It maintains a collection of aviation artifacts and an array of aircraft spanning the many years of the aircraft factory 's history . The museum is one of relatively few worldwide that actually flies historic aircraft . It operates an original Republic P-47D fighter among others in its airworthy fleet . The museum has many static displays which includes a Republic F-84 first generation jet fighter , a rare example of the swept-wing RF-84F reconnaissance variant , and an Republic F-105 Thunderchief . The last production aircraft was the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II . The museum has a group of volunteers which includes both former Republic workers and veterans of all branches of the military . A flight experience is available on board a C-47 aircraft which actually flew during the Normandy invasion on D-Day . For several years the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) had been pursuing a $ 10.6 million plan to tear down the 35000 sqft hangar built around 1940 and replace it with a safety apron at the end of a north-south runway to provide more room for emergency stops . In March 2011 Democrats Charles Schumer and Steve Israel said that the FAA stated it was not necessary for the hangar to be torn down , but if it was , federal money could be used to help relocate the hangar ( to a proposed location further south along New Highway .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a9602b7567aca6e12aa15fc579b9532", "text": "Celebrate the Century Celebrate the Century is the name of a series of postage stamps made by the United States Postal Service featuring images recalling various important events in the 20th century in the United States . Ten of these sheets were issued , with each sheet depicting events of one decade of the 20th century , from the 1900s to 1990s . Fifteen stamps were embedded into each sheet . For the first eight sheets ( 1900s to 1970s ) of the fifteen stamps , one stamp of each sheet was printed using the intaglio process , while the remaining fourteen were offset printed along with the rest of the sheet . All the sheets were printed by the Ashton-Potter USA printing company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a83e8b74c7e4c48d5d70c22dc557366b", "text": "Skylab mutiny The Skylab mutiny was a day-long mutiny held by the crew of Skylab 4 on December 28 , 1973 , the last of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's Skylab missions . The three-man crew , Gerald P. Carr , Edward G. Gibson , and William R. Pogue , turned off radio communications with NASA ground control for a full day , spending the day relaxing and looking at the Earth before resuming communication with NASA . They refused communications from mission control during this period . Once communications resumed , there were discussions between the crew and NASA , and the mission continued for several more weeks before the crew returned to Earth in 1974 . The 84-day mission was Skylab 's last crew , and last time American astronauts set foot in a space station for two decades , until Shuttle -- Mir in the 1990s . The event , which is the only strike to have occurred in space , has been extensively studied as case study in various fields of endeavor including space medicine , team management , and psychology . Man-hours in space was , and continued to be into the 21st century , a profoundly expensive undertaking ; a single day on Skylab was worth about $ 22.4 million in 2017 dollars . The mutiny also impacted the planning of future space missions , especially long-term missions . Sources including David Hitt 's Homesteading Space dispute that the crew purposefully ended contact with mission control .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "4c01e3f845afc5e921233e8febd85fca", "text": "Ryan Dusick Ryan Michael Dusick ( born September 19 , 1977 ) is an American musician and record producer . Until his departure in 2006 , he was the drummer for the pop rock band Maroon 5 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "4265e5da30645419f40b741cafc64fcd", "text": "Curtis Richa Curtis Richa ( born Curtis Richardson ; November 6 , 1972 ) is an American songwriter , producer and A&R . He is the CEO of his own company Richamusikk and is also signed to Metronumm Musikk Publishing . He is one of the founding members of the production team The Conglomerate ( aka The Conglomm ) . In total , Curtis Richa is responsible for having written and/or produced albums that have sold in the excess of 28 million records worldwide . He has worked with Jennifer Lopez , Rihanna , Joss Stone , LL Cool J , Deborah Cox , Craig David and Jo Dee Messina . Richa has also worked with foreign superstars such as Kumi Koda , Tohoshinki , Agnes Carlsson , Naime Amuro , Christopher , Rainie Yang , Fady Malouf and Darin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d403ba95538df951631b910094752a5", "text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cee6de857fdca9be35e3819a722b310", "text": "Schoolkids Records Schoolkids Records is a retail indie record store based in the `` Triangle '' region of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill , North Carolina . Founded in 1974 , Schoolkids is one of the longest running music retail stores in the country and at one point had as many as 7 stores throughout the eastern North Carolina region ( Raleigh ( 2 ) , Durham , Chapel Hill , Cary , Greenville ) and one in Athens , Georgia . As of 2009 the main flagship store in Raleigh , NC ( Across from NC State University ) was the sole location still in business . In October 2013 , the store announced it would relocate to the Mission Valley Shopping Center to make way for a destination hotel that was causing the eviction of several local businesses along Hillsborough Street . The new location would still allow the business to operate close to the university , while expanding space for live music performances and the ability to sell craft beers . The store has often been located close to College and University campus and focuses mostly on selling Alternative , Independent and College music , selling both Vinyl and CDs , with the trend largely going back to more and more Vinyl by 2012 . Schoolkids has been widely known as the main record store for almost 40 years ( until the other locations closed ) around schools such as : North Carolina State University , The University of North Carolina , Duke University , East Carolina University and The University of Georgia . The store has often been the destination and shopping preference for many local and national bands in this area , many of whom either worked at the store or started selling their first albums or 7 '' singles at the store on consignment . Artists to get their start selling records at Schoolkids include : Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown , Superchunk , Archers of Loaf , Ben Folds , The Connells , Polvo , Athenaeum , Squirrel Nut Zippers and many others . The store was also one of the first retail outlets to sell No Depression Magazine and to work with labels such as Merge Records , Mammoth Records and Yep Roc Records . The store saw its highest level of sales in the early 90 's when the independent music sector exploded with the success of Nirvana . Schoolkids has often been confused with some of the other stores in the country with the same name , including `` School Kids Records '' and `` School Kids in Exile '' in Ann Arbor , Michigan as well as other cities like Gainesville , Florida , but the stores were not connected in ownership to the main independent chain in North Carolina . Schoolkids is a founding members of the CIMS Coalition , The first national Coalition of Independent Music Stores and has also been named by both Time Magazine and The Grammys as one of the `` top ten '' record stores in the United States . In 2014 , in their new location at the Mission Valley Shopping Center ( just on the south side of NC State 's main campus ) , Schoolkids obtained an ABC license and started serving craft beers on draft and cans to their customers . The store increased its instore performances from national and local bands and became a store by day and a lounge-style bar/venue by night . Shows end early ( generally start at 8pm ) and are over by 10pm . All shows are free and the store encourages customers to tip the band in a ` pass the Devo energy dome ' event each night . For Record Store Day 2014 , Schoolkids had its best sales day in its 40-year history . In July , they hosted a 40th Anniversary show for free at the Lincoln Theatre and the lineup was : The DeBonzo Brothers , Hank Sinatra , Six String Drag , The Baseball Project ( Featuring Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate and his wife Linda Pitmon , Scott McCaughey ( Minus 5 ) , Mike Mills & Peter Buck ( R.E.M. ) and co-headliners , drivin ' n ' cryin ' . The show was a huge success drawing close to 700 people for the 5 -- 6 hour event . The store also saw Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend , John Densmore , of the Doors visit for a book signing in September that drew over 300 rabid fans of The Doors to the store to enjoy some beers and get a book signed by a rock and roll legend . At year end , Schoolkids had seen its first growth year in almost 10 years and Vinyl sales were now 70 % of the business , with a growth of 57 % from 2013-2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36a185a58a44caa1a41010a8a7e039e9", "text": "Me&John Me & John is a record production , engineering , mixing , and songwriting duo based in Toronto , Ontario , Canada . The duo is composed of Ryan Kondrat and John La Magna . The two have created music from a myriad of genres , ranging from dance , hip-hop , folk , and pop . The two met at school in 2002 . They began their career in the dance music scene as ghost writers for Jelo , Donald Glaude , and DJ Dan . They soon merged into the television and advertising side of the music industry working for Syndicate Sound in Toronto . At Syndicate Sound they were able to write music in a fully equipped professional studio , leveraging writing skills for studio time , they Produced and co-wrote Broken Social Scene presents Brendan Canning while simultaneously composing scores for Television and Film . Their next record With Shad , landed them a Polaris Prize shortlisting and a Juno for Hip Hop recording of the year . The two are currently Music Directors/Composers for Grayson Matthews in Toronto . Me & John have recently produced an Album for Lily Frost , Scored and Produced the soundtrack for Paul Schrider 's , The Canyons , with Brendan Canning , and just finished a New Documentary for Sony and Gran Turismo , KAZ : Pushing the Virtual Divide , that took home a gold , at London International in 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8da592fa37f958d082c30d85dd9535e", "text": "Extrakd Extrakd , also called Xtrakd and Xtraked is an American producer and DJ . He was a member of projects El Stew , No Forcefield , Gonervill and worked with Bill Laswell 's Material ( Intonarumori , 1999 ) , experimental guitarist Buckethead ( Colma , 1998 and Bermuda Triangle , 2002 ) , Guns N ' Roses-drummer Bryan `` Brain '' Mantia ( Fullcone ) , DJ Disk ( Ancient Termites , 1998 ) and D-Styles of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz and the Beat Junkies ( Return To Planetary Deterioration , 2001 ) . Additionally he contributed to many Punk rock and Hip hop projects like The Lost Tribe , T.H.T.S.L.E.E. and Jam Republic . He is joint owner of Tyrell Studios in Oakland , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8c94cd36dc086f0d708fa76209ca90f", "text": "Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year , the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards ( 1980 ) . The name remained unchanged until 1998 , when the category became known as Producer of the Year , Classical . According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented to album producers `` whose recordings , released for the first time during the eligibility year , represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings '' . Producers must have produced at least 51 % playing time on three separately released recordings ( only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format ) . Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility . Anthony Tommasini , music critic for The New York Times , asserted that `` In the struggling field of classical recording , it 's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen . '' The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical . As of 2015 , Steven Epstein and Robert Woods share the record of the most wins , with seven each . Judith Sherman has won the award four times , while David Frost and James Mallinson have been presented the award three times each . Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz ( once alongside Marc Aubort ) . Woods ' wife , Elaine Martone , received the honor in 2007 . David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost , who received an award in the same category in 1987 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94e69384fd5916f6eab905b067ee8650", "text": "Fun (album) Fun is an album by singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston . It was his first major label release , as well as his only album for Atlantic Records . The album was produced by Butthole Surfers member Paul Leary . In 1993 , Johnston , gaining popularity , was offered a contract under Elektra Records ; although a beneficial agreement for Johnston , he refused , since Metallica , a band Johnston believed to be possessed by Satan , was under the label . Johnston , now under the impression that his manager was also possessed by Satan , fired him and continued to look elsewhere for a music label . Johnston signed under Atlantic Records , and released Fun in 1994 while housed in a mental institution . The album was a commercial failure , and in 1996 , two years after the release , Johnston was dropped from the Atlantic Records label .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e6c3250a9388f184936d7818c639ea9", "text": "Ryan Greene Ryan Greene is an American record producer , sound engineer , former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale , Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles , California . In an over 25-year-long career he has worked with many artists including Jay-Z , Lita Ford , Tonic , Mr. Big , Wilson Phillips , Megadeth , NOFX , Alice Cooper , Cheap Trick , Usher , Patty LaBelle , Dishwalla and Gladys Knight . He has worked on over 250 musical projects and has been described as an `` A-list producer '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "301cb3947d13ca9447bdd8ca08d2c00e", "text": "Infinity Records Infinity Records was a short-lived subsidiary of MCA Records established in New York City in 1978 . The label was conceived by MCA president Sidney Sheinberg as a way for the Los Angeles-based entertainment conglomerate to improve its presence on the East Coast . Ron Alexenberg , who had previously been the head of the Epic Records division of CBS Records ( now part of Sony Music Entertainment ) was hired as CEO . The biggest hit the Infinity label had was `` Escape '' by Rupert Holmes , which was number 1 at the end of 1979 . Other acts that had chart entries on Infinity included Dobie Gray , Hot Chocolate , New England , Orleans and Spyro Gyra . Under the distribution of MCA , the Infinity Records label released titles in the US , Canada , the UK , Japan and parts of Europe . Infinity spent lavishly but failed to earn a profit . In addition to developing new talent , Infinity also paid substantial sums to acquire established artists . Most of the established artists were unable to duplicate their previous success . In October 1979 , Infinity released Pope John Paul II Sings at the Festival of Sacrosong , an album of speeches and songs sung by Pope John Paul II in his native Polish . Due to the tremendous popularity of the new Pope , Infinity thought the record would be a major hit . The company paid a substantial fee ( which went to charity ) to the Catholic Church to obtain exclusive rights to the recording . The album briefly peaked at # 126 on the Billboard 200 albums chart , however , it received poor reviews and was quickly seen as a colossal failure . Most of the one million advance copies of the John Paul II album were returned unsold to the label , producing a huge financial loss . MCA pulled the plug on Infinity Records in November 1979 , and the Infinity catalog was immediately absorbed by the parent company . Rupert Holmes and Spyro Gyra were the only Infinity acts to be retained by MCA , and most of the label 's catalog went out of print . The collapse of Infinity also coincided with rising costs of manufacturing for vinyl LP records and a huge sales slump for the music industry . Infinity has since become known as one of the most expensive failures in the history of the record business . There are at least two other smaller record labels that also have used the name Infinity Records . One of these other labels was a subsidiary of Festival Records , which for many years was Australia 's leading independent record company , but is now also defunct . Other companies with the Infinity Records name do not have an affiliation with MCA .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "390de148767e042e3cd0a01616054dff", "text": "Michael Stasis Michael Stasis is the musical project of Michael Bostock ( born September 26th , 1986 ) . Born and raised in Pennsylvania , he now lives and records in Los Angeles . He has been writing and recording songs since age 13 , and has accumulated a catalogue of over 200 tracks . In 2009 , Bostock graduated from Cooper Union in New York City with a Bachelor of Fine Arts . There he entered a work-study relationship with music producer Jorge Elbrecht , known for his work in Lansing-Dreiden and Ariel Pink . This relationship has been credited as being a key point in the artist 's development . On August 7th , 2015 Arbutus Records issued a compilation of Michael Stasis titled `` RIP III '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9bdfea8d3140a72ef5e2f257ea2fa004", "text": "Quote Unquote Records Quote Unquote Records is a donation-based online independent record label , founded and run by Bomb the Music Industry ! and The Arrogant Sons of Bitches frontman Jeff Rosenstock . The label is an example of Rosenstock 's DIY ideals . Many of the label 's artists have personal connections , and all of the music released by the label is available as a free download from its website , along with an array of lyrics and photos . In fact , the label does not sell any material of any kind , and the website 's headline bills the label as `` The First Ever Donation Based Record Label '' . Rosenstock explains the modest success of Quote Unquote Records by stating , `` The donations that come in are not huge , but since we do n't spend that much money they pile up . '' Most donations are more than the $ 5 suggestion . During October 2008 , the Quote Unquote Records web site was shut down over alleged copyright infringement in publishing its own songs ; however , the site was quickly restored .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4decb07c1f1f655daf36b07d1dcef56c", "text": "Mike Fraser (record producer) Mike Fraser is a Canadian record producer , engineer , and mixer . Fraser has recorded and mixed five records for AC/DC , namely the releases The Razors Edge , Ballbreaker , Stiff Upper Lip , Black Ice and Rock Or Bust Rock or Bust . Fraser recorded and mixed the classic AC/DC anthem `` Thunderstruck '' . Other notable projects include : Franz Ferdinand ( Incl singles `` No You Girls '' and `` Ulysses '' ) , Metallica , Aerosmith ( Pump and Permanent Vacation ) , Zac Brown - The Dave Grohl Sessions , Joe Satriani , The Cult , Enter Shikari , Chickenfoot , Van Halen , and Elvis Costello and Led Zeppelin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "44714e47ad207a7b5e487c95d07762d1", "text": "Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz ( born September 8 , 1987 ) , better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper , songwriter , and actor . He released his debut album , Show and Prove , in 2006 , and signed to Warner Bros. . Records in 2007 . His Eurodance-influenced single , `` Say Yeah '' , received urban radio airplay , charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008 . Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album , Deal or No Deal , in November 2009 . He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010 ; he then signed with Atlantic Records . He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic , `` Black and Yellow '' , which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 . His debut album for the label , Rolling Papers , was released on March 29 , 2011 . He followed that album with O.N.I.F.C. on December 4 , 2012 , which was backed by the singles `` Work Hard , Play Hard '' and `` Remember You '' . Wiz released his fourth album Blacc Hollywood on August 18 , 2014 , backed by the lead single `` We Dem Boyz '' . In March 2015 , he released `` See You Again '' for the soundtrack of the film Furious 7 and the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4cc9768846c6fcc41ea11b5308685f5", "text": "Dum-Dum (album) Dum-Dum is the first full-length album by the alternative rock band The Vaselines , released in 1989 . It was recorded at Chamber Studios , Edinburgh between December 1988 and January 1989 . The album was produced by the band themselves and Jamie Watson , and was included in its entirety for their career retrospective The Way of the Vaselines : A Complete History . The musicians contributing the synthesized strings to `` Slushy '' and the Indian raga sounds to `` Lovecraft '' on the album have not been publicly identified . Other songs recorded during the Dum-Dum sessions include `` Bitch '' , `` Dying For It ( The Blues ) '' and `` Let 's Get Ugly '' . `` Teenage Superstars '' had already been featured on their 1988 EP Dying for It .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54f4c66110ae7ed72dac5944d1436228", "text": "Relapse (Eminem album) Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem . The album was released on May 19 , 2009 , under Aftermath Entertainment , Shady Records , and Interscope Records . It was his first album of original material since Encore ( 2004 ) , following a four-year hiatus from recording due to his writer 's block and an addiction to prescription sleeping medication . Recording sessions for the album took place during 2005 to 2009 at several recording studios , and Dr. Dre , Mark Batson , and Eminem handled production . Conceptually , Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation , rapping after a non-fictional relapse , and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego . One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009 , Relapse debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 608,000 copies in its first week . It produced three singles that attained chart success and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America . The album received mixed reviews from most music critics , who were divided in their responses towards Eminem 's lyrics . It has sold more than 2.3 million copies in the United States and more than 17 million copies worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dec9488ff6cdaf7fb9045885e215d07", "text": "Jeff Rabhan Jeffrey S. Rabhan ( May 7 , 1970 ) is an American business executive . Jeffrey Rabhan has worked in virtually all areas of the music industry and has helped guide the careers of international superstars across all genres of popular music , from Kelly Clarkson to Lil ' Kim , Michelle Branch to DMX and Jermaine Dupri . His clients have garnered more than a dozen Grammy Awards , sold more than one hundred million records , and generated over one billion dollars in global receipts . Born in Savannah , Ga. , and raised in Richmond , Va. , Rabhan received a journalism degree from New York University . Upon graduation Rabhan was offered a position at Rolling Stone magazine followed by a stint at SPIN . He then joined the staff of Atlantic Records , ultimately serving as Senior Director of A&R and Soundtracks before Elektra Records named him Executive Director in Charge of Soundtracks , overseeing all releases . After a successful tenure at Elektra , Rabhan briefly but productively worked as an independent music supervisor and A&R consultant , shopping superstar pop trio Hanson and supervising the highly successful Scream movie soundtrack before discovering and ultimately managing the career of singer-songwriter Michelle Branch from demo recordings to Grammy Award and multi platinum success . Soon after he was tapped to become a partner at top entertainment company The Firm where Rabhan contributed to the success of over 20 worldwide acts , including Linkin Park , Jennifer Lopez , Enrique Iglesias and Snoop Dogg and provided branding expertise in the marketing of Firm-owned athletic shoe company Pony . As Chair of the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music at New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts , Rabhan instructs in multiple music business disciplines and oversees faculty and curriculum . He remains very active professionally in the music industry , advising several established acts and working closely with Sony Music Japan International as a marketing consultant , complementing efforts to reach a worldwide audience for their artists . Rabhan took over as Chair of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at Tisch School of the Arts , NYU in 2010 while continue to develop artists . He recently wrote Cool Jobs in the Music Business , a book that explains music business career options . It was released by inTune/Hal Leonard in February 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f19a55d22225beca83ef783a4f42a195", "text": "Derrick Drop Braxton Derrick Braxton ( born November 25 , 1981 , New Brunswick , New Jersey ) is an American record producer and composer , best known for working with artists such as Lupe Fiasco , Cassidy , Amerie , Rich Harrison and Raekwon . Braxton is currently signed with 1st and 15th Entertainment/Atlantic Records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab0e10e9a9df939953debd915530fd1b", "text": "Netlabels in Japan Since the mid-2000s , a counterculture has taken place where numerous netlabels , online labels that release their music for free , located in Japan have been formed and garnered a huge amount of publicity which , according to writer Patrick St. Michel , has shaped how popular Japanese music is produced . Japan 's netlabel phenomenon was the first time in the history of the nation 's music industry where underground musicians could produce their works however they wanted to and have their music noticed by the public ; this is an aspect that was previously absent at a time when major labels in the country followed a conservative method where they managed how artists would produce their music . Starting in the 2010s , the netlabel scene has crossed over to the mainstream music landscape and all across the world , with netlabel producers transitioning into working for bigger labels and western producers like Cashmere Cat and Ryan Hemsworth being influenced by the music of Japanese netlabels .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc7ab45de773ffec66082e35e3e7b9de", "text": "Black Tusk (band) Black Tusk ( often written as Blacktusk ) is an American heavy metal power trio from Savannah , Georgia . The band was formed in 2005 , when its members were all living on the same street . With the dissolution of Andrew Fidler 's ( guitar , vocals ) and Jonathan Athon 's ( bass , vocals ) crust punk band and James May 's ( drums , vocals ) street punk band , Andrew and Athon went down the street to James ' house and asked him if he wanted to play with them . During the next few days they jammed continuously , and within a few months they had recorded the EP When Kingdoms Fall , which was released on Wrecked Signal . Two years later the band self-released their first full-length studio album , The Fallen Kingdom , followed by another a year later with Passage Through Purgatory , released through the local label Hyperrealist Records . In 2009 , Black Tusk released a series of split albums with bands such as ASG , The Holy Mountain , and Fight Amp , before sign to Relapse Records in November . The band released its debut for Relapse , Taste the Sin , in May 2010 . Black Tusk is mostly associated with Baroness and Kylesa , for their shared hometown of Savannah , as well as for their sludge metal sound . The band is linked to Baroness ' guitarist and vocalist John Dyer Baizley , who is also a painter and creates all of Black Tusk 's artwork . Black Tusk 's members describe their music as `` swamp metal , '' a term that has been described by Allmusic as `` the murkiest , dirtiest sludge to come out of Savannah since Kylesa '' . The term is a reference to the climate of Savannah in relation to the music that the band create . Reviewing the album , Taste the Sin , Pitchfork Media stated that the band 's blend of hardcore punk and stoner metal `` works to capitalize on the immediacy of its chosen genres and not to bend them into obscurity . '' Black Tusk acknowledges its punk rock origins , but prefer not to cite a list of bands that influence them because they feel that it is ineffective since they are not `` trying to emulate any one band 's style or any one genre 's sound . '' On November 9 , 2014 , band member Jonathan Athon died due to injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident . He was placed in a medically-induced coma and , per his wishes , was pulled from life support after it was determined that he had irreparable brain damage . On December 10 , 2014 , the band confirmed they would be touring with Black Label Society in early 2015 , with Corey Barhorst filling in on bass duties , as well as confirmed they finished the recording of their next album prior to the death of Jonathan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "80aa427183c399f94dd2948029a27fb3", "text": "Bedrockk Dave Marquess ( born October 20 , 1986 ) , better known by his stage name Bedrockk , is an American electronic musician , producer , vocalist and DJ who currently lives in Los Angeles , CA . He founded the record label DIRTY / / CLEAN in January 2012 , marked by his first EP release , Get Born . Drawing on a wide range of influences , from early delta blues and soul music , to modern club music and dancehall rhythms , Bedrockk has released three EP 's and been featured on top music curators such as Billboard , Complex , Clash Magazine , Thump ( Vice ) , and more .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "127b0f47ca812aaaec24dbe929d9d6d0", "text": "Florida Florida -LSB- ˈflɒrᵻdə -RSB- ( Spanish for `` land of flowers '' ) is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States . It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico , to the north by Alabama and Georgia , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean , and to the south by the Straits of Florida and Cuba . Florida is the 22nd-most extensive , the 3rd-most populous , and the 8th-most densely populated of the U.S. states . Jacksonville is the most populous municipality in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States . The Miami metropolitan area is Florida 's most populous urban area . The city of Tallahassee is the state capital . A peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico , the Atlantic Ocean , and the Straits of Florida , it has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States , approximately 1350 mi , and is the only state that borders both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean . Much of the state is at or near sea level and is characterized by sedimentary soil . The climate varies from subtropical in the north to tropical in the south . The American alligator , American crocodile , Florida panther , and manatee can be found in the Everglades National Park . Since the first European contact was made in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León -- who named it La Florida ( -LSB- la floˈɾiða -RSB- `` land of flowers '' ) upon landing there in the Easter season , Pascua Florida -- Florida was a challenge for the European colonial powers before it gained statehood in the United States in 1845 . It was a principal location of the Seminole Wars against the Native Americans , and racial segregation after the American Civil War . Today , Florida is distinctive for its large Cuban expatriate community and high population growth , as well as for its increasing environmental issues . The state 's economy relies mainly on tourism , agriculture , and transportation , which developed in the late 19th century . Florida is also renowned for amusement parks , orange crops , the Kennedy Space Center , and as a popular destination for retirees . Florida culture is a reflection of influences and multiple inheritance ; Native American , European American , Hispanic and Latino , and African American heritages can be found in the architecture and cuisine . Florida has attracted many writers such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings , Ernest Hemingway and Tennessee Williams , and continues to attract celebrities and athletes . It is internationally known for golf , tennis , auto racing and water sports .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "8329de9e02ca16bf8b1ce742c8bc4de4", "text": "AAA Contest Board The AAA Contest Board was the motorsports arm of American Automobile Association . The contest board sanctioned automobile races from 1904 until 1955 , establishing the genre of Championship Car racing . The modern day discipline of `` IndyCar '' racing traces its roots directly to the AAA events . All of the races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during that time period were sanctioned by AAA , including the Indianapolis 500 . AAA sanctioned the 1905 National Motor Car Championship , the first national championship for major auto racing . It sanctioned the National Championship in 1916 , and then from 1920 to 1955 . It also sanctioned the Vanderbilt Cup . The AAA Contest Board dissolved and decided to focus strictly on helping the automobiling public , as a result of the 1955 Le Mans disaster .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "753b2947764ce2c6c5b10bcf95c1e71a", "text": "World championship A world championship is generally an international sports competition open to elite competitors from across the world , representing their nations , and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport or contest . The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or , less commonly , ranking systems ( e.g. the ICC Test Championship ) , or a combination of the two ( e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon ) . This determines a ` world champion ' , who or which is commonly considered the best nation , team , individual ( or other entity ) in the world in a particular field , although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the ` world champion ' ( see Underdog ) . Certain sports do not have a world championship . Instead , they may organise a world cup competition , or they may organize both , for example cycling ( UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups ) ) . Often , the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words . Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations , such as boxing , mixed martial arts and wrestling . Certain sports do not have a world championship or a world cup as such , but may have one or several world champions . Professional boxing , for example , has several world champions at different weights , but each one of them is decided by a `` title fight '' , not a tournament . A certain number of sports hold world championships or world cups which are overshadowed , in terms of prestige , by the same events in the Olympic Games , the most prestigious multi-sports event . Still other sports may or may not have a true world championship but may designate the winners of a domestic competition to be `` world champions . '' This is especially true of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada ; world cups and championships exist in all of the major sports , but the domestic U.S. and Canadian leagues are generally recognized as the world professional championships or the equivalent of a world club championship . ( In American football , although an IFAF World Championship exists , the United States is so far above and beyond the other nations it faces that the winner of the U.S.-based Super Bowl , a competition limited to the 32 teams in the National Football League , is commonly recognized as the world champion . ) Finally , certain professional sports do not have a world championship or world cup , but rather hold a series of events recognised as the elite level in their field ( e.g. tennis has a series of four Grand Slam events recognised as the pinnacle of the game , in addition to key team events , world tour finals and the Olympic Games , but no world championship or world cup ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "051934c43b6e044ca9040ea83adc7d1e", "text": "Miami Springs, Florida Miami Springs is a city located in Dade County , Florida . The city was founded by Glenn Hammond Curtiss , `` The Father of Naval Aviation '' , and James Bright , during the famous `` land boom '' of the 1920s and was originally named Country Club Estates . It , along with other cities in Dade County such as Coral Gables , Florida and Opa-locka , Florida , formed some of the first planned communities in the state . Like its counterparts , the city had an intended theme which in its case , was to reflect a particular architecture and ambiance . In this case it was a regional style of architecture called Pueblo Revival developed in the southwest , primarily New Mexico , and incorporating design elements of Pueblo architecture . Other buildings incorporated Mission style design . In fact , the original Hotel Country Club was designed to resemble a Pueblo village . Shortly prior to incorporation in 1926 , the city was renamed after a spring located in the area which provided parts of Miami with fresh water until the mid-1990s . As of 2013 , the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,316 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e0d0b4bceb23db7d8aac6fa5a502fe4", "text": "Snow in Florida It is very rare for snow to fall in the U.S. state of Florida , especially in the central and southern portions of the state . With the exception of the far northern areas of the state and the Jacksonville area , most of the major cities of Florida have never recorded measurable snowfall , have only recorded trace ( T ) amounts , or have only reported flurries in the air , usually just a few times each century . In the Florida Keys and Key West there is no known occurrence of snow flurries since the settlement of the region . Due to Florida 's low latitude and subtropical climate , temperatures cold enough to support significant snowfall are infrequent and their duration is fleeting . In general , frost is more common than snow , requiring temperatures of 32 ° F ( 0 ° C ) or less at 2 m above sea level , a cloudless sky , and a relative humidity of 65 % or more . Generally , for snow to occur , the polar jet stream must move southward through Texas and into the Gulf of Mexico , with a stalled cold front across the southern portion of the state curving northeastward to combine freezing air into the frontal clouds . While light snowfall occurs a few times each decade across the northern panhandle , most of the state is too far south of the cold continental air masses responsible for generating snowfall in the rest of the country . The mean maximum monthly snowfall in most parts of Florida is zero . The only other areas in the continental United States with this distinction are extreme southern Texas and parts of coastal southern California . Much of the known information on snow in Florida prior to 1900 is from climatological records provided by the National Weather Service meteorological station in Jacksonville , and information for other locations is sparse . The earliest recorded instance of snow in Florida occurred in 1774 ; being unaccustomed to snow , some Jacksonville residents called it `` extraordinary white rain . '' The first White Christmas in northeastern Florida 's history resulted from a snow event that occurred on December 23 , 1989 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f60800d313e0d8cb751207c68a350ae", "text": "Dirt track racing in the United States Dirt track racing is the single most common form of auto racing in the United States . According to the National Speedway Directory there are over 700 dirt oval tracks in operation in the United States . The composition of the dirt on tracks has an effect on the amount of grip available . On many tracks people will find clay is used with a specific mixture of dirt . Tracks are sometimes banked in the turns and on the straights . This banking is utilized primarily to allow vehicles to carry more speed through the corners . However , some tracks prefer less banked turns . Each track surface will most often be different in one way or another . The Wall Street Journal noted that the success of local dirt track racing is a good economic indicator . Small businesses sponsor local grass-roots racing as part of their marketing budget . Many of the fans in the grandstands attend to support relatives and they consider the costs of attending the races to be modest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "99d0422dc1dcadc515a5d37d8de845ad", "text": "2008 Daytona 500 The 2008 Daytona 500 was the 50th annual running of the event . It was held on February 17 , 2008 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , Florida . The race was the 50th to be run since the first in 1959 , won by Lee Petty . To commemorate the event , the Harley J. Earl Trophy , which goes to the winner of the race , was plated in gold instead of silver . In addition , the winning car was placed on display for one year at the Daytona 500 Experience attraction just outside Turn Four . Ryan Newman won the race , his only win in the 2008 season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5103958a70f21d5462d93c92fe77a302", "text": "1959 12 Hours of Sebring The 1959 12-Hour Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance for the Amoco Trophy took place on 21 March , on the Sebring International Raceway , ( Florida , United States ) . It was the opening round of the F.I.A. World Sports Car Championship . This was eighth running of the 12-hour race .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1466f6bf7bb733ab28b40b5d9e3aaa3f", "text": "Chip Ganassi Floyd `` Chip '' Ganassi Jr. ( born May 24 , 1958 ) is a former American racing driver , current team owner and member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America . He has been involved with the North American auto racing scene for over 30 years and is considered one of the most successful as well as innovative owners ever . He is the only team owner in history to have won the Indianapolis 500 , the Daytona 500 , the Brickyard 400 , the Rolex 24 at Daytona , the 12 Hours of Sebring and most recently the 24 Hours of Le Mans - six of the seven biggest races in the world . He is currently the owner and CEO of Chip Ganassi Racing which operates teams in the IndyCar Series , NASCAR Sprint Cup Series , and Tudor United SportsCar Championship , World Endurance Championship and in Global Rally Cross . Overall , he runs 14 cars with 18 drivers across six different touring Series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02a32348506e8a929619fb01ad1cc046", "text": "Florida Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing The Florida Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing ( FASCAR ) is considered to be the Florida state version of the National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing or simply NASCAR for short . It is intended to be a developmental league where 14 + - year old drivers develop their skills on stock cars to prepare for racing at the local level as well as higher divisions . Operating since the 1970s , series under the FASCAR umbrella have operated on three race tracks : Lake City Speedway ( 1/2 mile ) , New Smyrna Speedway ( 1/2 mile ) , and Orlando Speedworld ( 3/8 mile ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a12d59cfdc136e32e9664444df2a9c1", "text": "FASCAR Pro Truck and Sportsman Series The FASCAR Pro Truck and Sportsman Series is a pickup truck racing series that takes place in the Florida area . It was established by the Florida Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing organization as a developmental `` stepping stone '' for locals with an interest in stock car racing . Drivers have used this series to better prepare themselves for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in addition to the Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series . The typical age of a driver in this series is between 16 and 18 years old . Most races take place in oval tracks . Warm temperatures year round translate into tough and treacherous races . This series has operated in three race tracks : Columbia Motorsports Park ( 1/2 mile ) , New Smyrna Speedway ( 1/2 mile ) , and Orlando Speedworld ( 3/8 mile ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8bfbd9d8af8239f82ada5f6654ed704a", "text": "North Florida North Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida , comprising the northern parts of the state . It is one of Florida 's three most common `` directional '' regions , along with South Florida and Central Florida . It includes Jacksonville and nearby localities in Northeast Florida , an interior region known as North Central Florida , and the Florida Panhandle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4d4bb8a28ff34ec62910e15ac8abb9e", "text": "Automobile handling Automobile handling and vehicle handling are descriptions of the way a wheeled vehicle responds and reacts to the inputs of a driver , as well as how it moves along a track or road . It is commonly judged by how a vehicle performs particularly during cornering , acceleration , and braking as well as on the vehicle 's directional stability when moving in steady state condition . In the automotive industry , handling and braking are the major components of a vehicle 's `` active '' safety , as well as its ability to perform in Auto Racing . The maximum lateral acceleration is sometimes discussed separately as `` road holding '' . ( This discussion is directed at road vehicles with at least three wheels , but some of it may apply to other ground vehicles ) . Automobiles driven on public roads whose engineering requirements emphasize handling over comfort and passenger space are named sports cars .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2de90530848719cff8a3ab2a5d8c28c", "text": "USAC Daytona 100 The Daytona 100 was a USAC Championship Car race held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , Florida on Saturday April 4 , 1959 . It was the first and only Indy car race held on the high banks of Daytona , and saw incredible speeds turned in by the front-engined `` roadsters . '' The race was part of a triple-header weekend featuring races for the USAC Championship Cars , Formula Libre , and a USAC-FIA sports car endurance race . Both the Champ Car and Formula Libre races were won by Jim Rathmann . However , the weekend was marred by the tragic death of George Amick , who was killed in a crash on the final lap of the Champ Car race . Amick 's death came less than two months after Marshall Teague was also killed testing a highly modified Indy roadster at the track . Despite a predicted crowd of over 30,000 spectators for the weekend , turnout was disappointing . With estimates as low as 7,000 to 10,000 in attendance for Saturday , the event was also seen as unsuccessful and a money-loser . In the wake of the tragic circumstances , the blindingly fast speeds were deemed too dangerous for the track , and the Indy cars would never again race on the Daytona International Speedway oval . The sports cars , however , would return and the Daytona Continental later became an annual event . The Daytona 100 was the first race of the 1959 USAC Championship Trail , and the first Championship race held in the state of Florida since a board track race at Fulford -- Miami Speedway in 1926 . There would not be another Indy car race held in Florida until the Miami Grand Prix in 1985 . In 2006 and again in 2007 , the IndyCar Series held a compatibility test on the Daytona International Speedway motorcycle road course ( which skips the west banking ) , the first time Indy type cars had driven on the track in over 45 years . The test was to evaluate the facility as a possible warm-weather testing venue ( and perhaps a future racing venue ) . However , a race was never scheduled , and the series never returned .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15b61c4fc5ce3d93f175822944181521", "text": "Florida Legislature The Florida Legislature is the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida . The Florida Constitution states that `` The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida , '' composed of a Senate and House of Representatives . The legislature is seated at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee . Both chambers have been under Republican control since 1996 . The Legislature is composed of 160 state legislators ( 120 in the House and 40 in the Senate ) . Members are term-limited to eight consecutive years ; however , there is no limit on the total number of terms ( after sitting out two years , a member may run again ) . The state legislature meets beginning in March for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days . Special sessions are called as needed . Its statutes , called `` chapter laws '' or generically as `` slip laws '' when printed separately , are compiled into the Laws of Florida and are called `` session laws '' . The Florida Statutes are the codified statutory laws of the state .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "763a77d27e4ffdd0c9cc724808e7c630", "text": "Dunedin Isles Golf Club Golf Course Dunedin Isles Golf Club Golf Course is a national historic site located at 1050 Palm Blvd. , Dunedin , Florida in Pinellas County . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 . Northwest of Tampa , the course was designed by noted architect Donald Ross ( 1872 -- 1948 ) . It opened in 1927 on New Year 's Day as a municipal course , It was acquired by the PGA of America in 1944 , renamed `` PGA National Golf Club , '' and hosted the PGA Seniors ' Championship for eighteen consecutive years ( 1945 -- 1962 ) . The PGA of America moved its national offices from Chicago to Dunedin in 1956 , then sold its holdings in the course back to the city in 1962 . It relocated its offices to eastern Florida in 1965 at Palm Beach Gardens .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07ef9820a1da580907ec7d00b2a37623", "text": "Golf course A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played . It comprises a series of holes , each consisting of a teeing ground , a fairway , the rough and other hazards , and a green with a flagstick ( `` pin '' ) and hole ( `` cup '' ) . A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes . Most courses contain 18 holes ; some share fairways or greens , and a subset has nine holes , played twice per round . Par-3 courses consist of nine or 18 holes all of which have a par of three strokes . Many older courses are links , often coastal . Courses are private , public , and municipally owned , and typically feature a pro shop . Many private courses are found at country clubs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "766d61771729377a874ad01dbe3a0f62", "text": "GTR – FIA GT Racing Game GTR -- FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by SimBin Studios ( later Sector3 Studios ) for the x86 PC . An Xbox version was announced very early on , but never materialized . In April 2006 , an Xbox 360 version was announced . The Xbox 360 version of the game was to be published by THQ . However , THQ later announced they would no longer be working together with Simbin on the title . Race Pro was released for the Xbox 360 in February 2009 . As a racing simulator , it attempts to recreate real-world physics as accurately as possible , rather than exaggerating speed and handling abilities for the sake of easier gameplay . Some games that compare to the realism featured in GTR include Grand Prix Legends , Live for Speed and F1 Challenge . It has a full license from the FIA for their GT championship , so it features the original FIA GT Series cars and courses . All tracks were constructed from satellite data to improve accuracy , and the developers were helped by many teams in the GT - and NGT-classes . The game engine produces and outputs telemetry data in a format that is usable by the telemetry software i2 by MoTeC -- a software tool used by real racing teams . The game has three modes , one with full realism and the two others with reduced levels of realism for intermediate players and newcomers . The user is provided with a great deal of control over the setup of the car , e.g. dampers , springs , anti-roll bars , gear ratios , wings and brake pressure can be adjusted in detail . Although the user is allowed to map the controls to e.g. a keyboard or joystick/gamepad , a wheel/pedal set is really a requirement for a complete racing experience . GTR fully supports the TrackIR device . StarForce copy protection is used to prevent illegal copies of the game from being produced . Some consider the graphics to be only mediocre whilst others praise the attention to detail in both car modelling and texturing . What is certain is that GTR does lack some effects seen in contemporary games . However , GTR does enable the player to participate in races with over 60 competitors . The game has been criticized numerous times for poor Netcode which often can result in an online game failing during the start . GTR also suffers from virtually no automatic enforcement of rules and regulations , and so `` fair racing '' is only seen by a few on public servers . The open nature of multiplayer sessions makes it easy for a single player to cause disruption for other players , or even to ruin the entire race . Consequently , joining a GTR league or community often proves beneficial for players who wish to participate in clean online racing . GTR 's rating has been suffered by the comparatively long amount of time needed to load a race .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74073e37b93c78a4c0cd6339ec0d23ef", "text": "Daytona 200 The Daytona 200 is a 200 mi motorcycle race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , Florida .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "020d02d36f810186d26ec7bb8bd912bf", "text": "Fulford–Miami Speedway The Fulford -- Miami Speedway was a AAA Championship Car wood race track located in North Miami Beach , Florida . It was the first speedway built in South Florida . The 1.25 mi track was built in 1925 by Indianapolis Motor Speedway co-founder Carl Fisher , who was also developing the city . To help build the track , Fisher hired 1911 Indianapolis 500 winner Ray Harroun , who also served as general manager of the track . The track 's banking was at 50 ° , and as a result , cars had to drive at a speed of 110 mph in order to remain on the track without sliding off . In comparison , the Daytona International Speedway 's banking is 32 ° . Because of the speed the track 's configuration produced , the track was considered as the fastest in the world . The track held only one event , the Carl G. Fisher Trophy in the 1926 AAA Championship Car season . The race was 240 laps and 300 mi , and was held on February 22 , 1926 with a crowd of 20,000 . The race 's official starter was Barney Oldfield . The pole position was won by Tommy Milton with a lap speed of 142.93 mph , while the race was won by 1925 Indianapolis 500 winner Peter DePaolo , with Harry Hartz finishing second , less than a minute behind . Out of the 19 cars competing , only six finished the race . On September 17 , 1926 , the track was destroyed by the Great Miami Hurricane ; the lumber that comprised the track 's surface was scattered across the neighborhood , and was later , after being recovered , used by the city for reconstruction . After its destruction , the area was taken over by the Presidential County Club . South Florida did not have a major auto race again until 1983 , when the Grand Prix of Miami was held on a street circuit in downtown Miami . Two years later , open wheel racing returned when CART used a street course at Tamiami Park for their season finale , the Beatrice Indy Challenge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0afd052768d8eec74ca0eb5f448a706d", "text": "South Alabama South Alabama is the various parts of southern Alabama . Although it is not a strictly defined geographic region , it generally includes all Alabama counties south of the Black Belt . However , residents of the largest population center , Mobile , often make the argument that the phrase refers only to the extreme southernmost parts of Alabama . In that view , South Alabama consists of just the two counties that border the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay : Baldwin County and Mobile County . That area is characterized by extensive wetlands , but also by long , sandy beaches which are very conducive to tourism . Many deluxe golf courses have been developed in the area in recent decades . Because Mobile and Baldwin Counties tend to use `` South Alabama '' with such exclusivity , other parts of southern Alabama , particularly the Florida-border counties from Escambia County over to Houston County often humorously prefer to be called Lower Alabama if a regional name must be given . Traditionally the south central and southeastern parts of the state have less in common with the Mobile area than they have in common with southwest Georgia and the Black Belt region . Alternative names include South Central Alabama , Southeast Alabama , and the Wiregrass .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b686ad7543d06466e5e5ab0380fd0c8e", "text": "Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove ( born May 14 , 1993 ) is an American actress , singer and songwriter . Her career began at the age of 3 with several television commercial appearances . Cosgrove 's film debut came in 2003 , when she appeared as Summer Hathaway in School of Rock . She appeared in a number of minor television roles over several years before coming to prominence as Megan Parker on the Nickelodeon television series Drake & Josh . In 2007 , she landed the role of Carly Shay , the lead character on the Nickelodeon teen sitcom iCarly , on which she starred until 2012 . As of May 2010 , Cosgrove earned $ 180,000 per episode of iCarly , making her the second-highest-paid child star on television , and in 2012 was listed in the Guinness World Records as the highest paid child actress . Cosgrove also voiced Margo in the animated film Despicable Me ( 2010 ) and its 2013 sequel . That year , Cosgrove was cast in an NBC television pilot titled Girlfriend in a Coma , which did n't materialize after Christina Ricci left the production . In 2016 , she starred on the short-lived NBC sitcom Crowded . In music , Cosgrove debuted with iCarly ( 2008 ) , a soundtrack album for the series in which she performs four songs . In 2009 , she released her debut extended play , About You Now . Cosgrove 's debut studio album , Sparks Fly , was released in April 2010 , followed by her second extended play , High Maintenance , the following year . The EP 's lead single , `` Dancing Crazy '' , written by Avril Lavigne , debuted at number 40 on the US Billboard Adult Pop Songs and peaked at number 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "351b50fab3db049b590c6593497ac988", "text": "Australian Canadians Australian Canadians are Canadian citizens of Australian descent or Australian-born people who reside in Canada . According to the 2011 Census there were 36,350 Canadians who claimed full or partial Australian ancestry . Both are among the most developed countries and share historical connections , language , similar customs and among others , they also have Elizabeth II as their Head of State as both are also Commonwealth realms .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0e2386492e00c845b7c1a6a3eed20ca", "text": "Canadian (train) The Canadian ( Le Canadien ) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto , Ontario , and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver , British Columbia . Before 1955 the Canadian was a Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR ) train between Toronto and Chicago . In 1955 , CPR renamed its transcontinental route between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver the Canadian , with new streamlined trains . Via Rail took over in 1978 , and in 1990 reduced the Canadian to Toronto - Vancouver service primarily along Canadian National tracks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "305585faf1b12c6567213413321f3e29", "text": "Canadian poetry Canadian poetry is poetry of or typical of Canada . The term encompasses poetry written in Canada or by Canadian people in other languages versus those written in Canadian languages . They are written in English , French , Gaelic and Aboriginal languages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25fe0b8e845ff320da8ff8e55ae15c92", "text": "Christine McGlade Christine `` Moose '' McGlade ( born August 25 , 1963 ) is a Canadian digital media executive and former actress and assistant producer , best known for her long run as host of the internationally popular kids sketch comedy TV program You Ca n't Do That On Television . She was with the show from its very beginning as a local attraction on Ottawa , Ontario , television station CJOH-TV in 1979 until partway through the 1986 season . ( In 1985 and 1986 Alasdair Gillis was her co-host . ) She also served as host for Whatever Turns You On , the short-lived spinoff of YCDTOTV which aired on Canada 's CTV network in the fall of 1979 . For nine years , McGlade was the Director of Interactive at Ontario 's Public Educational Media organization , TVOntario . During her tenure there , she was the executive in charge of production for TVO on successful and well-known Transmedia Projects such as Inside Disaster , Chocolocate , and Green Heroes . Her work has focused on social issues and she is currently Director of Interactive for Canada 's largest Volunteer Network , getinvolved.ca and a Senior Partner at Communications firm Q Media Solutions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f84c240f1353b28c258f8348a5ef4e7", "text": "The Show Must Go The Show Must Go is Canadian pop rock group Hedley 's third studio album and was released on November 17 , 2009 in Canada . The album was successful , producing three top 20 singles , with `` Cha-Ching '' and `` Perfect '' both hitting the top 10 . The album was later released in the US on December 7 , 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "509e07f3906fdcb09290071581ba9bba", "text": "Tara Strong Tara Strong ( born Tara Lyn Charendoff ; February 12 , 1973 ) is a Canadian -- American actress . She has done voice work for numerous animations and video games and performed in various live-action productions . Many of her major voice roles include animated series such as Rugrats , The Powerpuff Girls , The Fairly OddParents , Drawn Together , Teen Titans and the spin-off series Teen Titans Go ! , and My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic , as well as video games such as Mortal Kombat X , Final Fantasy X-2 , and the Batman : Arkham series . Her portrayals have garnered nominations in the Annie Awards and Daytime Emmys , and an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48505a4e30aed3797b5ff44c81bdc4ed", "text": "Chris Carter (actor) Chris Carter is a Canadian actor and screenwriter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "997403a3b7e01e503081a629f1c3930f", "text": "Central Canadian Shield forests The Central Canadian Shield forests are a taiga ecoregion of Canada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b32f20f8e0b7acef3e555d462ca2b3ab", "text": "Ultimate Canada Ultimate Canada is a not-for-profit organization that serves as the governing body of the sport of Ultimate ( also known as `` Ultimate Frisbee '' ) in Canada . It runs the Canadian Ultimate Championships ( CUC ) and Canadian University Ultimate Championship ( CUUC ) series . Canadian Ultimate Championships ( CUC ) Each August , teams from across the country travel to the Canadian Ultimate Championships ( CUC ) to compete for the national title in 7 different divisions : mixed , open , women 's , junior open , junior women , masters open and masters women . Teams compete at this seven-day tournament not only to determine the national champion , but also to determine who will represent Canada at the next world championships . Canadian University Ultimate Championships ( CUUC ) The CUUC started in 1995 and brings university teams from across the country to compete in the open & the women 's division . Each fall Ultimate Canada operates two competitions for university Ultimate teams in Canada : the Canadian University Ultimate Championships ( CUUC ) and the Canadian Eastern University Ultimate Championships ( CEUUC ) . The CEUUC began in 1998 and brings university teams primarily from Ontario and Quebec together to compete in the open & the women 's division .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fcb6d4aab18e76a99f6a6599b1a0a43f", "text": "Miranda Harcourt Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt ( born 1962 ) is a New Zealand actress and acting coach . She is the daughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt . Harcourt 's acting career began playing boy character on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s . She is best known for her role as `` Gemma '' in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss . Harcourt spent three years acting on the show , and her character was so despicable that people spat at and insulted Harcourt in public . Harcourt received a nomination in the 1989 Film and TV Awards for best actress for the role . Harcourt has starred in countless productions across New Zealand and in Australia . The exhaustive and comprehensive list can be found at Theatre Aotearoa Database .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7953ea225e14f8717430977386e62a1f", "text": "These Old Charms These Old Charms is the debut album by Canadian Idol finalist Theresa Sokyrka , released across Canada on April 26 , 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f169bd18c36149627f787b730ad7085a", "text": "Christian Covington Christian Coral Cleveland Covington ( born October 16 , 1993 ) is a Canadian professional American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for Rice .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "19a8f25a4d1e1d1a339c70cc248b0a17", "text": "Forestry in Canada The Canadian forestry industry is a major contributor to the Canadian economy . With 42 percent of the land acreage of Canada covered by forests , the country contains 10 percent of the world 's forested land , made up mostly of spruce , poplar and pine . Forests and forestry in Canada are managed by Natural Resources Canada and the Canadian Forest Service , in cooperation with several organizations which represent government officials , policy experts and numerous other stakeholders . Extensive deforestation by European settlers during the 18th and 19th centuries has been halted by more modern policies , and today less than 1 percent of Canada 's forests are affected by logging each year . Despite the low amount of land that is logged , Canada is the world 's second-largest exporter of forestry goods , and the industry contributes significantly to Canada 's surplus global balance of trade . Economic concerns related to forestry include greenhouse gas emissions , biotechnology , biological diversity and infestations of pests , such as the mountain pine beetle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "993f5a7e5b3bbf9cd33e737bdb375b22", "text": "Plum Coulee Plum Coulee is an unincorporated urban community in the Municipality of Rhineland within the Canadian province of Manitoba that held town status prior to January 1 , 2015 . It is west of Altona , one hour southwest of Winnipeg and half an hour from the United States border . It is also the former home to the Plum Coulee Xpress hockey club . What 's special about this little town is that it has its own man made beach located right in town . Philanthropist Saidye Bronfman was born in Plum Coulee .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0360bbef11f10fb0c66193ee0ebbe047", "text": "Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright ( born July 22 , 1973 ) is an American-Canadian singer , songwriter and composer . He has recorded seven albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks . He has also written a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f69455b4ef3f0f64bc589368139fc6bd", "text": "Clayton Cosgrove Clayton James Cosgrove ( born 31 October 1969 ) is a New Zealand politician . He is a member of the Labour Party .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c834d6a0cd3d792f9136ac727ead41a", "text": "Canadian studies Canadian studies is a college-level study of Canadian culture , the spoken languages of Canada , Canadian literature , Quebec , agriculture in Canada , the history of Canada , and Canadian government and politics . Most universities that offer the discipline recommend that students take a double major ( e.g. Political Science , International Relations ) or French , if not included in the course . Some careers for students who take Canadian studies include the foreign service and working at Canadian embassies or the foreign embassies in Canada . Scholars known for their work in Canadian studies include Fernand Ouellet , Linda Hutcheon , George Ramsay Cook , William T. R. Fox , Annette Baker Fox , Susan Swan , Christl Verduyn , Sergey Rogov , and George Melnyk . The Governor General 's International Award for Canadian Studies is an award for excellence in the field and was established in 1995 by the International Council for Canadian Studies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8a15769d5ac5209698b03cd89248f40", "text": "Ashley Coulter Ashley Coulter ( born April 26 , 1983 ) is a Canadian singer and the sixth-place finalist in the 2006 season of Canadian Idol . She was born and raised in Emeryville , Ontario ( near Windsor ) , but currently lives in Toronto , Ontario .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78016cf5b00c10803c055837d2dcb567", "text": "Canada Talks Canada Talks is a Canadian talk radio station , which airs on the satellite radio service Sirius XM Canada . The channel broadcasts talk programming , both original content and simulcasting of other broadcast services , relating to all aspects of Canadian life including business , politics , entertainment , lifestyle , health and sports . The channel 's daily morning program is National Post Radio , a collaboration with the National Post newspaper hosted by columnist Matt Gurney . Business programming on the channel is provided through simulcasts of Business News Network 's programs Business Day , The Business News and Market Call . Personalities currently heard on the channel with original programming include Arlene Bynon , Shaun Proulx , Christine Bentley , Kate Wheeler , Sharon Caddy , Amber MacArthur , Eric Alper and Evan Solomon . The channel also broadcasts all Canadian Football League games , including the annual Grey Cup .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "898f251848c22628694ae13daab4d9da", "text": "Bob Cosgrove Bob Cosgrove was an award winning and all-star offensive lineman in the Ontario Rugby Football Union . A graduate of the University of Montana Cosgrove began his football career in the WIFU with the Calgary Bronks . He turned professional in the east with Toronto Argonauts in 1941 , but moved to the ORFU the next season with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers , where he was an all-star . Perhaps his best season was 1943 with the wartime Toronto RCAF Hurricanes , when he was again an all-star and winner of the Imperial Oil Trophy as the ORFU most valuable player . Cosgrove later played for several Toronto teams : the Beachers , the Toronto Indians , the Beachers again when they merged with the Indians , and finally another year with the Argos ( he played 13 regular season and 2 playoff games with the Boatmen in his two years ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "03dfa3573e6b625924962cf2bd358fe7", "text": "The Last Sin Eater (film) The Last Sin Eater is an American film released on February 9 , 2007 , directed by Michael Landon Jr. and distributed by Fox Faith . It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Francine Rivers . It was produced by Believe Pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f32b7ed3205239e2c82c1c9c02537085", "text": "Liana Liberato Liana Daine Liberato ( born August 20 , 1995 ) is an American television and film actress . She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the 2010 films , Trust and The Last Sin Eater .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "7154abaa8913c7105d237c9822536569", "text": "Aurora (1984 film) Aurora is a 1984 Italian drama film directed by Maurizio Ponzi and starring Sophia Loren , Edoardo Ponti and Daniel J. Travanti . In order to raise money for an operation for her son , a woman tells various former wealthy lovers that they are his father . Its Italian title is Qualcosa di biondo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74e47255cdc858f93b6c54c9bfcbe9cb", "text": "LBJ (film) LBJ is a 2017 American political drama film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Joey Hartstone . The film stars Woody Harrelson , Richard Jenkins , Bill Pullman , Kim Allen , Michael Stahl-David , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Jeffrey Donovan , Doug McKeon , and Michael Mosley . Filming began on September 21 , 2015 in New Orleans . It was screened at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival . On October 12 , 2016 at the 27th edition of the New Orleans Film Festival , Rob Reiner accepted the inaugural Career Achievement Award from LBJ lead actor Woody Harrelson . LBJ made a second film festival showing in less than a month . On May 2 , 2017 , it was announced that Dean Devlin 's Electric Entertainment had acquired all of the film 's North American rights and that the film would be released in 2017 . It was then announced on May 4 that the film would be released in the United States on November 17 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea9790780968b044722ad645ab5024ee", "text": "Landon Liboiron Landon Liboiron ( born March 10 , 1991 ) is a Gemini Award-nominated Canadian actor . He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in Degrassi : The Next Generation and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix 's original series Hemlock Grove ( 2013 -- 15 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "976a6897e1515889c559516762604794", "text": "The Atoning The Atoning is a 2017 American supernatural horror independent film . It was written and directed by Michael Williams , his second feature film following 2014 's OzLand and his first horror film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05f8f01ab985f913e9f231c17c706ba4", "text": "Little Dorrit (1934 film) Little Dorrit ( German : Klein Dorrit ) is a 1934 German drama film directed by Carl Lamac and starring Gustav Waldau , Anny Ondra and Hilde Hildebrand . It is an adaptation of Charles Dickens ' Victorian era novel Little Dorrit , and made a sharp contrast to the light comedies and musicals that Ondra usually appeared in . The film 's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f0316687772062a9329eafded883032", "text": "Everlasting Moments Everlasting Moments ( Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick ) is a 2008 Swedish drama film directed by Jan Troell , starring Maria Heiskanen , Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen . It is based on the true story of Maria Larsson , a Swedish working class woman in the early 20th century , who wins a camera in a lottery and goes on to become a photographer . It has been compared to Troell 's previous films Here 's Your Life and As White as in Snow , which are both set around the same period . The film won the Guldbagge Award for Best Film and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Golden Globe Awards . It also made the January shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards , but was n't selected as one of the final nominees .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c472d029e0ab7c56a7b66a4e0b3ea71", "text": "Let's Be Happy Let 's Be Happy is a Technicolor 1957 British musical film directed by Henry Levin , written by Dorothy Cooper and Diana Morgan in CinemaScope . This film was an updated remake of Jeannie ( 1941 ) , starring Barbara Mullen . This was star Vera-Ellen 's last film ; she withdrew from public life after the death of her daughter , Victoria Ellen Rothschild .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2d4899d0ceeb919c28ee8ca6559216e", "text": "Johnny Stecchino Johnny Stecchino is an Italian comedy film starring Roberto Benigni as the protagonist and director . This film is one of Benigni 's many collaborations with co-star and wife , Nicoletta Braschi . During its release in 1991 , it was the highest-grossing film in Italy . This film follows the life of Dante , a quirky school bus driver ( Benigni ) for students with Down syndrome , who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino , an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder . The film 's plot begins to unravel when Dante meets Maria , the wife of Stecchino , who begins her plan into tricking mobsters to kill Dante thinking he is Stecchino . The film takes several unexpected twists when Maria begins to fall for Dante , and it becomes clear that Dante can not possibly be the cold blooded killer , Johnny Stecchino . The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter that the full Italian version . It trims several conversations including the final scene with Lillo sniffing cocaine .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2ccb4ebb28716badbd4375254ce7929", "text": "Eve (1968 film) Eve is a 1968 thriller film directed by Jeremy Summers and starring Robert Walker , Fred Clark , Herbert Lom , Christopher Lee and introducing Celeste Yarnall as Eve . When the director quit midway through filming , Spanish horror film director Jesus Franco was brought in to finish the job . The film was a co-production between Britain , Spain , Liechtenstein and the United States , and location scenes were filmed in Brazil . It was also released as Eva en la Selva , The Face of Eve ( in the UK ) , Eve in the Jungle , or Diana , Daughter of the Wilderness .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "802bb30a98a59d8c1f83b541ddcfbe6f", "text": "Erased (2012 film) Erased ( released as The Expatriate outside of the US ) is a 2012 Canadian-Belgian thriller film directed by Philipp Stölzl , starring Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko . The story centers on Ben Logan ( Aaron Eckhart ) an ex-CIA agent and Amy ( Liana Liberato ) , his estranged daughter who are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence , and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy . It was released in the US on 17 May 2013 , following its acquisition by RaDiUS-TWC , the multiplatform distribution label of The Weinstein Company . It was retitled Erased for the US market .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1a9860adc58e939761be99281039ec71", "text": "The Black Pimpernel The Black Pimpernel ( Svarta nejlikan El Clavel negro ) is a Swedish drama film directed by Ulf Hultberg and starring Michael Nyqvist and Lisa Werlinder . The film also features Kate Del Castillo , Luis Gnecco and Claire Ross-Brown in a minor part . The film is about Harald Edelstam , Sweden 's ambassador to Chile , who after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet in 1973 , managed to save the lives of more than 1,300 people by taking them to his embassy and transporting them to Sweden . His name comes from the fictional hero The Scarlet Pimpernel who saved many lives during the French Revolution . The film was shot in Chile in the spring of 2006 and opened September 14 , 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53080f63ca09a2abc024b8fad39363d2", "text": "Melissa P. (film) Melissa P. is a 2005 erotic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino . It is based on Melissa Panarello 's semi-autobiographical diary novel , 100 colpi di spazzola prima di andare a dormire ( One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed ) which focuses on the narrator 's teenage sex life . María Valverde stars as the protagonist , alongside Geraldine Chaplin in the Italian-Spanish production . The film was released on 18 November 2005 in Italy , where it topped the box office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "537810df2ddbb51253f70398e37c9136", "text": "Angélique (film) Angélique is a 2013 French costume drama and adventure film loosely based on the novel Angélique , the Marquise of the Angels by Anne Golon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53632f940409271ef2f3b6d6dc4e6180", "text": "Caboblanco Caboblanco ( 1980 ) is an American drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson , starring Charles Bronson , Dominique Sanda and Jason Robards . The film has often been described as a remake of Casablanca . The movie marks the third collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives and 1977 's The White Buffalo ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48e127546f80e9a2ac0541d80222457f", "text": "The Other Half (2016 film) The Other Half is a 2016 Canadian romantic drama film , written and directed by Joey Klein . It stars Tatiana Maslany , Tom Cullen , Henry Czerny , and Suzanne Clément . The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d43bbbe67d1f2153779bd4361ac0aa0d", "text": "Michael Landon Jr. Michael Graham Landon Jr. ( born June 20 , 1964 ) is an American actor , director , writer , and producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7bfd195fcf3ad5bec984a8d8d707a9cc", "text": "Sole nudo Sole nudo is a 1984 Italian-Brazilian film written and directed by Tonino Cervi . The film is about Luca Adami who , after troubles at work , escapes from Rome to Rio de Janeiro and is helped by a friend to find a new job there . Unfortunately he has disappointing results , and wants to commit suicide . However , in Rio he meets a beautiful girl from the favelas , who takes him to visit the most secret and mystical places of this beautiful city . He is also encouraged by an enigmatic waiter and regains the will to live . The film ends with the two actors dancing on Copacabana beach at dawn .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "feb11c4c69f5d5cc6029e0c2d5c5886e", "text": "Malina (film) Malina is a 1991 German-Austrian drama film directed by Werner Schroeter . The screenplay was adapted by Elfriede Jelinek from Ingeborg Bachmann 's 1971 novel Malina . The film was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cdb6bd4637b96fc860b38a96d740e524", "text": "Sleepless Night (2011 film) Sleepless Night ( Nuit Blanche ) is a 2011 French-Belgian-Luxembourgian thriller film directed and co-written by Frederic Jardin . The film premiered in 2011 at the Toronto International Film Festival and has received positive reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5ca80ac8f89c0da3ee8dfa187d59aef", "text": "Dust (1985 film) Dust is a 1985 film directed by Marion Hänsel based on the J. M. Coetzee novel In the Heart of the Country . The film was shot in Spain and is a French-Belgian production . The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 58th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . It won the Silver Lion prize , awarded to the best first or second major work by a director , at the 1985 Venice Film Festival . The jury recognised Jane Birkin 's performance as amongst the best of the year , but decided not to award a best actress prize because all of the actresses they judged to have made the best performances were in films that won major awards .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "30bc1f2472c513813979754bf9f4e4b1", "text": "David Schwimmer David Lawrence Schwimmer ( born November 2 , 1966 ) is an American actor , director , and producer . He was born in Flushing , Queens , New York , and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 2 . He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School . In 1988 , he graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in theater and speech . After graduation , Schwimmer co-founded the Lookingglass Theatre Company . For much of the late 1980s , he lived in Los Angeles as a struggling , unemployed actor . He starred in the television movie A Deadly Silence in 1989 and appeared in a number of television roles , including on L.A. Law , The Wonder Years , NYPD Blue , and Monty , in the early 1990s . Schwimmer later gained worldwide recognition for playing Ross Geller in the sitcom Friends , for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1995 . His first leading film role was in The Pallbearer ( 1996 ) , followed by roles in Kissing a Fool ( 1998 ) , Six Days , Seven Nights ( 1998 ) , Apt Pupil , and Picking Up the Pieces ( 2000 ) . He was then cast in the miniseries Band of Brothers ( 2001 ) as Herbert Sobel . After the series finale of Friends in 2004 , Schwimmer was cast as the title character in the 2005 drama Duane Hopwood . Other film roles include the voice of Melman the Giraffe in the computer-animated Madagascar film franchise , the dark comedy Big Nothing ( 2006 ) , and the thriller Nothing But the Truth ( 2008 ) . Schwimmer made his West End stage debut in the leading role in Some Girl ( s ) in 2005 . In 2006 , he made his Broadway debut in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial . Schwimmer made his feature film directorial debut with the 2007 comedy Run Fatboy Run . The following year he made his Off-Broadway directorial debut in the 2008 production , Fault Lines . In 2016 , he starred as lawyer Robert Kardashian in American Crime Story , for which he received his second Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e27a7b67bce07afd97467fabd97303eb", "text": "The Law Firm The Law Firm is an American reality competition series which aired on NBC from July 28 , 2005 , until August 4 , 2005 . It features up-and-coming lawyers competing against each other while trying real court cases with real clients , in front of real judges and juries , resulting in outcomes that are final , legal and binding for the parties . The grand prize is $ 250,000 . Trial attorney and legal analyst Roy Black is the managing partner of The Law Firm . As managing partner , Black decides who will be eliminated each week . 5.08 million viewers tuned into the premiere and later dipped to 4.04 million for its second episode thus leading NBC to pull the series off the air . The remaining episodes aired on Bravo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ce6144f21aedd6c0904ef060cc9b80e", "text": "The Verdict The Verdict is a 1982 American courtroom drama film starring Paul Newman , Charlotte Rampling , Jack Warden , James Mason , Milo O'Shea and Lindsay Crouse . The film , which was directed by Sidney Lumet , was adapted by David Mamet from the novel by Barry Reed . It is about a down-on-his-luck alcoholic lawyer who takes a medical malpractice case to improve his own situation , but discovers along the way that he is doing the right thing . The Verdict garnered critical acclaim and box office success . The film was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Paul Newman ) , Best Actor in a Supporting Role ( James Mason ) , Best Director ( Sidney Lumet ) , Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay ( David Mamet ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea51e3306ba90255fefecbe2d95992e6", "text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b169f765a17ccbbf4cc9c1039967095", "text": "David Barstow David Barstow ( born January 21 , 1963 ) is an American journalist who has won three Pulitzer Prizes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "689f833b61732cdb6bbf4a2399e0e7f9", "text": "Career Girls Murders The `` Career Girls Murders '' was the name given by the media to the killings of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on August 28 , 1963 . George Whitmore , Jr. , was accused of this and other crimes but later cleared . The actions of the police department led Whitmore to be improperly accused of this and other crimes , including the murder of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape and assault of Elba Borrero . Whitmore was wrongfully incarcerated for 1,216 days -- from his arrest on April 24 , 1964 , until his release on bond on July 13 , 1966 , and from the revocation of his bond on February 28 , 1972 -- until his exoneration on April 10 , 1973 , when , after what author T.J. English called , in his book The Savage City , `` a numbing cycle of trials , convictions , convictions overturned , retrials , and appeals '' , Whitmore was cleared of all charges and set free . Whitmore 's treatment by the authorities has been cited as an example that led the US Supreme Court to issue the guidelines known as the Miranda rights . The Supreme Court cited Mr. Whitmore 's case as `` the most conspicuous example '' of police coercion in the country when it issued its 1966 ruling establishing a set of protections for suspects , including the right to remain silent , in Miranda v. Arizona .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d608a1d348b1a6a77dbdf2b39c28d216", "text": "Sub judice In law , sub judice , Latin for `` under judgment '' , means that a particular case or matter is under trial or being considered by a judge or court . The term may be used synonymously with `` the present case '' or `` the case at bar '' by some lawyers . In England and Wales , Ireland , New Zealand , Australia , South Africa , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , Canada , Sri Lanka , and Israel it is generally considered inappropriate to comment publicly on cases sub judice , which can be an offence in itself , leading to contempt of court proceedings . This is particularly true in criminal cases , where publicly discussing cases sub judice may constitute interference with due process . In English law , the term was correctly used to describe material which would prejudice court proceedings by publication before 1981 . Sub judice is now irrelevant to journalists because of the introduction of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 . Under Section 2 of the Act , a substantial risk of serious prejudice can only be created by a media report when proceedings are active . Proceedings become active when there is an arrest , oral charge , issue of a warrant , or a summons . In the United States , there are First Amendment concerns about stifling the right of free speech which prevent such tight restrictions on comments sub judice . However , State Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorneys often place restrictions on the out-of-court statements an attorney may make regarding an ongoing case . Furthermore , there are still protections for criminal defendants , and those convicted in an atmosphere of a media circus have had their convictions overturned for a fairer trial .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4d5fc2fd3c3f9483e9fa4edb59108c6", "text": "Ben Schnetzer Ben Schnetzer ( born February 8 , 1990 ) is an American actor . Schnetzer was born and raised in New York City , the son of actors Stephen Schnetzer and Nancy Snyder . He is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London . In 2010 , Schnetzer appeared in an episode of Law & Order and co-starred on the series Happy Town . He played Max Vandenburg in the film adaptation of The Book Thief ( 2013 ) . He played Mark Ashton in the movie Pride , released in 2014 , and his performance drew positive reviews . Charlotte O'Sullivan , writing for the London Evening Standard , said : `` Schnetzer is a New Yorker with an unpromising CV ( he was one of the few good things about The Book Thief ) and he 's fantastic here '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bb3e0b67033acb2c059057b9e89d79ae", "text": "David Hodges (CSI) David Hodges is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama , CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , portrayed by Wallace Langham . Hodges has a habit of giving far more information than anyone wants to hear while explaining things and is very afraid of germs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "419b4c4463f16acb46f3a85cc7bfd9bd", "text": "Raising the Bar (2008 TV series) Raising the Bar is an American legal drama , which ran on TNT network from September 1 , 2008 to December 24 , 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b24dff3cecf26720d3d49cebeb437a31", "text": "Benton Fraser Benton Fraser ( born 1962 ) is a fictional character in the television series Due South . He is a constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who works in the American city of Chicago , Illinois as Deputy Liaison Officer in the Canadian consulate . He lives in a dangerous neighbourhood at the fictional address of apartment 3J at 221 East Racine , and later at the consulate itself , after his apartment building was burnt down . The character is portrayed by Canadian actor Paul Gross . Fraser 's seemingly strange habits , such as tasting evidence and holding the door for anyone and everyone , add hilarity and whimsy to the show . As Fraser often explains ; `` I first came to Chicago on the trail of the killers of my father , and for reasons that do n't need exploring at this juncture I have remained , attached as liaison with the Canadian Consulate . '' Fraser is a strait-laced Canadian , and his faith in the honour and goodness of others tends to lead to interesting and humorous moments . Described as an `` outdoors Sherlock Holmes '' , his behaviour often leads to the frustration of his de facto partner , Chicago detective Raymond Vecchio , played by David Marciano . His other `` best friend , '' a deaf half-wolf , Diefenbaker , named after the Canadian Prime Minister , John Diefenbaker , reads lips in both English and Inuktitut , and often assists in the capture of criminals . In the third and fourth seasons of the show , Fraser teamed up with Detective Stanley Raymond Kowalski , after Ray Vecchio went undercover in the Las Vegas Mafia . He is usually called `` Fraser '' by his friends and colleagues - some old friends will call him Benton or Ben at times . Ray calls him Benny or Fraser , ( often mispronouncing it `` Fray-sure '' as in the NBC sitcom Frasier ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9667debada837220e171b0ef54f710bd", "text": "Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series , originally aired on Fox from September 8 , 1997 to May 20 , 2002 . Created by David E. Kelley , the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish , with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric , humorous and dramatic . The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons , winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy in 1997 and 1998 , and also winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0b91c9b86037526b564ed23ed05b4d9", "text": "The Lawyer (film) The Lawyer is a 1970 courtroom drama film loosely based on the Sam Sheppard murder case , in which a physician is charged with killing his wife following a highly publicized and sloppy investigation . The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie and starred Barry Newman as the energetic , opportunistic defense attorney Tony Petrocelli . Diana Muldaur co-starred as Ruth Petrocelli . The film is the source of the role Newman reprised in the TV series Petrocelli .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "097387f3ca3baafb288090c6e9df617a", "text": "Crime Doctor (character) The Crime Doctor is a fictional character created by Max Marcin . A crook named Phil Morgan suffers amnesia and becomes criminal psychologist Dr. Ordway . He uses his expertise to solve crimes as well as to help patients . The character was the hero of a popular CBS radio program titled Crime Doctor on Sunday nights between 1940 and 1947 . Dr. Benjamin Ordway was played by Ray Collins , House Jameson , Brian Donlevy , Hugh Marlowe , Everett Sloane and John McIntire . Columbia Pictures Corporation made a series of 10 low-budget `` Crime Doctor '' mysteries from 1943 through 1949 . In them , Dr. Robert Ordway was played exclusively by Warner Baxter . In the first film , as an in-joke , Collins played the supporting role of Dr. John Carey , the Crime Doctor 's doctor . Baxter was in poor health much of the time while working on the series , and two years after making the tenth film , he died of pneumonia . In March 2014 , the `` Crime Doctor '' film series was shown on GetTV , an American digital multicast television network owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment . Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Corporation in 1989 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fe2e49eaa824faa5963c5aa16d5998dd", "text": "Lawyer Man Lawyer Man is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Dieterle , based on the novel by Max Trell . The film stars William Powell and Joan Blondell . It was produced by Warner Bros. . By the time of the release , several actors were credited in the studio , but were not seen in the film . These include Edward Arnold , Harold Huber and Henry Armetta .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cbe62fc0fb4e6abd49a5f635722783b6", "text": "Alan Trustman Alan Trustman ( born December 16 , 1930 ) is an American lawyer , screenwriter , pari-mutuel operator and currency trader . He is best known for writing the 1968 film , The Thomas Crown Affair , Bullitt , and They Call Me Mr. Tibbs ! , in his movie career .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a1d800f3a58ce0e26dc0d8caddded51", "text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67513a3afb1ba61bea3e7a143881ab09", "text": "Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order : Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City . It was the fourth series in Wolf 's successful Law & Order franchise . The show 's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused , showing both the prosecution 's and defense 's preparation for trial , as well as the trial itself . The series premiered on Thursday , March 3 , 2005 , and ended on January 21 , 2006 . Its regular time slot was Fridays 10/9 p.m. ET on NBC . The last episode aired on Court TV months after the series ' cancellation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "327a7b2c576c8eeac411babc54307b12", "text": "Of counsel Of counsel is , in the legal profession of the United States , often the title of an attorney who has a relationship with a law firm or an organization , but is not an associate or a partner . Some firms use titles such as `` counsel '' , `` special counsel '' , and `` senior counsel '' for the same concept . According to American Bar Association Formal Opinion 90-357 , the term `` of counsel '' is to describe a `` close , personal , continuous , and regular relationship '' between the firm and counsel lawyer . In large law firms , the title generally denotes a lawyer with the experience of a partner , but who does not carry the same workload or business development responsibility .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "95074784108ca5349589acb92947a93f", "text": "The Making of the Mob: Chicago The Making of the Mob : Chicago is an American television miniseries , and the second season of The Making of the Mob , based on the iconic Chicago gangster Al Capone and his rise and fall in the Chicago Mafia . It is produced by Stephen David and premiered on July 11 , 2016 , on AMC in eight parts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "89bb2065295236d1d3252e3c556c2933", "text": "Michael Hayes (TV series) Michael Hayes is a TV series that ran on CBS from 1997 to 1998 . It stars David Caruso and Ruben Santiago-Hudson . David Caruso plays in the title role as Michael Hayes . Hayes is an Irish Catholic ex-New York City police officer appointed acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York State . This series was Caruso 's first attempt at a comeback on television , after he left NYPD Blue and before CSI : Miami .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "d2e3b2b5a7586b4a65a4aadf146d5f76", "text": "Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt ( born 15 March 1993 ) is a British film actress and singer who works in Bollywood . Born into the Bhatt family , she is the daughter of filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and actress Soni Razdan . After making her acting debut as a child artist in the 1999 thriller Sangharsh , Bhatt played her first leading role in Karan Johar 's romantic drama Student of the Year ( 2012 ) , which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut . Bhatt established herself in Bollywood by starring as the female lead in several commercially successful films , including the romantic drama 2 States ( 2014 ) , the romantic comedy Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania ( 2014 ) , the drama Kapoor & Sons ( 2016 ) , the coming-of-age film Dear Zindagi ( 2016 ) , and the romantic comedy Badrinath Ki Dulhania ( 2017 ) . She received critical acclaim for portraying emotionally intense characters in the road drama Highway ( 2014 ) , which won her the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress , and the crime drama Udta Punjab ( 2016 ) , which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress . In addition to acting in films , Bhatt has launched her own line of clothing for women . She has sung six of her film songs and participates in stage shows and concert tours .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "29a0dac97ba93ead30a7ac88214c8c81", "text": "Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. . is an Indian entertainment company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1614f1400abc723a4153217675a12a8d", "text": "Samuel Goldwyn Theater The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre is a screening-only movie theater named after filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn . It is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard , Beverly Hills , California , at headquarters of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) . The Academy uses this theater each January most years to announce the nominations for its Academy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37a6bd9cd3664b04dd812a239f734b28", "text": "8th IIFA Awards The 2007 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 8th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2006 and took place between June 7 -- 9 , 2007 . The official ceremony took place on June 9 , 2007 , at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield , England . During the ceremony , IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories . The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus . Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co-hosted the ceremony for the first time . Some other salient events held during this weekend included the IIFA World Premiere , IIFA-BAFTA Film Workshop , FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Charity Cricket Match . The tag line of the IIFA 2007 was IIFA 2007 : Yorkshire `` Love At First Sight '' . Rang De Basanti received twenty one nominations out of the total twenty nine and won eleven awards , two of which were popular awards : ( Best Picture , Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female ) Omkara and Lage Raho Munna Bhai won four awards each . Other multiple winners included Krrish with three awards and Dhoom 2 and Fanaa with two each . In addition movies receiving a single awards included , Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna for ( Best Performance In A Leading Role Female ) , Golmaal : Fun Unlimited for ( Best Performance In A Comic Role ) , 36 China Town for ( Male Debutant Star ) and Gangster for ( Female Debutant Star ) . Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards in the event .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40ba4ecaac43844eff1bcd5527906104", "text": "Sunset Boulevard (film) Sunset Boulevard ( stylized onscreen as SUNSET BLVD. ) is a 1950 American film noir directed and co-written by Billy Wilder , and produced and co-written by Charles Brackett . It was named after the boulevard that runs through Los Angeles and Beverly Hills , California . The film stars William Holden as Joe Gillis , an unsuccessful screenwriter , and Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond , a faded silent film star who draws him into her fantasy world where she dreams of making a triumphant return to the screen , with Erich von Stroheim as Max Von Mayerling , her devoted servant . Nancy Olson , Fred Clark , Lloyd Gough and Jack Webb play supporting roles . Director Cecil B. DeMille and gossip columnist Hedda Hopper play themselves , and the film includes cameo appearances by leading silent film actors Buster Keaton , H. B. Warner and Anna Q. Nilsson . Praised by many critics when first released , Sunset Boulevard was nominated for eleven Academy Awards ( including nominations in all four acting categories ) and won three . Deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the U.S. Library of Congress in 1989 , Sunset Boulevard was included in the first group of films selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . In 1998 , it was ranked number twelve on the American Film Institute 's list of the 100 best American films of the 20th century , and in 2007 , it was 16th on their 10th Anniversary list .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e17c64bbf81d692e945017022036e839", "text": "Aatank Aatank is a 1996 Bollywood film starring Dharmendra , Vinod Mehra , Hema Malini , Amjad Khan , Ravi Kissen and Nafisa Ali . It is inspired by the Hollywood film Jaws as it has a sub-plot with a killer shark . The film began production in the mid 80s and was delayed for several years and released in 1996 . By the time of its release , two of its cast members Vinod Mehra and Amjad Khan had died . Most of the movie feature a younger Dharmendra and Hema Malini but one scene features a much older Dharmendra and Hema Malini resulting in a continuity error . As Amjad Khan expired in 1992 , the dubbing for his voice has been done by a mimic artist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6672be8cfd9311aaec98e0fffb627ee9", "text": "Ali Haji (actor) Ali Haji is an Indian child artist . He made his breakthrough with Fanaa as Rehan 's and Zooni 's son . He was also seen as Champ in the 2007 film Ta Ra Rum Pum as Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji 's son . Ali has been a part of over 100 TV commercials and his first film was Family ( 2006 film ) as Amitabh Bachchan 's grandson . He 's currently shooting for a Hollywood feature titled The Field with Ronit Roy and other actors . Ali also has his own theatre production known as Clean Slate Studios , under which he has written and directed two plays , the former being called Kaaya and the latter , a satire on the Indian parenting system , called The Mad World of Rustom Irani .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e511e85df049d41bdaca9981e16cf53", "text": "Alik Sukh Alik Sukh ( English : Unreal Happiness ) is a 2013 Indian Bengali psychological thriller drama film directed by the duo Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy , starring Debshankar Haldar , Rituparna Sengupta and Sohini Sengupta in the lead roles . It released on 19 July 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73f35a1bb7cfa8a1d18f4dbbe6733bef", "text": "Hollywood & Wine Hollywood & Wine is a 2010 American comedy film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e17124d2b86b8672f4a58461e6fdb92b", "text": "Old Warner Brothers Studio The Old Warner Brothers Studio , officially called today Sunset Bronson Studios ( formerly known as KTLA Studios and Tribune Studios ) , is a motion picture , radio and television production facility located on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood , California . The studio was the site where the first talking feature film , The Jazz Singer was filmed in 1927 . Originally built in 1919 , the main building fronting Sunset Boulevard was the site of a bowling alley during the 1940s and 50s . In the mid 1950s , the studio lot was divided in two , between KTLA television and Paramount Pictures . In 1963 , the entire lot was taken over by new owner Gene Autry ( as KTLA Studios ) and became the home of KTLA Television : Golden West Broadcasters . In 1984 , the lot was purchased by Tribune Company ( as Tribune Studios ) , before finally coming under the ownership of Hudson Capital as Sunset Bronson Studios . Due to its role in the history of the motion picture business , the site was designated as a Historic Cultural Landmark in LAHCM 1977 . The distinctive Executive Office Building , part of Warner Brothers original studio lot , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ffffceb91bc51f86c97337a90e3856ca", "text": "Ali Wong Alexandra `` Ali '' Wong ( born April 19 , 1982 ) is an American actress , stand-up comic , and writer . She is noted for her Netflix stand-up special Baby Cobra , as well as her television appearances in American Housewife , Are You There , Chelsea ? , Inside Amy Schumer , and Black Box . She is also a writer for the sitcom Fresh Off the Boat .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a1185d8c0a96cbdde3cc263ca2117e1", "text": "Wadia Movietone Wadia Movietone was a noted Indian film production company and studio based in Mumbai , established in 1933 by Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia . It was most known for stunt , fantasy and mythological films , including Hunterwali ( 1935 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21c8959db9315a6da4f5265bf22155d5", "text": "Mallika Sherawat Mallika Sherawat ( born Reema Lamba on October 24 , 1976 ) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi , English and Chinese language films . Known for her bold onscreen attitude in films like Khwahish ( 2003 ) and Murder ( 2004 ) , Sherawat has established herself as a sex symbol and as one of the most popular celebrities in Bollywood . She then appeared in successful romantic comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects ( 2006 ) which won her much critical acclaim . Since then , she has appeared in successes like Aap Ka Suroor - The Real Love Story , Welcome ( both 2007 ) -- her biggest commercial success so far -- and Double Dhamaal ( 2011 ) . She is one of the few Bollywood stars trying to crossover to Hollywood , with films like Hisss ( 2010 ) and Politics of Love ( 2011 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a69a9db544dfebd1ceab0575d8154cf", "text": "Film Booking Offices of America Film Booking Offices of America ( FBO ) , also known as FBO Pictures Corporation , was an American film studio of the silent era , a producer and distributor of mostly low-budget films . The business began in 1918 as Robertson-Cole ( U.S. ) , the American division of a British import -- export company and Robertson-Cole was formed by the English-born Harry F. Robertson and the American Rufus Sidman Cole . Robertson-Cole bought the Hallmark Exchanges ( formerly the Mutual Exchanges that became known as Exhibitors-Mutual Exchanges ) from Frank J. Hall in 1920 . Exhibitors-Mutual/Hallmark had distributed Robertson-Cole product , and acquiring the exchanges gave them the right to distribute their own films plus Hall 's product , with the exception of Charlie Chaplin reissues he had the rights to . Robertson-Cole initiated movie production in the United States in 1920 . That year , it incorporated Robertson-Cole Studios , Inc. and bought 460 acres in Santa Monica , California to establish a studio . The property , which became known as the `` R.C. Ranch '' , enabled Robertson-Cole to centralize movie production , which previously had been scattered . The movie company had relied on equipment rentals to produce motion pictures . Two years later , a corporate reorganization led to the company 's new name , with FBO becoming the official name of the distributing operation and Robertson-Cole Pictures Corp. the name of the production operation . In 1923 , the studio contracted with Western actor Fred Thomson , who would soon emerge as one of Hollywood 's most popular stars . Thomson was just one of numerous screen cowboys with whom FBO became identified . The studio , whose core market was America 's small towns , also put out many romantic melodramas , non-Western action pictures , and comedic shorts . In 1926 , financier Joseph P. Kennedy led a group that acquired the company . In June 1928 , using RCA Photophone technology , FBO became only the second Hollywood studio to release a feature-length `` talkie . '' A few months later , Kennedy and RCA chief David Sarnoff arranged the merger that created RKO , one of the major studios of Hollywood 's Golden Age .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e8f29c493670df2eeeb80a1ab4c067b", "text": "CineTel Films CineTel Films Inc. is an independent film production company and distributor based in West Hollywood , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aeae9a32656b3843d5450e9a0bd392ad", "text": "I (film) I ( also known as Shankar 's I ) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Shankar and co-written by Subha . Produced and distributed by V. Ravichandran under his production company , Aascar Films , the film features Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles while Suresh Gopi , Upen Patel , Santhanam and Ramkumar Ganesan portray pivotal roles . The soundtrack and film score were composed by A. R. Rahman . Production design was handled by T. Muthuraj . P. C. Sreeram was the film 's cinematographer and editing was done by Anthony . The visual effects were designed by V. Srinivas Mohan through Rising Sun Pictures . Weta Workshop had worked on the digital and prosthetic make-up and background arts for the film . Principal photography commenced on 15 July 2012 . The filming lasted for two years and eight months , during which shooting was done extensively in China . Further schedules were filmed in locations in Chennai , Bangkok , Jodhpur , Kodaikanal , Pollachi , Bangalore and Mysore . The film was dubbed and released in Telugu and Hindi along with the Tamil version . The film , released on Pongal 2015 , tells the story of a body builder turned supermodel , played by Vikram , who after being deformed , exacts revenge upon those who were responsible for his predicament . Critics praised Vikram 's performance , the technical aspects of the film - especially the costume design and makeup , and A.R. Rahman 's soundtrack and score but criticised the ` wafer-thin ' writing and screenplay and the film 's excessive length ( 188 minutes ) . However , the film was a commercial success , grossing worldwide , becoming the fourth-highest grossing Tamil film and Vikram 's highest-grossing film at the time . Vikram won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor -- Tamil for the movie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c56e4e4f1b7e21f26e3fc052ed3bc767", "text": "Phir Bhi Phir Bhi is a 1971 Bollywood drama film directed by Shivendra Sinha . The film stars Partap Sharma and Urmila Bhatt . Partap Sharma won the 1971 National Award for the lead role in this feature film which also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "71f52e9028bca3a7d083d4bc5b94bfb8", "text": "Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson ( born November 13 , 1955 ) , known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg ( -LSB- ˈwhʊpi -RSB- ) , is an American actress , comedian , author and television host . She has been nominated for 13 Emmy Awards for her work in television and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Emmy Award , a Grammy Award , an Oscar , and a Tony Award . She was the second black woman in the history of the Academy Awards to win an acting Oscar . In the period drama film The Color Purple ( 1985 ) , her breakthrough role was playing Celie , a mistreated black woman in the Deep South , for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . In the romantic fantasy film Ghost ( 1990 ) , Goldberg played Oda Mae Brown , an eccentric psychic who helped a slain man ( Patrick Swayze ) save his lover ( Demi Moore ) , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . In 1992 , she starred as a pretend nun in the comedy Sister Act . From 1998 to 2002 , she was co-producer of the television game show Hollywood Squares . Since 2007 , she has been the moderator of the daytime television talk show The View .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "6f89c78b265f3f324197f90b5a072eb6", "text": "Conditional joke A conditional joke is a joke meant for a qualified audience only , possessing prior knowledge and understanding of the topic , which in turn , enables them to ( quote-unquote ) get that joke . Such ability is also called the prerequisite condition for laughter . The conditional joke is one of two main categories of jokes , according to Ted Cohen ; the main one being a universal joke , which does not require familiarity with the hermetic language of a conditional joke . The conditional , or hermetic jokes , often depend on the internalized negative stereotypes held by the audience toward a targeted group of people . Such affective disposition can also explain the persistence of ethnic jokes in multicultural societies . Although they can be understood by many , the conditional jokes usually do n't make ridiculed individuals laugh at the punch line . The most common type of conditional jokes , which target the jargon and all topics specific to professions and occupations , include the doctor jokes ( surgeons , internists , psychiatrists , etc. ) , the lawyers and politicians , musicians , and the rabbi jokes among many . Other hermetic jokes which target ethnicity include Polish jokes made in the US , Irish jokes made in England , Ukrainian jokes made in Russia , Newfie jokes made in Canada , Sikh jokes made in India , Russian jokes , Texas jokes , Jewish jokes made by non-Jews , the Black people jokes , and numerous others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4caf4bc378c43358b69bb34cfc449921", "text": "Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America Volume One: The Early Years Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America Volume One : The Early Years is an American comedy album with music and dialogue written by Stan Freberg , released as Capitol W/SW -1573 in 1961 . Freberg satirizes episodes of the history of the United States from 1492 until the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783 . The album combined dialogue and song in a musical theater format . Billy May orchestrated the music . In addition to Freberg , the cast included the following performers : Jesse White Peter Leeds Byron Kane Colleen Collins Helen Kleeb Shep Menken Walter Tetley Marvin Miller June Foray Barney Phillips Maurice Dallimore Peter Forster John Frank Paul Frees ( narrator ) Freberg used anachronistic and self-referential humour in these sketches , such as referring to the Fourth of July weekend in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , Thanksgiving Day in the skit on `` Take an Indian to Lunch '' as well as the `` Thanksgiving Turkey '' portion , and Columbus Day in `` Columbus Discovers America '' . Freberg also referred to McCarthyism in the `` Declaration of Independence '' sketch , where Benjamin Franklin says , `` You ... sign a harmless petition , and forget all about it ; ten years later , you get hauled up before a committee . '' Admirers of this album have included Steven Spielberg , Richard Dreyfuss and Paul McCartney . Dr. Demento 's listeners have repeatedly voted The United States of America as the greatest comedy album of all time . Stan Freberg Presents The United States of America , Volume Two was planned for a release during America 's Bicentennial in 1976 , but did not emerge until 1996 . In his autobiography , Freberg detailed his efforts to have the songs and skits produced on Broadway ; when this failed , he used material omitted from the original album in the sequel . A third volume was planned . Due to the death of Freberg 's wife , Donna , and Freberg 's personal health problems , the project was shelved .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4c7609f939afa1e742761f2448e22d1", "text": "Mr. Cranky Mr. Cranky , a satirical film critic , was created in 1995 by Jason Katzman and Hans Bjordahl . The Cranky personae premises that all movies are terrible ; at issue , solely , is the severity of pain , insult , discomfort or idiocy projected , injected , ingested , subjected or otherwise presented . There are no good films in the Cranky pantheon ; only films which inflict greater or lesser suffering . Subtextually , the Mr. Cranky website is a comment on an uncritical film-reviewing culture . In contrast to boilerplate , overly effusive reviews -- often including declarations that incorporate a film 's theme or title in a pun or play-on-words -- the Cranky review is received on the originality of its portrayal of physical suffering and mental anguish effected by the viewing experience . The movies are rated on a six-step scale , with the least bad ( i.e. best ) film receiving one `` bomb . '' Films that cause greater suffering receive additional `` bombs . '' ( Up to four . ) Movies deemed particularly offensive receive a Dynamite or `` Boomstick '' rating . The worst films ( i.e. those Cranky has marked as irredeemable -- `` Proof that Jesus died in vain '' in classic Cranky vernacular ) receive the Animated Atomic Explosion or `` Kaboom ! '' rating . In October 2001 , a `` guest reviewer '' named Mr. Smiley appeared . A post-modern reflection of the Cranky character 's anti-reviews , Mr. Smiley is a mirror opposite of the Mr. Cranky personae : all reviews are hyperbolically positive . Mr. Smiley is a stereotypical smiley face smelling a pink Freesia flower , appearing every year near Halloween . Consistent with the theme , the Smiley character has a rising five-step scale going from one smiley face to the `` Prozacerrific ! '' Happy Pill . Consistent with other 20th-century artists including the post World War I Dadaists ( Absurdists ) and post-modern anti-art of the 1960s -- best embodied by Warhol 's `` pop art '' works and Lichenstein 's self-portraits -- Mr. Smilely was an effective ironic tool used to comment on the deficiencies of uncritical analysis and review .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90362c137aca63526e3b19f18e0ad26c", "text": "The Comedy Festival The Comedy Festival , formerly known as the US Comedy Arts Festival , was a comedy festival that ran from 1995 to 2008 . The festival included stand-up comedy performances , appearances by the casts of television shows , and has a film component called the Film Discovery Program . The first 13 editions of the US Comedy Arts Festival were held annually at the Wheeler Opera House and other venues in Aspen , Colorado . Comedian Joe Rogan says the festival 's location at the time was for the `` Executives to ski '' . The primary sponsor of the festival was HBO , with co-sponsorship by Caesars Palace ( the primary venue ) , TBS , GEICO Insurance , Twix candy bars and Smirnoff Vodka . In-between , HBO had started a spin-off version simply named The Comedy Festival , which was held in Las Vegas , Nevada , since 2006 in collaboration with the Anschutz Entertainment Group . The Aspen event folded in 2007 once HBO exited the festival business , considering the expenditures too high . TBS picked up the Las Vegas event in 2008 , and organized a follow-up edition that year , also arranging for other comedy festivals in collaboration with Just For Laughs . In turn , Aspen replaced the festival with similar events , the Aspen RooftopComedy Festival and the Aspen Laff Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66777e61056bc24949ef8a3a00384340", "text": "Friday Nite Improvs Friday Nite Improvs , or Friday Night Improvs ( FNI ) , is a long-running weekly improvisational comedy show staged on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The show functions as an improv jam , performed by improv actors who do n't normally work together . FNI is unique in that , in addition to the audience 's providing improv suggestions , the performers are all pulled from volunteers in the audience . Friday Nite Improvs is the longest-running theatrical/comedic production in the city of Pittsburgh . The show regularly features actors from every improv group in Pittsburgh , and alumni have gone on to act , write , and produce for television and film . Readers of the Pittsburgh City Paper ranked Friday Nite Improvs as the 3rd best place to see comedy in Pittsburgh in the 2004 `` Best of Pittsburgh '' survey behind the professional stand-up clubs The Improv and The Funnybone . College Prowler ranked Friday Nite Improvs as the ninth best thing about Pitt .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd5d7a7f213714eb0dce168dc5ceef4f", "text": "The Comedians (1971 TV series) The Comedians is a British television show of the 1970s ( later reprised in the mid-1980s and early 1990s ) produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television . The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men 's club comedians of the era , including Russ Abbot , Lennie Bennett , Stan Boardman , Jim Bowen , Jimmy Bright , Duggie Brown , Mike Burton , Dave Butler , Brian Carroll , Frank Carson , Mike Coyne , Jimmy Cricket , Colin Crompton , Pauline Daniels , Charlie Daze , Vince Earl , Steve Faye , Eddie Flanagan , Stu Francis , Ken Goodwin , Jackie Hamilton , Jerry Harris , George King , Bobby Knutt , Bernard Manning , Mike McCabe , Paul Melba , Mick Miller , Hal Nolan , Tom O'Connor , Tom Pepper , Bryn Phillips , Mike Reid , George Roper , Harry Scott , Sammy Thomas , Johnny Wager , Roy Walker , Charlie Williams , Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor . Also featured on the TV show , were Shep 's Banjo Boys , a 7-piece band comprising ( for the first 5 series ) Charlie Bentley ( tenor banjo ) , John Drury ( sousaphone ) , Andy Holdorf ( trombone ) , John Orchard ( piano ) , John Rollings ( drums ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . In 1973 , the line up was Mike Dexter ( banjo ) , Tony `` Tosh '' Kennedy ( sousaphone ) , Ged Martin ( drums ) , Tony Pritchard ( trombone ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard `` Shep '' Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . The Comedians began as an experiment for Granada TV . Filmed before a live audience in Manchester , comics each performed 20-minute sets , which were then edited together into half-hour shows . Each edition featured up to ten stand-up comics . Working men 's clubs are numerous in Britain , especially in North East England and have been a useful training ground for artists , especially comedians . Most of these clubs are affiliated to the CIU ( Working Men 's Club and Institute Union ) founded in 1862 by the Rev. Henry Solly . There are also political clubs , as well as Servicemen 's Clubs affiliated to the Royal British Legion . It was remarkably popular during the earlier series . An LP recording of the show reached the best-seller charts , several sell-out national tours followed , including a season at the London Palladium , and the programme won the Critics ' circle Award . The comedy frequently took the form of anecdotes or jokes and often involved racist or sexist stereotypes . Like other British comedy successes of the day , notably , Love Thy Neighbour , this kind of entertainment was acceptable on British television during this period but would not be so today . Viewing the series in retrospect it stands as a major social document of the times . In recent years , the series has been repeated on the ( now defunct ) British satellite television channel Plus , and can now be bought on DVD , having been released by Network .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "92de842d2de777ad24787d857ad94102", "text": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4a60f449f80dade85eee7079ed9d8d7", "text": "The Goldbergs (2013 TV series) The Goldbergs is an American sitcom that premiered on Tuesday , September 24 , 2013 on ABC . The series was created by Adam F. Goldberg and stars Wendi McLendon-Covey , Jeff Garlin , Sean Giambrone , Troy Gentile , Hayley Orrantia and George Segal . The show is produced by Goldberg , Seth Gordon , and Doug Robinson . It is based on Goldberg 's childhood and family in the 1980s , complete with a childhood version of himself . The fourth season premiered on September 21 , 2016 . In May 2017 , ABC renewed the series for a fifth and sixth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf25e9900271154d29e7473edc3175a6", "text": "Broad Humor Film Festival The Broad Humor Film Festival is a film festival that takes place every year in Los Angeles , California . It focuses exclusively on comedic films written and directed by women . Begun in 2005 , it is held yearly in the summer months and brings together female writers and directors for a weekend of screenings , readings and events with the aim of fostering greater opportunity for women as the creators of film content . The festival has film and screenplay competitions for both feature-length and short films . Projects can be narrative or documentary . In addition , the festival offers continuing support to festival filmmakers and writers through its Legacy Program , a series of initiatives encouraging alumnae to create and screen new work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e15dcc040ff6e5899c5d01f77df9dc6", "text": "Comedy rock Comedy rock is rock music mixed with comedy , often satire and parody .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5aff869b9e56cb74d7848776ac41986d", "text": "Inherently funny word Certain nonsense words may be inherently funny , according to a 2015 study published in the Journal of Memory and Language . The study 's lead author , Chris Westbury from the University of Alberta , suggests that the inherent humor of certain non-words can be explained by the property of entropy . Entropy , in this case , expresses how usual the letters in the word appear to be : the less commonly they are used , the lower the total entropy and the more funny they are likely to be found . According to Westbury , `` Some non-words are funny , and they 're weird when they are -LSB- ... -RSB- But there 's actually a consistent relationship between how funny they are and how weird they are '' . The idea that humor can be predicted by a word 's entropy corresponds to the incongruity theory of 19th-century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer , who posited that humor is a product of one 's expectations being violated . According to Westbury , `` One reason puns are funny is that they violate our expectation that a word has one meaning '' . The vaudeville lore that words with the letter k are funny is recorded by the playwright Neil Simon in his work The Sunshine Boys . In the play , which is about a pair of aging vaudeville comedians , the character Willie lectures his nephew about funny words :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "025e3dcbbb98403e3c43c2b3b0542db5", "text": "Don \"Creesh\" Hornsby Don Hornsby ( December 6 , 1923 - May 22 , 1950 ) , aka Creesh Hornsby , was a comedian and novelty pianist who was slated to be the original host of Broadway Open House , American network television 's first late night program . Born in Cooper , Texas , Hornsby attended Harding Junior College in Wichita Falls for a short time before joining the Marines . Originally a straightforward pianist , eventually Hornsby 's nightclub act , which Life described as `` a five-hour marathon of surrealist madness '' , incorporated rubber alligators , magic tricks , acrobatics , dry ice and a live donkey . Hornsby 's performance , a continuous set during which he was served meals onstage , also featured custom-made props , including a `` tickle-tickle '' machine , which a United Press article called `` a Buck Rogers contraption with red lights , blue dials and green knobs '' that fired `` a bombardment of tiny rubber cones '' , which Hornsby would then scoop up with a butterfly net . One of his specialties was playing the Warsaw Concerto while suspended by his heels above the piano . His catchphrase `` creesh '' , which he shouted at frequent intervals onstage , is a portmanteau word meaning `` constructive escapism '' . As Hornsby explained it , `` creeshism '' in action meant that `` anything can be funny in the proper situation . '' Among his fanbase were veteran comedians Fred Allen , Phil Silvers and Groucho Marx . On the strength of his act -- and an endorsement from Bob Hope -- Hornsby was signed to a five-year contract with NBC and was set to host the program that would become Broadway Open House , but he was diagnosed with polio the week before the series was originally scheduled to debut . The disease led to his death less than a week later at age 26 in Eastview , New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49c91b0cc2e32a38ed7664ba3812605f", "text": "IO Theater iO , or iO Chicago , ( formerly known as `` ImprovOlympic '' ) is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago , with a branch in Los Angeles called iO West . The theater both teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy . It was founded in 1981 by the late Del Close and Charna Halpern . The theater has many notable alumni , including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66f98d4e686028028ad67b04f093e338", "text": "List of comedians A comedian is one who entertains through comedy , such as jokes and other forms of humour . Following is a list of comedians , comedy groups , and comedy writers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8744239062a9f96d182dc1e9d1ff5137", "text": "Entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience 's attention . Although people 's attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , most forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type of party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with amusement , so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter , although many entertainments have a serious purpose . This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony , celebration , religious festival , or satire for example . Hence , there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may also be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth . An important aspect of entertainment is the audience , which turns a private recreation or leisure activity into entertainment . The audience may have a passive role , as in the case of persons watching a play , opera , television show , or film ; or the audience role may be active , as in the case of games , where the participant/audience roles may be routinely reversed . Entertainment can be public or private , involving formal , scripted performance , as in the case of theatre or concerts ; or unscripted and spontaneous , as in the case of children 's games . Most forms of entertainment have persisted over many centuries , evolving due to changes in culture , technology , and fashion . Films and video games , for example , although they use newer media , continue to tell stories , present drama , and play music . Festivals devoted to music , film , or dance allow audiences to be entertained over a number of consecutive days . Some activities that were once considered entertaining , particularly public punishments , have been removed from the public arena . Others , such as fencing or archery , once necessary skills for some , have become serious sports and even professions for the participants , at the same time developing into entertainment with wider appeal for bigger audiences . In the same way , other necessary skills , such as cooking , have developed into performances among professionals , staged as global competitions and then broadcast for entertainment . What entertainment is for one group or individual may be regarded as work by another . The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix . This has ensured the continuity and longevity of many themes , images , and structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2b90a9e89695d680c09c092b3fc3918", "text": "Humour Humour ( British English ) or humor ( American English ; see spelling differences ) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement . The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks , which taught that the balance of fluids in the human body , known as humours ( Latin : humor , `` body fluid '' ) , controlled human health and emotion . People of all ages and cultures respond to humour . Most people are able to experience humour -- be amused , smile or laugh at something funny -- and thus are considered to have a sense of humour . The hypothetical person lacking a sense of humour would likely find the behaviour inducing it to be inexplicable , strange , or even irrational . Though ultimately decided by personal taste , the extent to which a person finds something humorous depends on a host of variables , including geographical location , culture , maturity , level of education , intelligence and context . For example , young children may favour slapstick such as Punch and Judy puppet shows or the Tom and Jerry cartoons , whose physical nature makes it accessible to them . By contrast , more sophisticated forms of humour such as satire require an understanding of its social meaning and context , and thus tend to appeal to a more mature audience .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8ab939347cad89e775eeede05965d46", "text": "Joel Moss Levinson Joel Moss Levinson is a writer , comedian from Yellow Springs , Ohio . He often collaborates with his older brother , Stephen Levinson , as the Levinson Brothers . The pair were a part of TedX Dayton 2014 , speaking about successful collaboration . Along with their third partner , CONAN and former Daily Show writer Rob Kutner , the Levinson Brothers released `` 2776 '' a comedy/musical album benefitting the charity OneKid OneWorld . Featuring Aimee Mann , Patton Oswalt , Ed Helms , Ashanti , Reggie Watts , Ira Glass , Nina Totenberg , Will Forte , Rebirth Brass Band , Yo La Tengo , Margaret Cho , Neko Case , Kelly Hogan , Dick Cavett , Dick Gregory , k.d. lang , Will Arnett , Alex Trebek and more , the album appeared briefly on the Billboard Comedy charts . The album 's liner notes were written by George Saunders and appeared in the New Yorker Joel composed the music for all but two of the 28 tracks . n 2012 , the Levinson Brothers and Rob Kutner released an EP called `` It 's OK To Do Stuff '' in celebration of the 40th anniversary of `` Free To Be You And Me . '' Made up of songs satirizing the original with songs about gender , childhood , equality and relationships . `` It 's Okay to Do Stuff is first and foremost meant to be funny -- and it is , most of the time . Here , the earnestness of Free to Be is replaced with satire , but irony is the ethos of our age , remember ? '' The album features Lizzy Caplan , Fred Willard , Jane Weidlin , Steven Page , Colin Hanks , Fred Stoller , Eddie Pepitone , Eugene Mirman and others . Joel gained national attention in 2008 as an Internet personality who professionally wins consumer generated marketing contests , and earned more than money and prizes , by creating corporate jingles and short commercials . Levinson grew up in Dayton , Ohio . His father Jim was a prosecutor and his mother was a writer . He attended George Washington University for a few semesters . He worked for the KIO ( Kentucky , Indiana , Ohio ) region for BBYO and traveled the country as a song leader for the organization . In November 2008 , he appeared on The Tonight Show to talk about his contest winnings . Joel was named an Access Hollywood Rising Star on December 1 , 2008 . In 2009 he appeared on CBS News with Katie Couric .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "696e60ffb4ebe95e4daa11b06d21d85b", "text": "Gold Turkey Gold Turkey is an American album of sketch comedy that was first released as a vinyl record in 1975 . It was a spin-off from -LSB- -LSB- National Lampoon ( magazine ) | National Lampoon -RSB- -RSB- magazine . The album is a collection of `` greatest hits '' from the National Lampoon Radio Hour , a radio show that was broadcast on 600 radio stations and ran from November 17 , 1973 to December 28 , 1974 . The sketches on Gold Turkey feature numerous National Lampoon actors including Christopher Guest , Bill Murray , John Belushi , Brian Doyle-Murray , Chevy Chase , Harold Ramis , Gilda Radner , Joe Flaherty and Ed Subitzky.Gold Turkey was also subsequently issued as a CD . The title of the album `` Gold Turkey '' is a reference to the phrase `` cold turkey '' a phrase meaning to suffer sudden withdrawal from an addictive substance ; there is a John Lennon song Cold Turkey '' . `` Gold Turkey '' as shown in the cover photograph by Arky & Barrett is a visual pun on the golden statue awards for entertainment , such as the Oscars and the Emmy , and is simultaneously a verbal pun on the word `` turkey '' meaning a box office bomb or entertainment failure .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9e175ca32071aa0cbb8d9c7ce0bcd54", "text": "American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show . Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque , music hall and minstrel shows , burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy ( lewd jokes ) and female striptease . By the early 20th century , burlesque in America was presented as a populist blend of satire , performance art , music hall , and adult entertainment , featuring striptease and broad comedy acts . The entertainment was presented often in cabarets and clubs , as well as music halls and theatres . Performers , usually female , often created elaborate tableaux with lush , colorful costumes , mood-appropriate music , and dramatic lighting ; novelty acts , such as fire breathing or contortionists , might be added to enhance the impact of their performance . The genre traditionally encompassed a variety of acts : in addition to the striptease artistes , there was some combination of chanson singers , comedians , mime artists , and dancing girls , all delivered in a satiric style with a saucy edge . The striptease element of burlesque became subject to extensive local legislation , leading to a theatrical form that titillated without falling afoul of censors . Burlesque gradually lost popularity beginning in the 1940s . A number of producers sought to capitalize on nostalgia for the entertainment by attempting to recreate the spirit of burlesque in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s . There has been a resurgence of interest in this format since the 1990s , and it inspired a 2010 musical film , Burlesque , starring Christina Aguilera and Cher .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2515e428e74602e63d8ae8c57c9add14", "text": "Nieca Goldberg Nieca Goldberg ( born October 21 , 1957 ) is an American medical doctor , a practicing cardiologist , a senior executive in the health care industry , an associate professor in medicine , an author , and a weekly radio show host . The American College of Cardiology , describes Goldberg as a `` clinical innovator '' and `` a nationally recognized pioneer in women 's heart health . ''", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "ea9790780968b044722ad645ab5024ee", "text": "Landon Liboiron Landon Liboiron ( born March 10 , 1991 ) is a Gemini Award-nominated Canadian actor . He is best known for playing Declan Coyne in Degrassi : The Next Generation and his lead role as Peter Rumancek in Netflix 's original series Hemlock Grove ( 2013 -- 15 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ed9d5168a39e6617abe161d31799aab4", "text": "Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia is an American drama television series which ran on ABC from January 6 , 2008 to February 20 , 2008 . The series was created by Kevin Wade , who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star , Gail Katz , Jeff Rake and Michael Pressman , with Susie Fitzgerald co-executive producing . Peyton Reed directed the pilot . ABC decided not to renew the series for a second season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64d78af8798b23a8edd83e91db8d51d9", "text": "Girls (TV series) Girls is an American television series that premiered on HBO on April 15 , 2012 . Created by and starring Lena Dunham and executive produced by Judd Apatow , Girls is a comedy-drama following the lives of four young women living in New York City . The show 's premise and major aspects of the main character were drawn from Dunham 's own life . The series has received a positive response from critics and consistent accolades , including the 2013 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy . Girls sixth and final season concluded on April 16 , 2017 , with a total of 62 episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac1fcff81f931bb92caa5e8fc8a93022", "text": "Alison Schapker Alison Schapker is an American television writer and producer . She is well known for her work on the ABC espionage series Alias and for the FOX science-fiction series Fringe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "35ff6c0df23a9f2c1dae6353f16d81e8", "text": "Scallywagga Scallywagga is a British comedy sketch show , written by Stuart Kenworthy , who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony . The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen , and the producer was Jon Montague . The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as Spacehopper . Sally Lindsey confirmed on The Paul O'Grady Show that there would be a second series which was also filmed in and around Manchester , bringing on board a new Director ( David Sant ) and new Producer ( Kristian Smith ) and several cast changes . The first series was broadcast on TV in 2008 and the DVD was released in early 2010 along with series 1 . Series 2 began broadcasting on Tuesday 23 February 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de0adb7485c1355258244cd76716a4cf", "text": "List of Degrassi characters The following is a list of characters who appeared in the teen drama series Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High ( including the immediate follow-up made-for-television movie , Degrassi : School 's Out ) , which are part of the Degrassi universe . Hundreds of actors appeared the series throughout their run . There were distinct main youth characters among recurring youth characters , yet the latter were occasionally the central protagonists of episode plots . No plots centered on adult characters , though they were often important plot devices . Degrassi Junior High ran for three seasons , and was followed by Degrassi High , which ran for a further two seasons , and a made-for-television movie Degrassi : School 's Out . Seasons 1 through 3 refer to Degrassi Junior High , and seasons 4 and 5 refer to Degrassi High and School 's Out .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "099ee3a77bbfd07b11206802b6634ecd", "text": "Desperate Housewives Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry , and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions . It originally aired for eight seasons on ABC , from October 3 , 2004 to May 13 , 2012 . Executive producer Cherry served as showrunner . Other executive producers since the fourth season included Bob Daily , George W. Perkins , John Pardee , Joey Murphy , David Grossman , and Larry Shaw . Set on Wisteria Lane , a street in the fictional town of Fairview in the fictional Eagle State , Desperate Housewives follows the lives of a group of women as seen through the eyes of their late friend and neighbor who committed suicide in the pilot episode . The storyline covers 13 years of the women 's lives over eight seasons , set between the years 2004 -- 2008 , and later 2013 -- 2017 ( the story arc includes a five-year passage of time , as well as flashbacks ranging from the 1980s to the 2020s ) . They work through domestic struggles and family life , while facing the secrets , crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their -- on the surface -- beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood . The series features an ensemble cast , headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer , Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo , Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp , and Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis . Brenda Strong narrates the series as the late Mary Alice Young , appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dream sequences . Desperate Housewives was well received by viewers and critics alike . It won multiple Primetime Emmy , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards . From the 2004 -- 05 through the 2008 -- 09 television seasons , its first five seasons were rated amongst the top ten most-watched series . In 2007 , it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide , with an audience of approximately 120 million and was also reported as the third most watched television series in a study of ratings in twenty countries . In 2012 , it remained the most-watched comedy series internationally based on data from Eurodata TV Worldwide , which measured ratings across five continents ; it has held this position since 2006 . Moreover , it was the third highest revenue earning series for 2010 , with $ 2.74 million per half an hour . The show was ranked at number fifty-six on Entertainment Weekly `` New TV Classics '' list . In 2011 , it was confirmed that Desperate Housewives would conclude after its eighth season ; the series finale aired on May 13 , 2012 . By the end of the series , it had surpassed Charmed as the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads by two episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef04e113996a31c90627433b0fdf67be", "text": "Suzanne Martin Suzanne Moore Martin is an American television producer and writer . She is best known for creating Hot in Cleveland . Her writing and producing credits include Ellen , Frasier and The Soul Man . She also created the television series Maybe It 's Me and Hot Properties and Crowded ( TV series ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ad656ecbc363a3a2b381ed9f62bb22d", "text": "Degrassi (franchise) Degrassi is a Canadian drama franchise that follows the lives of a group of teenagers who lived on or near De Grassi Street in Toronto , Ontario . The five main series are The Kids of Degrassi Street , Degrassi Junior High , Degrassi High , Degrassi : The Next Generation and Degrassi : Next Class . The early Degrassi series were produced by the small production company owned by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler , Playing With Time Inc. . The recent version of Degrassi , produced by Epitome Pictures , aired on MTV Canada and on VRAK.TV ( dubbed in French ) in Canada and was simultaneously broadcast on TeenNick ( and in syndication ) in the United States . Degrassi : The Next Generations '' 's eighth season aired on BBC Switch in the United Kingdom . The second incarnation of The Next Generation , Degrassi : Next Class '' , is jointly produced by Netflix and Epitome ( a subsidiary of DHX Media ) . The show began airing in January 2016 on Netflix internationally and on Family ( F2N ) in Canada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "767df323f8334df5faee19c120551f27", "text": "Nothing Sacred (TV series) Nothing Sacred is an American drama series that aired from 1997 to 1998 on ABC . The series was created by a Jesuit priest named Bill Cain and producer David Manson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "428b10dd0438c60c4a4b728cb82d3674", "text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68fb86fb125294b15cb2af8a748a6f8a", "text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12c07b57b12648d84f747e2d7ac7f150", "text": "The Secret Life of the American Teenager The Secret Life of the American Teenager ( often shortened to Secret Life ) is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton . It first season aired on ABC Family on July 1 , 2008 and ran until June 3 , 2013 . The show was renewed for four additional seasons . The series received generally mixed reviews from mainstream critics when it began broadcasting , but was well received among female and teenage viewers . The pilot episode broke the record for the highest rated debut on ABC Family with 2.82 million viewers , a record previously held by Kyle XY . The season one finale brought in 4.50 million viewers , beating that night 's episode of Gossip Girl , which had less than half its usual number of viewers . Premiering to mostly positive reviews from critics and being well received among viewers , the second season of Secret Life opened with the largest audience for the series , posting a series high in total viewers with 4.68 million viewers ; in adults 18 -- 34 it was the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 . Furthermore , the mid-season premiere became ABC Family 's most watched telecast of all time with viewers ages 12 -- 34 , with more than three million viewers watching . The show earned the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Show during its premiere season , and spawned a book entitled The Secret Diary of Ashley Juergens .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6310ffdddd2cd3dd4fd0b00e8e6d9e74", "text": "Testees Testees is a Canadian television series , created by Kenny Hotz ( of Kenny vs. Spenny ) and written and produced by Kenny Hotz and Derek Harvie ( of The Tom Green Show ) . Testees originally aired on Thursdays at 10:30 PM EST on FX and ran from October 9 , 2008 , to December 18 , 2008 . and debuted on October 14 , 2008 , on Showcase in Canada . The show is filmed in Toronto and Hamilton , Ontario . Testees is now showing on FX in the UK , I.Sat in Brazil and Comedy Central in Germany , Austria and the Netherlands . After one season , Testees was not renewed by FX .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d03006d45a7d4e17ad1170f05453ac53", "text": "The Puppy Episode `` The Puppy Episode '' is a two-part episode of the situation comedy television series Ellen . The episode details lead character Ellen Morgan 's realization that she is a lesbian and her coming out . It was the 22nd and 23rd episode of the series ' 4th season . The episode was written by series star Ellen DeGeneres with Mark Driscoll , Tracy Newman , Dava Savel and Jonathan Stark and directed by Gil Junger . It originally aired on ABC on April 30 , 1997 . The title was used as a code name for Ellen 's coming out so as to keep the whole episode under wraps . DeGeneres began negotiating with ABC in 1996 to have Morgan come out . When word of the negotiations got out , DeGeneres found herself at the center of intense speculation about when she or her character , or both , would come out . With DeGeneres hinting at her and her character 's coming out both off-screen and within the show , the rumors were confirmed when the episode went into production in March 1997 . Despite threats from advertisers and religious groups , `` The Puppy Episode '' was an enormous ratings success , won multiple awards and became a cultural phenomenon . Nonetheless , DeGeneres and her show quickly garnered criticism for being `` too gay '' ; the series was canceled after one more season and DeGeneres and guest star Laura Dern faced career backlash .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e3a53980fead44c858e7efd2fc42376", "text": "List of The Backyardigans episodes The Backyardigans is a Canadian -- American CGI-animated musical TV series created by Janice Burgess . It is a co-production of animation studio Nelvana and Nickelodeon Animation Studios . The series debuted on October 11 , 2004 and ended on May 31 , 2010 . Reruns currently air on the Nick Jr. channel in the United States . The show airs on Treehouse TV in Canada . In 2015 , the first season was included as part of Nickelodeon 's Noggin app , a mobile application featuring episodes of older Nick Jr. programs . The series was based upon a live-action pilot produced in 1998 titled Me and My Friends . The episodes are listed below as ordered in the complete series collection on iTunes and not in their original broadcast order .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b59f8586904f857d05e490aa1d23b6a2", "text": "Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital , first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 . It is the country 's longest-running drama and soap opera , being broadcast continuously for over 6,000 episodes and 25 years , and is one of the most watched television programmes in New Zealand . The show was originally screened as five half-hour episodes each week and initially receiving mixed reviews on its premiere . After its launch it dropped in ratings and would have been cancelled if TVNZ had not ordered a year 's worth of episodes in advance . TVNZ renewed the production in early 1993 when the show 's rating had picked up , and it now has `` long-term public enthusiasm '' . Today , it is one of New Zealand 's highest-rated shows , frequently making AGB Nielsen Media Research 's top 5 programmes of the week .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cae6fbeb7d6c9790e4cf7fd462ec87e8", "text": "The Fosters (2013 TV series) The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg which first premiered in the United States on June 3 , 2013 on the Freeform ( previously named ABC Family ) television network . It follows the lives of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena , a cop and a school vice principal respectively , who raise a multi-ethnic blended family that consists of one biological and four adopted children in San Diego , California . The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes . It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17f63184e1642cec628bc8660f185454", "text": "Naomi Clark Naomi Clark , played by AnnaLynne McCord , is a fictional character from the CW primetime drama 90210 , the fourth series of the Beverly Hills , 90210 franchise . The character was created by Rob Thomas , Gabe Sachs , and Jeff Judah , with later developments by Rebecca Sinclair , and occasional input from McCord . During early stages of production , Naomi was largely described as a privileged and popular teenager . Prior to the series ' premiere , Sachs and Judah would further develop Naomi into an antiheroine with a number of flaws , virtues , and familial issues . In the second season , Sinclair , the new show-runner , maintained the previous developments but presented a more comedic take on the character . McCord has expressed fondness for the multi-faceted nature of the role , citing it as a factor in her decision to accept the part . Often regarded as the show 's central figure , Naomi has received critical acclaim from the Los Angeles Times , Entertainment Weekly , People magazine , and other media outlets . Reviews have praised AnnaLynne McCord 's performance and the complexity of the role . Conversely , Naomi has also been a recipient of criticism , particularly during the second season . For her work in the role , McCord was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2009 , and won a Breakthrough of the Year Award in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15a67489d3025ff5b6dab468826a7a0c", "text": "List of Melrose Place episodes Melrose Place , a primetime soap opera created by Darren Star , premiered on July 8 , 1992 on Fox network in the United States and ended on May 24 , 1999 . The show spans seven seasons of 226 episodes , and one special aired in 1995 . Each episode was approximately 45 minutes long ( without commercials ) though there were several double or two-part episodes that were shown as feature length 85 to 90 minute episodes The complete series of Melrose Place has been released on DVD in the United States ( Region 1 ) from 2006 to 2012 , with the final season having been released on July 31 , 2012 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ab49cc2c52734214de5376021d224fc9", "text": "The Fall (TV series) The Fall is a British-Irish crime drama television series filmed and set in Northern Ireland . The series is created and written by Allan Cubitt , produced by Artists Studio , and shown on RTÉ One in the Republic of Ireland and BBC Two in the UK . It stars Gillian Anderson as DSI Stella Gibson and Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector . The series premiered in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ One on 12 May 2013 , and in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 13 May 2013 . The second series began in the Republic of Ireland on 9 November and in the UK on 13 November 2014 . The third series premiered on RTÉ One on 25 September and on BBC Two on 29 September 2016 . The title is a reference to the line ` Falls the shadow ' from the poem `` The Hollow Men '' by T. S. Eliot .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a6f887461489909a01516de90ac8285", "text": "Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson , OBE ( born August 9 , 1968 ) , is an American-British film , television and theatre actress , activist and writer . Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the long-running and widely popular series The X-Files , ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies ' film The House of Mirth ( 2000 ) , and DSI Stella Gibson on the BBC crime drama television series The Fall . Among other honours , Anderson has won a Primetime Emmy Award , a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards . After beginning her career on stage , Anderson achieved international recognition for her role as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully on the American sci-fi drama series The X-Files . Her film work includes the dramas The Mighty Celt ( 2005 ) , The Last King of Scotland ( 2006 ) , Shadow Dancer ( 2012 ) , Viceroy 's House ( 2017 ) and two X-Files films : The X-Files : Fight the Future ( 1998 ) and The X-Files : I Want to Believe ( 2008 ) . Other notable television credits include : portraying Lady Dedlock in the successful BBC production of Charles Dickens ' Bleak House , Wallis Simpson in Any Human Heart , Miss Havisham in Great Expectations ( 2011 ) , and Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier on Hannibal . Anderson is the co-writer of The EarthEnd Saga novel trilogy and the self-help guide book WE : A Manifesto for Women Everywhere . Aside from film and TV , Anderson has taken on the stage and received both awards and critical acclaim . Her stage work includes Absent Friends ( 1991 ) -- for which she won a Theatre World Award for Best Newcomer , A Doll 's House ( 2009 ) -- that earned her a Laurence Olivier Award nomination , and a portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 2014 , 2016 ) -- for which she won the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress and received her second Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress . Anderson has been active in supporting numerous charities and humanitarian organizations . She is an honorary spokesperson for the Neurofibromatosis ( NF ) Network and a co-founder of South African Youth Education for Sustainability ( SAYes ) . Anderson was appointed an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in 2016 for her services to drama .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "260d7cfa1446290bfca4258b12408c4f", "text": "Dana Scully Dana Scully is a fictional character in the Fox science fiction-supernatural television series The X-Files , played by Gillian Anderson . Scully is an FBI agent and a medical doctor ( M.D. ) , partnered with fellow Special Agent Fox Mulder for the first seven , and the tenth , seasons , and with John Doggett in the eighth and ninth seasons . In the television series , they work out of a cramped basement office at FBI headquarters in Washington , D.C. to investigate unsolved cases labeled `` X-Files '' . In 2002 , Scully left government employment , and in 2008 she began working as a surgeon in Our Lady of Sorrows , a private Catholic hospital -- where she stayed for seven years , until rejoining the FBI . In contrast to Mulder 's credulous `` believer '' character , Scully is the skeptic for the first seven seasons , choosing to base her beliefs on what science can prove . She later on becomes a `` believer '' after Mulder 's abduction at the end of season seven . Scully has appeared in all but four episodes of The X-Files , and in the 20th Century Fox films The X-Files , released in 1998 , and The X-Files : I Want to Believe , released ten years later . The episodes she does not appear in are `` 3 '' , `` Zero Sum '' , `` Unusual Suspects '' , and `` Travelers '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21cd580f2297c24ceef3a3765cafa1f9", "text": "The X-Files The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series created by Chris Carter , which originally aired from September 10 , 1993 to May 19 , 2002 on Fox . The program spanned nine seasons , included 202 episodes , and a feature film of the same name . Later in 2008 , a second film was made and preceded a tenth season revival , which consisted of six episodes , in 2016 . The revival premiered on January 24 , 2016 . In April 2017 , Fox officially announced that The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes , which would air in the 2017 -- 18 television season . The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who investigate X-Files : marginalized , unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena . Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully , a medical doctor and a skeptic , is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder 's discoveries to debunk his work and thus return him to mainstream cases . Early in the series , both agents become pawns in a larger conflict and come to trust only each other and a very few select people . The agents also discover an agenda of the government to keep the existence of extraterrestrial life a secret . They develop a close relationship which begins as a platonic friendship , but becomes a romance by the end of the series . In addition to the series-spanning story arc , `` Monster-of-the-Week '' episodes form roughly two-thirds of all episodes . The X-Files was inspired by earlier television series which featured elements of suspense and speculative fiction , including Alfred Hitchcock Presents , The Twilight Zone , Night Gallery , Tales from the Darkside , and especially Kolchak : The Night Stalker . When creating the main characters , Carter sought to reverse gender stereotypes by making Mulder a believer and Scully a skeptic . The first seven seasons featured Duchovny and Anderson equally . In the last two seasons , Anderson took precedence while Duchovny appeared intermittently . New main characters were introduced : FBI agents John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) and Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) . Mulder and Scully 's boss , Assistant Director Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) , also became a main character . The first five seasons of The X-Files were filmed and produced in Vancouver , British Columbia , before eventually moving to Los Angeles to accommodate Duchovny . The series later returned to Vancouver to film The X-Files : I Want to Believe as well as the tenth season of the series . The X-Files was a hit for the Fox network and received largely positive reviews , although its long-term story arc was criticized near the conclusion . Initially considered a cult series , it turned into a pop culture touchstone that tapped into public mistrust of governments and large institutions and embraced conspiracy theories and spirituality . Both the series itself and lead actors Duchovny and Anderson received multiple awards and nominations , and by the end it was the longest-running science fiction series in U.S. television history . The series also spawned a franchise which includes The Lone Gunmen spin-off , two theatrical films and accompanying merchandise . After the final theatrical film in 2008 , fans continued to push for a third movie to conclude the series ' plot lines , and in March 2015 , Fox eventually announced that the series would return , with Chris Carter as executive producer and writer , and Duchovny , Anderson , Pileggi , Davis , and Gish all reprising their roles .", "title": "" } ]

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In this episode , Mulder and Scully investigate several killings blamed on an Asian dog called the Wanshang Dhole , thought to be extinct . Mulder and Scully join an obstinate Sheriff , a seemingly eccentric hunter , and a reclusive canine expert to find it . However , there is more mystery to the expert than meets the eye . `` Alpha '' was based on a single motif -- `` Scary dogs in the City '' -- written by Jeffrey Bell onto a notecard . The episode went through several drafts before being readied right before filming began . Several of the scenes featuring the Chinese freighter were created either through digital technology or through the combination of matte paintings and actual filmed footage .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb155e7c7fca45c93595ed997188530c", "text": "The Catherine Tate Show The Catherine Tate Show is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Aschlin Ditta . Tate also stars in all but one of the show 's sketches , which feature a wide range of characters . The Catherine Tate Show airs on BBC Two and is shown worldwide through the BBC . Collectively , the show has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards , two British Comedy Awards and an Emmy Award , and it has won two Royal Television Society Awards , two British Comedy Awards and a National Television Award since its debut in 2004 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "275eb3e33def924426a2b08292171fe9", "text": "The X-Files (season 9) The ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing in the United States on November 11 , 2001 , concluded on May 19 , 2002 , and consists of twenty episodes . The season takes place after Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) goes into hiding , following the events of the eighth season finale , `` Existence '' . As such , the main storyarc for the season follows Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) , John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , and Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) on their hunt to reveal a government conspiracy involving the elaborate creation of `` Super Soldiers '' . For this season , former series ' leads Duchovny and Anderson scaled back their involvement with the show , with the former only starring in the two episodes that formed the season finale , `` The Truth '' . Doggett and Reyes became the show 's central characters , and former recurring character Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) became a main character . Series creator Chris Carter had hopes that the show could continue on with new leads , and the opening credits were accordingly redesigned again . Season nine received mixed reviews by critics and garnered negative reaction from many long-time fans and viewers , partially because Duchovny did not make regular appearances on the show , after fulfilling his contract in the previous season . During this year , ratings for the season fell dramatically . Critics blamed it on what they considered an increasingly incoherent story arc , whilst the cast and crew ascribed the drop in viewership to the September 11 attacks . Regardless , Fox eventually decided to cancel the series . During the airing of season eight , Carter and The X-Files production team had created and aired a spinoff titled The Lone Gunmen . The show was unsuccessful and was cancelled before any story arcs were resolved , but The X-Files episode `` Jump the Shark '' was written to give closure to the series . The X-Files storyline was continued with the 2008 theatrical film The X Files : I Want to Believe and later with a tenth season in 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02bd3ed0052c65874905f209cd61fd54", "text": "F. Emasculata `` F. Emasculata '' is the twenty-second episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It first premiered on the Fox network in the United States on . It was written by series creator Chris Carter and staff writer Howard Gordon , and directed by Rob Bowman . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . `` F. Emasculata '' received a Nielsen rating of 8.9 and was watched by 8.5 million households . The episode received mixed reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Scully tries to discover the cause of a mysterious illness after several men in a prison die . Meanwhile , Mulder attempts to find two escapees who could potentially spread the disease . `` F. Emasculata '' was based on the actual practice of pharmaceutical companies sending scientists all over the world looking for plants and animals that could have medicinal use . The X-Files director Frank Spotnitz felt that the episode 's exploding pustules were ridiculous because of their over-the-top nature . The Costa Rican forest at the opening was shot at the Seymour Demonstration Forest in Northern Vancouver .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7fd2e49056d540d5139810d37a3997e0", "text": "List of Joe 90 episodes This is the list of episodes of the Gerry Anderson television series Joe 90 , made for the British production company ITC Entertainment and first broadcast between 1968 and 1969 on ATV Midlands . Episodes are listed in original ATV Midlands broadcast order .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76f292f5654a26eed1515a0c6ea780cd", "text": "Homicide (Australian TV series) Homicide ( 1964-1977 ) was an Australian television police procedural drama series made by production firm Crawford Productions for the Seven Network . It was the television successor to Crawfords ' radio series D24 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea51e3306ba90255fefecbe2d95992e6", "text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3214fa42ba70d2d675b7efe2dce5d9da", "text": "Unrequited (The X-Files) `` Unrequited '' is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It was written by Howard Gordon and series creator Chris Carter , and directed by Michael Lange . It originally aired in the United States on February 23 , 1997 on the Fox network . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 10.9 and was seen by 16.56 million viewers upon its initial broadcast . `` Unrequited '' received mixed to negative reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . In this episode , the murder of a U.S. Army Lieutenant General has Mulder and Scully struggling to stop a seemingly invisible assassin . The two agents soon learn that they are doomed to failure from the start , as the U.S. government is attempting to cover up the existence of American POWs still being kept in Vietnam . Gordon was inspired to write the episode after viewing an installment of the news series 60 Minutes that dealt with American secret agents the CIA left behind during the Vietnam War . The eventual concept that the assassin could create blind spots came after the writer spoke with his ophthalmologist brother . The entry featured a finished replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , and various Canadian locales substituted for various locations in Washington , D.C.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d8708b518c378978d93b14e689924da", "text": "Prime Suspect Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television drama series . It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison , one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London 's Metropolitan Police Service , as she rises to rank of Detective Superintendent whilst confronting the institutionalised sexism that exists within her job .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d623335f3c51f6a5aeb9db8c3386da7", "text": "Home Again (The X-Files) `` Home Again '' is the fourth episode of the tenth season of The X-Files . Written and directed by Glen Morgan , it first aired February 8 , 2016 , and guest stars Tim Armstrong as Trashman , Sheila Larken as Margaret Scully , Antonio Banderas as Painter , and Veena Sood as Dr. Louise Colquitt .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "058841511de266ec0e52355ff28362d2", "text": "Never Again (The X-Files) `` Never Again '' is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It was written by producers Glen Morgan and James Wong , and directed by Rob Bowman . The episode aired in the United States on February 2 , 1997 on the Fox network and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on December 3 , 1997 . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . The episode received a Nielsen rating of 13 and was viewed by 21.36 million viewers . It received mostly positive reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Scully leaves town -- and Mulder -- for a solo assignment . She soon meets Ed Jerse , a man who is being mentally controlled by a drug-related side effect of his tattoo . His tattoo , affectionately named Betty , does not want to share him , especially not with Scully . Although `` Never Again '' was directed by Bowman , it was originally scheduled to be directed by noted movie director Quentin Tarantino . Tarantino was unable to direct the entry due to a dispute with the Directors Guild of America . Gillian Anderson was particularly pleased with the episode showing a different side of Scully ; she had specifically asked Morgan and Wong to write an episode that explored Scully 's dark side . Several cast members from Morgan and Wong 's series Space : Above and Beyond were cast in the episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7eb0099c5d15de68d5eec74b43e1cda7", "text": "Underneath (The X-Files) `` Underneath '' is the twelfth episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . The episode first aired in the United States on March 31 , 2002 on the Fox network . The episode was written and directed by executive producer John Shiban . The episode is a `` monster-of-the-week '' episode , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the mythology , or overarching fictional history , of The X-Files . The episode earned a Nielsen rating of 4.4 and was viewed by 4.64 million households and 7.3 million viewers . It received mixed reviews from critics . The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files ; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) , and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) . In this episode , Doggett is determined to find an error in the DNA evidence that freed the convicted Robert Fassl , the `` Screwdriver Killer '' , whom he nearly caught in the act 13 years earlier . In the end , it is revealed that Fassl has a mental condition that splits him into two parts : the religious innocent and the vengeful killer . `` Underneath '' marked the directorial debut of Shiban , who had been a writer for the series for several seasons . Reportedly , the episode contained `` so many problems '' that the Fox executives nearly refused to allow the finished product to air . At the last minute , however , they relented , and allowed the episode to be aired later on in the season , several weeks after its intended air date . Shiban originally wanted to film the sewer scenes in Los Angeles ' actual sewer system , but due to the events of September 11 , a sewer mock-up was built on Stage 11 at the Fox studios .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c73fff0da18af7d03ae0f1eaff175c8", "text": "Three Words (The X-Files) `` Three Words '' is the sixteenth episode of the eighth season ( and the 177th episode overall ) of the science fiction television series The X-Files . It first aired in the United States and Canada on April 8 , 2001 , on Fox . It was written by executive producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz , and directed by Tony Wharmby . The episode explores the series ' overarching mythology and earned a Nielsen rating of 7.6 and was viewed by 7.77 million households , receiving mixed to positive reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) , Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) and John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . In this episode , Mulder secretly conducts his own investigation after a man is gunned down on the White House lawn attempting to inform the President of a planned alien invasion . However , he is soon in over his head as he tries to expose further evidence of colonization . The episode was written as a way to signal Mulder 's exit from the FBI . The producers and writers felt that , if Mulder 's character was given a clean exit , the show could more easily focus on the characters of John Doggett and Monica Reyes in the following season . Former series star and recurring actor David Duchovny later declared that he had been happy to see his character depart in this manner .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4c96dc7ea3f3e364f5a6e6c365a812ee", "text": "Gillian Galbraith Gillian Galbraith is an Advocate-turned-author , a Scottish crime writer , whose protagonist , DS Alice Rice , is based in Edinburgh .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b329a8562bb6be88d6231ea3715edd7", "text": "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man `` Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man '' is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files . It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on November 17 , 1996 . It was written by Glen Morgan , directed by James Wong , and featured the first guest appearance by Chris Owens , appearing as a younger Smoking Man . `` Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man '' earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.7 , being watched by 17.09 million people in its initial broadcast . The episode received mostly positive reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Lone Gunman Melvin Frohike ( Tom Braidwood ) finds a tell-tale magazine story supposedly revealing the history of The Smoking Man ( William B. Davis ) . The episode illustrates his possible involvement in several historical events and assassinations , although the reliability of the source is unresolved at the end of the episode . Executive producer Frank Spotnitz later noted that , while parts of `` Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man '' may indeed be factual , the majority is not actual canon . The production of the episode did not require extensive use of Duchovny and Anderson on screen . The former 's voice is only heard and the latter appears only in archival footage . Davis , who portrayed the title character , was pleased with the episode , although confused with some of the contradictions in the script . Although not directly furthering the series ' overarching mythology , the episode involves several of its events and characters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a2ccbdd4ba7d291e680f2bea0b32b404", "text": "The Watch (TV series) The Watch is a British fantasy police procedural television series under development since 2011 . It is to be based on the stories about the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from the Discworld series of fantasy novels by Terry Pratchett .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d21f09249dc8162b22855ae2773d7b17", "text": "The Young Ones (TV series) The Young Ones is a British sitcom , broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1984 in two six-part series . Shown on BBC2 , it featured anarchic , offbeat humour which helped bring alternative comedy to television in the 1980s and made household names of its writers and performers . In 1985 , it was shown on MTV , one of the first non-music television shows on the fledgling channel . In a 2004 poll , it ranked at number 31 in the BBC 's list of Britain 's Best Sitcoms .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21aab0c3bdfda32c53d1b2a630514d47", "text": "Sunshine Days `` Sunshine Days '' is the eighteenth and penultimate episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files , and the series ' 200th episode overall . It originally aired on the Fox network on May 12 , 2002 . The entry was written and directed by executive producer Vince Gilligan . The episode is a `` monster-of-the-week '' episode , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the mythology , or overarching fictional history , of The X-Files . `` Sunshine Days '' earned a Nielsen household rating of 6.2 , was viewed by 6.5 million households , and 10.4 million viewers in its initial broadcast . It received mixed reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files ; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) , and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) . In this episode , Doggett , Reyes , Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) and Scully stumble on to a bizarre murder case where the main suspect is a man with an unusual obsession for The Brady Bunch . Despite their initial differences -- both in investigative style and love of The Brady Bunch -- the four of them soon learn that the man 's telekinetic ability is the ultimate , undeniable proof of an X-File . The episode marked Gilligan 's second directorial effort , after season seven 's `` Je Souhaite '' . The Brady Bunch house set featured in the episode was completely rebuilt . According to Anderson , people came `` from all over Los Angeles '' to get their pictures taken on the set . In addition , it contained several elaborate effects . `` Sunshine Days '' was the final `` monster-of-the-week '' entry in the series ; the series finale , `` The Truth '' would deal with the series ' overarching alien colonization mythology .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd08c03de3c0b22deb87525fb1db317b", "text": "TV Nation TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written , directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom . The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues . After moving to Fox for its second ( and final ) season , the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series . TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me , prompting Warner Bros. . Television to ask Moore for television series ideas . In January 1993 , NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete . Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c39e31f57e1689a23c62d9014aa3f2c0", "text": "Miles Anderson Miles Anderson ( born 23 October 1947 ) is a Zimbabwean stage and television actor , who has appeared in television serials both in the United Kingdom , and North America . He recently appeared as Martin Millar , in the BBC soap opera Doctors . Born in 1947 in Rhodesia , now Zimbabwe , Anderson was educated at Prince Edward School . His father commanded the Rhodesian Army and his mother Daphne , wrote a memoir of her difficult childhood in Rhodesia . He has appeared in the US television series , Criminal Minds , as well as the ongoing show Ultimate Force as Colonel Aiden Dempsey . He had previously played Lt. Col. Dan Fortune in ITV 's Soldier Soldier ( series 1 and 2 only , 1991 -- 92 ) . He was awarded the 1982 London Critics ' Circle Drama Theatre Award for Best Supporting Actor of 1981 for his performances in The Twin Rivals and The Witch of Edmonton . His numerous performances for television include Fall of Eagles , Z-Cars , The Sweeney . Campion , House of Cards , Oliver 's Travels , Every Woman Knows a Secret and Holby City . Anderson has also appeared in two episodes of Midsomer Murders entitled `` Death In Disguise '' and `` Last Year 's Model '' , and was the voice of Poseidon in the 1997 TV adaptation of The Odyssey . Most recently he was seen as Major Marchbanks in the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman 's The Ruby in the Smoke and he appeared in 2007 in the sixth series of the crime-drama Waking the Dead . In 2008 , he made a brief appearance as Edward Tunstall in the BBC 's EastEnders . He narrated the Sky1 version of the New Zealand documentary The Lion Man and appeared in an episode of A Touch of Frost . In 2010 , Anderson appeared as the title character in The Madness of George III mounted by director Adrian Noble at San Diego 's Old Globe Theatre . He won the San Diego 's Critics ' Circle award for Best Actor . In 2011 , he played Prospero in The Tempest and Salieri in Amadeus , both directed by Noble . In 2013 he again won the San Diego Critic 's Circle Award for his Shylock in Adrian Noble 's production of Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice . In 2015 he appeared as Renard in the BBC TV series The Musketeers episode 2.5 `` The Return '' . His film credits include roles in The Thirty Nine Steps ( 1978 ) , The Shillingbury Blowers ( 1980 ) , Sky Bandits ( 1986 ) and Cry Freedom ( 1987 ) , among others . He is an associate member of RADA and the father of actor Joe Anderson and Max Anderson the 2006 and 2011 World Streetboard Champion .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f0c8b443569dcdb7926ce74b7844e63d", "text": "24 (TV series) 24 is an American crime thriller television series produced for the Fox network , created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran , and starring Kiefer Sutherland as counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer . Each season , comprising 24 episodes , covers 24 hours in Bauer 's life using the real time method of narration . Premiering on November 6 , 2001 , the show spanned 192 episodes over eight seasons ; the series finale broadcast on May 24 , 2010 . In addition , a television film , 24 : Redemption , was broadcast between seasons six and seven , on November 23 , 2008 . 24 returned as a 12-episode series titled 24 : Live Another Day , which aired from May 5 to July 14 , 2014 . 24 : Legacy , a spin-off series featuring new characters , premiered on February 5 , 2017 , after Super Bowl LI . The series begins with Bauer working for the Los Angeles -- based Counter Terrorist Unit , in which he is a highly proficient agent with an `` ends justify the means '' approach , regardless of the perceived morality of some of his actions . Throughout the series most of the main plot elements unfold like a political thriller . A typical plot has Bauer racing against the clock as he attempts to thwart multiple terrorist plots , including presidential assassination attempts , weapons of mass destruction detonations , bioterrorism , cyber attacks , as well as conspiracies that deal with government and corporate corruption .24 garnered critical acclaim , winning numerous awards over its eight seasons , including Best Drama Series at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards . At the conclusion of its eighth season , 24 became the longest-running U.S. espionage/counterterrorism-themed television drama ever , surpassing both Mission : Impossible and The Avengers '' .", "title": "" } ]

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The series was narrated by Canadian voice artist Dave McRae for a US release in 2007 on the biography channel and by Danny Wallace in the UK .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "351a5b6592d8641533a4451dcbc63507", "text": "CP24 CablePulse 24 ( CP24 ) is a Canadian English language Category A specialty cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the Bell Media subsidiary of BCE , Inc. . Based in Toronto , the channel focuses on local news from the Greater Toronto Area and Southern Ontario , and also covers national and international news . It is distributed through cable in Southern Ontario and direct broadcast satellite nationally .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cce9e89f9c43d1ba648952ce926fc472", "text": "Doggie March is a 1963 anime feature film directed by Akira Daikubara while produced by Toei Company , Ltd. . The film premiered in the same year as another Toei Animation production , Wolf Boy Ken . An apprentice around this time , a pre-fame Hayao Miyazaki worked on in-betweens during the production phase as his first animation gig . The film was released in Japan by Toei on December 21 , 1963 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5cb8f10e8ad39a9bfa6cc1ccda2fe2f9", "text": "James Morrison (actor) James Paige Morrison ( born April 21 , 1954 ) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f9b67eb941f602905ca05109a315fac4", "text": "March 12", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0378fb01ebb88f0d55005b067509083f", "text": "March (disambiguation) March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars . March may also refer to : March ( surname ) , a surname ( including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f2a084df5a08498537f76938c194fa89", "text": "Cap 24 Cap 24 was a French regional television channel , available in Paris and Île-de-France region , broadcasting from the Eiffel Tower . It began broadcasting on 20 March 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5531049afbcda49a812771e4a71d4830", "text": "Colonel March of Scotland Yard Colonel March of Scotland Yard is a 1950s British television series based on author John Dickson Carr 's ( aka Carter Dickson ) fictional detective Colonel March from his book The Department of Queer Complaints ( 1940 ) . Carr was a mystery author who specialised in locked-room whodunnits and other ` impossible ' crimes : murder mysteries that seemed to defy possibility . The stories of the television series followed in the same vein with Detective March solving cases that baffle Scotland Yard and the British police . The department itself is sometimes referred to as `` D3 '' . Boris Karloff starred as Colonel March . The series was made at Southall Studios in Middlesex , England ( and , later , Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames , England ) was produced by Fountain Films for ITV . Karloff and his wife Evelyn sailed to England in July , 1952 , where Karloff filmed 3 different pilot episodes to show TV executives . While awaiting a decision to go ahead with more episodes , the three pilots were combined into a 1953 feature film called Colonel March Investigates . In 1953 , Karloff returned to England to film 23 more episodes , making a total of 26 , then returned to Hollywood to film Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ( 1953 ) . The Colonel March series premiered in 1956 with a total of 26 episodes . ( It was broadcast from Feb. 1 , 1956 through April 1 , 1957 , which included a number of rerun episodes . ) It began running in the United States in February , seven months before British viewers got to see it . The show starred Boris Karloff as the urbane , tweed wearing , eye-patched sleuth . No reason was ever given for the loss of his left eye . ( In some close-ups , it is evident that Karloff sometimes wore an eyepatch with a dark gauze area in the centre , presumably to allow him to still see through it . ) Other regular actors included Ewan Roberts as Inspector Ames of Scotland Yard and Eric Pohlmann as Inspector Goron of the Paris Sûreté . ( In the episode The Second Mona Lisa , Pohlmann played a Middle Eastern character called The Emir . ) Roberts ' Scottish accent grows stronger as the series progresses from plummy English in the first dozen episodes to full on Scottish burr for the second dozen . Only twelve episodes of the series still exist as prints in the original 35 mm format , with the rest surviving at 16 mm prints . Although he is referred to on numerous websites including IMDb as Perceval March , the name on his office door clearly states `` D3 Colonel A. L. March '' . In the episode The Silver Curtain , March tells a doctor that his first names are `` Perceval Clovis Adlebare '' although he is stalling to gain information from the doctor . He then says his occupation is the study of unusual crime , which is true , so that could also be admitting his real name . This may explain why in a later episode , Hot Money , the sign on the door was changed to read `` D. 3 . COL. MARCH '' . The opening title sequence showed Colonel March taking off his coat in his office and writing the title of each episode in a book . This then dissolves to an image of an object from within the following story , what Alfred Hitchcock would call a MacGuffin , a fairly unimportant plot device that starts the story rolling and/or keeps it moving along . Often it 's a murder weapon or an item of clothing . Sometimes its relevance is a mystery until it is revealed later in the episode . Other episodes , such as in The Headless Hat , show the item that the episode is named after . The episodes The Talking Head uses the complete version of the original theme tune during the end credits . It was usually truncated and faded up whilst some way through . The show 's slightly mysterious and threatening theme tune was changed for the episodes Error at Daybreak and The Silver Curtain to a piece of jaunty , faster paced music that had originally been used in previous episodes to accompany shots of a busy city . Other guest actors in the series include Christopher Lee , Patrick Barr , Hugh Griffith , Marne Maitland ( twice ) , Joan Sims , Anthony Newley , Patricia Owens , George Coulouris , Anton Diffring , Martin Benson , Zena Marshall , Mary Parker and Robert Brown . The episode Death and the Other Monkey features a small acting part by future film director John Schlesinger as a Dutch ship 's captain . The episode Error at Daybreak features a performance from the then 10 year old actor Richard O'Sullivan who later went on to star in Robin 's Nest and several other ITV series . As of July 2016 all 26 episodes we available for streaming on the UK Amazon Prime platform . As of September 2016 the series was being screened on UK television channels Talking Pictures TV and London Live .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e1b989f2a43064b36a21bcfc57ee6bd", "text": "March 24 March 24th is the 365th and last day of the year in many European implementations of the Julian calendar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85fbd20f7fe06434ae225a255f653e1c", "text": "Rede 21 Rede 21 ( Portuguese for 21 Network ) is a Brazilian television network , launched on October 21 , 1996 ( relaunched on July 7 , 2008 ) , as Canal 21 , broadcasting only for São Paulo . It grew to a network in 2003 with the addition of the TV Brasília affiliation . Before this , Salvador and Macapá pass to have the 21 signal . In 2003 , Rio de Janeiro received the 21 on channel 54 UHF by retransmission , but shut down at the end of 2005 . In 2005 , the network nationally broadcast five hours , from 7pm at 12am , but had good quality . Most part of this schedule was occupied by Japanese cartoons and American series like Sex and The City , The X-Files and That '70s Show .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6f11e212ed35ec7f1fa541c1706cb87", "text": "24th Primetime Emmy Awards The 24th Emmy Awards , later known as the 24th Primetime Emmy Awards , were handed out on May 6 , 1972 . The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson . Winners are listed in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . The top shows of the night were All in the Family and Elizabeth R. All in the Family set numerous records during the night , it became the first show to win six major awards , ( although one came in a tie , this record would be broken by other shows that won six major awards outright ) . It also became the first non-anthology drama to receive at least ten major nominations . A milestone was set when All in the Family and Columbo each received every nomination in a major category , both for writing . This feat has become extremely rare as the field of nominees expanded to five and later six . Glenda Jackson also made history by receiving three acting nominations for the same performance as Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R , rules changes have made this impossible in later ceremonies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ccce98c79e7ac3a85f4ba543ee650306", "text": "March 3", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e95711fcae18cdc71e562cdfe6e3331f", "text": "24 Hours in the Past 24 Hours in the Past was a BBC One living history TV series first broadcast in 2015 . Six celebrities were immersed in a recreation of impoverished life in Victorian Britain . Each of the four episodes represented 24 hours living and working in four different occupations . A key part of the series was its immersive nature . The four episodes were ostensibly filmed in direct sequence , and the participants lived , ate and slept in the often filthy conditions portrayed . Living history has become a popular theme in recent UK TV series , usually involving Ruth Goodman and regular collaborators in a long-term series , filmed in intermittent episodes with a cast of historians . This series took a different pitch , using a continuous filming technique without the respite of hotels between episodes and cast with `` the randomest collection of participants '' to create an air of surprise at their conditions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b7cbf7ec70c4094c3a1cbb87c0e75c6", "text": "24 Horas (Colombian TV series) 24 Horas was a Colombian newscast , produced by the programadora of the same name . It aired between January 3 , 1977 and January 21 , 2000 . It had reigned at the 7pm timeslot on weeknights for more than 20 years , but the new timeslot awarded in the licitación of 1997 and the programadoras crisis that soon followed brought the program and programadora to their end . At the time it ended , it was the longest-running newscast airing on Colombian television ; after the end of 24 Horas , this title passed to Datos y Mensajes with its Noticiero TV Hoy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "80a0e0dfc6844037709f6e3124eb313d", "text": "24 Hour Design 24 Hour Design is an American reality television series involving a team consisting of a host and designer , design assistant and a carpenter that help homeowners transform a single room . The show is shot in a single day ( usually less than 10 hours ) , with a budget around $ 2,000 . Original episodes of 24 Hour Design began to air on HGTV October 6 , 2006 . The program 's second season began July 10 , 2007 . In each episode of 24 Hour Design , the host meets with the homeowners to discuss the redesign of their room . The team and homeowners work on the space together up until the final hour . In the final hour the designer transforms the room for the final reveal . The redesign usually consists of painting of the room and the construction a furniture piece .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2fb79effc20dd887ab3c6cb3e51fc199", "text": "24th Venice International Film Festival The 24th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58b7c1f9f801ec4d8fd85bf1979ce4e8", "text": "April (1961 film) April ( -LSB- აპრილი , Aprili -RSB- , -LSB- Апрель , Aprel -RSB- ) is a short romance-drama film written and directed by Otar Iosseliani . The film was produced in 1961 in Iosseliani 's early period while still in his native Georgia . The film was screened out of competition at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ef4aa4782f2041b074d1bfdf2d71560", "text": "Parenthood (season 6) The sixth and final season of the American television series Parenthood premiered on September 25 , 2014 and concluded on January 29 , 2015 . The season order consists of 13 episodes . As part of the budget cuts made by NBC so that the series would have a sixth season , none of the main cast members appear in every episode . The season five budget was reportedly $ 3.5 million per episode , but the season six budget was only $ 3 million per episode .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "d608a1d348b1a6a77dbdf2b39c28d216", "text": "Sub judice In law , sub judice , Latin for `` under judgment '' , means that a particular case or matter is under trial or being considered by a judge or court . The term may be used synonymously with `` the present case '' or `` the case at bar '' by some lawyers . In England and Wales , Ireland , New Zealand , Australia , South Africa , Bangladesh , India , Pakistan , Canada , Sri Lanka , and Israel it is generally considered inappropriate to comment publicly on cases sub judice , which can be an offence in itself , leading to contempt of court proceedings . This is particularly true in criminal cases , where publicly discussing cases sub judice may constitute interference with due process . In English law , the term was correctly used to describe material which would prejudice court proceedings by publication before 1981 . Sub judice is now irrelevant to journalists because of the introduction of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 . Under Section 2 of the Act , a substantial risk of serious prejudice can only be created by a media report when proceedings are active . Proceedings become active when there is an arrest , oral charge , issue of a warrant , or a summons . In the United States , there are First Amendment concerns about stifling the right of free speech which prevent such tight restrictions on comments sub judice . However , State Rules of Professional Conduct governing attorneys often place restrictions on the out-of-court statements an attorney may make regarding an ongoing case . Furthermore , there are still protections for criminal defendants , and those convicted in an atmosphere of a media circus have had their convictions overturned for a fairer trial .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81dc7a8fd1aaf5d2d34be3f409665007", "text": "Stephen Sewall Stephen Sewall ( December 14 , 1702 -- September 10 , 1760 ) was a judge in colonial Massachusetts . Born in Salem , Massachusetts , he was the son of Stephen Sewall , the clerk of court at the Salem witchcraft trials , and a nephew of Chief Justice Samuel Sewall , who presided at the witchcraft trials . He was the uncle of lawyer Jonathan Sewall . Although never formally trained as a lawyer or admitted to the bar , he was appointed as Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature , the highest court in the colony . He also served on the Massachusetts Governor 's Council , which was then the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court . He was generally respected by both friends ( the `` court party '' ) and foes ( the `` popular party '' ) of royal government . Sewall 's death in Boston in 1760 was followed by controversy . James Otis , Jr. believed that his father , James Otis , Sr. , had been promised the office of chief justice , but Governor Francis Bernard appointed Crown supporter Thomas Hutchinson instead , creating a political rift that would have important implications in the development of the American Revolution . While Sewall had expressed doubts about the legality of writs of assistance , which were controversial general search warrants , Hutchinson authorized them -- over the objections of Otis -- in the famous `` writs of assistance case '' of 1761 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8399ca6e3258d2a72769e9e7802b2b40", "text": "Isaac Selby Isaac Selby ( 3 November 1859 -- 26 March 1956 ) was an Australian lecturer , historian and anti-Catholic campaigner . He was born at Greenwich in England to joiner Isaac Selby and Isabella Gilhome . The family migrated to New Zealand in 1868 and young Isaac was educated at Dunedin , where he was a diligent and enthusiastic student . He moved to Melbourne in 1882 and settled there after a brief return to Dunedin . On 28 October 1885 he married Jessie Beatrice Chapman at Auckland ; they had three children . In Melbourne Selby worked as a lecturer and debater , supporting Unitarianism and teetotalism and denouncing Catholicism and the Jesuits . He moved to San Francisco in the 1890s and joined the Unitarian Church there . His wife refused to accompany him back to Australia in 1901 and she sued for divorce ; during their divorce case , he shot at but missed Judge James C. Hebbard when he ruled in her favour . He named a Donald McRae as a third party in the case . He ran for the House of Representatives seat of Northern Melbourne in the 1901 federal election against H. B. Higgins , blaming `` the sinister hand of Rome '' for his defeat . Selby returned to San Francisco in 1904 and became involved in an acrimonious divorce with his wife , who eventually won the case as well as custody of their children . Selby entered the court of the ruling judge , James Hebbard , on 28 November of that year and fired a revolver at him ; although the bullet missed , he was sentenced to seven years in gaol and only released in 1910 on the condition that he return to Australia immediately . Selby resumed his lecturing and debating , which he continued until the 1950s . He joined the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in 1920 and in 1924 published The Old Pioneers ' Memorial History of Melbourne . He published a two-volume work containing Hinemoa , a pantomime , and Memories of Maoriland , a history , in 1925 , and The Old Pioneers Memorial Almanac in 1935 . He also served a period as minister of the Church of Christ at Carlton . Selby died at Parkville in 1956 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67722a52bcecff27afb0b02bc6151e6a", "text": "Scott Makar Scott Douglas Makar is an American lawyer , college professor and Judge on the Florida First District Court of Appeal . Previously he was the Florida Solicitor General serving from 2007 until 2012 and in that position , has argued five cases before the United States Supreme Court .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abfb041b3aec4a50b80e24ad72241878", "text": "United States v. Windsor United States v. Windsor , ( Docket No . ) , is a landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court held that restricting U.S. federal interpretation of `` marriage '' and `` spouse '' to apply only to opposite-sex unions , by Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act ( DOMA ) , is unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment ; Justice Kennedy wrote : `` The federal statute is invalid , for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State , by its marriage laws , sought to protect in personhood and dignity . '' Edith Windsor ( born 1929 ) and Thea Spyer ( October 8 , 1931 -- February 5 , 2009 ) , a same-sex couple residing in New York , were lawfully married in Toronto , Canada , in 2007 . Later in 2008 , New York recognized their marriage following a court decision . Spyer died at the age of 77 in 2009 , leaving her entire estate to Windsor . Windsor sought to claim the federal estate tax exemption for surviving spouses . She was barred from doing so by Section 3 of DOMA ( codified at ) , which provided that the term `` spouse '' only applied to marriages between a man and woman . The Internal Revenue Service found that the exemption did not apply to same-sex marriages , denied Windsor 's claim , and compelled her to pay $ 363,053 in estate taxes . On November 9 , 2010 , Windsor sued the federal government in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York , seeking a refund because DOMA singled out legally married same-sex couples for `` differential treatment compared to other similarly situated couples without justification . '' On February 23 , 2011 , U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Department of Justice would not defend the constitutionality of Section 3 in Windsor . On April 18 , 2011 , Paul Clement , representing the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group ( BLAG ) , intervened to defend the law . On June 6 , 2012 , Judge Barbara S. Jones ruled that Section 3 of DOMA was unconstitutional under the due process guarantees of the Fifth Amendment and ordered the federal government to issue the tax refund , including interest . The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit , in a 2 -- 1 decision , affirmed the district court 's judgment on October 18 , 2012 . BLAG petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision , and the Court issued a writ of certiorari in December 2012 . On March 27 , 2013 , the court heard oral arguments . On June 26 , 2013 , the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5 -- 4 decision declaring Section 3 of DOMA to be unconstitutional `` as a deprivation of the liberty of the person protected by the Fifth Amendment . '' On the same day , the court also issued a separate 5 -- 4 decision in Hollingsworth v. Perry -- a case related to California 's constitutional amendment initiative barring same-sex marriage . The decision effectively allowed same-sex marriages in that state to resume after the court ruled that the proponents of the initiative lacked Article III standing to appeal in federal court based on its established interpretation of the case or controversy clause .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9609ff561c2fa525e2fe69b7780a4303", "text": "Stephen Six Stephen N. Six ( born December 11 , 1965 ) is an American attorney and former judge from Kansas who served as Kansas ' 43rd Attorney General . He was nominated to serve as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on March 9 , 2011 . He is currently a partner at the Kansas City , New York , and San Diego based law firm , Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP . His nomination was returned to the President on December 17 , 2011 , pursuant to the rules of the Senate .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46f0a2a1929389869a6f58fbed168334", "text": "Sunshine in the Courtroom Act The Sunshine in the Courtroom Act is a bill to allow the broadcasting of U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals proceedings . The name of the bill is an apparent reference to Louis Brandeis ' remark that `` sunshine is the best disinfectant '' for ill-doings . The proposed act relates to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53 , which states , `` Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules , the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom . '' The bill was introduced in 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , and 2009 . The 2009 bill was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee . The Senate version is S. 657 , and the House version is H.R. 3054 . In 2009 , the Judicial Council of the 9th Circuit expressed interest in televising certain proceedings . In Congressional testimony , Ted Poe stated : When I was Assistant District Attorney , I spent my career trying criminal cases , and based on my experiences , I actually feel the cameras in the courtroom benefit a defendant . A public trial ensures fairness . That is the purpose of a public trial . It ensures professionalism by the lawyers and the judge , and a camera in the courtroom protects the defendant 's right to a public trial . Poe also opined that lawyers play to the jury , not to the camera , and that jurors stated they liked the camera inside the courtroom because they wanted the public to know what they heard `` instead of waiting to hear a 30-second sound bite from a newscaster who may or may not have the facts correct . '' Judge John R. Tunheim opposed the bill , stating that it could deny some defendants a fair trial ; e.g. a defendant corporation might forgo its right to a trial because it does not want its president to be cross-examined on television . He also expressed concern that televising trials could increase the incidence of threats against federal judges .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d8f6e3fe030bbf934af01cde6ef12119", "text": "Doug Wardlow Douglas G. `` Doug '' Wardlow ( born 1978 ) is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 38B , which includes portions of the city of Eagan in Dakota County , which is in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area . A Republican , he is also a litigation attorney for the Minneapolis law firm of Parker Rosen , specializing in eminent domain , employment law and business law . Wardlow was first elected to the House in 2010 . He served on the Civil Law , Judiciary Policy and Finance , and Taxes committees , and on the Taxes Subcommittee for the Property and Local Tax Division . He narrowly lost his bid for reelection in 2012 to Democrat Laurie Halverson , in the newly created District 51B . Wardlow graduated from Eagan High School in Eagan , where he was co-valedictorian of his class . He attended Georgetown University in Washington , D.C. , studied Mandarin Chinese at Beijing University in Beijing , China , and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Political Theory with a double minor in Mandarin Chinese . He subsequently earned his J.D. from Georgetown cum laude . After earning his law degree , he clerked for Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice G. Barry Anderson . During law school , he also spent a summer clerking at the law firm of Lee and Li in Taipei , Taiwan . He also returned to Beijing University , completing English-language coursework on Chinese law . Wardlow and his family have long been active in government and politics . While attending Georgetown University , he volunteered at the offices of U.S. Representative John Kline and former U.S. Representative Gil Gutknecht , and also worked as a volunteer legal research clerk for U.S. Senator Charles Grassley . His father , Lynn , also served as a Minnesota State Representative for the same district from 2003-2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e8254b6eb1a83b64b6e99bb6ffabe84", "text": "California Code of Civil Procedure The California Code of Civil Procedure ( commonly abbreviated to Code Civ . Proc . in formal legal citations or just CCP in treatises and other less formal contexts ) was enacted by the California State Legislature in March 1872 as the general codification of the law of civil procedure in the U.S. state of California , along with the three other original California Codes . It contains most California statutes that govern the filing and litigation of lawsuits in the Superior Courts of California , as well as legal notices that must be given in a variety of circumstances . It also includes statutes of limitations that control the period of time during which a lawsuit must be commenced . It also contained some statutes governing the legal profession , but those were later relocated into the Business and Professions Code . Originally , the CCP was the codification of the Practice Act of 1851 , as amended and revised . In turn , the Practice Act had been modeled after the New York Code of Civil Procedure of 1850 , which was largely drafted by the law reformer David Dudley Field II . Hence , California is considered to be a `` Field Code '' state . The CCP also partially codified the law of evidence , but in 1965 , the evidentiary provisions were repealed and replaced by the new California Evidence Code , which unlike the CCP , was deliberately intended to displace and supersede the common law of evidence . Like the 28 other California Codes , the CCP is frequently amended by the Legislature . Unlike most other states , California never followed the federal trend towards transferring authority over procedural law to the courts through statutes like the federal Rules Enabling Act . Instead , the California Rules of Court ( CRC ) cover only relatively minor matters such as the formatting of court papers and case management rules implementing the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act of 1986 . Nearly all important procedural provisions ( i.e. , the ones that can make or break a case ) continue to exist in the form of CCP sections . As a result , whenever the Judicial Council of California identifies a major defect in California civil procedure , it can not fix it by promulgating a new court rule , but must instead lobby the Legislature and Governor to amend the CCP . Today , the CCP is comprehensive only with regard to trial court procedure . As a result of a bill pushed through the Legislature at the suggestion of Chief Justice Phil S. Gibson in 1941 , appellate procedure in California is governed primarily by the CRC . As a Field Code state , California continues to subscribe to the `` primary right '' or `` ultimate fact '' theory of pleading ( also known as `` fact pleading '' ) which has been traditionally followed by Field Code states . This means that California adheres to an arcane distinction between what constitutes pleading of a mere `` fact , '' versus an `` ultimate fact , '' versus a `` conclusion of law . '' Also , California is one of two states , along with Virginia , which uses the demurrer as the primary pre-answer attack on the complaint . Most states and the federal courts have switched to modern `` notice pleading '' and use the motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action instead of the demurrer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "268c3761d9fa5bdfd6562cb8e03e3aa9", "text": "University of Louisville School of Law The University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law , commonly referred to as The University of Louisville School of Law , U of L Brandeis School of Law , or the Brandeis School of Law , is the law school of the University of Louisville . Established in 1846 , it is the oldest law school in Kentucky and the fifth oldest in the country in continuous operation . The law school is named after Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis , who served on the Supreme Court of the United States and was the school 's patron . Following the example of Brandeis , who eventually stopped accepting payment for `` public interest '' cases , Louis D. Brandeis School of Law was one of the first law schools in the nation to require students to complete public service before graduation . The school offers six dual-degree programs that allow students to earn an MBA , MSW , MA in humanities , M.Div. , MA in political science , and MUP in urban planning while attaining their J.D. . These classes are offered in conjunction with other University of Louisville departments as well as local colleges . The school 's law library contains 400,000 volumes as well as the papers of Louis D. Brandeis and John Marshall Harlan , both Supreme Court Justices and native Kentuckians . It is one of only thirteen Supreme Court repositories in the nation . The law school 's flagship law review is the University of Louisville Law Review . According to University of Louisville 's 2013 ABA-required disclosures , 61.7 % of the Class of 2013 obtained full-time , long-term , JD-required employment nine months after graduation , excluding solo practitioners .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1e1246626869d43d25992b6adbacfb7", "text": "Freedom suit Freedom suits were lawsuits in the Thirteen Colonies and the United States filed by enslaved people against slaveholders to assert claims to freedom , often based on descent from a free maternal ancestor , or time held as a resident in a free state or territory . The right to petition for freedom descended from English common law and allowed people to challenge their enslavement or indenture . Petitioners challenged slavery both directly and indirectly , even if slaveholders generally viewed such petitions as a means to uphold rather than undermine slavery . Beginning with the colonies in North America , legislatures enacted slave laws that created a legal basis for `` just subjection ; '' these were adopted or updated by the state and territorial legislatures that superseded them after the United States gained independence . These codes also enabled enslaved persons to sue for freedom based on wrongful enslavement . While some cases were tried during the colonial period , the majority of petitions for freedom were heard during the antebellum period in the border or the Southern United States . After the American Revolution , most northern states abolished slavery and were considered `` free . '' The United States Congress prohibited slavery in some newly established territories , and some new states were admitted to the union as free states . The rise in travel and migration of masters with slaves between free and slave states resulted in conditions that gave rise to slaves suing for freedom . Many free states had residency limits for masters who brought slaves into their territory ; after that time , the slave would be considered free . Some slaves sued for wrongful enslavement after being held in a free state . Other grounds for suit were that the person was freeborn and illegally held in slavery , or that the person was illegally held because of being descended from a freeborn woman in the maternal line . The principle of partus sequitur ventrem , first incorporated into English colonial slavery law by a 1662 statute in Virginia , established that children 's status was that of the mother . It was adopted into law by other English colonies , and the states of the United States . In Saint Louis , Missouri records of nearly 300 petition cases have been found that were filed between 1807 and 1860 , and in Washington , D.C. nearly 500 petition cases were filed in the same period . A large portion of cases , as much as one-third , either never went to trial or were settled out of court . In the early nineteenth century in St. Louis and in Washington , D.C. , nearly half of the attorneys at the bar may have acted as counsel for slave petitions . In Missouri , the courts assigned an attorney to the petitioner if it accepted a freedom suit for hearing ; some of the top attorneys in St. Louis defended slaves . After the 1830s , the number of petition cases gradually declined . But from 1800 to 1830 , most of the bar in these cities tried a petition case . Before the end of the eighteenth century , some southern states began to make petitioning for freedom more difficult . Maryland , for example , in 1796 required that county courts serve as the court of original jurisdiction , rather than the General Court of the Western Shore , an appellate court . The county courts clearly would be more favorable to the interests and views of the local planters against whom these suits were often filed . The legislature also banned those with antislavery sympathies from serving on juries in freedom suits . Virginia passed a similar law on jury composition in 1798 . But , for a few decades , courts in slave states such as Louisiana , Mississippi , and Missouri often respected the precedent of `` once free , always free '' established by free states . Until the late 1850s , they ruled that slaves who had been held in free states maintained their freedom even if brought back into slave states . Until the Civil War brought an end to slavery , thousands of freedom suits were tried in state courts across the country , with some slaves petitioning as high as the Supreme Court .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "35f00a7d68ec6f6a822ac70b3c6a5096", "text": "David E. Kendall David Evan Kendall ( born 1944 ) is an American attorney , a graduate of Yale Law School and Oxford University , who clerked with Supreme Court Justice Byron White , worked as associate counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund , and has been a partner at Williams & Connolly LLP of Washington , DC since 1981 , where he has provided legal counsel to individuals and corporations on high-profile business and political matters . He is well known for his roles in the Coker v. Georgia , Gilmore v. Utah , and other death penalty cases ; in the MGM et al. v. Grokster , et al. and Tasini et al v. AOL copyright and contract cases ; as well as for various First Amendment cases , including for The Washington Post . In addition , he is known for having advised President Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal , and representing him during his impeachment trial . He served as defense attorney in the successful defense of retired General David Petraeus , and currently represents the former Secretary of State , Hillary Clinton , including in the matter of her use of a private email server while serving as U.S. Secretary of State .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e91e4ff160f36ad92199681bee78d01", "text": "Jonathan M. Sewall Jonathan Mitchell Sewall ( 1748 -- 1808 ) was a lawyer and poet who achieved some notability , published as Jonathan M. Sewall . He was born in Salem , Massachusetts , ( or according to other sources , York in 1749 ) and adopted by his uncle , chief Justice Stephen S. Sewell , studied law and in 1774 became register of probate in Grafton County , New Hampshire . His ode , War and Washington was celebrated and sung in the revolutionary war . A volume of his poems was published in 1801 . He died in Portsmouth , New Hampshire on March 29 , 1808 . ` On the 29th of March , at Portsmouth , New Hampshire , Jonathan Mitchell Sewall , Esq. , counsellor at law , in the sixty-first year of his age . The subject of this tribute to genius and eloquence was born in Salem , Massachusetts , A. D. 1748 . His parents died in the early part of his life ; and his excellent uncle , the honourable Stephen Sewall , at that time chief justice of the supreme court of Massachusetts , adopted and patronized the young orphan ; and from his invaluable counsels he imbibed that firmness of moral principle , honour , and integrity , for which he was so eminently distinguished ; and a love for the belles lettres and elegant literature , which afforded him the most rational , refined , and sublime pleasures . Mr. Sewall was apprenticed to mercantile business , but , some years before his time expired , he was attacked by a fever of the most malignant type , which reduced him so extremely low , that a voyage to a milder clime was recommended by his physicians , as the only means of recovering his health . He accordingly embarked for Spain ; but although this salubrious climate produced a favourable effect on his system in general , yet the violence of the fever , and the necessary use of extremely powerful medicines , rendered him the future subject of exquisite nervous affections , and at times a prey to the keenest sufferings , which deprived his friends of the pleasure of his company , and the delight his fascinating and instructive conversation afforded . These discouragements , however did not preclude his attention to the study of the law . Soon after his return from abroad , he commenced his legal studies with his kinsman , Jonathan Sewall , Esq. , an eminent lawyer in Boston ; and finally completed them with the late learned and worthy John Pickering , Esq. , of Portsmouth . By him he was introduced to the bar , where for many years , and till his declining health obliged him to retire , he was equally celebrated as a pleader of distinguished merit , and a gentleman of the strictest honour and integrity . Elevated by ennobling and generous principles above the love of popular applause , he never courted office at the hands of the public ; but that venerable body who framed the constitution of the state persuaded him to accept the office of secretary ; and he discharged the duties of his station in such a manner as to merit and receive their entire approbation . In one particular sphere , Mr. Sewall was destined to shine with unrivalled splendour . The humane , the fine sensibilities of his feeling bosom deplored the commission of crimes ; while pity and compassion at the same moment impelled him to plead the cause of the criminal . Of all the capital causes he advocated ( and they were numerous ) , he never lost one . Success always attended his generous and ardent efforts ; while the compensation that he usually received was the tear of gratitude , when a jury pronounced the poor client `` not guilty . '' The widow , the fatherless , and the stranger also found in his talents a never-failing resource ; for without even the hope of reward , he devoted his great abilities to their service . As a patriot , Mr. Sewall was no less distinguished than as a lawyer . The love of his country was a living principle that glowed within his independent bosom : and while his impassioned eloquence might have roused the sons of America to worthiest deeds , his powers of melody and song have led the gallant soldier on to battle , and returned him from the field of victory triumphant in deathless verse . Attached to the illustrious Washington , from sentiments of veneration , respect , and love , the inhabitants of Portsmouth appointed Mr. Sewall to pronounce the funeral eulogy of the hero , the patriot , and the sage ; and this admirable performance may be ranked among the first classical productions of the day ; while the feeling , the pathos of the mournful orator melted the hoary veteran into tears , and impearled on the cheek of beauty the dew of sorrow . But , above all , he that now rests in the silent tomb was a firm believer in the Christian religion , and bore honourable testimony in its cause . He delighted to explore the word of God , and his capacious and enlightened mind dwelt with rapture on the wisdom , the power , and the goodness of the Deity . His hopes of salvation firmly rested on the merits of his dear Redeemer . The divine truths of revelation cheered his soul in the season of adversity , and , under the pressure of bodily infirmity , enabled him to look forward , with joyful expectation , to another and better world . After a long retirement from the busy scenes of life , he was attacked by those afflicting nervous complaints which embittered so many of his days , with more than wonted violence , and after eighteen months ' patient and submissive suffering , he resigned his spirit without a groan or struggle . May that Being who `` tempers the wind to the shorn lamb , '' mercifully adapt his consolations to the particular situation of each individual of the bereaved and sorrowing family . Virtues like those of a Sewall will long embalm the memory of departed worth : and while genius without sensibility lives unbeloved , and science without philanthropy dies unregretted , the fatherless , the widow , and the poor , gather round his grave ; and even the prisoner , and the appointed for death , exclaim , There sleeps our warmest , truest friend . '", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56894f208ad1741dcd740fdd54ea3f69", "text": "Prosecutorial immunity Prosecutorial immunity is the absolute immunity that prosecutors in the United States have in initiating a prosecution and presenting the state 's case . `` Firming up what had long been held as common practice , the U.S. Supreme Court in 1976 ruled in Imbler v. Pachtman that prosecutors can not face civil lawsuits for prosecutorial abuses , no matter how severe . '' Prosecutors have qualified immunity in other activities such as advising police and speaking to the press .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7e004343372bf498fc51e02875850ee", "text": "Heller v. New York Heller v. New York , was a United States Supreme Court decision which upheld that states could make laws limiting the distribution of obscene material , provided that these laws were consistent with the Miller test for obscene material established by the Supreme Court in Miller v. California , 413 U.S. 15 ( 1973 ) . Heller was initially convicted for showing a sexually explicit film in the movie theater which he owned , under New York Penal Law § 235.0 which stated that and individual `` is guilty of obscenity when , knowing its content and character , he 1 . Promotes , or possesses with intent to promote , any obscene material ; or 2 . Produces , presents or directs an obscene performance or participates in a portion thereof which is obscene or which contributes to its obscenity . '' Heller appealed this ruling to the supreme court , claiming that his first amendment rights had been violated due to the broad nature of New York 's obscenity laws . The defendant also claimed that his 14th amendment rights had been violated due to the fact the film was seized prior to him receiving a hearing of any kind . The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Heller in a 5-4 decision , with the majority decision delivered by Justice Burger . The Court found the procedure by which the film was seized to be constitutional , but ruled in favor of Heller in order to afford New York a chance to bring their obscenity laws in line with the guidelines established by the Supreme Court in Miller v. California . The Dissenting opinions were written by Justice Douglas as well as Justice Brennan , the latter of which was joined by Justice Stewart and Justice Marshall . These dissenting opinions argued that the obscenity laws that Heller was convicted under were themselves unconstitutional and thus the seizure of the film was unconstitutional . This case was one of several cases that the Burger court ruled on concerning obscenity laws in the early 1970s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17210912b44e7b03ca75b513cc8cad37", "text": "Kenneth S. Stern Kenneth S. Stern is an American defense attorney and an author . He is executive director of the Justus & Karin Rosenberg Foundation . From 1989 to 2014 he was director on antisemitism , hate studies and extremism for the American Jewish Committee . In 2000 , Stern was a special advisor to the defense in the David Irving v. Penguin Books and Deborah Lipstadt trial .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "959fafc202d70e46dab4ea3f8428da2f", "text": "Common law Common law ( also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law or case law ) is the body of law developed by judges , courts , and similar tribunals . The defining characteristic of `` common law '' is that it arises as precedent . In cases where the parties disagree on what the law is , a common law court looks to past precedential decisions of relevant courts , and synthesizes the principles of those past cases as applicable to the current facts . If a similar dispute has been resolved in the past , the court is usually bound to follow the reasoning used in the prior decision ( a principle known as stare decisis ) . If , however , the court finds that the current dispute is fundamentally distinct from all previous cases ( called a `` matter of first impression '' ) , and legislative statutes are either silent or ambiguous on the question , judges have the authority and duty to resolve the issue ( one party or the other has to win , and on disagreements of law , judges make that decision ) . The court states an opinion that gives reasons for the decision , and those reasons agglomerate with past decisions as precedent to bind future judges and litigants . Common law is a body of law made by judges , in contrast to and on equal footing with statutes which are adopted through the legislative process , and regulations which are promulgated by the executive branch ( the interactions are explained later in this article ) . Stare decisis , the principle that cases should be decided according to consistent principled rules so that similar facts will yield similar results , lies at the heart of all common law systems . A `` common law system '' is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law . Common law systems originated during the Middle Ages in England , and from there propagated to the colonies of the British Empire . Today , one third of the world 's population live in common law jurisdictions or in systems mixed with civil law .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96a0789867f091a3aea4a1f55ff7c53a", "text": "Lowenstein Sandler Lowenstein Sandler is an AmLaw 200 corporate law firm with offices in New York , Palo Alto , Washington , D.C. , and Roseland , NJ . In 2011 , the firm was ranked 168th largest in the United States in terms of attorney headcount by the National Law Journal , and 136th in profit per attorney by the AmLaw 200 survey ( June 2011 ) . It had 267 attorneys in December 2011 . Lowenstein Sandler represents public and private companies , financial institutions , investors , entrepreneurs , universities , and private clients in corporate , litigation and bankruptcy matters throughout the country . It also provides legal services in investment management , mergers and acquisitions , venture capital , intellectual property , technology , capital markets litigation , environmental law and litigation , insurance coverage , securities litigation , white collar criminal defense , real estate ( including zoning matters , ) trusts and estates , employment and employee benefits . The firm has been described as `` well connected '' politically and partners have been appointed to important positions in state government .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ee53a4e55d6692ec2046aa33497d9d5", "text": "False light False light is a legal term that refers to a tort concerning privacy that is similar to the tort of defamation . The privacy laws in the United States include a non-public person 's right to protection from publicity which puts the person in a false light to the public . That right is balanced against the First Amendment right of free speech . False light differs from defamation primarily in being intended `` to protect the plaintiff 's mental or emotional well-being '' , rather than to protect a plaintiff 's reputation as is the case with the tort of defamation and in being about the impression created rather than being about veracity . If a publication of information is false , then a tort of defamation might have occurred . If that communication is not technically false but is still misleading , then a tort of false light might have occurred . False light privacy claims often arise under the same facts as defamation cases , and therefore not all states recognize false light actions . There is a subtle difference in the way courts view the legal theories -- false light cases are about damage to a person 's personal feelings or dignity , whereas defamation is about damage to a person 's reputation . The specific elements of the tort of false light vary considerably , even among those jurisdictions which do recognize this Tort . Generally , these elements consist of the following : A publication by the Defendant about the Plaintiff ; made with actual malice ( very similar to that type required by New York Times v. Sullivan in `` Defamation '' cases ) ; which places the Plaintiff in a false light ; AND that would be highly offensive ( i.e. , embarrassing to reasonable persons ) . Some U.S. state courts have ruled that false light lawsuits brought under their states ' laws must be rewritten as defamation lawsuits ; these courts generally base their opinion on the premises that a ) any publication or statement giving rise to a false-light claim will also give rise to a defamation claim , such that the set of statements creating false light is necessarily , although not by definition , entirely within the set of statements constituting defamation ; and b ) the standard of what would be `` highly offensive '' or `` embarrassing '' to a reasonable person is much more difficult to apply than is the state 's standard for defamation , such that the potential penalties for violating the former standard would have an unconstitutional or otherwise unacceptable chilling effect on the media . However , `` most states do allow false light claims to be brought , even where a defamation claim would suffice . '' Roughly two-thirds of states do not recognize the false light claim . The states that do recognize it will not allow a plaintiff to maintain suit for both false light and defamation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "142f5bba91d21e2f2537747b8ca23c92", "text": "Strike for cause Strike for cause ( also referred to as challenge for cause or removal for cause ) is a method of eliminating potential members from a jury panel in the United States . During the jury selection process , after voir dire , opposing attorneys may request removal of any juror who does not appear capable of rendering a fair and impartial verdict , in either determining guilt or innocence and/or a suitable punishment . An example would be a potential juror in a murder case , where the sentencing options include the death penalty and a lesser sentence ( such as life without parole ) , who states that s/he `` would sentence a defendant to death if found guilty '' ; such a statement may indicate the person 's unwillingness to fairly consider a life without parole sentence . Unlike a peremptory challenge ( the number of which are limited by the court during voir dire , and unless a Batson challenge is raised the challenge is automatically granted ) there is no limit to the number of strikes for cause that attorneys on either side of a case can be granted . However , also unlike a peremptory challenge , a strike for cause must state a specific reason ( in the example above , the reason would be the juror 's bias against a non-death penalty sentence ) and be granted by the trial judge ; often both attorneys and sometimes the judge will question the juror being challenged . If one attorney moves to strike a juror for cause but the judge rejects the motion , the attorney may still use a peremptory challenge ( if s/he has any remaining ) to strike the juror , and on appeal may raise a claim that the motion should have been granted but , because it was not , the attorney had to either use a peremptory challenge or seat a biased juror .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "7554cef0896d41f1f05b72b6cd8a56d7", "text": "Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor ( -LSB- rəˈɳbiːr kəˈpuːr -RSB- ; born 28 September 1982 ) is an Indian actor and producer . The son of actors Rishi and Neetu , and the grandson of actor-director Raj , Kapoor pursued film-making and method acting at the School of Visual Arts and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute , respectively . He subsequently assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the film Black ( 2005 ) , and made his acting debut with Bhansali 's tragic romance Saawariya ( 2007 ) , a box office flop . Kapoor rose to prominence with his performances in the coming-of-age film Wake Up Sid ( 2009 ) , the romantic comedy Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani ( 2009 ) , the comedy drama Rocket Singh : Salesman of the Year ( 2009 ) , and the political thriller-crime drama Raajneeti ( 2010 ) . The romantic drama Rockstar ( 2011 ) and the comedy drama Barfi ! ( 2012 ) earned Kapoor two consecutive Best Actor awards at Filmfare , and a starring role in the romantic comedy Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ( 2013 ) one of the highest-grossing Bollywood filmsestablished him as a leading Bollywood actor . However , he followed it by starring in a series of films that under-performed at the box office , although his performance in the romantic drama Tamasha ( 2015 ) was critically acclaimed . This changed in 2016 when he starred as a musician in the commercially successful romance Ae Dil Hai Mushkil . Through his career in Bollywood films , Kapoor has become one of the most popular celebrities and one of the highest-paid actors in India . He is the recipient of several awards , including five Filmfare Awards . In addition to acting in films , Kapoor supports charities and causes . He is the co-founder of the production company Picture Shuru Productions , and is a co-owner of the Indian Super League football team Mumbai City FC .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "37a6bd9cd3664b04dd812a239f734b28", "text": "8th IIFA Awards The 2007 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 8th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2006 and took place between June 7 -- 9 , 2007 . The official ceremony took place on June 9 , 2007 , at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield , England . During the ceremony , IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories . The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus . Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co-hosted the ceremony for the first time . Some other salient events held during this weekend included the IIFA World Premiere , IIFA-BAFTA Film Workshop , FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Charity Cricket Match . The tag line of the IIFA 2007 was IIFA 2007 : Yorkshire `` Love At First Sight '' . Rang De Basanti received twenty one nominations out of the total twenty nine and won eleven awards , two of which were popular awards : ( Best Picture , Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female ) Omkara and Lage Raho Munna Bhai won four awards each . Other multiple winners included Krrish with three awards and Dhoom 2 and Fanaa with two each . In addition movies receiving a single awards included , Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna for ( Best Performance In A Leading Role Female ) , Golmaal : Fun Unlimited for ( Best Performance In A Comic Role ) , 36 China Town for ( Male Debutant Star ) and Gangster for ( Female Debutant Star ) . Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards in the event .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8568571d1d8245bff5d26e165f3f7aa4", "text": "Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani is a 2015 Indian epic historical romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali , who also composed the music of the film . It is jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International . The film stars Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I and Deepika Padukone as Mastani , with Priyanka Chopra playing Bajirao 's first wife Kashibai . Tanvi Azmi , Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Milind Soman appear in supporting roles . Based on the Marathi novel Raau by Nagnath S. Inamdar , the film narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao ( 1700-1740 AD ) and his second wife Mastani . The film was in development for 15 years , with Bhansali wanting to make the film after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam . However , several times , the production was delayed due to the changing cast . Principal photography started in mid 2014 after the casting of principal roles was finalised . The film was released on 18 December 2015 to critical acclaim from critics , who praised the direction , cinematography , production design , costumes , music and performances , particularly of Chopra , and Singh . The film has grossed over at the box-office , emerging as a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time . The film received several accolades at various award ceremonies across India . At the 63rd National Film Awards , Bajirao Mastani received seven awards , including Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress for Tanvi Azmi . The film is featured among the 2016 Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India . The film received fourteen nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards , and won nine awards including Best Film , Best Director for Bhansali , Best Actor for Singh , and Best Supporting Actress for Chopra .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6671c7be965b681788449a292b7fda4d", "text": "B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress , who has acted in Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi movies . One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema , she acted in around 200 films over six decades . She is known by the epithets `` Abinaya Saraswathi '' ( Saraswati of acting ) in Kannada and `` Kannadathu Paingili '' ( Kannada 's Parrot ) in Tamil At the age of 17 , Saroja Devi got her big break with her debut movie itself , that 's the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa ( 1955 ) . In Telugu cinema , she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam ( 1959 ) , and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s . The Tamil film Nadodi Mannan ( 1958 ) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema . After her marriage in 1967 , she continued to be second in demand actress in Tamil films till 1974 , but she continued to be one of the top actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema from 1958 until the 1980s . She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s , starting with Paigham ( 1959 ) . She played the lead heroine in 161 consecutive films in 29 years between 1955 and 1984 . Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri , the fourth-highest civilian honour , in 1969 and Padma Bhushan , third highest civilian award , in 1992 from the Government of India , honourary doctorate from Bangalore University and Kalaimamani award from Tamil nadu .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68f35ad0fed0ff5832a1f48a92d21cc9", "text": "Girish Karnad Girish Raghunath Karnad ( born 19 May 1938 ) is an Indian actor , film director , writer playwright and a Rhodes Scholar , who predominantly works in South Indian cinema and Bollywood . his rise as a playwright in 1960s , marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada , just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali , Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi , and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi . He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award , the highest literary honour conferred in India . For four decades Karnad has been composing plays , often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues . He has translated his plays into English and has received acclaim . His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi , B. V. Karanth , Alyque Padamsee , Prasanna , Arvind Gaur , Satyadev Dubey , Vijaya Mehta , Shyamanand Jalan , Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin . He is active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor , director , and screenwriter , in Hindi and Kannada cinema , earning awards along the way . He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards , of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director -- Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b49709f285e296cbb08f9f14ffb5cf51", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Hrithik Roshan Hrithik Roshan ( -LSB- - hnsˈrɪt̪ʰɪk ˈroːʃən -RSB- born on ) is an Indian film actor . Having appeared as a child actor in several films throughout the 1980s , Roshan made his film debut In leading role in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai in 2000 . His performance in the film earned him the Best Actor and Best Male Debut awards at Filmfare . He followed it with leading roles in Fiza and Mission Kashmir ( both released in 2000 ) and a supporting part in the blockbuster Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... ( 2001 ) . Following through with several unnoticed performances from 2002 to 2003 , he starred in the blockbusters Koi ... Mil Gaya ( 2003 ) and its sequel Krrish ( 2006 ) , both of which won him numerous Best Actor awards . Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 2006 for his performance in the action film Dhoom 2 , and his fourth for Jodhaa Akbar for which he was also awarded at the Golden Minbar International Film Festival . He later received further acclaim for his work in Guzaarish ( 2010 ) , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) and Agneepath ( 2012 and Krrish 3 ( 2013 ) , his biggest commercial success so far . He thus established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Indian Cinema .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0fea1553e3d5258dca6a82910e7d6c0", "text": "Theatre of Pakistan This article deals with topics pertaining to theatre of Pakistan . Theatre in Pakistan has been developed and influenced by the traditional Persian theatre as well as from classical Indian dance practices of the Mughal Empire . With the establishment of the Delhi Sultanate that began in the 10th and 11th centuries , theatre was discouraged or forbidden entirely . Later , in an attempt to re-assert indigenous values and ideas , village theatre was encouraged across the South Asia , developing in a large number of regional languages from the 15th to the 19th centuries . Modern Urdu theatre developed during the period of colonial rule under the British Empire , from the mid-19th century until the mid-20th . In 1855 , the enactment of the play Inder Sabha ( The Heavenly Court of Indra ) written by Agha Hasan Amanat in the courtyard of the last Nawab of Oudh , Wajid Ali Shah , has been highly regarded as the beginning of Urdu theatre . Pakistan has a growing theatre culture , with English and Urdu theatre being the dominant forms . Today , the major competition with theatre is that represented by growing television industry and the spread of films produced in the Pakistani film industry based in Karachi and Lahore , known as `` Lollywood '' . Lack of finance is another major obstacle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c0e41628256ec0e3ec866f65601a7cd", "text": "List of accolades received by Haider (film) Haider is a 2014 Indian crime-drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj , and produced by Bhardwaj and Siddharth Roy Kapur . The film stars Shahid Kapoor as the eponymous protagonist , and co-stars Tabu , Kay Kay Menon , Shraddha Kapoor , and Irrfan Khan . Bhardwaj wrote the dialogues for the film , and co-wrote the screenplay with Basharat Peer . Bhardwaj also composed the music and Gulzar wrote the lyrics . The film is a modern-day adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Hamlet , and tells the story of Haider who searches for his missing father during the Kashmir conflict of 1995 . Produced on a budget of , Haider was released on 2 October 2014 , and grossed worldwide . The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories , with particular praise for its direction , performances of Shahid Kapoor and Tabu , music and production design . As of June 2015 , the film has won 36 awards . At the 62nd National Film Awards , Haider earned five awards , more than any other film at the ceremony , including Best Music Direction and Best Screenplay ( Dialogues ) ( both Bhardwaj ) . Haider also won five awards at the 60th Filmfare Awards ceremony , including Best Actor ( Shahid Kapoor ) , Best Supporting Actor ( Menon ) , and Best Supporting Actress ( Tabu ) . It also received nominations for Best Film and Best Director at the ceremony . At the 2015 Screen Awards , Haider received nominations for Best Film and Best Director , and won five awards , including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress . Haider also won nine awards at the 16th ceremony of the International Indian Film Academy Awards , including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29a0dac97ba93ead30a7ac88214c8c81", "text": "Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd. . is an Indian entertainment company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "be3148e952d5fbcbe3b525f02375a171", "text": "Producers Guild Film Awards The Producers Guild Film Awards ( previously known as the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award ) is an accolade given by the Apsara Producers Guild to recognize excellence in Indian film and television . Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna , the Star Guild Awards have been one of the major award events since 2004 . The 22-karat gold statuette was sculpted and designed by the jewellery brand Tanishq and was `` inspired by the rich heritage of one of India 's most treasured possessions - the Ajanta and Ellora Caves . '' Nominations for the awards come from selected members of the guild , with the full membership ( around 160 ) available to vote for the winners . The ballots cast by the guild members are then taken to a common venue for the final counting .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "24a4e9e5e99d17ac8cd3227d2cc8d94c", "text": "Vinayak Joshi Vinayak Joshi is an Indian film and theater actor , and Radio jockey . Born on 25 August 1987 , Bangalore . His ancestral roots trace back to Dharwad district . He was a child artiste in the Kannada film industry . Before his radio career , he was an actor in Kannada films since 14 years . Started as a child artiste from the 1997 Superhit movie Nammoora Mandara Hoove by Sunil Kumar Desai starring Shivrajkumar , Ramesh & Prema . His other notable hit movies include Amrutha Varshini , Laali , Simhada mari , Kurigalu Saar Kurigalu , Appu , Kanti , Nanna Kanasina Hoove , Minchina Ota , Chitra , etc. . Also acted in several Tele-serials like : Mussanje by T. S. Nagabharana and Trin Trin Trin by Phani Ramachandra , `` Dandapindagalu '' , a hilarious Comedy series about the youths of today 's generation . All together Vinayak was featured in more than 45 films and 70 serials.He was a participant in a reality show called Bigg Boss Kannada in April , 2013 . He is Also the Last Grandson of V.M Joshi , renown Freedom Fighter , hailing from Dharwad . He has won 2 Karnataka State Film Awards , At the age of 19 , Vinayak won the National Award as the best director for a play , `` Shraddha '' ( THESPO 8 ) . He is one among the youngest directors to win this award . Vinayak is actively involved in executing films and have produced 4 films under the banner `` Joshi Chitra '' . He is a graduate from National College , Bangalore , Jayanagar . He is a fitness freak who once weighed 110 kg , is now just 80 kg . He has run several marathons . In 2014 , Vinayak ran 100 km to raise funds for 21-year-old Akshay , suffering from kidney problems . Vianayak Joshi is currently working as Digital Head in Flipkart , India.He worked as Radio Jockey in Radio Mirchi and Radio City ( Indian radio station ) , Bangalore . He ( July 2016 ) starred in the Kannada show ` Dancing star 3 ' and is now eliminated from the show .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e781a6450d10157519c30e6ea8d967a", "text": "Sanjay Kapoor Sanjay Kapoor is a Bollywood actor and producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a985cba6e00d646ad56506e50edda672", "text": "List of films released by Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films ( abbreviated as YRF ) is an Indian entertainment company , established by Yash Chopra in 1970 , that produces and distributes motion pictures . As of 2017 , the company has produced 71 Hindi films , including three that are yet-to-be-released , and one Tamil film . Yash Raj Films started a film distribution business in 1997 , and in addition to distributing their own productions , the company has handled the domestic and international distribution of 35 films from other companies . Yash Raj Films ' first release came in 1973 with the Chopra-directed Daag : A Poem of Love , a drama about bigamy , starring Rajesh Khanna , Raakhee and Sharmila Tagore . The company had four more releases in the 1970s , including the family drama Kabhie Kabhie and the action film Kaala Patthar , both of which starred Amitabh Bachchan . Yash Raj Films ' sole commercial success in the 1980s was the Sridevi-starring romance Chandni . The year 1995 marked the directorial debut of Yash Chopra 's son , Aditya Chopra , with the highly successful romantic drama Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge . Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol , the film has the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history . Other successful releases of the 1990s were Darr ( 1993 ) and Dil To Pagal Hai ( 1997 ) , both starring Khan . In the 2000s , Yash Raj Films produced a larger number of films . In addition to directorial ventures from Yash and Aditya Chopra , the company launched several new directors , including Sanjay Gadhvi , Vijay Krishna Acharya , Kunal Kohli , Siddharth Anand , and Shaad Ali . Some of the company 's top-grossing films in that decade include Gadhvi 's action thrillers Dhoom ( 2004 ) and Dhoom 2 ( 2006 ) , Kohli 's romantic thriller Fanaa ( 2006 ) , Ali 's comedy film Bunty Aur Babli ( 2005 ) , Yash Chopra 's romance Veer-Zaara ( 2004 ) , and Aditya Chopra 's dramas Mohabbatein ( 2000 ) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ( 2008 ) . Beginning in 2008 , the company introduced a number of new actors such as Anushka Sharma , Ranveer Singh , Parineeti Chopra , and Arjun Kapoor . Yash Raj Films ' highest-grossing films came in the 2010s with the Kabir Khan-directed action thriller Ek Tha Tiger ( 2012 ) , starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif , the third installment of the Dhoom franchise , entitled Dhoom 3 ( 2013 ) , featuring Aamir Khan , Uday Chopra and Abhishek Bachchan , and the sports drama Sultan ( 2016 ) , starring Salman Khan and Sharma . All three films rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time . The most frequent collaborations of the company have been with the actors Rani Mukerji , Rishi Kapoor , Shah Rukh Khan , and Saif Ali Khan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f83ad050b137c03061bcee2ac89545c", "text": "Rukhsar Rehman Rukhsar Rehman is an Indian film and television actress . Rehman made her film debut in 1992 at the age of 17 with a lead role in Deepak Anand 's Yaad Rakhegi Duniya opposite Aditya Pancholi and also appeared in J.K. Bihari 's Inteha Pyar Ki opposite Rishi Kapoor . However , at the request of her father , she left her career and moved back to her hometown Rampur in Uttar Pradesh to start a garment business . In 2005 , she returned to acting with Ram Gopal Verma 's crime drama D , in which she played Randeep Hooda 's girlfriend . She also featured in Verma 's Sarkar the same year . In 2008 , she appeared in Rumi Jaffery 's God Tussi Great Ho as Salman Khan 's sister . In 2009 , she starred in The Stoneman Murders alongside Kay Kay Menon . Film critic Taran Adarsh in his review for the film called her a `` complete natural '' . She also had supporting roles in Benny and Babloo ( 2010 ) , Knock Out ( 2010 ) , Allah Ke Banday ( 2010 ) , Shaitan ( 2011 ) and PK ( 2014 ) . In television , she has featured in Sony Entertainment Television 's medical drama Kuch Toh Log Kahenge ( 2011-13 ) as Dr. Mallika and in Life OK 's Tumhari Paakhi ( 2013-14 ) as Lavanya . After her divorce in 1998 from Syed Asad Ahmed , She got married again to filmmaker Faruk Kabir in 23 March 2010 . Rehman have two children from her first marriage , Elder son Adil Ahmed and younger daughter Aisha Ahmed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83df1e9b1bfdbd634774877808b3c53a", "text": "Balaji Motion Pictures Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Jeetendra . Based in Mumbai , it mainly produces and distributes Hindi films . Key people involved are Jeetendra wife Shobha Kapoor and daughter Ekta Kapoor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2d9b10f940dea3147617d29548b4cd93", "text": "Mr. India (1987 film) Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur . It stars Anil Kapoor , Sridevi and Amrish Puri in the lead roles The film was the highest grossing Indian film of 1987 , and remains a cult classic in India . The film was known for several of its lines and songs , including Sridevi 's Miss Hawa Hawaii performance , and Amrish Puri 's quote `` Mogambo khush hua '' ( Mogambo is pleased ) , which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and became synonymous with Puri . The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history . Laxmikant-Pyarelal 's music performed well too , especially the song Hawa Hawaii which is very popular till today . The film has often been featured in different lists of top Bollywood films . Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films . This was the last film that the writing duo Salim-Javed wrote together . They had split up earlier in 1982 , but came back for one last film . On the centenary of Indian Cinema , Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time . Interestingly Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were offered the lead role , but they turned it down as they could n't relate with the invisible hero .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4c38d37e94ee11f305669bba935afc3b", "text": "Swara Bhaskar Swara Bhaskar Chitrapu ( born 9 April 1988 ) is an Indian actress who works in the Hindi film industry . She has received two Filmfare Award nominations and her prime achievements have made her one of the most noticed actresses of the Hindi cinema . Bhaskar , the daughter of naval officer Chitrapu Uday Bhaskar , was born and raised in Delhi . After receiving her bachelor 's degree in English literature from the University of Delhi , she enrolled herself at the Jawaharlal Nehru University to complete her master 's in Sociology . Bhaskar made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 drama Madholal Keep Walking , a commercial failure . She achieved further mainstream attention for her supporting role of a bride-to-be in the commercially successful romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu ( 2011 ) . Her performance in the film was well received by critics and she garnered a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination . Bhaskar was praised for portraying an aggressive lover in the critically acclaimed romantic drama Raanjhanaa ( 2013 ) , for which she earned her second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination . She then played supporting roles in the romantic comedy Tanu Weds Manu Returns ( 2015 ) and the romantic drama Prem Ratan Dhan Payo ( 2015 ) , both of which rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films . Her starring roles in the comedy drama Nil Battey Sannata ( 2016 ) , and the drama Anaarkali of Aarah ( 2017 ) were widely acclaimed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9decd21ee7f57faba37b32c99087f4ad", "text": "Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiah Ganesan ( 1 October 1928 -- 21 July 2001 ) better known as Sivaji Ganesan , was an Indian stage , and film actor who was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century . He was well known for his versatility and variety of roles depicted on screen , which gave him also the Tamil honorific name Nadigar Thilagam ( lit . the pride of actors ) . In a career that spanned close to five decades , he had acted in 283 films in Tamil , Telugu , Kannada , Malayalam and Hindi . His eidetic memory helped him remember his scripts at a glance . Ganesan was the first tamil film actor to win a `` Best Actor '' award in an International film festival , the Afro-Asian Film Festival held in Cairo , Egypt in 1960 . Many leading South Indian film actors have stated that their acting was influenced by Ganesan . He received the President Award for Best Tamil Actor on twelve occasions . In addition , he received four Filmfare Awards South and a National Film Award ( Special Jury ) . In 1997 , Ganesan was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award , highest honour for films in India . He was also the first Indian actor to be made a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres . Ganesan is remembered as an iconic figure of Tamil cinema . He has been described by the Los Angeles Times as `` The Marlon Brando of Indian Cinema '' . In spite of his celebrated film career , his short stint in politics became a futile attempt .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "837fc04e63cd491aa5a598c806d9cda8", "text": "R. K. Films R. K. Films is a film production company , based in R. K. Studio , a film studio both established by and named after the Bollywood actor Raj Kapoor , headquartered at Chembur , Mumbai . It was founded in 1948 , one year after India gained independence . It had a rough start , as its first movie , Aag ( 1948 ) did not perform well at the box office . Most of the R.K. Films productions share a common theme of criticising society and depicting love across social divide", "title": "" }, { "docid": "243436db8c4935499def5b91d2556bec", "text": "Karan Kapoor Karan Kapoor ( born 18 January 1962 ) is a former Indian film actor and model of British and Indian descent . He is the son of Indian Bollywood International Actor Shashi Kapoor and his India settled ( late ) British Actress Jennifer Kendal . His paternal grandfather was Prithviraj Kapoor and his paternal uncles are Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor . His elder brother Kunal Kapoor and sister Sanjana Kapoor have also acted in some films but like him they were not very successful . His maternal grandparents , Geoffrey Kendal and Laura Kendal , were actors who toured India and Asia with their theatre group , Shakespeareana , performing Shakespeare and Shaw . The Merchant Ivory film , Shakespeare Wallah , was loosely based on the family , which starred his father and his aunt , actress Felicity Kendal . Karan later moved towards photography and decided to be a part of this profession though he worked as an actor too . After a gap of nearly 25 years , Karan has now come back in the public and returned to India with a series of his photography exhibitions time & tide . Karan 's time & tide photography exhibition started in him home town Mumbai in November 2016 then taking place in Bangalore , Kolkata , New Delhi , Ahmedabad & Jaipur throughout 2017 . Karan has done lots of research in the Anglo-Indian communities and travelled through various parts of India in the 80s to meet these communities and taken photographs . His articles were published in BBC , Indian Express , Hindustan Times and other newspapers in November 2016 . In his recent interview , Karan said that he is quite keen to do more photography projects in India because his children have now grown up so he could spend more time in India . Karan also said that he was always interested in photography since his childhood even though being a part of very famous Bollywood family of Kapoors . Karan 's elder brother Kunal Kapoor is now a leading ad-maker of India and younger sister Sanjana Kapoor runs the Junoon foundation to promote arts , culture and drama .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "156921e83fc32c956e38fe88606f5150", "text": "Chhalia Chhalia is a 1960 Indian Bollywood drama film directed by Manmohan Desai . It stars Raj Kapoor , Nutan , Pran , Rehman and Shobhna Samarth . Raj Kapoor plays his stereotyped `` simple guy with a heart of gold '' role yet again . The story is loosely based on the `` White Nights '' written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky but is focused on the issue of estranged wives and children in the aftermath of Partition . Chhalia was shot in black-and-white . Music by Kalyanji-Anandji , played a part in the film 's box office success .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b2f9c5fca7c67168f0cf7141dd2ec3e3", "text": "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film) Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children is a 2016 American dark fantasy film directed by Tim Burton and written by Jane Goldman , based on the 2011 novel of the same name by Ransom Riggs . The film stars Eva Green , Asa Butterfield , Chris O'Dowd , Allison Janney , Rupert Everett , Terence Stamp , Ella Purnell with Judi Dench and Samuel L. Jackson . Filming began in February 2015 in London and the Tampa Bay Area . The film premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin , Texas on September 25 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on September 30 , 2016 by 20th Century Fox . It grossed $ 296 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 110 million .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "6ec898a086a74b15d122bf06d9e7ba9a", "text": "Miner.hu Miner.hu is a vertical search engine for searching blogs , videos and other Hungarian content on the internet . As of May 2008 , Miner.hu indexes about 167,000 blogs , and knows about 8,100,000 blog entries and about 1,300,000 videos which makes it the largest Hungarian blogsearch and video search engine . Miner.hu was founded by András Bártházi of Wish Internet Consulting . As of May 2008 , Miner.hu has a blog search engine ( with 7 specialized search engine and aggregator about gastro , web development , online marketing , movie/series , fashion , librarian , medical and photo blogs ) , a video search engine , a Twitter search engine ( reduced to Hungarian posts ) . Miner.hu also has a `` Trends '' page , which shows the actual topics in the Hungarian blogosphere . The service has an API , too , developers can create mashups based on different kind of search queries .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd7717dfcea42638a230e7bd2340825f", "text": "Curbed Curbed is an American real-estate blog network founded by Lockhart Steele . there are area-specific editions for Atlanta , Austin , Boston , Chicago , Detroit , the Hamptons , Los Angeles , Miami , New Orleans , New York City , Philadelphia , San Francisco , Seattle , Washington , D.C. , and North American ski towns . There 's also a National site , founded in 2010 , that Steele once described as `` Architectural Digest after a three-martini lunch . '' The site hosts an annual contest , the Curbed Cup , to pick the best neighborhood in each city . The Curbed Network also includes dining website Eater and fashion website Racked . On November 10 , 2013 , The New York Times reported that Vox Media had purchased the Curbed Network . The paper reported that the cash-and-stock deal was worth between $ 20 million and $ 30 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39025314f9c198cb44b93742d9665e0d", "text": "Sociological Images Sociological Images is a blog that offers image-based sociological commentary and is one of the most widely read social science blogs . Updated daily , it covers a wide range of social phenomena . The aim of the blog is to encourage readers to develop a `` sociological imagination '' and to learn to see how social institutions , interactions , and ideas affect the individual . Started in 2007 by sociology professor Lisa Wade as a place to swap material for sociology classes , the site developed into a blog aimed at the general public as it attracted more readers . However , the site still includes a strong teaching component , including sample assignments and syllabi for sociology instructors . The site receives about 500,000 visitors per month , most from social media sites and other blogs , such as Jezebel , which partially syndicate it . Reviewers have praised the blog 's ability to make sociology accessible to the general public .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3501b5df44141829429a6e65a2c1528b", "text": "Literary Rejections On Display Literary Rejections On Display is a blog on which people can post and discuss rejection letters from magazines , agents and book publishers . The site was founded in 2007 and was run anonymously by a person identifying only as `` Writer , Rejected . '' Entertainment Weekly critic Michael Slezak described the site as for any writer `` who 's looking for a better way to deal with cruel dismissal than crying into a cup of herbal tea '' or any bookworm `` who wants to better understand the indignities your future favorite authors are suffering on their way to their seven-figure book deals ... '' The website became the subject of a literary controversy in late 2008 when novelist Darin Strauss used it as a forum to respond to his critics . According to The Village Voice , users of the website had launched slashing attacks on Strauss without having read any of his work , mocking his complaints , the `` smirky '' author photo , his theories about writing and literary history , and the `` millions of dollars '' that had supposedly been spent promoting him . Strauss responded on the website with an angry attack on his anonymous critics . The website has also criticized short story writer Scott Snyder and Virginia Quarterly Review editor Ted Genoways . The website also awards a Golden Apple of Kindness award for members of the literary community who have demonstrated `` niceness '' ; previous winners include Rosemary Ahern , the former director of Washington Square Press , and short story writer Jacob M. Appel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a716f4d3b0a6f785266249c3b44b6aa", "text": "Weblogs Weblogs may refer to : Plural of Blog Weblogs , Inc. .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e9bfb44a820703584248e3ccb07cf08", "text": "Music for Robots (website) Music For Robots is a mp3 blog written and curated by a collective of friends who originally met at Bates College , who founded the website in April 2004 . The blog made history in 2004 when it hosted a song by the band The Secret Machines provided to them by Warner Bros. . Records , signaling the first time a major label had deliberately encouraged a blog to post an mp3 by one of its artists . The site gained greater notoriety later that year when MTV aired a news feature about the site and one of their discoveries , a band of teenagers from Brooklyn called Hysterics . In 2005 , the `` robots '' branched out , dipping their toes in concert promotion and releasing a compilation CD titled Music For Robots , Vol . 1 , which included music from Hysterics , Avenue D , Death from Above 1979 , Stratageme , and Daedelus . Music ( For Robots ) are well known for their diverse , comprehensive musical tastes and willingness to cooperate with the record industry , and only post music with permission of the artist and/or label . Music ( For Robots ) has been featured by many publications and programs in the mainstream media including Wired magazine , The New York Times , Rolling Stone , Spin , NPR , the Fresno Bee , The Guardian , The Philadelphia Inquirer , Entertainment Weekly , and was the first MP3 Blog to be featured in primetime TV during MTV 's TRL program in early 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "442fb61f91856cee071886aa119cc41e", "text": "BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan is a music blog founded in 2004 focusing primarily on music related news and events taking place in and around New York City . BrooklynVegan began in 2004 as a blog that also covered vegan food options in Brooklyn , before the founder and editor in chief , simply known as Dave , shifted his focus to more exclusively documenting live music in the area . The blog is known for its efforts to expose upcoming artists , such as their installment in the Artist Discovery Series of blogs hosted by Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza , and their program on Sirius-XM . The blog also showcases artists at SXSW and at CMJ , an annual music festival in New York , when in the summer of 2007 they invited the then self-released Justin Vernon of Bon Iver to play the Bowery Ballroom . In 2011 BrooklynVegan expanded its locale with two new blogs devoted to Austin and Chicago . In 2013 , BrooklynVegan acquired Invisible Oranges , a long-running heavy metal blog .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5ef866fe3c364016c0e0b6f7cc676cc", "text": "Digby (blogger) Digby is the pseudonym of political blogger Heather Digby Parton from Santa Monica who founded the blog Hullabaloo . She has been called one of the `` leading and most admired commentators '' of the progressive blogosphere . Digby began as a commenter on the blogs of Bartcop and Atrios and launched her own blog on January 1 , 2003 , calling it Hullabaloo `` because one function of blogs is to cause a ruckus '' and decorating it with a picture of a screaming Howard Beale from the film Network . She has been joined by other bloggers on Hullabaloo , including composer Richard Einhorn , who blogs under the name `` Tristero '' . Digby graduated from Lathrop High School in Fairbanks , Alaska . She studied theater at San Jose State University ( then known as San Jose State College ) and worked on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and for a number of film companies , including Island Pictures , Polygram , and Artisan Entertainment . She won the 2005 Koufax award for blog writing and accepted the Paul Wellstone Award on behalf of the progressive blogosphere from the Campaign for America 's Future at their `` Take Back America '' conference . Digby had initially kept her identity secret and it was widely assumed that Digby was male until she made an appearance at the 2007 CAF conference to accept the award . Digby has since written regularly at Salon as Heather Digby Parton . She also won the 2014 Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "08bb32c6516818e87724e9dd35ab724d", "text": "Small Dead Animals Small Dead Animals ( SDA ) is an award-winning Canadian blog , focusing largely on politics ( Canadian , U.S. , British and international ) from a conservative perspective . Saskatchewan-based blogger Kate McMillan founded the blog and remains its primary contributor . The main page of Small Dead Animals carries this message : Why this blog?Until this moment I have been forced to listen while media and politicians alike have told me `` what Canadians think '' . In all that time they never once asked . This is just the voice of an ordinary Canadian yelling back at the radio - `` You do n't speak for me . '' Small Dead Animals was voted Best Canadian Blog in the Weblog Awards for 2004 , 2005 , 2006 and 2007 . In 2008 , SDA was narrowly voted Best Conservative Blog in North America over Ace of Spades HQ .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb355980387e79da12e828b7cff2a2e5", "text": "List of family-and-homemaking blogs Family-and-homemaking blogs are weblogs that feature commentary and discussions especially about home , family , and parenting . Appellations in media reports of `` mom blog , '' `` dad blog , '' `` parenting blog '' and `` family blog '' refer to blogs of this type . Businesses seek to run advertising for household items and children 's merchandise on blogs of this type . The greater proportion of authors of blogs of this type are women .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f2817380c7e8feb5ca9885aec329e11e", "text": "TVGoHome TVGoHome was a website which parodied the television listings style of the British magazine Radio Times . It was produced fortnightly from 1999 to 2001 , and sporadically until 2003 , by Charlie Brooker . The site now exists only in archive form . TVGoHome columns also appeared for a short time in Loaded magazine , sometimes edited from their original web version . The website gained a cult following , partly due to its tie-up with the technology newsletter Need To Know , and its use of strong language , surreal imagery and savage satire reminiscent of the work of Chris Morris . Indeed , Morris himself contributed on occasion , under the pseudonym ` Sid Peach ' . Regular targets for ridicule were the Daily Mail , Mick Hucknall of Simply Red , and the TV presenters Rowland Rivron and Nicky Campbell . TVGoHome '' 's most consistent target , however , was fictional . Nathan Barley , an ex-public-school media wannabe living off his parents ' wealth , had his life chronicled in a fly-on-the-wall documentary series ( in the TVGoHome universe ) entitled simply ` Cunt ' . Detailing Barley 's life in comfortably wealthy Westbourne Grove in west London , the programme essentially mocked the `` new media '' scene and its population of middle-class web designers , DJs and magazine producers , their obsessions with absurd fashions and gadgetry , their inevitably feeble attempts at creativity and their tireless and ludicrous efforts to embody the cutting edge of urban cool . A spinoff book of the same title was later released featuring old and new material . Brooker has cited the increasing absurdity of reality television as one of the main reasons he stopped writing TVGoHome . The ideas for real life shows such as Touch the Truck , in which contestants must continually touch a truck for 24 hours in order to win the truck as a prize , were the kind of idea that at one point would only have existed as a satirical creation of Brooker 's website . Now that they were becoming a reality , Brooker felt it was time to stop . In 2006 , Brooker began a regular column in The Guardian '' , featuring new TVGoHome listings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16f3712b38c60170129539564a12093b", "text": "J-blogosphere J-blogosphere is the name that some members of the Jewish blogging community use to refer to themselves . Blogs with a Jewish focus are called J-blogs . The name `` J-blogosphere '' was coined by Steven I. Weiss when he was the leader of `` Protocols , '' a now defunct group J-blog , and one of the first notable Jewish blogs . Variations on the term were employed there as early as August 2003 , and the first use of `` J-blogosphere '' appears to have been made in February 2004 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af15629bbc70d5a31fdd8661a6fd5b56", "text": "The Tender The Tender was a news blog covering life in San Francisco 's fifty square block Tenderloin District -- published 2009 -- 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1df7630a162872e6ff66910c47de5e4e", "text": "The Ojai Post The Ojai Post was a collaborative blog published online in Ojai , California , since 2006 . It was the only daily local news source in the Ojai Valley ( the primary newspaper in Ojai is the Ojai Valley News , printed on Wednesdays and Fridays ) . The Ojai Post was non-commercial and had no advertising . The site states that it is currently on hiatus . The original blog posts are no longer archived at the site .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e69a64d47fca93042b06930419dcead2", "text": "Stuff White People Like Stuff White People Like ( sometimes known by the initialism SWPL ) is a blog that takes a satirical aim at the interests of North American `` left-leaning , city-dwelling , white people '' . The blog was created in January 2008 by a white Canadian , Christian Lander , a Los Angeles copywriter who grew up in Toronto and graduated from McGill University in Montreal . Lander co-authored the site with his Filipino Canadian friend Myles Valentin , after Valentin teased Lander for watching the HBO television series The Wire . Lander 's blog became popular very quickly , registering over 300,000 daily hits and over 40 million total hits by the end of September 2008 . Although the blog `` has spurred an outpouring from those who view it as offensive and racist '' , it is not about the interests of all white people , but rather a stereotype of affluent , environmentally and socially conscious , anti-corporate white North Americans , who typically hold a degree in the liberal arts . Lander claims to be lampooning contemporary versions of bohemian/hipster culture , and jokingly refers to other classes and subcultures of white people as `` the wrong kind of white people '' . Despite the site 's satirical edge , Lander regards the people he describes with affection and numbers himself among them , describing himself as `` a self-aware , left-wing person who 's not afraid to recognize the selfishness and contradictions that come on the left . '' The initialism `` SWPL '' has been adopted in some circles as a ( usually pejorative ) shorthand term for the type of people depicted on the blog . A book ( Stuff White People Like : A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions ) was released on July 1 , 2008 . Lander is listed as the sole author of the book , although some of its content comes from the blog posts written by Valentin . The book remained on The New York Times bestseller list for months . Lander was reportedly given a $ 300,000 advance by Random House , the book 's publisher . He released a sequel ( Whiter Shades of Pale : The Stuff White People Like , Coast to Coast from Seattle 's Sweaters to Maine 's Microbrews ) on November 23 , 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d8d499198fe25b1cd5c2176ce341371", "text": "Poets House Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library based in New York City . With more than 60,000 volumes of poetry , the library is the premier independent poetry library in the United States . It is free and open to the public . Founded in 1985 by the late Stanley Kunitz , two-time poet laureate of the United States , and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray , Poets House contains virtually all poetry books published in the U.S. since 1990 , plus many that are long out of print dating to the early 20th Century . It also contains literary journals and chapbooks ( small , self-published books of poetry ) , and many audiotapes , videotapes , CDs , and DVDs of poetry readings from the mid-twentieth century through today . Visitors to Poets House can hear the voices of Walt Whitman , E. E. Cummings , William Carlos Williams , Sylvia Plath and hundreds of other poets . Every year , Poets House hosts the Poets House Showcase , which gathers and displays every book of poetry published in the United States in the preceding year . Poets House also curates and presents hundreds of readings , lectures , panels , symposiums and performances each year . In 1996 , the literary newspaper Poetry Flash called Poets House `` The House That Holds A Country , '' a reference to its dedication to being a caretaker of the nation 's poetic heritage . In 2005 , it was among 406 New York City arts and social service institutions to receive part of a $ 20 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation , which was made possible through a donation by New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg . In 2009 , Poets House moved from its longstanding location in SoHo to an eco-friendly `` green '' building at Ten River Terrace in Lower Manhattan 's Battery Park City . With a long-term lease ( until 2069 ) awarded by the Battery Park City Authority , Poets House has a permanent home for its collection . This new home for Poets House , with interiors designed by architect Louise Braverman , is on two floors covering 11000 sqft with a large children 's room , an exhibition space , a reading room and library , and a program hall that opens onto an extension of Teardrop Park . With views of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty , the new Poets House is bordered by Nelson A Rockefeller Park and is in walking distance of numerous subway and bus lines as well as the Port Authority Ferry Terminal at the World Financial Center . A public grand opening of the new facility took place on September 25 and 26 of 2009 . `` For nearly 25 years Poets House has been an anchor for poets and poetry lovers , '' noted Robin Pogrebin in the New York Times . Poets House is free and open to the public . Library hours are Tuesday-Friday , 11am to 7pm , and Saturdays , 11am to 6pm . The Children 's Room is open 11am to 3pm .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fcdb0b0c33b49426ba26a7f3a84ef7e8", "text": "The Gateway Pundit The Gateway Pundit ( TGP ) is a conservative political blog founded by Jim Hoft after the United States presidential election in 2004 . According to Hoft , it was founded to `` speak the truth '' and to `` expose the wickedness of the left . '' The Gateway Pundit is supportive of President Donald Trump and is allied with elements of the alt-right in American politics . The blog is often linked to or cited by Fox News , Drudge Report , Sarah Palin and other well-known conservative people and sites . The website is known for publishing falsehoods and spreading hoaxes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45043b2d610341ca6bbf96d304772b81", "text": "Generación invisible Generación invisible ( Invisible Generation ) is the first Colombian collective journalistic weblog which started September 2004 . Its creator was Christian Pardo Quinn , also known as gatocpardo . It started as a blog aggregator , hosted by Blogger.com , where entries posted by members appeared in a main page . Later , in 2006 , they started to publish new material on its own website about several issues . All its members are professional journalists who claim to be `` independent and without antecedents or links with political or economical , legal or illegal , significant activities , '' interested in `` helping to build a better world through the unfading , unlimited cult to the truth '' . Generación invisible was awarded with the CPB Journalism Award , internet category , in February 2006 . According to the jury , `` though it has a lack of design , this portal carries out its content function . Its quality lies in being the first window open to every school of thought . It 's a wide space in a country without many wide spaces to win '' . At the moment it had 27 members , but as for March 2007 it had 12 . On 6 August 2007 , Generación Invisible relaunched its website .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49df02b3ca2bcc40b2595376a4aa1d19", "text": "The Memory Hole (web site) The Memory Hole was a website edited by Russ Kick ; launched on July 10 , 2002 , last post on May 11 , 2009 , with a successor website appearing in June 2016 . Before being hacked in June 2009 , the site was devoted to preserving and publishing material that is in danger of being lost , is hard to find , or is not widely known . Topics include government files , corporate memos , court documents , police reports and eyewitness statements , Congressional testimony , reports from various sources , maps , patents , web pages , photographs , video , sound recordings , news articles , and books . The name is a tribute to the `` memory hole '' from George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , a slot into which government officials deposit politically inconvenient documents and records for destruction . One of the most noticeable actions was the publication of several hundred photos depicting the coffins of U.S. soldiers fallen in Iraq . These were obtained by Kick by filing a request based on the Freedom of Information Act . The photos sparked a controversy regarding the publication of war photos , public opinion and the behavior of the U.S. government . The website is the 2005 winner of the Project on Government Oversight 's `` Beyond the Headlines '' Award . A successor website , The Memory Hole 2 , was launched by Kick on June 16 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1246269a27ad3e31ef06f08f08e0d95", "text": "Photoblog A photoblog ( or photolog ) is a form of photo sharing and publishing in the format of a blog . It differs from a blog through the predominant use of and focus on photographs rather than text . Photoblogging ( the action of posting photos to a photoblog ) gained momentum in the early 2000s with the advent of the moblog and cameraphones .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "5e3d63aaee563c3962f8ba68928b7397", "text": "Tré Cool Frank Edwin Wright III ( born December 9 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Tré Cool , is a German-born American musician , drummer and composer , best known as the drummer for the punk rock band Green Day . He replaced the band 's former drummer , John Kiffmeyer , in 1990 as Kiffmeyer felt that he should spend more time towards college . Cool has also played in The Lookouts , Samiam and the Green Day side-projects The Network and the Foxboro Hot Tubs .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "745305852bc422f8660a6ed890e2f7a6", "text": "Tré Tré may refer to : Tré Cool , drummer for the American band Green Day ¡ Tré ! , the eleventh studio album by the same band . Tré , Benin , a town and arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bbb110e7f926d2f016513128a2f29b7f", "text": "King Tim III (Personality Jock) `` King Tim III ( Personality Jock ) '' is a 1979 song by the Fatback Band from the disco album XII . Released on March 25 , 1979 , a few months before `` Rapper 's Delight '' ( which is widely regarded as the first commercially released hip hop song ) , this song is often cited as the beginning of recorded hip hop . The title refers to vocalist Tim Washington . The song was originally the B-Side of the 7-inch single , with the A-Side `` You 're My Candy Sweet '' a mid-tempo disco song . However the song stalled at # 67 after 4-weeks on the R&B chart and was replaced the following week with `` King Tim III ( Personality Jock ) '' on the chart . It peaked at # 26 on the R&B chart and stayed on for 11 weeks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "564a3d529faae416728a4ecb19e42170", "text": "Vester R. Wright Vester Richard `` Tennessee '' Wright ( January 21 , 1921 - July 24 , 1966 ) was an American Champion Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who led all trainers in the United States in wins four times . Born in Gallatin , Tennessee , he was widely known as `` Tennessee Wright . '' His major race wins included the 1953 Florida Derby with Money Broker , the 1956 Louisiana Derby with Reaping Right . His best run was probably Roman Line who won the 1961 Breeders ' Futurity then in 1962 the Forerunner and Derby Trial Stakes before finishing second in the Kentucky Derby and third in the Preakness Stakes . On July 24 , 1966 , Tennessee Wright 's promising career was cut short when he suffered a heart attack and died at age forty-five . In 1991 , he was inducted posthumously into the Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e0e332905dbf9182410800515663afb", "text": "Johnny Wright (music manager) Johnny Wright , born August 17 , 1960 in Hyannis , Massachusetts , is an American music manager and a president/CEO of the Wright Entertainment Group ( WEG ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0238576a4eea76facf8ddd1214f14f3c", "text": "Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert ( March 5 , 1956 -- December 26 , 2010 ) , better known by her stage name Teena Marie , was an American singer-songwriter , and producer . She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the nickname Lady Tee ( sometimes spelled Lady T ) , given to her by her collaborator and friend , Rick James . She was known for her distinctive soulful vocals , which caused many listeners to believe she was African American . Her success in R&B and soul music , and loyalty to these genres would earn her the title Ivory Queen of Soul . She played rhythm guitar , keyboards , and congas , and wrote , produced , sang , and arranged virtually all of her songs since her 1980 release , Irons in the Fire , which she later said was her favorite album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1fd4d18f4ba9e00f0ec3c94f0b4aae1d", "text": "Tre Thomas Carl Grady `` Tre '' Thomas III ( born September 12 , 1975 ) is a former American football defensive back that played in NFL Europa , the National Football League and the XFL .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb1a0192df5037093557b1d59585adff", "text": "Third Hawkins Born Maurice Hawkins , Third Hawkins is a recognized music producer in and out of the DMV area including his hometown of Baltimore , Maryland . He has been producing music for over 10 years and was formally in the r & b group JONDOE . His group was signed to a demo deal with Universal Music Group during the late 90 's but an album never formed . After performing on the Apollo Theater the group decided to disband and Third Hawkins began his production career . Buying music equipment piece by piece he started working with local artist including a young group which he helped formed . After working with several local artist Third began writing for different singers and became one of Baltimore and Dc 's most unknown talent . He started Ghostwriting for artist because he did not want the notoriety that comes with fame . QUOTE : `` My goal is to become the best multi-genre African American male author of the future . '' Third Hawkins hits the scene with the pure gifted talent of story telling in a way that captivates each reader as if they were a part of the story twisting Urban Literature writing in a way that has never been done . . QUOTE : `` I have done so many things in my life that has made me become the man I am today . Some good and some bad but none of them do I regret . '' Third Hawkins began his journey in the music business in an R&B group called JONDOE of which they were signed to a major record label but never produced a full album . It was then when he focused his talent for writing songs and developing them into musical love stories that he began his curiosity for the literary arts . Although writing is what he loved to do music was always his passion . Producing tracks for local and other music artist . Performing at the legendary Apollo theater and other venues are what inspired him to become a better artist . Between work and relationships the music in his life dwindled and the love he once had left after years of R&B changed in the musical domain . He began to write short stories just for fun and one day while on the subway train . Using nothing but his data phone began texting his first book , `` My Only Syn '' . After writing the book and seeing how new found friends that were writers were screwed over by several publishing companies Third started his own publishing company , 3rdHawkins Publishing and began to write the self acclaimed drama `` Wake Me When It 's Over '' based on the life of a strong man trying to survive living with depression . `` I look at urban novels as the future of literary art because of the fact that it 's as real as you can get in telling a story . Hip Hop was once looked at as a genre in music that would never last and now the stories that they tell have influenced all genres of music from rock to country . Every one has some sort of story to tell and some stories may help even if it 's just one person who will read my book and can relate : I am satisfied and feel I have done my job as an author . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3761816a1eaf54793e30e0637cbbf821", "text": "Toki Wright Toki Wright ( born 1980 ) is an American rapper , organizer , and educator from Minneapolis , Minnesota .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1a876afb67c8c3272276e787c67efbb9", "text": "Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright ( born Frank Lincoln Wright , June 8 , 1867 -- April 9 , 1959 ) was an American architect , interior designer , writer , and educator , who designed more than 1,000 structures , 532 of which were completed . Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and its environment , a philosophy he called organic architecture . This philosophy was best exemplified by Fallingwater ( 1935 ) , which has been called `` the best all-time work of American architecture '' . Wright was a leader of the Prairie School movement of architecture and developed the concept of the Usonian home in Broadacre City , his unique vision for urban planning in the United States . His creative period spanned more than 70 years . In addition to his houses , Wright designed original and innovative offices , churches , schools , skyscrapers , hotels , museums and other structures . He often designed interior elements for these buildings as well , including furniture and stained glass . Wright wrote 20 books and many articles and was a popular lecturer in the United States and in Europe . Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American Institute of Architects as `` the greatest American architect of all time '' . His colorful personal life often made headlines , notably for his affair with Mamah Borthwick Cheney , the murders at his Taliesin studio in 1914 , his tempestuous marriage and divorce with his second wife , Miriam Noel , and his relationship with Olga ( Olgivanna ) Lazovich Hinzenburg , whom he would marry in 1928 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c9695c398f93fa26d3d33ec0d42bb996", "text": "Tommy Coster Thomas Joseph Coster , Jr. ( born June 10 , 1966 ) , known as Tommy Coster , is an American keyboardist and composer . He is the son of Santana keyboardist Tom Coster . He has composed music for Interscope , Universal , Aftermath , Shady Records , G-Unit , For Life , Def Jam , AVEX . He has composed songs with such artists as Dr. Dre , Eminem and 50 Cent . In 2000 he co-wrote the single `` The Real Slim Shady '' with Dr. Dre and Eminem .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc0e480cde56baf7576a5c3e0c773ede", "text": "Early Wright Early Wright , also known as `` The Soul Man '' was a disc jockey at WROX-AM , a radio station in Clarksdale , Mississippi . He was the first black radio announcer in Mississippi . Musicians Wright hosted on WROX included Sam Cooke , B.B. King , Little Milton , Pinetop Perkins , Elvis Presley , Charley Pride , Bobby Rush , Rufus Thomas , and Muddy Waters . Early Wright was one of several key employees in the early days of the stations history . He was an auto mechanic by trade , joining the station in 1945 . Wright started as the manager of a gospel group , the Four Star Quartet . Station manager Preston `` Buck '' Hinman , impressed with Wright 's charisma , offered Wright a regular show as WROX 's first African American announcer . Wright continued to broadcast until 1998 . He died in 1999 at the age of 84 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7b59f0521e8ad4b0419d30b0ec863ded", "text": "Tony Borne Anthony Wayne `` Tony '' Osborne ( July 13 , 1926 -- August 27 , 2010 ) was an American professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , `` Tough '' Tony Borne .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "338485a261077a1a08b4e88c9ec07e6f", "text": "Treva Throneberry Treva J. Throneberry ( born May 18 , 1969 , in Wichita Falls , Texas ) is an American woman who spent most of her twenties pretending to be a teenager and engaging in other forms of con artistry , for which she would eventually be convicted and imprisoned . She made numerous false claims of sexual abuse , including that she was a victim of satanic ritual abuse to gain money . During this time she traveled the United States , residing in foster homes , colleges and with any family that would take her in , using false identities . Her father , Carl Throneberry , said : `` She 's just going cross-country and using different names and receiving welfare . '' As of 2003 , she falsely claimed to be a woman named Brianna Stewart who was born in 1981 . Arrested in 2001 and charged with fraud and perjury , her true identity was established by DNA testing . Court-appointed psychologists deemed Throneberry to not be delusional , and that she knew what she was doing . She was convicted and was given a three-year sentence at a correctional center in Gig Harbor , Washington . Throneberry was released after serving two years and three months of her sentence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "747468ee07a179582f0fdbe7ada3f949", "text": "The D.O.C. Tracy Lynn Curry ( born June 10 , 1968 ) , better known by his stage name The D.O.C. , is an American rapper from Dallas . In addition to a solo career , he was a member of the hip hop group Fila Fresh Crew and later collaborated with gangsta rap group N.W.A , where he co-wrote many of their releases as well as Eazy-E 's solo debut album Eazy-Duz-It . He has also worked with Dr. Dre , who is one of the founding members of N.W.A and produced two of his solo albums . After Fila Fresh Crew split up in 1987 , The D.O.C. went on to pursue a successful solo career . In 1989 , he released his debut album , No One Can Do It Better , which reached number-one on the US Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart for two weeks and spawned two number one hits on the Hot Rap Songs chart : `` It 's Funky Enough '' and `` The D.O.C. & The Doctor '' . The album went platinum five years after its release . In late 1989 , months after the release of No One Can Do It Better , The D.O.C. almost died when a car accident resulted in the crushing of his larynx , permanently changing his voice . Since his recovery , he has released two more albums , Helter Skelter in 1996 and Deuce in 2003 . Since 2006 , The D.O.C. has been working on new material for his fourth album Voices .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ccec1b92d1c141b81edde97b10c7e5b", "text": "Radio (LL Cool J album) Radio is the debut studio album by American rapper LL Cool J , released November 18 , 1985 on Def Jam Recordings in the United States . It serves as the label 's first full-length album release . Recording sessions for the album took place during 1984 to 1985 at Chung King House of Metal in New York City . The album was primarily produced by Rick Rubin , who provided a sparse and minimal production style . Radio also features a sound that is punctuated by DJ scratching , mostly brief samples , and emphasis of the downbeat . LL Cool J 's b-boy lyricism conveys themes of inner city culture , teenage promiscuity , and braggadocio raps . The album experienced a significant amount of commercial success and sales for a hip hop record at the time , earning U.S. Billboard chart success and selling over 500,000 copies within its first five months of release . On April 19 , 1989 , Radio was certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , following sales in excess of one million copies in the United States . Initial criticism of the album was generally positive , as LL Cool J 's lyricism and Rick Rubin 's production were praised by several music critics . It has since been recognized by critics as LL Cool J 's greatest work . Reflecting the new school and ghettoblaster subculture in the U.S. during the mid-1980s , Radio belongs to a pivotal moment in the history and culture of hip hop . Its success contributed to the displacement of the old school with the new school form and to the genre 's mainstream success during the period . Its success also served as a career breakthrough for LL Cool J and Rick Rubin . Radio has been recognized by music writers as one of the first cohesive and commercially successful hip hop albums .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4018ebd746fb593961e300013401ea5e", "text": "Timothy Wright Timothy Wright ( June 17 , 1947 -- April 24 , 2009 ) , generally credited as Rev. Timothy Wright or Reverend Timothy Wright on recordings , was an American gospel singer and pastor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8986baee8491d8546e11e139837e410e", "text": "Twista Carl Terrell Mitchell ( born November 27 , 1973 ) , better known by his stage name Twista ( formerly Tung Twista ) , is an American rapper . He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992 , being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds . In 1997 , after appearing on Do or Die 's hit single `` Po Pimp '' , produced by The Legendary Traxster , Twista signed with Big Beat and Atlantic Records , where he released his third album Adrenaline Rush and formed the group Speedknot Mobstaz , in 1998 . His 2004 album Kamikaze reached the top of the US Billboard 200 album chart , after the success of the Billboard Hot 100 # 1 single `` Slow Jamz '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5523d557f58b95e392f253f28b2ad900", "text": "Mannie Fresh Byron Otto Thomas ( born March 20 , 1969 ) , Later , Thomas formed the Big Tymers along with Williams , as Mannie Fresh and Birdman respectively bringing him fame , and released five albums . In 2004 , he released his own debut solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh , which consisted of 30 tracks and featured the single `` Real Big , '' which peaked at # 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 2005 , he split from Cash Money for financial reasons , and later joined Def Jam South , to which he is currently signed . On October 27 , 2009 , Mannie Fresh released his second solo album , Return of the Ballin ' . The album was entirely produced by Fresh himself and featured prominent guests Rick Ross and Lil Jon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1931603aedbe38deee27ced57b10193", "text": "Tru Life Roberto Guzmán Rosado , Jr. ( born March 19 , 1976 ) , better known by his stage name Tru Life , is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent . He was signed to Jay-Z 's Roc-A-Fella Records briefly but was incarcerated soon after . Before signing he had spent time with various other labels , featured on numerous songs and had already generated quite a buzz due to prominent beefs , appearances on mixtapes and Smack DVD . He was released from prison in 2016 . Since his release from prison he has actively protested his innocence , and stated that he pled guilty to a criminal charge only because of the situation being effectively stacked against him in such a way that he felt he could not win a trial , despite the fact that he did n't participate in any crime . In his eyes , it was a better choice to plead guilty and accept the sentence than to risk a trial , which would have not only put him at risk of being convicted of a more serious crime but also at risk of a much longer sentence . He has also indicated since his release that he is a changed man and has left his previous life of crime and drama long behind him and is moving on in a positive direction . Soon after his release Tru Life featured on a song with Rick Ross which was received well . The music video for the song , released on YouTube , gathered over 1 million views within one month . As of January 2017 Tru Life has featured on a few mixtape tracks but has not released a single nor has he indicated any signs of signing to a record label . He has stated that he is working on his own record and starting his own label .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "91d2bcc2c90f90ccb09bad59ff5d7ce8", "text": "The Oddventures of Mr. Cool The Oddventures of Mr. Cool is the seventh studio album of Filipino rap artist Francis Magalona , released in 1998 . The album contains more of a mellow , urban-style kind of music which is reminiscent of his debut album Yo ! . Several songs on The Oddventures of Mr. Cool are sampled from foreign artists , including Whodini 's `` Friends '' , as heard on `` Friends '' .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "33aec5f3658e5d520f55c191cb8eefc9", "text": "Box office bomb In the motion picture industry , a `` box office bomb '' or `` box office flop '' is a film that is considered highly unsuccessful or unprofitable during its theatrical run , often following significant hype regarding its cost , production , or marketing efforts . Generally , any film for which the production and marketing costs exceed the combined revenue recovered after release is considered to have `` bombed '' . Gauging the financial success of a film is difficult , and because there is no reliable definition , what makes a box-office bomb can be very subjective . Not all films that fail to earn back their estimated costs during their theatrical runs are bombs , and the label is generally applied to films that miss earnings projections by a wide margin , particularly when they are very expensive to produce , and sometimes in conjunction with middling or poor reviews ( though critical reception has an imperfect connection to box office performance ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9a1260580216496f72436ee34cb9ed8", "text": "Blackhat (film) Blackhat is a 2015 American action thriller mystery film co-written , co-produced and directed by Michael Mann . The film stars Chris Hemsworth , Tang Wei , Viola Davis , Holt McCallany , and Wang Leehom . The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 8 , 2015 , and was released in theaters on January 16 . Blackhat was a box office bomb , earning only $ 19.7 million at the box office against a budget of $ 70 million . While the movie received generally mixed-to-negative reviews , with criticisms focused on casting and pace , some critics found brilliance in the film , enough to place the film in some critics ' year-end lists .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "1445773c08da50707979a85167e4edf4", "text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f5e12c161800424c6535fc340899eef", "text": "Black Hawk Down (film) Black Hawk Down is a 2002 American war film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott . The screenplay by Ken Nolan is adapted from the non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden , which in turn is based on the 29-part series of articles published in The Philadelphia Inquirer chronicling the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid and the ensuing firefight , known as the Battle of Mogadishu . The film features a large ensemble cast , including Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Eric Bana , Tom Sizemore , William Fichtner , Jason Isaacs , Tom Hardy , and Sam Shepard . It won two Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing at the 74th Academy Awards . Although it was received positively by critics , the film was strongly criticized by a number of groups and military officials . In 2009 , an extended cut of the film was released on DVD . The cut contained an additional 8 minutes of footage increasing the running time to 152 minutes . This extended cut has yet to be released on Blu-Ray .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "edf8ee43f0c8b785c4beed7b1557ef21", "text": "Blackhats Blackhats is an upcoming action film , directed by Laron Austin and produced by Eddie Singleton , Martin Kelley , Bennie Swint and Errol Sadler . The screenplay was written by Eddie Singleton and Martin Kelley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1871f60881d7736f68f8b1c0141e02dc", "text": "Bullshot (film) Bullshot is a 1983 film , based on the stage play Bullshot Crummond . The name comes from a parody of the 1929 film , on which it is loosely based , Bulldog Drummond . Captain Hugh `` Bullshot '' Crummond ( Alan Shearman ) is a World War I fighter pilot , Olympic athlete , racing driver , and part-time sleuth . He must save the world from the dastardly Count Otto van Bruno ( Ronald E. House ) , his wartime adversary , and win the heart of the damsel in distress ( Diz White ) . The film was produced by George Harrison 's company Handmade Films . Alan Shearman would reprise his association with Handmade Films in their 1985 film Water .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88c54f418778287f4b8f66f525226687", "text": "Playing It Cool Playing It Cool ( formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing ) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Justin Reardon and written by Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair . The film stars Chris Evans , Michelle Monaghan , Anthony Mackie , Aubrey Plaza , Patrick Warburton , Ashley Tisdale , Ioan Gruffudd , and Topher Grace . The film was released on video on demand starting on March 31 , 2015 before a limited release on May 8 , 2015 by Vertical Entertainment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d33671e8540a2999ff3f1bf52b89a880", "text": "Aaron Eckhart Aaron Edward Eckhart ( born March 12 , 1968 ) is an American film and stage actor . Born in Cupertino , California , he moved to the UK at age 13 , when his father relocated the family . Several years later , he began his acting career by performing in school plays , before moving to Sydney , Australia for his high school senior year . He left high school without graduating , but earned a diploma through an adult education course , and graduated from Brigham Young University ( BYU ) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in New York City as a struggling , unemployed actor . As an undergraduate at BYU , Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute , who cast him in several of his own original plays . Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous , sociopathic ladies ' man in LaBute 's black comedy film In the Company of Men ( 1997 ) . Under LaBute 's guidance he worked in the director 's films Your Friends & Neighbors ( 1998 ) , Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , and Possession ( 2002 ) . Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking . Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent . Other key roles include The Pledge ( 2001 ) , The Core ( 2003 ) , Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) , I , Frankenstein ( 2014 ) , Olympus '' ' sequel , London Has Fallen and Sully '' ( both 2016 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b2d764b04c91c129c67c908eef262f71", "text": "Harry Hart (athlete) Henry ( `` Harry '' ) Beltsazer Hart ( 2 September 1905 -- 10 November 1979 ) was a South African athlete who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics . He was born in Harrismith , Free State , and died in Reitz . In 1932 he finished tenth in the Olympic shot put event , eleventh in the decathlon competition , and twelfth in the discus throw contest . At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the discus throw event as well as in the shot put competition . He also won the bronze medal in the javelin throw contest and finished fifth in the 120 yards hurdles event . In the 440 yards hurdles competition he was eliminated in the heats . Four years later at the 1934 Empire Games he won again the gold medal in the discus throw event as well as in the shot put competition . In the javelin throw contest he won the silver medal . Hart was the owner of the Royal Hotel in Reitz , Free State , South Africa . He was friends with Douglas Fairbanks , Errol Flynn , Clark Gable , Johnny Weissmuller and Blackie Swarts ( at that time a cowboy actor and later the first president of South Africa ) . He was offered the part of Tarzan but refused as he had to return home to his farm to practice for the Empire Games . He had a study-trophy room at his hotel where there were hundreds of photographs of himself in the company of the above-mentioned and Esther Williams , Maureen O'Sullivan and others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a2e446750dd45e687be68274d5d9258d", "text": "The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) The Human Centipede 2 ( Full Sequence ) is a 2011 Dutch black and white exploitation-horror film written , directed , and co-produced by Dutch filmmaker Tom Six . The sequel to Six 's 2009 film The Human Centipede ( First Sequence ) , the film stars Laurence R. Harvey as a mentally impaired English man who watches and becomes obsessed with the first Human Centipede film , and decides to make his own `` centipede '' consisting of twelve people , including Ashlynn Yennie , an actress from the first film . It was originally banned in the United Kingdom by the BBFC because of its `` revolting '' content but was eventually granted an 18 certificate after over 30 cuts were made . The film was also banned in Australia for a short period of time , then released with cuts . It is banned in New Zealand . The film received negative reviews for its plot , excessive gore and violence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ccb13141b63f89b1b973e1b0b53f0eb", "text": "Jack Black Thomas Jacob `` Jack '' Black ( born August 28 , 1969 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , musician and singer . His acting career has been extensive , starring primarily in comedy films . He is known for his roles in High Fidelity ( 2000 ) , Shallow Hal ( 2001 ) , School of Rock ( 2003 ) , King Kong ( 2005 ) , The Holiday ( 2006 ) , Nacho Libre ( 2006 ) , Kung Fu Panda ( 2008 ) , Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) , Gulliver 's Travels ( 2010 ) , Kung Fu Panda 2 ( 2011 ) , Bernie ( 2011 ) , Goosebumps ( 2015 ) , and Kung Fu Panda 3 ( 2016 ) . He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards . Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass . They have released the albums Tenacious D , The Pick of Destiny and Rize of the Fenix .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6393379a161af4a8f2076fb292bb034f", "text": "Black (2015 Indian film) Black is an Indo-Bangla Bengali crime action film directed by Raja Chanda , and stars Soham Chakraborty and Bidya Sinha Mim in lead roles . The film was jointly produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Dag Creative Media and was released on 27 November 2015 . The film revolves around a man named , Biltu , who takes vengeance to those who framed his father ( a police officer ) with false charges and as a result the latter commits suicide to get rid of this humiliation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a0d884640b611e0a62c4efd88fdfec5", "text": "The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked ( retitled Pirate Radio in North America , Good Morning England in France , Radio Rock Revolution in Germany , Рок-волна ( The Rock Wave ) in Russia , and I Love Radio Rock in Italy ) is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis , with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting . The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman , Bill Nighy , Rhys Ifans , Nick Frost , and Kenneth Branagh . Set in 1966 , it tells the story of the fictitious pirate radio station `` Radio Rock '' and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys , who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government endeavours to shut them down . It was produced by Working Title Films for Universal Pictures , and was filmed on the Isle of Portland and at Shepperton Studios . After the world premiere in London 's Leicester Square on 29 March 2009 , the film was released in United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 April 2009 . It was a commercial failure at the British box office , making only US$ 10.1 million in its first three months , just a fifth of its US$ 50 million production cost . It received mixed reviews , with most criticism directed at its muddled storyline and 2 1/4 - hour length . For its North American release the film had its running time cut by 20 minutes , and was retitled Pirate Radio . Opening 13 November 2009 , it was still commercially unsuccessful in the US , earning only US$ 8 million . When the worldwide theatrical run was finished in January 2010 , the film had grossed US$ 36.3 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "281ad9273c5fdedf6b01919646686394", "text": "Hugo (film) Hugo is a 2011 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan . Based on Brian Selznick 's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret , it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s . A co-production between Graham King 's GK Films and Johnny Depp 's Infinitum Nihil , the film stars Ben Kingsley , Sacha Baron Cohen , Asa Butterfield , Chloë Grace Moretz , Ray Winstone , Emily Mortimer , Jude Law , Helen McCrory , and Christopher Lee . Hugo is Scorsese 's first film shot in 3D , of which the filmmaker remarked : `` I found 3D to be really interesting , because the actors were more upfront emotionally . Their slightest move , their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely . '' The film was released in the United States on November 23 , 2011 . When it was released , Hugo received critical acclaim and received 11 Academy Award nominations ( including Best Picture ) , more than any other film that year , and won five awards : Best Cinematography , Best Art Direction , Best Sound Mixing , Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects . It was also nominated for eight BAFTAs , winning two , and was nominated for three Golden Globe awards , earning Scorsese his third Golden Globe Award for Best Director . The film grossed $ 185 million against a budget of $ 150 -- $ 170 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca22ac7cb718acabc226442ba432625f", "text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6e4d7bfe46d25403ed4aff1cffdb735", "text": "Joachim Fuchsberger Joachim `` Blacky '' Fuchsberger ( pronounced -LSB- ˈjoːaxɪm ˈfʊçsbɛrɡɐ -RSB- 11 March 1927 -- 11 September 2014 ) was a German-Australian actor , television host , lyricist and businessman best known to a wide German-speaking audience as one of the recurring actors in various Edgar Wallace movies ( always playing one of the good guys , often a Detective Inspector with Scotland Yard ) . In the English-speaking world , he was sometimes credited as Akim Berg or Berger .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8eadd3fdcd7de949e3f0a5e730cd2634", "text": "Black (2008 film) Black is a 2008 French blaxploitation film directed by Pierre Laffargue .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc4f19f62e1649e6dd930e9ff1c141b1", "text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48929d0db43509ad9e93c04b85b6cea4", "text": "Gran Torino Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood , who also starred in the film . The film co-stars Christopher Carley , Bee Vang and Ahney Her . This was Eastwood 's first starring role since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby . The film features a large Hmong American cast , as well as one of Eastwood 's younger sons , Scott . Eastwood 's oldest son , Kyle , provided the score . Gran Torino opened via a limited theatrical release in North America on December 12 , 2008 , and later to a worldwide release on January 9 , 2009 . Set in Detroit , Michigan , it is the first mainstream American film to feature Hmong Americans . Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975 . The story follows Walt Kowalski , a recently widowed Korean War veteran alienated from his family and angry at the world . Walt 's young neighbor , Thao Vang Lor , is pressured by his cousin into stealing Walt 's prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino for his initiation into a gang . Walt thwarts the theft with his M1 Garand rifle and subsequently develops a relationship with the boy and his family . Gran Torino was a critical and commercial success , grossing nearly $ 270 million worldwide ( making it Eastwood 's second highest-grossing film to date ) . Within the Hmong community in the United States , the film received both praise and criticism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "330ec53ea46a5ac06fe8e6fa26963ae0", "text": "Black Gold (2011 Qatari film) Not to be confused with Black Gold ( 2011 Nigerian film ) Black Gold ( also known as Day of the Falcon and Or noir ) is a 2011 Qatari-French-Italian-Tunisian epic historical war film , based on Hans Ruesch 's 1957 novel South of the Heart : A Novel of Modern Arabia ( also known as The Great Thirst and The Arab ) , directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud . It was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and co-produced by Doha Film Institute , Qatar . The film stars Akin Gazi , Antonio Banderas , Freida Pinto , Mark Strong , Riz Ahmed and Tahar Rahim . The film had a budget of US$ 40 million , making it one of the most expensive films backed by an Arab about an Arab subject .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f071d3d78268dc151524db28e80c037", "text": "Christopher Walken Christopher Walken ( born Ronald Walken ; March 31 , 1943 ) is an American stage and film lead and character actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows , including , Annie Hall ( 1977 ) , The Deer Hunter ( 1978 ) , The Dogs of War ( 1980 ) , The Dead Zone ( 1983 ) , A View to a Kill ( 1985 ) , Batman Returns ( 1992 ) , True Romance ( 1993 ) , Pulp Fiction ( 1994 ) , Sleepy Hollow ( 1999 ) , Catch Me If You Can ( 2002 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) , Seven Psychopaths ( 2012 ) , the first three Prophecy films , The Jungle Book ( 2016 ) , as well as music videos by many popular recording artists . Walken has received a number of awards and nominations during his career , including winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Nikanor `` Nick '' Chebotarevich in The Deer Hunter . He was nominated for the same award and won BAFTA and Screen Actors Guild Awards for his performance as Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can . Walken 's films have grossed more than $ 1 billion in the United States . He has also played the lead in the Shakespeare plays Hamlet , Macbeth , Romeo and Juliet and Coriolanus . He is a popular guest-host of Saturday Night Live , having hosted seven times . His most notable roles on the show include record producer Bruce Dickinson in the `` More Cowbell '' sketch , the double-entendre-named , disgraced Confederate officer Colonel Angus and , in multiple appearances , The Continental . Walken debuted as a film director and scriptwriter with the short film Popcorn Shrimp in 2001 . He also wrote and acted the main role in a play about his idol Elvis Presley , titled Him , in 1995 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb0778bb5b943eff22b119a07795b463", "text": "Cowboy (2013 film) Cowboy is a 2013 Malayalam thriller film directed by P. Balachandrakumar starring Asif Ali , Khushboo and master Pankaj Krrishna in lead roles while Bala and Saikumar play the main antagonists and Mythili , Jagathy Sreekumar , Anoop Chandran and Indrans play supporting roles . The film is produced by K. Anil Mathew and music is done by Benny Ignatious and background score is by Rajamani . The film is inspired by the 1995 Hollywood thriller Nick of Time ( film ) . Although the original film was a superhit , cowboy received mostly good reviews and was a flop at the box office . The film released on 15 February 2013 . It is also inspired from the superhit bollywood movie Baadshah ( 1999 film ) starring Shah Rukh Khan .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "fcc9ae723a207ad330abddd75588b8fe", "text": "Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon ( January 9 , 1913 -- April 22 , 1994 ) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974 , when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office . He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower , and prior to that as a U.S. Representative and also Senator from California . Nixon was born in Yorba Linda , California . After completing his undergraduate studies at Whittier College , he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937 and returned to California to practice law . He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government . He subsequently served on active duty in the U.S. Navy Reserve during World War II . Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950 . His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist , and elevated him to national prominence . He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower , the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election . Nixon served for eight years as vice president -- at 40 , the second-youngest vice president in history . He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960 , narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy , and lost a race for Governor of California to Pat Brown in 1962 . In 1968 , he ran for the presidency again and was elected by defeating incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey . Nixon ended American involvement in the war in Vietnam in 1973 and brought the American POWs home , and ended the military draft . Nixon 's visit to the People 's Republic of China in 1972 eventually led to diplomatic relations between the two nations , and he initiated détente and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union the same year . His administration generally transferred power from Washington D.C. to the states . He imposed wage and price controls for a period of ninety days , enforced desegregation of Southern schools and established the Environmental Protection Agency . Nixon also presided over the Apollo 11 moon landing , which signaled the end of the moon race . He was reelected in one of the largest electoral landslides in U.S. history in 1972 , when he defeated George McGovern . The year 1973 saw an Arab oil embargo , gasoline rationing , and a continuing series of revelations about the Watergate scandal . The scandal escalated , costing Nixon much of his political support , and on August 9 , 1974 , he resigned in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office . After his resignation , he was issued a pardon by his successor , Gerald Ford . In retirement , Nixon 's work writing several books and undertaking of many foreign trips helped to rehabilitate his image . He suffered a debilitating stroke on April 18 , 1994 , and died four days later at the age of 81 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "fe924d6c7631b2c22700fb8d51796cf0", "text": "Rose Mary Woods Rose Mary Woods ( December 26 , 1917 -- January 22 , 2005 ) was Richard Nixon 's secretary from his days in Congress in 1951 , through the end of his political career . Before H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman became the operators of Nixon 's presidential campaign , Woods was Nixon 's gatekeeper .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4c89d9319823f76cb27795b7db7b678e", "text": "Elizabeth Holtzman Elizabeth Holtzman ( born August 11 , 1941 ) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives . She was the first woman to hold office as the New York City Comptroller , and the District Attorney of Kings County , New York . A Democrat , she represented New York 's 16th congressional district for four terms . In 1974 , Holtzman was a member of the House Judiciary Committee , which recommended three articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal . After Nixon resigned as president and was given a presidential pardon by his successor , Gerald Ford , the judiciary committee held hearings on the pardon , in which Holtzman asked Ford whether his action had been a quid pro quo . Ford cut her off , declaring , `` There was no deal , period , under no circumstances . '' Following the Watergate scandal , Holtzman authored a bill that allowed for an independent counsel to be appointed by a Washington , D.C. , appeals court if requested by the attorney general . The law , passed in 1978 , had a five-year sunset provision and expired in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58c02434ac4d47a3e09f77dedba41557", "text": "Combined Shipping Adjustment Board The Combined Shipping Adjustment Board or Combined Shipping Board was a joint American-British war agency 1942-45 nominally in charge of commercial shipping . It proved ineffective as much more powerful boards , such as the Combined Munitions Assignments Board , ignored it . The U.S. Army and Navy controlled most shipping and refused to share responsibility with the Board as did the powerful War Shipping Administration . For practical purposes the agency was inactive by spring 1943 . President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill set it up in January 1942 with a 6-point mandate : 1 . In principle the shipping resources of the two countries will be deemed to be pooled . The fullest information will be interchanged . 2 . Owing to the military and physical facts of the situation around the British Isles , the entire movement of shipping now under the control of Great Britain will continue to be directed by the Ministry of War Transport . 3 . Similarly , the appropriate authority in the United States will continue to direct the movements and allocations of U.S. shipping or shipping of other Powers under U.S. control . 4 . In order to adjust and concert in one harmonious policy the work of the British Ministry of War Transport and the shipping authorities of the U.S. Government , there wilt be established forthwith in Washington a Combined Shipping Adjustment Board consisting of a representative of the United States and a representative of the British Government who will represent and act under the instructions of the British Minister of War Transport . 5 . A similar Adjustment Board will be set up in London consisting of the Minister of War Transport and a representative of the U.S. Government . 6 . In both cases the executive power will be exercised solely by the appropriate shipping agency in Washington and by the Minister of War Transport in London .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "015c3d5e2f3daa62aef3c2b1b7c2a5ff", "text": "War Research Service The War Research Service ( WRS ) was a civilian agency of the United States government established during World War II to pursue research relating to biological warfare . Established in May 1942 by Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson , the WRS was embedded in the Federal Security Agency , the federal agency that administered Social Security and other New Deal programs in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Headed by George W. Merck , president of the Merck & Co. pharmaceutical firm , the WRS was headquartered at Fort Detrick , Maryland . Being a civilian agency , the WRS was initially tasked to supervise the military Chemical Warfare Service 's biological program . However , the WRS was disbanded in 1944 , and the weapons research was continued under the exclusive oversight of the CWS .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "65b9f6f3f2fe02b9dd941d936926ada7", "text": "Judy Hoback Miller Judith `` Judy '' Hoback Miller ( born May 10 , 1937 ) is an American woman known for her involvement in the Watergate scandal in 1972 during the presidency of Richard Nixon . She served as the bookkeeper for the Committee to Re-elect the President , also known as CREEP .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b21ddaa1f05644beb97e1cf849bc8afb", "text": "The Army Hour The Army Hour was a radio news program in the United States , broadcast on NBC April 5 , 1942-Nov . 11 , 1945 . Planning for The Army Hour , with Col. Edward M. Kirby in charge , began soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . Sponsored by the War Department and the U.S. Army , the program brought `` on-the-spot stories and demonstrations from Army bases and fields of battle '' to listeners back home in America . The program was `` an attempt to bring the reality of the war home to the American people through the power and immediacy of radio . '' One reviewer wrote in a newspaper that the secretary of war had compared The Army Hour broadcasts to `` full-scale military operations ... as far as communications are concerned , '' and the writer agreed . NBC 's investment was significant , also . In 1957 , CBS executive Lou Cowan ( who helped to develop The Army Hour while working with the Office of War Information ) said that the program was `` presented at an annual cost of a half-million dollars to the network -LSB- NBC -RSB- with no financial return . '' Radio historian John Dunning wrote that the program `` gave Americans their first in-depth look at the war and how it was being fought , '' and a 1942 article in the trade publication Billboard described it as `` a weekly official message and a source of authoritative information from the Army to the civilian population of the country ... '' In 1943 , another article in Billboard commented about Army Hour : `` excellent substitute for first-hand knowledge of war ; genuine picture of what loved ones are living thru ; calm and objective presentation of facts of war . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b335969efb78b750ea2633204210bfc", "text": "Floyd I. Clarke Floyd I. Clarke ( born January 7 , 1942 ) is a former acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f55ed2aa7a33b8900ad997b557b3677", "text": "Ethics in Government Act The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that was passed in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre . It created mandatory , public disclosure of financial and employment history of public officials and their immediate family . It also created restrictions on lobbying efforts by public officials for a set period after leaving public office . Last , it created the U.S. Office of Independent Counsel , tasked with investigating government officials .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "223eb3f339914fcde3a718cc844891c9", "text": "Nixon goes to China The phrase `` Nixon goes to China '' , `` Nixon to China '' , or `` Nixon in China '' is a historical reference to United States President Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to the People 's Republic of China , where he met with Chairman Mao Zedong . The metaphor is often expressed as the observation `` Only Nixon could go to China '' or `` It took Nixon to go to China '' . As a political metaphor , it refers to the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials . Although the example is that of a hardliner taking steps toward peace with a traditional enemy , and this is the most common application of the metaphor , it could also be applied to a reputedly cautious diplomat defying expectations by taking military action , or a political leader reforming aspects of the political system of which they have been strong supporters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea976ea37cafffa077b033c06667e4d4", "text": "A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy was a television special featuring the First Lady of the United States , Jacqueline Kennedy on a tour of the recently renovated White House . It was broadcast on Valentine 's Day , February 14 , 1962 , on both CBS and NBC , and broadcast four days later on ABC . The program was the first ever First Lady televised tour of the White House , and has since been considered the first prime-time documentary specifically designed to appeal to a female audience . The film showed Kennedy on a tour of the house with the CBS News correspondent Charles Collingwood . The filmed tour was the first glimpse the American public had had of the $ 2 million restoration of the White House that Kennedy had helped direct in the first year of her husband 's presidency . The program was viewed by 80 million viewers , and globally syndicated to 50 countries including Russia and China . Kennedy 's notes for the televised tour were among her personal papers that were publicly released by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in 2012 . The papers showed that Kennedy made sure that the names of individual donors who had contributed to the costs of the renovation were included in the script .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e7b007938266b1afe9ad49596acdc54", "text": "Jane Foster Zlatovski Jane Foster Zlatovski ( 1912 -- 1979 ) allegedly engaged , with her husband , George Zlatovski , in covert activities on behalf of the Soviet Union while employed in sensitive U.S. Government wartime agencies during World War II . They were indicted in 1957 . Their case was never tried and both Zlatovskis denied the accusations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f36f20ebf941944e75e1c5442a1850d7", "text": "Board of Economic Warfare The Office of Administrator of Export Control ( also referred to as the Export Control Administration ) was established in the United States by Presidential Proclamation 2413 , July 2 , 1940 , to administer export licensing provisions of the act of July 2 , 1940 ( 54 Stat . 714 ) . Brigadier General Russell Lamont Maxwell , United States Army , headed up this military entity . It was abolished by Presidential Executive Order 8900 , September 15 , 1941 , and its functions were transferred to the Economic Defense Board , which had been established by Presidential Executive Order 8839 , July 30 , 1941 , to develop policies and programs to strengthen U.S. international economic relations . The name was changed to Board of Economic Warfare by Presidential Executive Order 8982 , December 17 , 1941 . In turn , it was abolished by Executive Order 9361 , July 15 , 1943 , and the functions were transferred to the newly created Office of Economic Warfare , OEM , which also assumed control of U.S. Commercial Company , Rubber Development Corporation , Petroleum Reserves Corporation , and Export-Import Bank of Washington from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation . Consolidated into the Foreign Economic Administration , 1943 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f57583a1204ffb9fb260591f3f75485", "text": "Hillary Clinton email controversy In March 2015 , it became publicly known that Hillary Clinton , during her tenure as United States Secretary of State , had used her family 's private email server for official communications , rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers . Those official communications included thousands of emails that would retroactively be marked classified by the State Department . The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of Clinton 's 2016 presidential election campaign and hearings held by the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi . Some experts , officials , and members of Congress have contended that her use of private messaging system software and a private server violated State Department protocols and procedures , as well as federal laws and regulations governing recordkeeping . In response , Clinton has said that her use of personal email was in compliance with federal laws and State Department regulations , and that former secretaries of state had also maintained personal email accounts , though not their own private email servers . After allegations were raised that some of the emails in question contained classified information , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) initiated an investigation regarding the origin and handling of classified emails on Clinton 's server . The FBI Report found that some of the emails originated in five other intelligence agencies . The FBI found that all classified emails on Clinton 's server were stored and sent from `` unclassified systems '' , violating the same policies as those on Clinton 's personal server . FBI Director James Comey identified 110 emails as containing information that was classified at the time it was sent , including 65 emails deemed `` Secret '' and 22 deemed `` Top Secret '' . None of these had classification markings . However , as noted in Clinton 's non-disclosure agreement , unmarked classified information should be treated the same as marked classified information . An additional three email chains contained `` portion markings '' , simply a '' ( C ) '' indicating `` Confidential '' in front of one or more paragraphs . These were not included in Comey 's list of 110 because the State Department failed to confirm they were classified at the time they were sent . Clinton told the FBI she did not know the meaning of '' ( C ) '' . Nearly 2,100 emails on the server were retroactively marked as classified by the State Department . In May 2016 , the State Department 's Office of the Inspector General released an 83-page report about the State Department 's email practices , including Clinton 's . On July 5 , 2016 , Comey announced that the FBI 's investigation had concluded that Clinton was `` extremely careless '' in handling her email system but recommended that no charges be filed against her . On July 6 , 2016 , Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that no charges would be filed . On July 7 , the State Department reopened its probe into the email controversy . On October 28 , 2016 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had started looking into newly discovered emails that may be pertinent to the case . Law enforcement officials stated the emails were found on a laptop belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin 's husband , Anthony Weiner , during an investigation of his sexting scandals . On November 6 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had not changed its conclusion , reached in July , regarding Clinton 's emails .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18ffe89cde8c3df8889335f72221c4f0", "text": "Executive Order 11478 Executive Order 11478 , signed by U.S. President Richard M. Nixon on August 8 , 1969 , prohibited discrimination in the competitive service of the federal civilian workforce on certain grounds . The order was later amended to cover additional protected classes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "334023e806946ea13029bda3fed2a3ae", "text": "The Selling of the President 1968 The Selling of the President 1968 is a non-fiction book written by American author Joe McGinniss and published by Trident Press in October , 1969 . The book describes the marketing of Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign . It has been described as `` a classic of political journalism '' and a `` classic of campaign reporting that first introduced many readers to the stage-managed world of political theater . '' It was reprinted in 1988 under the title The Selling of the President . McGinniss became an overnight success when the book , his first , landed on The New York Times bestseller list . He was 26 years old , making him the youngest living writer with that achievement . The book was on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list for 31 weeks from October 1969 to May 1970 . The idea for the book came to McGinniss almost serendipitously : -LSB- He -RSB- stumbled across his book 's topic while taking a train to New York . A fellow commuter had just landed the Hubert Humphrey account and was boasting that ` in six weeks we 'll have him looking better than Abraham Lincoln . ' McGinniss tried to get access to Humphrey 's campaign first , but they turned him down . So he called up Nixon 's , and they said yes . '' . The book was very well received by both critics and the public . It `` spent more than six months on best-sellers lists , and McGinniss sold a lot of those books through television , appearing on the titular shows of Merv Griffin , David Frost and Dick Cavett , among others . '' Conservative writer William F. Buckley `` assumed McGinniss had relied on ` an elaborate deception which has brought joy and hope to the Nixon-haters . ' But even Buckley liked the book . '' In 1972 , the book was adapted into a short-lived Broadway musical .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "594bb9fddba946dd83ea436ea2a581d7", "text": "Federal Records Act The Federal Records Act of 1950 is a United States federal law enacted in 1950 . It provides the legal framework for federal records management , including record creation , maintenance , and disposition . The Federal Records Act came following the recommendations of the Hoover Commission ( 1947-49 ) . The act , and its related regulations , require each federal agency to establish an ongoing program for records management and to cooperate with the National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) . A 1985 NARA pamphlet describes the Federal Records Act as the `` basis for the Federal Government 's policies and procedures for creating , maintaining , and disposing of Federal records . The act and its related regulations define Federal records , mandate the creation and preservation of those records necessary to document Federal activities , establish Government ownership of records , and provide the exclusive legal procedures for the disposition of records . '' The Second Hoover Commission ( 1953-55 ) addressed paperwork management and recommended the adoption of program relating to `` directives management , reports management , paperwork quality control , and clerical work measurement . '' As a result , the first Guide to Record Retention Requirements was published in 1955 ; the guide is updated annually and is used by archivists and other record managers both in and out of government . The Federal Records Act was amended over time . Amendments in 1976 emphasized paperwork reduction and information lifecycle management . The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 , which followed the issuance of the report of the Commission on Federal Paperwork in 1977 , introduced information resources management and gave responsibility to the Office of Management and Budget for creating federal information policy standards . In November 2014 , the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 was signed into law by President Barack Obama . This bipartisan act , which followed the 2011 President 's Memorandum on Managing Government Records , modernizes the Federal Records Act . The act expressly expands the definition of federal records to include electronic records ( the first change to the definition of `` Federal record '' since the enactment of the act in 1950 ) . The act also grants the Archivist of the United States the final determination as to what constitutes a Federal record ; `` authorizes the early transfer of permanent electronic federal and presidential records to the National Archives , while legal custody remains with the agency or the president '' ; `` clarifies the responsibilities of federal government officials when using non-government email systems '' ; and `` empowers the National Archives to safeguard original and classified records from unauthorized removal . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a588f0e5acd7bfd16724679d656fb592", "text": "Inauguration of Gerald Ford The inauguration of Gerald Ford as the 38th President of the United States was held on August 9 , 1974 , in the East Room of the White House in Washington , D.C. , following the resignation of President Richard Nixon . The inauguration marked the commencement of Gerald Ford 's only term ( a partial term of ) as President . Chief Justice Warren Burger administered the oath of office . The Bible upon which Ford recited the oath was held by his wife , Betty Ford , open to Proverbs 3:5 -6 . While this was the ninth non-scheduled , extraordinary inauguration to take place since the presidency was established in 1789 , it was the first to take place because the incumbent had resigned from office . Ford had become Vice President on December 6 , 1973 , after the resignation of Spiro Agnew . He was the first person appointed to the vice presidency under the terms of the Twenty-fifth Amendment . Thus , when he succeeded Nixon , Ford became the first ( and to date only ) person to have held both the office of Vice President and President without having been elected to either .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8aef824e79201e941ab1e55107ee06c0", "text": "Working Group on Financial Markets The Working Group on Financial Markets ( also , President 's Working Group on Financial Markets , the Working Group , and colloquially the Plunge Protection Team ) was created by Executive Order 12631 , signed on March 18 , 1988 , by United States President Ronald Reagan . As established by the executive order , the Working Group has three purposes and functions : '' ( a ) Recognizing the goals of enhancing the integrity , efficiency , orderliness , and competitiveness of our Nation 's financial markets and maintaining investor confidence , the Working Group shall identify and consider : ( 1 ) the major issues raised by the numerous studies on the events in the financial markets surrounding October 19 , 1987 , and any of those recommendations that have the potential to achieve the goals noted above ; and ( 2 ) the actions , including governmental actions under existing laws and regulations ( such as policy coordination and contingency planning ) , that are appropriate to carry out these recommendations . ( b ) The Working Group shall consult , as appropriate , with representatives of the various exchanges , clearinghouses , self-regulatory bodies , and with major market participants to determine private sector solutions wherever possible . ( c ) The Working Group shall report to the President initially within 60 days ( and periodically thereafter ) on its progress and , if appropriate , its views on any recommended legislative changes . '' The Working Group consists of : The Secretary of the Treasury , or his or her designee ( as Chairperson of the Working Group ) ; The Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , or his or her designee ; The Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission , or his or her designee ; and The Chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , or his or her designee .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "129e9cf5d678fe17d3d655e57e026899", "text": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4 , 1933 , when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States , and ended upon his death on April 12 , 1945 , a span of ( 4422 days ) . Roosevelt assumed the presidency in the midst of the Great Depression . Starting with his landslide victory over Republican President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election . He won a record four presidential terms , and became a central figure in world affairs during World War II . His program for relief , recovery and reform , known as the New Deal , involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy . Under his steady leadership , the Democratic Party built a `` New Deal Coalition '' of labor unions , big city machines , white ethnics , African Americans , and rural white Southerners , that would significantly realign American politics for the next several decades in the Fifth Party System and also define modern American liberalism . During his first hundred days in office , Roosevelt spearheaded unprecedented major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal -- a variety of programs designed to produce relief ( government jobs for the unemployed ) , recovery ( economic growth ) , and reform ( through regulation of Wall Street , banks and transportation ) . He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers , and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance . The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 added to his popularity , helping him win re-election by a landslide in 1936 . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 . The bipartisan Conservative Coalition that formed in 1937 prevented his attempted packing of the Supreme Court , and blocked most of his legislative proposals , aside from the Fair Labor Standards Act . When the war began and unemployment largely became a non-issue , conservatives in Congress repealed the two major relief programs , the WPA and CCC , but kept most of the regulations on business . Along with several smaller programs , major surviving programs from the New Deal include the Securities and Exchange Commission , the Wagner Act , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , and Social Security . A potential worldwide war loomed after 1937 , with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany , which invaded Poland in September 1939 . Roosevelt remained officially neutral but gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China , the United Kingdom , Free France , and the Soviet Union via initiatives such as the Lend-Lease programs . Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , Roosevelt sought and obtained a declaration of war upon Japan . A few days later , he sought and obtained a declaration of war upon the other major Axis powers , Germany and Italy . Assisted by his top aide Harry Hopkins , and with very strong national support , he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in leading the Allies during World War II . He supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort , and the war saw the end of the massive unemployment that characterized the Great Depression . Roosevelt sought to desegregate the federal workforce with the Fair Employment Practice Committee , but he also controversially ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese American civilians . As an active military leader , Roosevelt implemented a war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world 's first nuclear bomb . Though he died months before the end of the war , his work on the post-war order shaped the new United Nations and the Bretton Woods international financial system . Roosevelt 's health seriously declined during the war years , and he died three months into his fourth term . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . It was on Roosevelt 's watch that the Democratic Party was returned to dominance , prosperity returned , and two great military enemies were destroyed . Scholars , historians and the public typically rank Roosevelt alongside Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc36b25f815ec24f1d5a66cbaba2cdc5", "text": "Deep Throat (Watergate) Deep Throat is the pseudonym given to the secret informant who provided information to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post , in 1972 , about the involvement of U.S. President Richard Nixon 's administration in what came to be known as the Watergate scandal . In 2005 , 31 years after Nixon 's resignation and 11 years after Nixon 's death , a family attorney stated that former Federal Bureau of Investigation Associate Director Mark Felt was Deep Throat . Felt was suffering from dementia at the time and had previously denied being Deep Throat , but Woodward and Bernstein confirmed the attorney 's claim .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "4b31f909fd6d383708d72b0cec0cd69e", "text": "DreamWorks DreamWorks Pictures ( also known as DreamWorks SKG or DreamWorks Studios , commonly referred to as DreamWorks , trading as Storyteller Distribution Co. , LLC ) is an American film production label of Amblin Partners . It was formerly distributing its own and third-party films by itself . It has produced or distributed more than ten films with box-office grosses of more than $ 100 million each . As of October 2016 , DreamWorks ' films are marketed and distributed by Universal Pictures . DreamWorks began in 1994 as an attempt by media moguls Steven Spielberg , Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen ( together , SKG ) to create a new Hollywood studio of which they owned 72 % . Currently , DreamWorks operates out of offices at Universal Studios . In December 2005 , the founders agreed to sell the studio to Viacom , parent of Paramount Pictures . The sale was completed in February 2006 ( this incarnation is now named DW Studios L.L.C. ) . In 2008 , DreamWorks announced its intention to end its partnership with Paramount and signed a $ 1.5 billion deal to produce films with India 's Reliance ADA Group . Reliance provided $ 325M of equity to fund recreating DreamWorks SKG into DreamWorks Studios , an independent entity . Clark Hallren , former Managing Director of the Entertainment Industries group of J. P. Morgan Securities , and Alan J. Levine of J. P. Morgan Entertainment Advisors , led the Reliance team in restructuring the company . The following year , DreamWorks entered into a distribution agreement with Walt Disney Studios , wherein Disney would distribute DreamWorks films through Touchstone Pictures ; the deal continued until 2016 . After the formation of Amblin Partners in 2015 , the studio entered into a distribution agreement with Universal Pictures . DreamWorks ' animation arm was spun off in 2004 into DreamWorks Animation SKG ( DWA ) , which currently owns the DreamWorks trademarks , and as of August 2016 is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal . Spielberg 's company continues to use the DreamWorks trademarks under license from Universal Studios .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f3afeb826e6701ea4f28bd8a1074bfd", "text": "Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg , , ( born December 18 , 1946 ) is an American director , producer , and screenwriter . He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era , as well as being viewed as one of the most popular directors and producers in film history . He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios . In a career spanning more than four decades , Spielberg 's films have spanned many themes and genres . Spielberg 's early science-fiction and adventure films , such as Jaws ( 1975 ) , Close Encounters of the Third Kind ( 1977 ) , Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) , and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ( 1982 ) , were seen as archetypes of modern Hollywood escapist filmmaking . In later years , his films began addressing humanistic issues such as the Holocaust , the transatlantic slave trade , civil rights , war , and terrorism in such films as The Color Purple ( 1985 ) , Empire of the Sun ( 1987 ) , Schindler 's List ( 1993 ) , Amistad ( 1997 ) , Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , Munich ( 2005 ) , War Horse ( 2011 ) , Lincoln ( 2012 ) , and Bridge of Spies ( 2015 ) . His other films include Jurassic Park ( 1993 ) , A.I. Artificial Intelligence ( 2001 ) , and War of the Worlds ( 2005 ) . Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for Schindler 's List and Saving Private Ryan , as well as receiving five other nominations . Three of Spielberg 's films -- Jaws , E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , and Jurassic Park -- achieved box office records , originated and came to epitomize the blockbuster film . The unadjusted gross of all Spielberg-directed films exceeds $ 9 billion worldwide , making him the highest-grossing director in history . His personal net worth is estimated to be more than $ 3 billion . He is also known for his long-standing associations with several actors , producers , and technicians , most notably composer John Williams , who has composed music for all but two of Spielberg 's movies which are The Color Purple and Bridge of Spies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18a75c5ad0c17a861ba966e0fbe71d59", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "89b3338e2acb3cc55db5399504256a83", "text": "DVD authoring DVD authoring is the process of creating a DVD video capable of playing on a DVD player . DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum . DVD authoring is the second step in the process of producing finished DVDs . The first step is the creation of the movie ( or programme ) and the second , the authoring , is the creation of artwork , user menus , insertion of chapter points , overdubs/commentaries , setting autoplay and/or repeat options , etc. . The final step is the manufacturing ( replication ) process to mass-produce finished DVDs . Strictly speaking , DVD authoring differs from the process of MPEG encoding , but most DVD authoring software has a built-in encoder , although separate encoders are still used when better quality or finer control over compression settings are required . Most DVD-authoring applications focus exclusively on video DVDs and do not support the authoring of DVD-Audio discs . Stand-alone DVD recorder units generally have basic authoring functions , though the creator of the DVD has little or no control over the layout of the DVD menus , which generally differ between models and brands .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb2d9349dadef88e6f1cf21358741175", "text": "AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills Part of the AFI 100 Years ... series , AFI 's 100 Years ... 100 Thrills is a list of the top 100 most exciting , action-packed , suspenseful or frightening movies in American cinema . The list was unveiled by the American Film Institute on June 12 , 2001 , during a CBS special hosted by Harrison Ford . Nine Alfred Hitchcock films made the list , making him the most represented director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fcfb863eb9ffab9893fca12c5e9b8955", "text": "1995 in film This is a list of films released in 1995 . The first feature-length computer-animated film Toy Story was the year 's biggest box-office hit , and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "322af893a6f048a852a721327e3d4490", "text": "A Brief History of Time (film) A Brief History of Time is a 1991 biographical documentary film about the physicist Stephen Hawking , directed by Errol Morris . The title derives from Hawking 's bestselling book A Brief History of Time , but whereas the book is an explanation of cosmology , the film is a biography of Hawking 's life , featuring interviews with family members , colleagues , and even his childhood nanny . The music is by frequent Morris collaborator , Philip Glass . The film project originated with executive producer Gordon Freedman who brought the project to Anglia Television as a co-producer . After acquiring the property , Freedman met with director Steven Spielberg for advice on how to make the project into an important documentary film . Spielberg suggested Errol Morris as director . Freedman 's production company partnered with Anglia Television and Tokyo Broadcasting . David Hickman , of Anglia , became the film 's producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "92718c34b9accdfb3032647a233fe30e", "text": "Scene (filmmaking) In filmmaking and video production , a scene is generally thought of as the action in a single location and continuous time . Due to the ability to edit recorded visual works , it is much shorter than a stage play scene . Because of their frequent appearance in films , some types of scenes have acquired names , such as love scene , sex scene , nude scene , dream scene , action scene , car chase scene , crash scene , etc. . There is usually an opening scene and a closing scene . A scene is a part of a film , as well as an act , a sequence ( longer or shorter than a scene ) , and a setting ( usually shorter than a scene ) . While the terms refer to a set sequence and continuity of observation , resulting from the handling of the camera or by the editor , the term scene refers to the continuity of the observed action - an association of time , place or characters . The term may refer to the division of the film from the screenplay , from the finished film , or it may only occur in the mind of the spectator who is trying to close on a logic of action . For example , parts of an action film at the same location , that play at different times can also consist of several scenes . Likewise , there can be parallel action scenes at different locations usually in separate scenes , except that they would be connected by media such as telephone , video , etc. . In contrast , the traditional movie script was divided into acts , but those categories are less frequently used in the digital technology . The scene is important for the unity of the action of the film , while a stage drama is typically divided into acts . The division of a movie into scenes is usually done in the script . Some action scenes need to be planned very carefully .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40959f8d3abb23b5b06a6c913ab273ac", "text": "Animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media . The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce , own the physical equipment for production , employ operators for that equipment , and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced . They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company , much like authors holding copyrights . In some early cases , they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity . Overall , they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms . Currently there are about 201 animation studios dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films that are active . Few are actual production house where as others are corporate entities . Many of these animation studios help with the fulfillment of animation works for big brand names and have carried out outsourced projects including Nemo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1f325dafbe68f6d52c4ef76b226036f3", "text": "Georges Méliès filmography Georges Méliès ( 1861 -- 1938 ) was a French filmmaker and magician generally regarded as the first person to recognize the potential of narrative film . He made about 520 films between 1896 and 1912 , covering a range of genres including trick films , fantasies , comedies , advertisements , satires , costume dramas , literary adaptations , erotic films , melodramas , and imaginary voyages . His works are often considered as important precursors to further developments in modern narrative cinema , though some recent academicians have argued that Méliès 's films are better understood as spectacular theatrical creations rooted in the 19th-century féerie tradition . After attending the first demonstration of the Lumière Brothers ' Kinetoscope in December 1895 , he bought a film projector from the British film experimenter Robert W. Paul and began using it to project short films at his theater of illusions , the Théâtre Robert-Houdin , in Paris . Having studied the principles on which Paul 's projector ran , Méliès was able to modify the machine so that it could be used as a makeshift camera . He began making his own short films with it in May 1896 , founded the Star Film Company in the same year , and built his own studio in Montreuil , Seine-Saint-Denis in 1897 . His films A Trip to the Moon ( 1902 ) , The Kingdom of the Fairies ( 1903 ) , and The Impossible Voyage ( 1904 ) were among the most popular films of the first few years of the twentieth century , and Méliès built a second studio , complete with artificial light fittings , in 1907 . However , various factors ( American film piracy , price standardizations prescribed in 1908 by the Motion Picture Patents Company , and the waning popularity of fanciful magic films chief among them ) led eventually to Méliès 's financial ruin and the closing of his studio . His last films were made under the supervision of the rival filmmaker Charles Pathé , and in 1922 -- 23 Méliès sold his studios , closed the Théâtre Robert-Houdin , and discarded his own collection of his negative and positive prints . In 1925 he began selling toys and candy from a stand in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris . Thanks to the efforts of film history devotées , especially René Clair , Jean George Auriol , and Paul Gilson , Méliès and his work were rediscovered in the late 1920s , and he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1931 . In the list below , Méliès 's films are numbered according to their order in the catalogues of the Star Film Company . In Méliès 's numbering system , films were listed and numbered according to their order of production , and each catalogue number denotes about 20 meters of film ( thus , for example , A Trip to the Moon , at about 260 meters long , is listed as # 399 -- 411 ) . The original French release titles , as well as the original titles used in the US and UK versions of the Star Film catalogues , are listed in the body of the filmography ; notable variant titles are provided in smaller text . The parenthetical descriptive subtitles used in the catalogues ( e.g. scène comique ) are also provided whenever possible . Films directed by Méliès but not originally released by the Star Film Company ( such as The Coronation of Edward VII , released by Charles Urban , or The Conquest of the Pole , released by Pathé Frères ) are also included . Where available , the list also includes information on whether each film survives , survives in fragmentary form , or is presumed lost . Unless otherwise referenced , the information presented here is derived from the 2008 filmography prepared by Jacques Malthête , augmented by filmographies prepared in the 1970s by Paul Hammond and John Frazer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8744239062a9f96d182dc1e9d1ff5137", "text": "Entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience 's attention . Although people 's attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , most forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type of party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with amusement , so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter , although many entertainments have a serious purpose . This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony , celebration , religious festival , or satire for example . Hence , there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may also be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth . An important aspect of entertainment is the audience , which turns a private recreation or leisure activity into entertainment . The audience may have a passive role , as in the case of persons watching a play , opera , television show , or film ; or the audience role may be active , as in the case of games , where the participant/audience roles may be routinely reversed . Entertainment can be public or private , involving formal , scripted performance , as in the case of theatre or concerts ; or unscripted and spontaneous , as in the case of children 's games . Most forms of entertainment have persisted over many centuries , evolving due to changes in culture , technology , and fashion . Films and video games , for example , although they use newer media , continue to tell stories , present drama , and play music . Festivals devoted to music , film , or dance allow audiences to be entertained over a number of consecutive days . Some activities that were once considered entertaining , particularly public punishments , have been removed from the public arena . Others , such as fencing or archery , once necessary skills for some , have become serious sports and even professions for the participants , at the same time developing into entertainment with wider appeal for bigger audiences . In the same way , other necessary skills , such as cooking , have developed into performances among professionals , staged as global competitions and then broadcast for entertainment . What entertainment is for one group or individual may be regarded as work by another . The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix . This has ensured the continuity and longevity of many themes , images , and structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82ce5efc975419724b224b726e86091e", "text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a555543bd4385eb8516cdf76fa407514", "text": "Miramax Miramax ( also known as Miramax Films , stylized as MIRAMAX ) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows . It is headquartered in Santa Monica , California . Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein , and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30 , 1993 . Shortly thereafter , Pulp Fiction was released . The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney , until September 30 , 2005 when they decided to leave the company and founded The Weinstein Company . Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings , a joint venture of Colony Capital , Tutor-Saliba Corporation , and Qatar Investment Authority , in 2010 , ending Disney 's 17-year ownership of the studio . In 2016 , ownership was transferred to beIN Media Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a8a8c571b1e5fe50207d408b3af4d33", "text": "Prophets of Science Fiction Prophets of Science Fiction is an American documentary television series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott for the Science Channel . The program premiered on . The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries . It depicts how they predicted and , accordingly , influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality . The stories are told through film clips , reenactments , illustrations and interviews . The first episode received mixed reviews . Commentators appreciated the approach of combining coverage of contemporary scientific research and biographical exposition , but criticized the series as `` light on the substance and heavy on the exaggeration '' . The series ' attempts to link Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein to developments such as organ transplants , supercomputers and DNA research were described by one critic as far-fetched but by another as successful .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15de4fea6d1defb9167a6e11108320bb", "text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f6824ea1eab85c21438c65f7b681406", "text": "List of film awards This is a list of groups , organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema , usually by awarding various prizes . The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names ( such as the ` Oscar ' for Hollywood 's Academy Awards ) , which are mentioned if applicable . Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award . Awards have been divided into four major categories : Critics ' Awards , voted on ( usually annually ) by a group of critics ; Festival Awards , awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival ; Industry Awards , which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry ; and Audience Awards , which are voted by the general public .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d07a775a23492e6bdc6d0de890e09ae", "text": "Night Skies Night Skies was a science fiction horror film that was in development in the late 1970s , but was never actually made . Steven Spielberg conceived the idea after Close Encounters of the Third Kind . Instead , material developed at the time was used in Poltergeist and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "def0aedff5557d0ee35128535de300bd", "text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "392d4c900d43a58584990beb38feba3d", "text": "1974 New England Patriots season The New England Patriots finished the National Football League 's 1974 season with a record of seven wins and seven losses , and finished tied for third in the AFC East Division . The Pats stunned the Super Bowl Champion Miami Dolphins in Week 1 at Schaffer Stadium . The Pats would go on to win their first five games on their way to a 6-1 start . However , they would struggle in the second half winning only one game before finishing with a 7-7 record .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1813d3433d10a6e4991e89df58e59a0", "text": "2014 Green Bay Packers season The Green Bay Packers season was the franchise 's 95th season in the National Football League , the 96th overall and the ninth under head coach Mike McCarthy . The team tied with four other teams for a league-best 12 wins and 4 losses , while also adding a fourth consecutive NFC North division title . The club went undefeated at home for the first time since 2011 . They also led the league in scoring , with 486 points , the second-most in franchise history . It marked the first time since the 2009 season that the team had a 4,000-yard passer , two 1,000-yard receivers , and a 1,000-yard rusher . They won the divisional round playoff game against the Cowboys , but then lost the conference championship game against the Seattle Seahawks in one of the biggest collapses in NFL playoff history . Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the league 's Most Valuable Player . The Packers made the playoffs for the sixth straight season , tying the record set between 1993 -- 98", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42c3f4430725f3cfbc512eda18da149f", "text": "Super Bowl XXXVIII Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Carolina Panthers and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2003 season . The Patriots defeated the Panthers by the score of 32 -- 29 , winning their second Super Bowl championship in three years . The game was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas , on February 1 , 2004 . At the time , this was the most watched Super Bowl ever with 144.4 million viewers . The Panthers were making their first ever Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11 -- 5 regular season record . They also made it the second straight year that a team from the NFC South division made the Super Bowl , with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning Super Bowl XXXVII . The Patriots were seeking their second Super Bowl title in three years after posting a 14 -- 2 record . NFL fans and sports writers widely consider this game one of the most well-played and thrilling Super Bowls ; Sports Illustrated writer Peter King hailed it as the `` Greatest Super Bowl of all time . '' Although neither team could score in the first and third quarters , they both ended up with a combined total of 868 yards and 61 points . The game was scoreless for a Super Bowl record 26:55 before the two teams combined for 24 points prior to halftime . The clubs then combined for a Super Bowl record 37 points in the fourth quarter . The contest was finally decided on New England kicker Adam Vinatieri 's 41-yard field goal with four seconds left . Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time in three years . He set a Super Bowl record for the most pass completions ( 32 ) , completing 66.7 percent of his passes and accumulating 354 passing yards , 3 touchdowns , and 12 rushing yards . Jake Delhomme for his part overcame the poor start with 323 passing yards and three touchdowns . The 61 combined points stood as a Super Bowl record until the 62 points scored in Super Bowl LI in 2017 . The game is also known for its controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson 's breast , adorned with a nipple shield , was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a second , in what was later referred to as a `` wardrobe malfunction '' . Along with the rest of the halftime show , it led to an immediate crackdown by the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , and widespread debate on perceived indecency in broadcasting .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f3bf9d562133e4888aef04f9a8a3fa5", "text": "Super Bowl VII Super Bowl VII was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Washington Redskins to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1972 season . The Dolphins defeated the Redskins by the score of 14 -- 7 , and became the first and still the only team in NFL history to complete a perfect undefeated season . They also remain the only Super Bowl team to be shut out in the second half and still win . The game was played on January 14 , 1973 , at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles , the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city . At kickoff the temperature was 84 F , making the game the warmest Super Bowl ever . This was the Dolphins ' second Super Bowl appearance after losing Super Bowl VI . They posted an undefeated 14 -- 0 regular season record before defeating the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers in the playoffs . The Redskins were making their first Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11 -- 3 regular season record and playoff victories over the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys . Despite being undefeated , the Dolphins were actually one point underdogs , largely based on the weakness of their regular season schedule . Super Bowl VII was largely dominated by the Dolphins , and remains the lowest-scoring Super Bowl to date with a total of only 21 points ( 3 touchdown and 3 extra points ) . The only drama was during the final minutes of the game , in what was later known as `` Garo 's Gaffe '' . Miami attempted to cap off their 17 -- 0 perfect season with a 17 -- 0 perfect score shutout with a 42-yard field goal by Garo Yepremian , but instead the game and the season was jeopardized when his kick was blocked . Instead of falling on the loose ball , the Dolphins kicker picked it up , attempted a forward pass , but batted it in the air , and Redskins ' cornerback Mike Bass ( who was Garo 's former teammate on the Detroit Lions years earlier ) caught it and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown . This game also remains as the longest period in a Super Bowl for one team to be shut out , as Washington was held scoreless until 2:07 remained in the fourth quarter.The previous Super Bowl with the longest period for being shut out was in 1969 , where the Jets held the Colts scoreless until 3:19 left in the game . Don Shula was head coach on the losing side that time , so he held the record for the longest period to be held under a shut out as well as the longest period to hold a shut out . Dolphins safety Jake Scott was named Most Valuable Player . He recorded two interceptions for 63 return yards , including a 55-yard return from the end zone during the 4th quarter . Scott became the second defensive player in Super Bowl history ( after linebacker Chuck Howley in Super Bowl V ) to earn a Super Bowl MVP .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d14c66685c1f6ee4e4df8fce91d5fe0a", "text": "1968 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1968 Kansas City Chiefs season ended with a 12 -- 2 record , resulting in a tie for first place in the AFL Western Division with the Oakland Raiders , before the Raiders won the championship in a tiebreaker playoff , defeating the Chiefs 41 -- 6 . A debate raged in Kansas City whether the club 's new stadium should be built downtown or at a `` remote '' location . A location in Eastern Jackson County was chosen as the site and groundbreaking ceremonies took place in July with plans calling for a unique `` rolling roof '' design . The 1968 Chiefs boasted one of the finest defenses ever assembled by the club , allowing an AFL record ( and still franchise-low ) 170 points , or 12.1 points per game . The nucleus of the defensive unit was clearly in its prime , producing six AFL All-Stars , including all three of the squad 's linebackers . Offensively , quarterback Len Dawson led the AFL in passing for the fourth time . Guard Ed Budde won the AFL Offensive Player of the Week award for the October 20 game against the Raiders . It was the first time the award was given to an interior lineman . The Chiefs began the season with a 7 -- 1 record and rattled off five straight victories to close the regular season at 12 -- 2 , sharing the division crown with the Raiders and setting up their playoff on December 22 , in which the Raiders advanced to the AFL Championship Game against the New York Jets . The loss to Oakland was a major event in the Chiefs ' rivalry with the Raiders , one of the NFL 's most storied feuds .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55b7ba6de2efd9becc92311bcd43a839", "text": "Bud Grant Harry Peter `` Bud '' Grant , Jr. ( born May 20 , 1927 ) is a former coach and player of American football and Canadian football . Grant served as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ( NFL ) for eighteen seasons ; he was the team 's second ( 1967 -- 83 ) and fourth ( 1985 ) head coach . Before coaching the Vikings , he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) for ten seasons , winning the Grey Cup four times . Grant is the most successful coach in Vikings history , and the third most successful professional football coach overall ( behind Don Shula and George Halas ) , with a combined 290 wins in the NFL and CFL . Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994 . He was the first coach in the history of professional football to guide teams to the Grey Cup finals and the Super Bowl . Grant attended the University of Minnesota and was a three-sport athlete , in football , basketball , and baseball . After college , he played for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL , and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL . On October 23 , 2014 , a statue of Grant was unveiled in front of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers ' new stadium , Investors Group Field .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "541d74fba2130d51b8e222ba16188d20", "text": "NFL playoff records (team) This is a list of playoff records set by various teams in various categories in the National Football League during the Super Bowl Era .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "240774435a545023ba5e7201f76d0f53", "text": "AFL and NFL era competitive college drafts During the first seven years of existence ( 1960 -- 1966 ) of the American Football League ( AFL , 1960 -- 1969 ) , the AFL and the NFL held separate , competing drafts for college football talent . These drafts were conducted differently in each league , with the AFL , as a new league , starting its existence with the 1960 AFL draft that was actually held in December , 1959 and had 33 rounds . Each AFL team had `` territorial rights '' to players from its general region for a `` bonus '' draft selection , so that teams could sign players who were known to their fans . These were not `` picked '' as such , but agreed on by consensus . The 1960 AFL draft proceeded with teams selecting by lot and player position , e.g. , each team selected quarterbacks from the available list , then running backs , etc. . These were not listed in order of selection , but alphabetically in two groups called `` First Selections '' and `` Second Selections '' by each team . Minneapolis-Saint Paul was originally included in the AFL draft on November 22 , 1959 . When the Minneapolis-Saint Paul owners reneged on their agreement to join the AFL and jumped to the NFL , some of the remaining AFL teams signed several players from the deserters ' draft list . To compensate for this , after the Oakland Raiders ' AFL franchise was granted , an allocation draft was held , to permit the Raiders to stock their team with players from the other seven AFL teams . The established NFL held drafts more similar to the present day , in which the team with the worst record from the previous year selected first , and the reigning league champion selected last . Starting in 1961 , the AFL also followed this procedure . Because of the competition between the leagues , unlike today 's drafts , they were held soon after the end of the football season in each league , often before the college bowls were over . Many players , such as LSU 's Billy Cannon signed pro contracts `` under the goalposts '' at bowl games ; and in the College East-West Game and other all-star college bowls , many players wore the helmets of the professional team that they had signed with . The AFL was at a disadvantage in name-recognition with the established NFL , but contrary to common belief , during this period , its franchises signed a significant number of stars away from the older league . These included Cannon , as well as eventual Hall of Famers Lance Alworth , Buck Buchanan , Jim Otto , Billy Shaw , and Nick Buoniconti , and such standouts as Matt Snell , Tom Sestak , Charley Hennigan , Abner Haynes , Johnny Robinson and many others . Category : American Football League draft Category : National Football League Draft", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a58a18e63f72fc71655a922961bd3f0", "text": "1998 New York Jets season The 1998 New York Jets season was the 39th season for the team and the 29th in the National Football League . The team improved on its previous season by three games , finishing 12 -- 4 in their second season under head coach Bill Parcells , winning their first division title since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 ; the 12 -- 4 record was also the best in Jets history . This success came just two years after the Jets ' 1 -- 15 record in 1996 . The Jets earned a first-round bye , given to the two division winners with the best records , for the first time . They defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in the Divisional round of the playoffs . Their attempt to reach their first Super Bowl in thirty years fell short when they lost to John Elway and the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game 23 -- 10 . The 1998 Jets are one of only two teams in NFL history to win seven games against teams that would go on to make the playoffs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2b7d929fa2f2ff92b70fd15218b09df", "text": "2014 Chicago Bears season The Chicago Bears season was the franchise 's 95th season in the National Football League , as well as the second under head coach Marc Trestman . The Bears failed to qualify for the playoffs after being eliminated from contention in week fourteen , their fourth consecutive season without making the postseason . The Bears entered 2014 with hopes of improving their 8 -- 8 record in 2013 . After losing the season opener to the Buffalo Bills , the Bears won their next two games . However , this would be the only week of 2014 that the Bears had a winning record , as they fell to 3 -- 5 upon reaching the bye week . The Bears lost three of those games by more than one touchdown , and allowed more than 50 points in consecutive games against the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers . The Bears won two straight games after the loss to the Packers , but ended the season with five consecutive losses , all but two ( in the second games against the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings ) by more than two scores . The Bears ended the season 5 -- 11 , their first losing season since 2009 and first season with more than ten losses since 2004 . General manager Phil Emery was fired on December 29 , and Trestman was fired later in the day .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66c97f0c76faffd6e5cbee7abb4cbd47", "text": "2003 Green Bay Packers season The 2003 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise 's 84th season in the National Football League and the 85th overall . This season finished with an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the divisional round of the 2004 playoffs , after the Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round in overtime off an interception return for a touchdown by Al Harris . The season may be most notable for Brett Favre 's Monday night performance against the Oakland Raiders the night after his father had died . The Packers won the division on the last play of the season . Needing a win and a Minnesota Vikings loss to clinch the division , the Packers routed the Denver Broncos 31-3 , while the Vikings lost 18-17 on a last second touchdown by the 3-12 Arizona Cardinals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3eaba34b4cd194a7567203c8cfd93d7", "text": "1976 Los Angeles Rams season The 1976 Los Angeles Rams season was the team 's 39th year with the National Football League and the 31st season in Los Angeles . The Rams continued their dominance of the NFC West , winning their 4th straight division title as well as their 4th straight playoff berth . After a record setting 1975 season in which their defense was nearly untouchable , the Rams were picked by many to win the Super Bowl . Despite not improving on its 12-2 record from 1975 , the team continued to be one of the best in the NFL . This Rams team is quite notable for setting many records during the season . One good notable record was breaking the franchise record for points scored in a game with 59 in a 59-0 devouring of the Atlanta Falcons . The Rams would ultimately have another year of success , finishing 10-3-1 . In the playoffs , they would beat Dallas 14-12 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs . However , the Rams would lose the NFC Championship game to the Minnesota Vikings 24-13 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cce80c9c23536473d0d0e1de926c1f54", "text": "1997 NFL season The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League . The Oilers relocated from Houston , Texas to Nashville , Tennessee . The newly renamed Tennessee Oilers played their home games during this season at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis , Tennessee while a new stadium in Nashville began construction . Houston would rejoin the NFL with the expansion Texans in 2002 . This was the last season to date that TNT broadcast NFL games , as well as the last for NBC until 2006 . When the TV contracts were renewed near the end of the season , Fox retained the National Football Conference package , CBS took over the American Football Conference package and ESPN won the right to televise all of the Sunday night games . Due to Game 7 of the 1997 World Series , the Chicago Bears -- Miami Dolphins game at Pro Player Stadium was delayed one day to Monday , October 27 . The Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both changed their uniforms , and the new uniforms for both teams were introduced during this season . The season ended with Super Bowl XXXII when the Denver Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-24 at the Qualcomm Stadium . This broke the National Football Conference 's streak of 13 consecutive Super Bowl victories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "69ab87dfa963821d3adcc5f8dde663d8", "text": "1968 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 36th in the league . They failed to improve on their previous output of 6 -- 7 -- 1 , winning only two games . The fans expected to get O.J. Simpson if they went winless . They went 2-12 , but the Buffalo Bills went 1-12-1 and got Simpson with the 1st Pick . The Eagles were on target for a winless season at 0 -- 11 until they won their twelfth game . They were the first team in the NFL proper to lose eleven consecutive games in one season since their own 1936 season , though in the AFL the 1962 Oakland Raiders lost their first thirteen games . Philadelphia sports fans are noted for their fervent devotion to their teams , leading to perennially high expectations . When Philadelphia teams fall short of expectations , their fans are not shy about voicing their displeasure . One of the most infamous incidents in Philadelphia sports history came at halftime of the final game of the 1968 season . After a dismal season , which had only been exacerbated further by the two unnecessary wins near the end of the season which would prevent the team from drafting O.J. Simpson , the Eagles were on their way to losing to the Minnesota Vikings . The Eagles had planned a Christmas pageant for halftime of the December 15 game , but the condition of the field was too poor . Instead , the team asked a fan dressed as Santa Claus to run onto the field to celebrate with a group of cheerleaders . The fans , in no mood to celebrate , loudly booed and threw snowballs at `` Santa Claus . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "16f92e86de60794de00ea22b59ed1184", "text": "1982 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1982 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team 's 15th year in professional football and its 13th with the National Football League ( NFL ) . 1982 was the first year in which the Bengals made the playoffs for a second-consecutive season ; they would not do so again for another 30 years . The Bengals posted a 7 -- 2 record in a strike-shortened season to earn a postseason berth , but lost to the Jets in the first round of the playoffs , 44 -- 17 . This was the only playoff loss by the Bengals at Riverfront Stadium . Ken Anderson led the AFC in passing for the fourth time as the Bengals boasted the second-best offense in the NFL . Perhaps the best moment of the season for the Bengals was defeating the Raiders 31-17 . The loss by the Raiders was their only loss of the season . The Bengals went 4-0 at home in 1982 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2d9f63c2c563d724f9eb5b562cb5fdaf", "text": "Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy The Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy was the trophy awarded to the champions of the National Football League ( NFL ) from 1934 through 1969 . The trophy was named after Ed Thorp , a noted referee , rules expert , sporting goods dealer , and friend to many of the early NFL owners . Thorp died in June 1934 , and a large , traveling trophy was made later that year . It was to be passed along from champion to champion each season with each championship team 's name inscribed on it . Unlike the modern day Lombardi trophies , the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy did not become the possession of the winning team , but instead spent a year with the winning team before being passed on to the next year 's champion , much like the Grey Cup in the Canadian Football League or the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League . In addition to their year with the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy , though , teams were also awarded a smaller replica of the trophy , which they were allowed to keep . A prevailing theory of what happened was that the Minnesota Vikings , who were thought to be the last to win the Trophy in 1969 , somehow lost it when the league switched over to the Lombardi Trophy the following year . The Vikings after winning the Thorp Trophy went on to face the American Football League champion the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFL-NFL World Championship Game ( which is more commonly referred to as Super Bowl IV ) . The spirit of Ed Thorp was also rumoured to have cursed the Vikings , since they lost the trophy that was named in his honor . To date , the team has lost four Super Bowls . A similar incident occurred to the first trophy that was awarded to the NFL Champions , the Brunswick-Balke Collender Cup . In 1920 , after the Akron Pros were awarded the league championship , that trophy also went missing ( like the Thorp trophy , it too was initially to be passed down to each successive champion ) . The Washington Redskins replica of the Thorp Trophy is on display at FedExField . In 2015 , the Thorp Trophy was found to have been in the possession of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. . instead of with the Vikings . After some research , it was discovered by various teams that , contrary to original belief , there had only been six of the individual trophies awarded to teams for their victories , with five of them coming during Joe Carr 's life , and a sixth not long after his death : Those of the 1934 and 1938 New York Giants , the 1935 Detroit Lions , the 1937 Washington Redskins , and the 1936 and 1939 Green Bay Packers , along with one trophy given out to the 1961 Green Bay Packers that was not part of the original pattern , being differently shaped than the ones originally presented . What is thought to have happened is that , due to the fact that few owners and teams were interested in the traveling trophy idea , the Packers kept the trophy after the 1939 NFL season . However , it is unknown how it ended up in the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame Inc. as that is a separate organization from the Green Bay Packers that was formed in the 1970s . It is interesting it note , however , that the original Ed Thorp trophy has all the winners engraved on it from the 1934 New York Giants to the 1951 Los Angeles Rams , until it runs out of room . This implies that someone was monitoring the victors of the league every season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25159a50468dbc3f32715b68b4e250c6", "text": "1985 New York Giants season The 1985 New York Giants season was the 61st season for the club in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Giants entered the season looking to improve on their 9 -- 7 record in 1984 , which was enough to qualify the team for the playoffs as the second wild-card team , and to return to the playoffs for the second consecutive year under third-year head coach Bill Parcells . The Giants managed to do both , finishing with 10 victories for the first time since 1963 when the team won 11 games and finishing as the first wild-card team which earned the Giants a home playoff game at Giants Stadium . They defeated the San Francisco 49ers 17 -- 3 in that game , avenging their loss to the 49ers in the previous year 's divisional playoffs . However , it was as far as the Giants could get as they were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears in the divisional round at Soldier Field 21 -- 0 . Bill Parcells stated in `` America 's Game : 1986 Giants '' that the game the Giants played against the Bears in the playoffs that `` an honest evaluation of it , we could have probably beat that team one out of ten times . But that day was one of the days that that could have happened '' , the Giants were ultimately undone by a whiffed punt from legend Sean Landeta , the ball flew out of the air when he went to punt it from a burst of wind coming of Lake Michigan , the Bears recovered the ball for a touchdown from less than 5 yards from the end zone , and ended up winning 21-0 . At the time , the team set a record for most rushing yards in one season by a Giants team .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d9b4ddf5c93a72946ed74342ceaf30d5", "text": "List of Detroit Lions first-round draft picks The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit , Michigan . They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ) , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit . Originally based in Portsmouth , Ohio and called the Portsmouth Spartans , the team began play in 1929 as an independent professional team , one of many such teams in the Ohio and Scioto River valleys . For the 1930 season , the Spartans formally joined the NFL as the other area independents folded because of the Great Depression . Despite success within the NFL , they could not survive in Portsmouth , then the NFL 's smallest city . The team was purchased and moved to Detroit for the 1934 season . The Lions have won four NFL Championships , tied for 9th overall in total championships amongst all 32 NFL franchises ; although the last was in 1957 , which gives the club the second-longest NFL championship drought behind the Arizona Cardinals . They are one of four current teams to have never played in the Super Bowl .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18e5265c7032f671199bf9518a019ddb", "text": "Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore , Maryland . The Ravens compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) North division . The team plays its home games at M&T Bank Stadium and is headquartered in Owings Mills . The Ravens were established in 1996 , when Art Modell , who was then the owner of the Cleveland Browns , announced plans to relocate the franchise from Cleveland to Baltimore . As part of a settlement between the league and the city of Cleveland , Modell was required to leave the Browns ' history and records in Cleveland for a replacement team and replacement personnel that would take control in 1999 . In return , he was allowed to take his own personnel and team to Baltimore , where such personnel would then form an expansion team . The Ravens have been one of the more successful franchises since their inception , having qualified for the NFL playoffs ten times since 2000 , with two Super Bowl victories ( Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XLVII ) , two AFC Championship titles ( 2000 and 2012 ) , 15 playoff victories , four AFC Championship game appearances ( 2000 , 2008 , 2011 and 2012 ) , four AFC North division titles ( 2003 , 2006 , 2011 and 2012 ) , and are currently the only team in the NFL to hold a perfect record in multiple Super Bowl and Thanksgiving Day appearances . The Ravens organization has been led by general manager Ozzie Newsome since 1996 , and has had three head coaches : Ted Marchibroda , Brian Billick , and John Harbaugh . With a record-breaking defensive unit in their 2000 season , the team established a reputation for relying on strong defensive play , led by players like middle linebacker Ray Lewis , who , until his retirement , was considered the `` face of the franchise . '' The team is owned by Steve Bisciotti and valued at $ 1.5 billion , making the Ravens the 24th-most valuable sports franchise in the world .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "44b87290a9efa71c876a7c6db8ab03ad", "text": "National Football League regular season The National Football League ( NFL ) regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day in early September and ends in December or early January . It consists of 256 games , where each team ( 32 total ) plays 16 games during a 17-week period . Since 2012 , the NFL schedule generally has games in one of five time slots during the week . A game played on Thursday night , kicking off at 8:25 PM ( ET ) . The majority of games are played on Sunday , most kicking off at 1:00 PM ( ET ) , some late afternoon games starting at 4:05 or 4:25 PM ( ET ) . Additionally , one Sunday night game is played every week at 8:30 PM ( ET ) . One Monday night game then starts at 8:30 PM ( ET ) every week with the exception of the first week of the regular season , in which two Monday night games are played back-to-back ( the second game always occurring on the West coast ) , as well as the last week of the season , in which no Monday night game is held . In addition to these regularly scheduled games , there are occasionally games at other times , such as a Saturday afternoon or evening , or the annual Thanksgiving Day games in which three games are played . During the final week of the regular season , all games are held on Sunday . In place since 2006 , the current broadcasting contract establishes broadcast partners for each game . The Sunday afternoon games are broadcast either on CBS or Fox . CBS has the broadcast rights for teams in the American Football Conference while Fox has the rights for teams in the National Football Conference . In games where teams from both conferences play each other , the network with the broadcast rights for the `` away '' team will broadcast the game . In each local television market , three Sunday afternoon games are played . One of the two networks gets a doubleheader , while the other network has the right to broadcast a single game ; the networks alternate weeks when each has the right to the doubleheader . Doubleheader games are broadcast at 1:00 ( ET ) and 4:25 PM ( ET ) . The network with the single game will have an official kick-off time at either 1:00 PM ( ET ) or 4:05 PM ( ET ) . In addition to the regular Sunday afternoon games , there are three prime time games each week . The Thursday night game is broadcast by the NFL Network ( with , starting in 2016 , five of those Thursday games also being simulcast by CBS and another five on NBC ) . The Sunday night game is broadcast by NBC , while the Monday night game is broadcast by ESPN . The NFL uses a strict scheduling algorithm to determine which teams play each other from year to year , based on the current division alignments and the final division standings from the previous season . The current formula has been in place since 2002 , the last year that the NFL expanded its membership . Generally , each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice , all four teams from a single division in the AFC once , all four teams from a single division in the NFC once , and two additional intraconference games based on the standings from the previous season .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "da1c64580e0fdd4ace78a774429c307a", "text": "Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos ( -LSB- ˈbeɪzoʊs -RSB- born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen ; January 12 , 1964 ) is an American technology and retail entrepreneur , investor , and philanthropist who is best known as the founder , chairman , and chief executive officer of Amazon.com , which is the world 's largest online shopping retailer . The company began as an Internet merchant of books and expanded to a wide variety of products and services , most recently video streaming and audio streaming . Amazon.com is currently the world 's largest Internet sales company on the World Wide Web , as well as being the world 's largest provider of cloud infrastructure services , through its Amazon Web Services arm . Bezos 's other diversified business interests include aerospace and newspapers . He is the founder and manufacturer of Blue Origin ( founded in 2000 ) with test flights to space which started in 2015 , and plans for commercial suborbital human spaceflight beginning in 2018 . In 2013 , Bezos purchased The Washington Post newspaper . A number of other business investments are managed through Bezos Expeditions . With an estimated net worth of US$ 82 billion as of May 2017 , Bezos is currently the third-richest person in the world , just behind Bill Gates and Amancio Ortega in first and second places , and just ahead of Warren Buffett in fourth place . His rise to this position occurred after Amazon registered a 67 % jump in share price .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "9d916716b4cf71d53278f7b8479aaea8", "text": "Chalerm Yoovidhya Chalerm Yoovidhya ( born September 1950 ) is a Thai billionaire businessman and heir to the Red Bull fortune . As of April 2017 , Forbes estimates his net worth at US$ 9.7 billion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bff20ed6e8e6a206f492b9d91f23256a", "text": "Sergey Brin Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin ( Серге́й Миха́йлович Брин born August 21 , 1973 ) is a Russian American computer scientist , internet entrepreneur , and philanthropist . Together with Larry Page , he co-founded Google . Brin is the President of Google 's parent company Alphabet Inc. . , Brin is the 13th richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US$ 39.8 billion . Brin immigrated to the United States with his family from the Soviet Union at the age of 6 . He earned his bachelor 's degree at the University of Maryland , following in his father 's and grandfather 's footsteps by studying mathematics , as well as computer science . After graduation , he moved to Stanford University to acquire a PhD in computer science . There he met Page , with whom he later became friends . They crammed their dormitory room with inexpensive computers and applied Brin 's data mining system to build a web search engine . The program became popular at Stanford , and they suspended their PhD studies to start up Google in a rented garage . The Economist referred to Brin as an `` Enlightenment Man '' , and as someone who believes that `` knowledge is always good , and certainly always better than ignorance '' , a philosophy that is summed up by Google 's mission statement , `` Organize the world 's information and make it universally accessible and useful , '' and unofficial yet sometimes controversial motto , `` Do n't be evil '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4447301f833d479559b47ae1bc1b860", "text": "Trillionaire A trillionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is at least one trillion units of a currency . Trillionaire may also refer to : Trillionaire ( song ) , by American rapper Bun B from his 2010 album Trill OG '' ( How to Be a ) Trillionaire '' , a song by ABC from the 2005 version of their 1985 album How to Be a ... Zillionaire !", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df03853b4ddcc77d4466d43cbb4b08bd", "text": "Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial software , data , and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 with the help of Thomas Secunda , Duncan MacMillan , Charles Zegar , and a 30 % ownership investment by Merrill Lynch . Bloomberg L.P. provides financial software tools such as an analytics and equity trading platform , data services , and news to financial companies and organizations through the Bloomberg Terminal ( via its Bloomberg Professional Service ) , its core revenue-generating product . Bloomberg L.P. also includes a wire service ( Bloomberg News ) , a global television network ( Bloomberg Television ) , digital websites , a radio station ( WBBR ) , subscription-only newsletters , and three magazines : Bloomberg Businessweek , Bloomberg Markets , and Bloomberg Pursuits . In 2014 , Bloomberg L.P. launched Bloomberg Politics , a multiplatform media property that merged the company 's political news teams , and has recruited two veteran political journalists , Mark Halperin and John Heilemann , to run it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1702c2fba4968356399b6cf2ef0db3bd", "text": "List of Singaporean billionaires by net worth This is a list of Singaporean billionaires based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1f6a25ed9b9d1a82df17ad234a5f96d", "text": "Big data Big data is a term for data sets that are so large or complex that traditional data processing application software is inadequate to deal with them . Challenges include capture , storage , analysis , data curation , search , sharing , transfer , visualization , querying , updating and information privacy . The term `` big data '' often refers simply to the use of predictive analytics , user behavior analytics , or certain other advanced data analytics methods that extract value from data , and seldom to a particular size of data set . `` There is little doubt that the quantities of data now available are indeed large , but that 's not the most relevant characteristic of this new data ecosystem . '' Analysis of data sets can find new correlations to `` spot business trends , prevent diseases , combat crime and so on . '' Scientists , business executives , practitioners of medicine , advertising and governments alike regularly meet difficulties with large data-sets in areas including Internet search , fintech , urban informatics , and business informatics . Scientists encounter limitations in e-Science work , including meteorology , genomics , connectomics , complex physics simulations , biology and environmental research . Data sets grow rapidly - in part because they are increasingly gathered by cheap and numerous information-sensing Internet of things devices such as mobile devices , aerial ( remote sensing ) , software logs , cameras , microphones , radio-frequency identification ( RFID ) readers and wireless sensor networks . The world 's technological per-capita capacity to store information has roughly doubled every 40 months since the 1980s ; , every day 2.5 exabytes ( 2.5 × 1018 ) of data are generated . One question for large enterprises is determining who should own big-data initiatives that affect the entire organization . Relational database management systems and desktop statistics - and visualization-packages often have difficulty handling big data . The work may require `` massively parallel software running on tens , hundreds , or even thousands of servers '' . What counts as `` big data '' varies depending on the capabilities of the users and their tools , and expanding capabilities make big data a moving target . `` For some organizations , facing hundreds of gigabytes of data for the first time may trigger a need to reconsider data management options . For others , it may take tens or hundreds of terabytes before data size becomes a significant consideration . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "edb2a6fea83bbb492ed2e29e10e1907e", "text": "Saleh Abdullah Kamel Saleh Abdullah Kamel ( born 1940/1941 in Taif , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ) is a Saudi billionaire businessman . He has a net worth estimated at US$ 2.1 billion , as of April 2016 . He is the chairman and founder of the Dallah al Baraka Group ( DBHC ) , one of the Middle East 's largest conglomerates . He is also the chairman of the General Council for Islamic Banks and the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c4e0345313926b3ba2a12f350834c7ed", "text": "Azim Premji Azim Hashim Premji ( born 24 July 1945 ) is an Indian business tycoon , investor , and philanthropist , who is the chairman of Wipro Limited . He is informally known as the Czar of the Indian IT Industry . He was responsible for guiding Wipro through four decades of diversification and growth to finally emerge as one of the global leaders in the software industry . In 2010 , he was voted among the 20 most powerful men in the world by Asiaweek . He has twice been listed among the 100 most influential people by TIME Magazine , once in 2004 and more recently in 2011 . Premji owns 73 % percent of Wipro and also owns a private equity fund , PremjiInvest , which manages his $ 2 billion worth of personal portfolio . He is currently the second richest person in india with an estimated net worth of US$ 16.1 billion as of April 2017 . In 2013 , he agreed to give away at least half of his wealth by signing The Giving Pledge . Premji started with a $ 2.2 billion donation to the Azim Premji Foundation , focused on education in India .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "412d1a2548a8bf257d49c4eb7e1267bf", "text": "Gregorio Pérez Companc Gregorio Perez Companc ( born August 23 , 1934 ) also known as `` Don Gregorio '' or `` Goyo , '' is Argentina 's wealthiest individual , with an estimated net worth of US$ 1.57 billion in 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05f1e6f57442789e04aeba0a95236c69", "text": "The World's Billionaires 2012 The World 's Billionaires 2012 edition was 26th annual ranking of The World 's Billionaires by Forbes magazine . The list estimated the net worth of the world 's richest people , excluding royalty and dictators , as of February 14 , 2012 . It was released online on March 7 , 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b76d18391b4436b19b5d7f0b98945cce", "text": "Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel ( -LSB- ` tiːl -RSB- born October 11 , 1967 ) is an American entrepreneur , venture capitalist , philanthropist , political activist , and author . He was ranked No. 4 on the Forbes Midas List of 2014 , with a net worth of $ 2.2 billion , and No. 246 on the Forbes 400 in 2016 , with a net worth of $ 2.7 billion . Thiel was born in Frankfurt , and holds German citizenship . He moved with his family to the United States as an infant , and spent a portion of his upbringing in Africa before returning to the U.S. . He studied philosophy at Stanford University , graduating with a B.A. in 1989 . He then went on to the Stanford Law School , and received his J.D. in 1992 . After graduation , he worked as a judicial clerk for Judge James Larry Edmondson , a securities lawyer for Sullivan & Cromwell , a speechwriter for former-U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett and as a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse prior to founding Thiel Capital in 1996 . He then co-founded PayPal in 1999 , and served as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $ 1.5 billion . After the sale of PayPal , he founded Clarium Capital , a global macro hedge fund . He launched Palantir Technologies , an analytical software company , in 2004 and continues to serve as its chairman as of 2016 . His Founders Fund , a venture capital firm , was launched in 2005 along with PayPal partners Ken Howery and Luke Nosek . Earlier , Thiel became Facebook 's first outside investor when he acquired a 10.2 % stake for $ 500,000 in August 2004 . He sold the majority of his shares in Facebook for over $ 1 billion in 2012 , but remains on the board of directors . He also co-founded Valar Ventures in 2010 and operates as its chairman , co-founded Mithril Capital , of which he is investment committee chair , in 2012 , and has served as a partner at Y Combinator since 2015 . Thiel is involved with a variety of philanthropic and political pursuits . Through the Thiel Foundation , he governs the grant-making bodies Breakout Labs and Thiel Fellowship , and supports life extension , seasteading and other speculative research . A founder of The Stanford Review , he is a conservative libertarian who is critical of excessive government spending , high debt levels , and foreign wars . He has donated to numerous political figures , and provided financial support to Hulk Hogan in Bollea v. Gawker .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5cfd66b12e1f8180ce6dff9e752d84f3", "text": "Joe Jamail Joseph Dahr Jamail , Jr. ( October 19 , 1925 -- December 23 , 2015 ) was an American attorney and billionaire . The wealthiest practicing attorney in America , he was frequently referred to as the `` King of Torts '' . In 2011 , his net worth was estimated by Forbes to be $ 1.5 billion , making him the 833rd richest person in the world . Joseph Jamail died on December 23 , 2015 in Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e2273fc75ab0f2c1757822e6e91cf58", "text": "T. Boone Pickens Thomas Boone Pickens , Jr. ( born May 22 , 1928 ) , known as T. Boone Pickens , is an American business magnate and financier . Pickens chairs the hedge fund BP Capital Management . He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s . As of November , 2016 , Pickens has a net worth of $ 500 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e67faee9c4516be5872fb2b72a778ee", "text": "Marcel Herrmann Telles Marcel Hermann Telles ( born 23 February 1950 ) is a Brazilian businessman . Telles is a board member of AB InBev . His fortune is estimated at $ 13.2 billion . Telles was able to increase their equity by one billion dollars since the last , Forbes magazine said . According to the magazine , the entrepreneur likes to practice diving and spend free time in Monaco .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bc44c5c9e8a681f80845f127ba64b33", "text": "List of Monegasque billionaires by net worth This is a list of Monegasque billionaires based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "395ef4df749c7951acad9b5efcce72ab", "text": "Alexander Lebedev Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev ( -LSB- Алекса́ндр Евге́ньевич Ле́бедев , p = ɐlʲɪˈksandr jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲebʲɪdʲɪf -RSB- born 16 December 1959 ) is a Russian businessman , referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs . In March 2012 , he was listed by Forbes magazine as one of the richest Russians with an estimated fortune of $ 1.1 billion . However , his fortune has since declined , and he is no longer considered to be a billionaire . He is part owner of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta and owner of two UK newspapers with son Evgeny Lebedev : the London Evening Standard , The Independent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8ec8013b019a7274d2aa14a84e522757", "text": "List of largest Chinese companies This article lists the largest companies in China in terms of their revenue , net profit and total assets , according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes . In 2014 , Fortune '' 's Global 500 list of the world 's largest corporations included 95 Chinese companies , with combined revenues of US$ 5.8 trillion . That same year , Forbes '' reported that five of the world 's ten largest public companies were Chinese , including the world 's largest bank by total assets , the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China . Many of China 's largest companies are state-owned enterprises , due to the significant presence of the governing Chinese Communist Party in the national economy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9412026a92fc45918c8d9af3f8c3c2ac", "text": "List of wealthiest charitable foundations This is a list of wealthiest charitable foundations worldwide . It consists of the 36 largest charitable foundations , private foundations engaged in philanthropy , and other charitable organizations . Only nonprofit foundations are included in this list . Organisations that are part of a larger company are excluded , such as holding companies . The entries are ordered by the size of the organisation 's financial endowment ( that is , the value of assets net of liabilities , or invested donations ) . The endowment value is an estimate measured in United States dollars , based on the exchange rates on December 31 , 2016 . Due to fluctuations in holdings , currency exchange and asset values , this list only represents the valuation of each foundation on a single day .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b9aad07db00384bc7fe73e8286ec0e6", "text": "Jeff Bewkes Jeffrey Lawrence `` Jeff '' Bewkes ( born May 25 , 1952 ) is an American media executive . He has been CEO of Time Warner since January 1 , 2008 , President since December 2005 , and Chairman of the Board since January 1 , 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d658e74401ec15d209f4573d6e00dcec", "text": "Irvine Company The Irvine Company is an American private company focused on real estate development . It is headquartered in Newport Center , California , with a large portion of its operations centered in and around Irvine , California , a planned city of 250,000 people mainly designed by the Irvine Company . The company was founded by the Irvine family and is currently wholly owned by Donald Bren . Since the company is private , its financials are not released to the public . However , Donald Bren is the richest real estate developer in the United States , valued at $ 15.2 billion .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "02007be324814efaf15f1430b41a1339", "text": "Rear Window (1998 film) Rear Window is a 1998 American made-for-television crime-drama thriller film directed by Jeff Bleckner . The teleplay by Larry Gross and Eric Overmyer is an updated adaptation of the classic 1954 film of the same name directed by Alfred Hitchcock which was based on the short story `` It Had to Be Murder '' by Cornell Woolrich . It was broadcast in the US by ABC on November 22 , 1998 . This stars Christopher Reeve ( in one of his final screen appearances ) , Daryl Hannah , and Robert Forster .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "327689a5de24cf5205d56906356b2f38", "text": "Robert Wisden Robert Charles Wisden ( born 1958 ) is an English actor who has an extensive career in Canadian and American television . He is best known for his role as United States President Richard Nixon in Zack Snyder 's film adaptation of the DC graphic novel Watchmen , Chief Coroner James Flynn in Da Vinci 's Inquest , Ken Browning in Final Destination and Robert Patrick `` Pusher '' Modell in the 1996 The X-Files series episode Pusher and 1998 follow-up episode Kitsunegari . In 2000 , he won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Sheldon Kennedy Story ( 1999 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb949a360d6ffbbc076980cfe0af9976", "text": "A Place to Stand (film) A Place to Stand is a 1967 film produced and edited by the Canadian artist and filmmaker Christopher Chapman for the Ontario pavilion at Expo 67 in Montréal , Québec , Canada . For the film , he pioneered the concept of moving panes , of moving images , within the single context of the screen . At times there are 15 separate images moving at once . This technique , which he dubbed `` multi-dynamic image technique '' has since been employed in many films , notably Norman Jewison 's 1968 film The Thomas Crown Affair . Mr. Jewison has credited Mr. Chapman as the creator of the edit style . The technique can also be seen on television in the series 24 . It is said that most of the editing decisions were worked out in an accountant 's spreadsheet book and the pencil edit plan resembled flow charts . Chapman has said that at one point in the editing process he stood there in the room , bits of footage hanging from clips all around him . He felt crushed by the force of his vision and he was a breath away from quitting . Even at the first screening , Chapman was exhausted and unsure but as he left the room , Steve McQueen watching at the back , grabbed Chapman and told him that he was blown away by the film . The 18-minute film used 70mm stock and was projected onto a 66 by 30 foot screen . It contains no dialogue , but only music by a 45-member orchestra and a 15-member choir . Its theme song , `` A Place to Stand , a Place to Grow '' , written by Dolores Claman and Richard Morris , and orchestrated by Jerry Toth , enjoyed great popularity on its own . Commissioned by the Ontario Department of Economics and Development from the Toronto commercial design studio TDF and premiered at the Expo 67 Ontario Pavilion on April 28 , 1967 , it was seen by some two million at Expo 67 itself and later by a further estimated 100 million in North America and Europe in cinema release . It was nominated for an Academy Award in two categories : Best Documentary Short Subject and Best Live Action Short Subject . It won the latter prize , which Chapman accepted on April 10 , 1968 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a0bb0ccb4bcbd8eeceae72eb7553da2", "text": "I've Been Waiting for You (film) I 've Been Waiting for You is a 1998 made-for-TV horror/slasher film directed by Christopher Leitch . The film is based on the 1997 novel Gallows Hill written by Lois Duncan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "876022af87f647b87f58627e959d35fd", "text": "Dark City (1998 film) Dark City is a 1998 American-Australian neo-noir science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas . The screenplay was written by Proyas , Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer . The film stars Rufus Sewell , Kiefer Sutherland , Jennifer Connelly , and William Hurt . Sewell plays John Murdoch , an amnesiac man who finds himself suspected of murder . Murdoch attempts to discover his true identity and clear his name while on the run from the police and a mysterious group known only as the `` Strangers '' . The majority of the film was shot at Fox Studios Australia . It was jointly produced by New Line Cinema and Mystery Clock Cinema . New Line Cinema distributed the theatrical release . The film premiered in the United States on February 27 , 1998 . The film was nominated for Hugo and Saturn Awards . For the theatrical release , the studio was concerned that the audience would not understand the film and asked Proyas to add an explanatory voice-over narration to the introduction . A director 's cut was released in 2008 , restoring and preserving Proyas 's original artistic vision for the film . Some critics have noted its similarities and possible influence on the Matrix series , which came out a year later .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "788a09e1db97770e1a288646fd678e83", "text": "Dead Letters (Millennium) '' ` Dead Letters '' is the third episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on November 8 , 1996 . The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong , and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` Dead Letters '' featured guest appearances by Chris Ellis , Ron Halder and James Morrison . Millennium Group consultant Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) is sent to evaluate a prospective member of the group , who perform private investigative work and liaise with law enforcement . Meeting this hopeful member , Jim Horn ( Morrison ) , Black is drawn to investigate a serial killer operating in the area ; while Horn begins to unravel under the strain of the case . Several of the cast and crew made their first contributions to the series in `` Dead Letters '' , with Wright , Morgan , Wong and Ellis all returning for future episodes . Production of `` Dead Letters '' impressed other series regulars -- series writer Chip Johannessen praised the script 's attention to detail , while producer John Peter Kousaskis called positive attention to its physical and make-up effects .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "699506185d533f1f5e08fc3822c7cf54", "text": "The Thin White Line (Millennium) '' ` The Thin White Line '' is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on February 14 , 1997 . The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` The Thin White Line '' featured guest appearances by Jeremy Roberts and Scott Heindl . When a spate of killings seems to echo that of a man currently incarcerated , Millennium Group consultant Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) must confront the specter of his past and face a murderer who nearly took a younger Black 's life . `` The Thin White Line '' draws inspiration from real killers Herbert Mullin , Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris , and contains several references to Morgan and Wong 's previous series Space : Above and Beyond . The episode was viewed by approximately 6.6 million households in its initial broadcast and has received positive reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "849e97b5b55d702d1e85de6869e93130", "text": "The Last Target The Last Target is a 1972 British thriller film starring Michael Redgrave . It is one of his last films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb306cde8085f9f8fe8c03f287ceb534", "text": "Christopher Reynalds Christopher Peter Tempest Reynalds ( born 13 December 1952 in Hitchin in Hertfordshire ) is a British child actor of the 1960s and 1970s , a former member of the National Theatre and a former Caterham 7 motor racing champion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51443c65879c749722e1de7f0287dfdc", "text": "Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 -- 10 October 1983 ) was an English actor who , along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier , dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century . He worked in films throughout most of his career , and played more than sixty cinema roles . From an artistic but not theatrical background , Richardson had had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor . He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre . In 1931 he joined the Old Vic , playing mostly Shakespearean roles . He led the company the following season , succeeding Gielgud , who had taught him much about stage technique . After he left the company , a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway . In the 1940s , together with Olivier and John Burrell , Richardson was the co-director of the Old Vic company . There , his most celebrated roles included Peer Gynt and Falstaff . He and Olivier led the company to Europe and Broadway in 1945 and 1946 , before their success provoked resentment among the governing board of the Old Vic , leading to their dismissal from the company in 1947 . In the 1950s , in the West End and occasionally on tour , Richardson played in modern and classic works including The Heiress , Home at Seven , and Three Sisters . He continued on stage and in films until shortly before his sudden death at the age of eighty . He was celebrated in later years for his work with Peter Hall 's National Theatre and his frequent stage partnership with Gielgud . He was not known for his portrayal of the great tragic roles in the classics , preferring character parts in old and new plays . Richardson 's film career began as an extra in 1931 . He was soon cast in leading roles in British and American films including Things to Come ( 1936 ) , The Fallen Idol ( 1948 ) , Long Day 's Journey into Night ( 1962 ) and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) . He received nominations and awards in the UK , Europe and the US for his stage and screen work from 1948 until his death . Richardson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , first for The Heiress ( 1949 ) and again ( posthumously ) for his final film , Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes ( 1984 ) . Throughout his career , and increasingly in later years , Richardson was known for his eccentric behaviour on and off stage . He was often seen as detached from conventional ways of looking at the world , and his acting was regularly described as poetic or magical .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "faa90b061bb47bdb3bb8fe31eb1cbdee", "text": "Christopher Tookey Christopher Tookey ( born 9 April 1950 ) is an award-winning English film critic . He has written for both The Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail . He has presented the Radio 4 programmes The Film Programme and Back Row . In 2013 , he won the award as `` Arts Reviewer of the Year '' from the London Press Club . At Oxford University he was president of the Oxford Union , Editor of Isis , President of the Etceteras and Musical Director of Oxford Theatre Group . Tookey was elected chairman of The Critics ' Circle in 1995 , but his bid to become vice-president floundered due to the position he took on the 1996 film Crash . Tookey campaigned for the film to be banned , writing that `` Crash is the point at which even a liberal society should draw the line . '' The Observer film critic Philip French wrote that Tookey 's `` campaigning was thought to be in breach of the Critics ' Circle 's objects of promoting the art of criticism and supporting the advancement of the arts . '' Tookey wrote a series of critical articles for the Mail regarding the film which saw Jonathan Coe of the New Statesman describe him as `` the real architect of the antiCrash campaign '' . Tookey called for readers to boycott the products of distributor Sony , and questioned the suitability to the role of the then director of the British Board of Film Classification . Tookey denied charges that he was in favour of blanket censorship , writing in a letter to The Guardian that he has `` frequently written and spoken against censorship and jumped to the defence of films ( such as Pulp Fiction , Reservoir Dogs and The Life Of Brian ) which struck me as victims of unjust repression in the past . '' He wrote in an article for Prospect magazine that his campaign against Crash was motivated by the fear that `` Cronenberg 's film might well have a `` copycat effect '' on a few unstable individuals '' and could `` also have a far more insidious longterm effect by eroticising sado-masochism and orthopaedic fetishism for people previously unaware of being turned on by acts of mutilation . '' Tookey was also concerned at the precedent set by releasing such a film with an 18 certificate . In 2000 Tookey directed and co-produced the musical Hard Times , based on the Charles Dickens novel of the same name , which opened to mixed reviews at the Theatre Royal , Haymarket and closed the same year . Tookey also witnessed a man bleed to death from a stabbing in 1997 , and his reaction troubled him : `` It has brought home to me that I have seen so much violence on screen ( the latest film is Crash ) that I have become desensitised . Talking with the others on the street , I was noticeably less affected by the sight of this guy bleeding to death . After the killing , a number of people had nightmares . Should n't I have ? It was my lack of reaction that was so chilling . '' In August 2013 the Daily Mail decided to not renew Tookey 's contract which expired on 1 December 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "34bda8e0932c97296829d4cc11beb3f8", "text": "Wicked (1998 film) Wicked is a 1998 American thriller film starring Julia Stiles as a disturbed teenage girl .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "95ff1c9daeb15561589e38c2cf07266d", "text": "Façade (film) Façade ( also known as Death Valley ) is a 1999 thriller film starring Eric Roberts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fcec35f9c13d98a694cf628c39c90152", "text": "5th Screen Actors Guild Awards The 5th Screen Actors Guild Awards , given on March 7 , 1999 , honored the best screen actors of 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "809db13198a6e148d521c7e60d87ec51", "text": "Margot Kidder Margaret Ruth `` Margot '' Kidder ( born October 17 , 1948 ) is a Canadian American actress and activist . She rose to fame in 1978 for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman film series , opposite Christopher Reeve . Kidder began her career in the 1960s appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series , before landing a lead role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx ( 1970 ) . She then appeared playing Siamese twins in Brian De Palma 's cult thriller Sisters ( 1973 ) ; in the slasher film Black Christmas ( 1974 ) ; and the drama The Great Waldo Pepper ( 1975 ) , opposite Robert Redford . Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film The Amityville Horror ( 1979 ) gained her further mainstream exposure . After a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdown in 1996 , Kidder 's career began to slow . By the 2000s , however , she had maintained steady work in independent films as well as television , with guest-starring roles on Smallville , Brothers & Sisters , and The L Word . In 2015 , she won an Emmy Award for her performance on the children 's television series R.L. Stine 's The Haunting Hour . She has also acted in theatrical productions , most notably appearing on Broadway in a 2002 production of The Vagina Monologues . In 2005 , Kidder became a naturalized U.S. citizen . She is an outspoken political , environmental , and anti-war activist . She has also advocated the use of orthomolecular medicine , which she credits as having helped treat her bipolar disorder .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a48ddc5d21e09699d0a8f495cbff4301", "text": "Joel Schumacher Joel T. Schumacher ( born August 29 , 1939 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . Schumacher rose to fame after directing hit films of his decade St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , The Lost Boys ( 1987 ) and Flatliners ( 1990 ) . He later went on to direct John Grisham adaptations The Client ( 1994 ) and A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) . His films Falling Down ( 1993 ) and 8mm ( 1999 ) were competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear respectively . In 1993 , he signed on to direct the next installments of Batman film series . Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever ( 1995 ) and particularly Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) received negative reactions from both public and critics . After Batman films , Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland ( 2000 ) and Phone Booth ( 2002 ) , both earning positive reviews . He also directed The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) , The Number 23 ( 2007 ) and several episodes of House of Cards . Known for casting young actors , Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell , Kiefer Sutherland , and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd9842a34fdb2e9c9a556623ccc6c3db", "text": "1998 Grand Prix (snooker) The 1998 Skoda Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 14 -- 25 October 1998 at the Guild Hall in Preston , England . Dominic Dale was the defending champion , but he lost his last 64 match against Robin Hull . Stephen Lee and Marco Fu both contested a ranking tournament final for the first time in their careers , Lee prevailing 9 -- 2 to claim his first ranking title .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddc5067964842a84d37bac79c4a8319b", "text": "Discount theater Discount theaters , also known as dollar theatres , dollar movies , second-run theatres , and sub-run theatres , are movie theaters that show motion pictures for reduced prices after the films leave first-run theatres . Originally , they would receive 35mm films after they had been shown already at first run theaters ; therefore the film quality would be lower because the film was worn by dozens of showings , and the audience for the film would be reduced since it had been released weeks or months before . At the time , VHS was just rising as an affordable home video technology . Consequently , budget-conscious film-goers might wait for a film to hit the local dollar house instead of paying more money to see the film first-run . As the 21st century dawned , a pair of factors conspired to drive many discount theatres out of business : 1 ) an oversupply of American movie screens caused by ambitious overbuilding allowed films to stay longer in the first-run theatres , and 2 ) the delay between theatrical release and VHS or DVD release continued to shrink . This latter factor convinced many moviegoers that it was simply not worth the money , hassle , and possible encounters with noisy fellow patrons and sticky floors , meaning dollar theatres could be in the twilight of their existence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1da189226c838b1340f1dfe9e3b07250", "text": "Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy , CBE , FSA ( born 29 October 1925 ) is an English actor with a long career in the theatre , film and television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0926ed9e212c7a89a4e33e132f4679e6", "text": "Secret Window Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro . It was written and directed by David Koepp , based on the novella Secret Window , Secret Garden by Stephen King , featuring a musical score by Philip Glass and Geoff Zanelli . The story appeared in King 's collection Four Past Midnight . The film was released on March 12 , 2004 , by Columbia Pictures ; it was a moderate box office success and received mixed reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94ded29f9d269a47fe61b513697e62be", "text": "Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell ( 24 May 1936 -- 12 May 2008 ) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as John Stearne alongside Vincent Price in the classic British horror film Witchfinder General ( 1968 ) . He was born in Kent , England . His family emigrated to South Africa for 9 years when he was aged 11 . He worked in a gold mine after leaving school . He returned to England and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . He then appeared on stage with stars such as Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon , as a member of the National Theatre touring company . He made numerous appearances on UK television , often playing tough characters and villains due to his imposing stature , including The Avengers , The Sweeney , Space : 1999 , Blake 's 7 and Doctor Who , playing a guard in the serial entitled The Power of the Daleks and a Highland Games Champion , The Caber , in Terror of the Zygons . Some of his other film appearances included Othello ( 1965 ) , The Whisperers ( 1967 ) , Bedazzled ( 1967 ) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore , Inspector Clouseau ( 1968 ) , The Breaking of Bumbo ( 1970 ) , Man in the Wilderness ( 1971 ) with Richard Harris , Sitting Target ( 1972 ) , Double Exposure ( 1977 ) , Queen of the Blues ( 1979 ) starring Mary Millington , Ivanhoe ( 1982 ) , Oliver Twist ( 1982 ) , and the TV film of The Sign of Four ( 1983 ) . He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead , Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71 . * Note : This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry , where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 ( see discussion ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "87143b69638a4f07b11e2e4a52e0f683", "text": "Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson ( -LSB- ˈtaɪsən -RSB- born June 30 , 1966 ) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005 . He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win a heavyweight title at 20 years , 4 months and 22 days old . Tyson won his first 19 professional fights by knockout , 12 of them in the first round . He won the WBC title in 1986 after stopping Trevor Berbick in two rounds , and added the WBA and IBF titles after defeating James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987 . This made Tyson the first heavyweight boxer to simultaneously hold the WBA , WBC and IBF titles , and the only heavyweight to successively unify them . Tyson became the lineal champion in 1988 when he knocked out Michael Spinks in 91 seconds of the first round . He successfully defended his titles nine times , which included victories over Larry Holmes and Frank Bruno . In 1990 , Tyson lost the titles to underdog Buster Douglas , who knocked him out in the tenth round . Attempting to regain the titles , Tyson defeated Donovan Ruddock twice in 1991 , but pulled out of a fight with then-undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield ( who had defeated Douglas later in 1990 ) due to a rib injury . In 1992 , Tyson was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years in prison , but was released after serving three years . After his release in 1995 , he engaged in a series of comeback fights . He won the WBC and WBA titles in 1996 , after defeating Frank Bruno and Bruce Seldon by knockout . With his defeat of Bruno , Tyson joined Floyd Patterson , Muhammad Ali , Tim Witherspoon , Evander Holyfield , George Foreman as the only men in boxing history to have regained a heavyweight championship after having lost it . After being stripped of the WBC title in the same year , Tyson lost the WBA title to Evander Holyfield by an eleventh-round stoppage . Their infamous 1997 rematch ended when Tyson was disqualified for biting Holyfield 's ears . In 2002 , Tyson fought for the world heavyweight title again at the age of 35 , losing by knockout to Lennox Lewis . Tyson retired from professional boxing in 2006 , after being knocked out in consecutive matches against Danny Williams and Kevin McBride . Tyson declared bankruptcy in 2003 , despite having received over $ 30 million for several of his fights and $ 300 million during his career . At the time it was reported that he had approximately $ 23 million of debt . Tyson was well known for his ferocious and intimidating boxing style as well as his controversial behavior inside and outside the ring . Nicknamed `` Iron , '' and `` Kid Dynamite '' in his early career , and later known as `` The Baddest Man on the Planet , '' Tyson is considered one of the best heavyweights of all time . He was ranked No. 16 on The Rings list of 100 greatest punchers of all time , and No. 1 in the ESPN.com list of `` The Hardest Hitters in Heavyweight History . '' Sky Sports rated him as `` the scariest boxer ever , '' and described him as `` perhaps the most ferocious fighter to step into a professional ring . '' He has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ef2c83f8d664fcd18d650fc81ec77cdf", "text": "Taka Michinoku ( born October 26 , 1973 ) , better known by his ring name Taka Michinoku ( with his first name usually stylized in all capital letters ) , is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist . Michinoku is known in North America for his work for the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) where he had the first ever WWF Light Heavyweight Championship reign recognized by the North-American promotion . Michinoku is the founder and promoter of Kaientai Dojo , where he also wrestles . He is also a regular for New Japan Pro Wrestling . Having held championship titles in Japan , North America , Mexico and Europe , Yoshida is known for his long title reigns . He held the FMW Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title for a combined duration of more than 15 months , the WWF Light Heavyweight Title for a then record-setting 10 months and the WEW Six-Man Tag Team Title for almost a year . Yoshida has held the World Junior Heavyweight Championship , Michinoku Pro Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship and Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Championship simultaneously for almost 10 months . During his reign , he has defended his titles against both AJPW and independent circuit talent to increase his base of opponents , and thus has increased the reach of the World Junior Heavyweight Championship , which was closed off to outside competition in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0368d34440b6433f7cd471e99949163b", "text": "Emanuel Steward Emanuel `` Manny '' Steward ( July 7 , 1944 -- October 25 , 2012 ) was an American boxer , trainer , and commentator for HBO Boxing . Steward trained 41 world champion fighters throughout his career , most notably Lennox Lewis , Wladimir Klitschko , Thomas Hearns , and Tony Tucker , through the famous Kronk Gym . His heavyweight fighters had a record of 34-2-1 combined in title fights . He was an inductee of the International Boxing Hall Of Fame , and the World Boxing Hall of Fame . Steward was also known for his charity work in Detroit , Michigan , helping endangered youths to attain an education .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70fc0959c3c46fd62b46761f540ff4d9", "text": "Nick Bockwinkel Nicholas Warren Francis Bockwinkel ( December 6 , 1934 -- November 14 , 2015 ) was an American professional wrestler . He was best known for his appearances with the Minneapolis , Minnesota-based American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) from 1970 to 1987 , where he held the AWA World Heavyweight Championship on four occasions and the AWA World Tag Team Championship on three . Bockwinkel was recognised for his exceptional technical wrestling ability and mastery of in-ring psychology . He was also known for his even-toned , articulate promos , which distinguished him from many of his contemporaries . He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1996 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5bf50462b5bc33bab1ac87a35d0ea63a", "text": "Tyson (2008 film) Tyson is a 2008 documentary film about the life of former undisputed heavyweight world champion boxer Mike Tyson . It was directed by American filmmaker James Toback and produced by Nicholas Jarecki , Bob Yari , and NBA player Carmelo Anthony . The film was publicly screened for the first time at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and won the Regard Knockout Award at the Un Certain Regard event . Tyson was released on April 24 , 2009 , distributed by Sony Classics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4c1f431c4fa5a1ee236eb5f1f5455017", "text": "Arthur Williams (boxer) Arthur `` King '' James Williams ( born November 12 , 1964 ) is a professional boxer ( 188 cm height ) . Williams became professional in 1989 and fell short in his first shot at a major championship title , a 1994 split-decision loss to Orlin Norris for the World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Title . Williams was knocked out in the third round in a rematch with Norris later that year . It was not until 1998 that Williams got another shot at a title belt , a 1998 bout with Imamu Mayfield for the International Boxing Federation Cruiserweight Title . Williams lost the belt in his first defense to cruiserweight phenom Vassiliy Jirov in a seventh-round knockout . Williams has since become more of a journeyman than a contender , and has lost in bouts against O'Neil Bell and Kelvin Davis . His current record is 47-17-1 with 30 KO 's . In 2010 , Williams defeated unbeaten Valente Tinajero ( 8-0 , 4 KO 's ) , beating him clearly on points , on the Holyfield-Botha Undercard . In December 2010 , Williams , 46 , lost a ten-round decision to Carl Davis for the vacant USBO Cruiserweight title in Chicago , Illinois , in perhaps his last major bout .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2486bc63d71c97b48efcd7e1161af48a", "text": "List of WWF Light Heavyweight Champions The WWF Light Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling cruiserweight championship operated by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . Only wrestlers that weighed less than 220 lb , called light heavyweights in professional wrestling , were allowed to challenge for the title . From 1981 through the 1990s , the WWF had a business partnership with the Universal Wrestling Association ( UWA ) , a Mexican lucha libre-based promotion , which resulted in the creation of the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship for the UWA . When the UWA ceased operations in 1995 , the title traveled to the Japanese New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) promotion . In 1997 , as a result of the WWF owning the trademarks to the championship , NJPW was forced to returned the title to the WWF . One month later , the WWF began operating the title in the United States . World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and its assets were acquired by the WWF in March 2001 , which included the copyrights to their championships . The WCW Cruiserweight Championship , a counterpart to the Light Heavyweight Championship , was one of these titles . After acquiring WCW , the WWF used the Cruiserweight Title , among other WCW championships , during The Invasion storyline , which featured former WCW wrestlers feuding with original WWF wrestlers before WCW 's purchase . After The Invasion narrative ended in December 2001 , the WWF replaced the Light Heavyweight Title with the Cruiserweight Championship , which had the WWF acronym added to its name . World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , the successor of the WWF , operated the Cruiserweight Championship until 2007 , when the title was deactivated . Title reigns were determined by professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers in pre-existing scripted feuds , plots , and storylines or were awarded the title due to scripted circumstances . Wrestlers were portrayed as either villains or heroes as they followed a series of tension-building events , which culminated in a match or series of matches for the championship . The title was won in Japan , Mexico , and 11 American states . The first champion to be recognized by the UWA was Perro Aguayo , who won the title in a tournament final in March 1981 . Shinjiro Otani was the final champion recognized by the UWA before the title was returned to the WWF ; he had won the title in August 1997 . Although his reign is unrecognized by the WWF , Ultimo Dragon is the only wrestler to hold a WWF championship and a WCW championship at the same time before WWF 's purchase of WCW . The first champion recognized by the WWF was Taka Michinoku , who won the title in a tournament final on December 7 , 1997 . After winning the championship in August 2001 , X-Pac was the final wrestler to have held the title before it was replaced by the Cruiserweight Championship . Aguayo and Villano III held the title the most times , with eight . At 826 days , Villano III 's reign from 1984 to 1986 was the longest in the title 's history . Perro Aguayo and Scotty 2 hotty have the shortest reign , at eight days . Overall , there were 45 title reigns .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b18f7f209f5765a50c86e0c05ae2b01e", "text": "Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II Frank Bruno vs. Mike Tyson II , billed as `` The Championship : Part I '' , was professional boxing match contested on March 16 , 1996 for the WBC Heavyweight championship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "233a39873f0059b092eaf3b595594ddd", "text": "Royal Rumble (1991) Royal Rumble ( 1991 ) was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on January 19 , 1991 , at the Miami Arena in Miami , Florida . The main event was the 1991 Royal Rumble match won by Hulk Hogan , who last eliminated Earthquake to win the match . Featured matches on the undercard were The Ultimate Warrior versus Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship , Ted DiBiase and Virgil versus Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes and The Mountie versus Koko B. Ware .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b2b993a806dffbff63b10dc40aa5fb1", "text": "Bad Blood (2003) Bad Blood ( 2003 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by Maxim Hair Color , which took place on June 15 , 2003 , at the Compaq Center in Houston , Texas . It was the second event produced under the Bad Blood name and starred wrestlers from the Raw brand . This event marked the beginning of worldwide pay-per-views ( with the exception of the older and more significant Royal Rumble , WrestleMania , SummerSlam and Survivor Series pay-per-views ) being brand exclusive ( UK-only pay-per-views had been brand exclusive since Insurrextion 2002 ) . The main event was a Hell in a Cell match , featuring wrestlers fighting in a ring surrounded by a steel structure . In this match , World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Kevin Nash to retain his title . Two predominant bouts were featured on the undercard ; in respective singles matches , Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels and Goldberg defeated Chris Jericho . The event marked the second time the Hell in a Cell format was used by WWE in a Bad Blood event ; the first was at In Your House : Badd Blood in 1997 . The 2003 Bad Blood event grossed over $ 500,000 ticket sales from an attendance of 10,000 and received about 285,000 pay-per-view buys , which was more than the following year 's event . This event helped WWE increase its yearly pay-per-view revenue by $ 6.2 million from the previous year . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37c14b0bb2cafe4c63ed37967e6d4adf", "text": "John David Jackson (boxer) John David Jackson ( born May 17 , 1963 ) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 1999 , and currently works as a boxing trainer . He won the WBO junior middleweight title in 1988 , making six successful defenses . In 1993 he won the WBA middleweight title , losing in his first defense the following year . Today , Jackson is best known as the trainer for light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "571e916f4194cf69649a7ff6873d9dd9", "text": "Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in boxing and other combat sports .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf2057302395c7bbed238a4518409b22", "text": "Tyson Kidd Theodore James `` TJ '' Wilson ( born July 11 , 1980 ) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to WWE , where he is best known performing under the ring name Tyson Kidd . He has been inactive since June 2015 , when he suffered a life-threatening spinal injury in the ring . The final graduate of the Hart Dungeon , Wilson wrestled internationally in several promotions such as Stampede Wrestling between 1995 and 2007 , where he won the Stampede International Tag Team Championship on two occasions with Bruce Hart and Juggernaut , the Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship , and Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship on two occasions . Before signing with WWE , Wilson competed in Prairie Wrestling Alliance , New Japan Pro Wrestling , All Star Wrestling , and AWA Superstars of Wrestling . In November 2006 , Wilson signed a developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment , and was assigned to various WWE 's developmental territory , like Deep South Wrestling ( DSW ) , and Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) . Prior to his debut on the main roster in 2009 , Wilson formed the Hart Dynasty with David Hart Smith and Natalya , where they won the Unified Tag Team Championship in April 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a017161f284c9d39d8d14f447cc4fe06", "text": "Tony Tucker Tony Craig Tucker ( born December 27 , 1958 ) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 1998 . He won the IBF heavyweight title in 1987 , but holds the unenviable distinction of being the shortest-reigning world heavyweight champion in history , at only 64 days . As an amateur , Tucker won the 1979 United States national championships and a gold medal at the 1979 Pan American Games , both in the light heavyweight division .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "35135752f05f1abad707747515aa83a3", "text": "Mauro Di Pasquale Mauro G. Di Pasquale , B.Sc. , MD , MRO , MFS is a world champion powerlifter , bodybuilding author and columnist . Di Pasquale was an assistant professor at the University of Toronto from 1988 to 1998 . He lectured and researched on athletic performance , nutritional supplements and drug use in sports . He holds an honors degree in biological science , majoring in molecular biochemistry ( 1968 ) , and a medical degree ( 1971 ) - both from the University of Toronto . Di Pasquale is certified as a Medical Review Officer ( MRO ) by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council ( MROCC ) . He was the MRO for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing ( NASCAR ) . From 1997 to 1999 Di Pasquale was involved in writing , research and product development for Experimental and Applied Sciences ( EAS ) . As a bodybuilding author , Di Pasquale has written thousands of articles for many large bodybuilding and fitness magazines such as Muscle & Fitness and Iron Man . He has also written several books on bodybuilding related topics such as bodybuilding nutrition and performance-enhancing drugs . Impressed by the way Di Pasquale would monitor steroid use in the bodybuilding industry , World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) owner Vince McMahon hired him in June 1992 to monitor the company 's new drug testing program ; at this time , McMahon was facing criminal charges for allegedly supplying steroids to some of his wrestlers in a manner that violated federal law and was hoping to regain public confidence . While working with the WWF , Di Pasquale took a hardline approach and ensured that anyone who failed a drug test would leave the company ; such an example showed when WWF wrestler The Ultimate Warrior failed a drug test in September 1992 . His firm policy towards steroid use earned him the nickname `` Mr. Steroid Hunter . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f76f0d838d762d02ad86e580082e06be", "text": "WrestleMania VII WrestleMania VII was the seventh annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on March 24 , 1991 , at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles , California . The main event saw Hulk Hogan defeat Sgt. Slaughter for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship as part of a controversial storyline in which Sgt. Slaughter portrayed an Iraqi sympathizer during the United States ' involvement in the Gulf War . Significant events on the undercard included The Undertaker 's WrestleMania debut and the beginning of his renowned winning streak , a retirement match between Randy Savage and The Ultimate Warrior leading to the former 's reuniting with estranged love Miss Elizabeth , as well as the final match of the original Hart Foundation , after which Bret Hart became primarily a singles wrestler .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bef82b2a3b80fdb63f9454606fd15bb1", "text": "Monday Night Wars The Monday Night War ( s ) is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American professional wrestling from September 4 , 1995 , to March 26 , 2001 . During this time , the World Wrestling Federation 's ( WWF , now WWE ) Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling 's ( WCW ) Monday Nitro in a battle for Nielsen ratings each week . The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between the two companies , originating in personal animosity between WWF owner Vince McMahon and then-owner of WCW , Ted Turner . The rivalry between the companies steadily escalated throughout the 1990s to include the use of cutthroat tactics and the defections of employees between the two companies . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , while not a party to the ratings battle , was also involved as a tertiary player . Throughout the wars , the WWF and WCW would both adopt different concepts and narrative techniques innovated by ECW ; meanwhile , both companies would establish both formal and informal partnerships with the company , with ECW performers either appearing on WWF and WCW shows while still under contract , or outright leaving ECW to work for one of the other two federations . While WCW was the dominant federation for much of the mid-1990s , a variety of factors coalesced to turn the tide in the WWF 's favor at the end of the decade , including a radical rebranding of their formerly family friendly product to highly sexualized and violent shows geared towards older teens and adults . WCW ultimately ran into financial difficulties as a result of the amount of money they had promised wrestlers during a hiring binge in the early and middle part of the decade , which had been aimed at acquiring large portions of the WWF 's talent roster . Despite efforts to salvage the federation , it was ultimately sold to Vince McMahon , ending the Monday Night Wars . In retrospect , wrestling commentators have come to see the era of the Monday Night Wars as a golden age of wrestling , with the feud between the two companies bringing out their best quality product both in terms of creativity and the performances of their wrestlers . Many have come to regard the end of the wars -- and , in particular , the subsequent WWE storyline regarding the acquisition of WCW -- as marking a severe decline in the quality of modern wrestling programming . Notably , as of 2017 , no other company has ever emerged as a viable competitor to WWE since the acquisition of WCW , and WWE itself has never again enjoyed the same level of mainstream success that it did during the Wars .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "131f7f02fb1dd1d64223ac23b7da7305", "text": "UWA World Welterweight Championship The UWA World Welterweight Championship is a championship in professional wrestling that is primarily contested for in various Lucha Libre promotions in Mexico . In 1993 , the championship was recognized by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro , following Super Delfin 's victory over then champion Celestial . In 1995 , Gran Hamada was stripped of the championship , because he exceeded the weight limit . The championship returned to being primarily contested for in Mexico , and it was n't until Taiji Ishimori 's victory over Super Crazy in 2003 that a Japanese wrestler would hold the championship again .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8184a2637c5ae5041c16f7b13a7b09c1", "text": "WrestleMania 23 WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by 360 OTC and took place on April 1 , 2007 , at Ford Field in Detroit , Michigan . The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field and the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area ( following WrestleMania III , at the Pontiac Silverdome , in Pontiac , Michigan ) . The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view , featuring performers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event 's supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship , in which Cena won . The predominant match on the SmackDown ! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which The Undertaker was victorious . The primary match on the ECW brand was an eight-man tag team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed ; The ECW Originals claimed victory in the match . Other featured matches on the card included ECW Champion Bobby Lashley ( representing Donald Trump ) versus Intercontinental Champion Umaga ( representing Vince McMahon ) in a match where either Trump or McMahon would be shaved bald if their wrestler lost , and an eight-man interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match . Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11 , 2006 . The all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103 consisted of people from all fifty U.S. states , twenty-four countries , and nine Canadian provinces . WrestleMania 23 grossed US$ 5.38 million in ticket sales , breaking the previous record of $ 3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8 . WWE estimated that $ 25 million was pumped into the Detroit economy . With about 1.2 million buys , the event was the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history . WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012 passed 1.2 million buys with 1.21 million buys . It also has the fourth highest attendance in WrestleMania history behind only WrestleMania III and later WrestleMania 29 , and WrestleMania 32 which drew 80,676 fans in 2013 and 101,763 in 2016 , respectively .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7b3bc61bc9195af3e53cf9a7cb33ef0", "text": "WrestleMania 33 WrestleMania 33 was the thirty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . In addition to standard PPV outlets , it was broadcast simultaneously on the WWE Network . It took place on April 2 , 2017 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando , Florida . WrestleMania 33 was a joint-promotion event for the Raw and SmackDown brands , the first since WrestleMania XXVII in 2011 as the brand split ended that year , but was reintroduced in July 2016 . Thirteen matches were contested at the event , including three on the pre-show . For the first time since WrestleMania 29 in 2013 , two world championships were contested : Raw 's Universal Championship and SmackDown 's WWE Championship ; it marked the first time that the Universal Championship , SmackDown Women 's Championship , and new Cruiserweight Championship were defended at WrestleMania . In the main event , Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match , giving Undertaker his second loss at WrestleMania . It was Undertaker 's unannounced retirement match , ending his 27-year in-ring career in the WWE . In addition , Brock Lesnar defeated Goldberg to become the new Universal Champion and Randy Orton defeated Bray Wyatt to win his ninth WWE Championship . The event also marked the surprise return of The Hardy Boyz , who won the Raw Tag Team Championship . It was also the first WrestleMania to be on the air past midnight Eastern time . WWE claimed an attendance of 75,245 for WrestleMania 33 . This number has been disputed , as The A.V. Club wrote that it was `` almost certainly a fake number '' as WWE `` has had a reputation for wildly inflating the attendance figure -- as Vince McMahon once said on an investor 's call , the fake number is for entertainment purposes '' , while wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer described it as `` a total worked number even more than usual '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "297aac4c94e3ea9d138d81c631726618", "text": "No Mercy (2007) No Mercy ( 2007 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on October 7 , 2007 , at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont , Illinois . It was the 10th annual No Mercy event and involved wrestlers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Nine professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event 's supercard . In the main event matches , Randy Orton defeated WWE Champion Triple H in a Last Man Standing match , and World Heavyweight Champion Batista defeated challenger The Great Khali in a Punjabi Prison match . Also on the undercard , WWE Champion Triple H defeated Umaga to retain his title and Finlay and Rey Mysterio fought to a no contest . The 2007 No Mercy event had an approximate attendance of 12,500 and received approximately 271,000 pay-per-view buys . This event helped WWE obtain a pay-per-view revenue of $ 19.9 million . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of nineteenth on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "a4b93482fd3c83f1751f71ff35c89944", "text": "Sweet Thing (Keith Urban song) `` Sweet Thing '' is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban . It was released on 3 November 2008 as the first single from his 2009 album Defying Gravity . It made its debut on the Hot Country Songs charts at number 30 , becoming Urban 's nineteenth Top 40 country hit , and on the chart week of 14 March 2009 , it became his tenth number 1 single . This song also went on to win his third win for 2010 Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 2010 . This is Keith 's first Top 40 hit on the Pop chart since Once in a Lifetime in 2006 and first Top 30 hit on the Pop chart since You 'll Think of Me in 2004 . The song was written by Urban and Monty Powell .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3bfed448a44235a64c601f4f001ef5c", "text": "Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban ( born 26 October 1967 ) is a New Zealand-born Australian country musician . In 1991 , he released a self-titled debut album and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year . He found work as a session guitarist before starting a band known as The Ranch , which recorded one studio album on Capitol Nashville and charted two singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart . Still signed to Capitol , Urban made his solo American debut in 1999 with a second eponymous album . Certified platinum in the US , it produced his first number one on Hot Country Songs with `` But for the Grace of God '' . `` Somebody Like You '' , the first single from his second Capitol album , Golden Road ( 2002 ) , was named by Billboard as the biggest country hit of the 2000s decade . The album 's fourth single , `` You 'll Think of Me '' , earned him his first Grammy . 2004 's Be Here , his third American album , produced three more number 1 singles and became his highest-selling album , earning 4 × Platinum certification . Love , Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing was released in 2006 , containing `` Once in a Lifetime '' as well as his second Grammy song , `` Stupid Boy '' . A greatest hits package entitled Greatest Hits : 18 Kids followed in late 2007 . Defying Gravity and Get Closer were released on 31 March 2009 and 16 November 2010 , respectively . In September 2013 , he released a brand new album titled Fuse , which produced four more number ones on the Country Airplay chart , two of which are duets -- one with Miranda Lambert and the other with Eric Church . A new single , entitled `` John Cougar , John Deere , John 3:16 '' , was released in June 2015 as the lead-off single to his eighth American studio album Ripcord . The album later produced the Country Airplay number one hits '' Break on Me '' , `` Wasted Time '' and `` Blue Ai n't Your Color '' , with the latter also becoming Urban 's longest reigning number one on the Hot Country Songs chart spending twelve weeks at number one . Urban has released a total of nine studio albums ( one of which was released only in the United Kingdom ) , as well as one album with The Ranch . He has charted 37 singles on the US Hot Country Songs , 18 of which went to number one , counting a duet with Brad Paisley and the 2008 single `` You Look Good in My Shirt '' , which he previously recorded on Golden Road . Those also include his third Grammy Award-winning single `` Sweet Thing '' from his album Defying Gravity . Urban is also known for his roles as a coach on the Australian version of the singing competition The Voice and as a judge on American Idol . Since 2006 , he has been married to actress Nicole Kidman . In October 2013 , Urban introduced his own signature line of guitars and accessories .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "4a6cccab741eb5eb281e3138a103a88f", "text": "Sex Style Sex Style is the second studio album by Ultramagnetic MCs member Kool Keith . The album was released on February 3 , 1997 . It is a dirty rap concept album utilizing a lyrical style Keith referred to as `` pornocore '' . Although the album did not chart , it was reissued in 2006 with a bonus track .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c306e400de86347577c3e0f8ea8b782f", "text": "Love Thing `` Love Thing '' is a song by recording artist Tina Turner from her 1991 album Simply the Best . The single , which brought Turner back to her rock roots , also included the non-album track `` I 'm a Lady '' , written and produced by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9b8d46cf72469972195ec3bd34689b23", "text": "Sweetness (Jimmy Eat World song) `` Sweetness '' is a song by American alternative rock band Jimmy Eat World . It was released in June 2002 as the third single from their 2001 album , Bleed American . The song was also featured on the soundtrack for the EA Sports video game NHL 2003 . It was originally written to appear on the album Clarity ; the band played the song live many times during the Clarity tour , and a demo recording of it was included on the 2007 re-issue of Clarity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "61c2334b376a7e0c716b079e3b4343aa", "text": "Hot Sugar (Tamar Braxton song) `` Hot Sugar '' is a song by American singer Tamar Braxton from her second studio album , Love and War ( 2013 ) . The song was released on October 17 , 2013 , as the fourth and final singe from the album . American producer Kyle `` K2 '' Stewart II wrote `` Hot Sugar '' in collaboration with Braxton and songwriters LaShawn Daniels and Mandakeba Riddick . Critical response to `` Hot Sugar '' was mixed : some critics praised its sound while others negatively compared it to the album 's ballads .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4db795998d5e29d75a2d3252087cce25", "text": "Only You Can Love Me This Way `` Only You Can Love Me This Way '' is a song written by Steve McEwan and John Reid and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban on his 2009 album Defying Gravity . The song was released to radio on 29 June 2009 , as the third single from that album and the twenty-first solo single of his career . It also became his eleventh No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in October . The song is part of the track listing to Now That 's What I Call Music ! 32 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "752f24bfbd93eeb5ee011f01520f4ba3", "text": "I Wish U Heaven `` I Wish U Heaven '' is a song by Prince , and the third single from his 1988 album , Lovesexy . It is a joyful , spiritual song with few lyrics , which runs 2:43 . The 12 '' single is a substantially extended three-part suite which runs over ten minutes . This song was a replacement for `` The Line '' , an upbeat jam featuring Sheila E. on backing vocals . * Part One of the mix starts with a stripped-down version of the Lovesexy album song , remixed with a dance beat . The original drum programming and rhythmic electric guitar riffs are deleted for much of the song . Part Two is a gospel rendition with new lyrics , continuing the spiritual theme . This part of the song was often sung in concert during the Lovesexy World Tour . The beginning of this section paraphrases lyrics from `` Housequake '' , from the previous album Sign '' ☮ '' the Times . Prince also quotes the film Scarface with the lines `` Say hello to my little friend ... '' and then introduces the `` Blue Angel '' , a new blue version of his custom `` White Cloud '' guitar featured in the film Purple Rain . Sheila E. is also given a call out , and her voice can be heard responding in this section . Part Three is based on an outtake called `` Take This Beat '' and deviates quite a bit from the original theme . This segment has Prince using his `` Jamie Starr '' persona to humorously tout the fact that he 's funky , musically talented , and has plenty of beats ( songs ) that are `` so fine '' . The song ends with a looped repeat of the title . This version of the song became one of the highlights during the supporting tour in which Prince would usually order the house lights to be turned up , and instruct the crowd during a call and response segment . The B-side , `` Scarlet Pussy '' , is credited to Prince 's alter ego , Camille . The song is very sexual , using metaphors of cats and dogs for sexual organs , a theme Prince previously used for the B-side `` La , La , La , He , He , Hee '' . Prince uses his sped-up Camille vocals , as well as a slowed-down vocal , similar to `` Bob George '' from The Black Album . The song features a saxophone solo from Eric Leeds . The decision to include such a raunchy song with the spiritual A-side was noteworthy . The edit of `` Scarlet Pussy '' was included on 1993 's The Hits/The B-Sides .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5af6de769eb001dd7ebe151d25567bb3", "text": "Sweet Lady (Tyrese song) Sweet Lady is the second single released from Tyrese 's first studio album Tyrese . The single reached # 12 on the Hot 100 and # 9 on the R&B charts . The song stayed on the Hot 100 charts for a total of twenty five weeks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43919a7565f64ef569950521ed1070fe", "text": "Girl Thing (album) Girl Thing is the self-titled debut and only studio album by British-Dutch girl group Girl Thing . The album is a mix of 2000s girl pop and 1970s disco . It features 16 tracks including the singles `` Last One Standing '' , `` Girls on Top '' and `` Young , Free and Happy '' , which was only released in Australia and New Zealand . The album is notable in that it includes the song `` Pure and Simple '' , which was released as the debut single by Popstars winners Hear ` Say and went on to sell over 1 million copies . Although Girl Thing are an English group , due to poor sales of their second single , `` Girls on Top '' , the album was not initially released in the UK . It was however finally released to UK iTunes 13 years after its original release , coinciding with the group 's appearance on the ITV2 television series The Big Reunion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "804c278472a8ba85d08465c6403cccda", "text": "Pieces of You Pieces of You is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jewel , released on February 28 , 1995 by Atlantic Records . The album was produced by Ben Keith , who has also produced works for artists such as Neil Young and Patsy Cline . Though it made little impact initially , the single `` Who Will Save Your Soul '' eventually received airplay and the album peaked at # 4 on Billboard 200 almost exactly two years after its release . Other hits included were `` Foolish Games '' and `` You Were Meant for Me '' as well as the UK single `` Morning Song '' . After two years , the album was re-released featuring the re-recorded versions of `` You Were Meant for Me '' and `` Foolish Games '' . Despite a mixed critical response , the album is listed at number 64 of the `` Definitive 200 '' by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . As of 2010 , the album had sold 7.3 million copies in US . It was certified 12x Platinum for shipments of 12 million copies in the U.S. , making it one of the best selling debut albums of all time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33ddfebaa039511e9654ea1293cbce3e", "text": "Sweet Lullaby `` Sweet Lullaby '' is a song by French world music/ethnic electronica Deep Forest which originally appeared on their eponymous album . The song gained popularity in 1992 and 1993 when it was released as a single , becoming a top 30 hit in many European and Oceanian countries . In 1994 , it was re-released in remixed versions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a807cf91b18db9e57b30ded3485d7ffa", "text": "It's Your Thing `` It 's Your Thing '' is a funk single by The Isley Brothers . Released in 1969 , the funk anthem was an artistic response to Motown chief Berry Gordy 's demanding hold on his artists after the Isleys left the label in late-1968 . The lyrics of the chorus , which also serve as first verse , run : `` It 's your thing / Do what you wan na do / I ca n't tell you / Who to sock it to '' . The song is ranked # 420 on the Rolling Stone magazine 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2816bb2c421d32a0fb6b769d5f934278", "text": "Sweet Things (Georgie Fame album) Sweet Things is the 1966 third album with the Blue Flames by Georgie Fame which reached No. 6 in the album Top Ten in the UK . Following this album his band The Blue Flames was replaced with The Tornados . The album , issued on the Columbia label ( SX 6043 ) , has been described as `` one of the finest British R&B albums of the mid - '60s . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c48f8187a04085a30c421de61947408", "text": "Urban Knights The Urban Knights is an all-star smooth , soul and R&B jazz band which features one of the jazz greats , pianist Ramsey Lewis . Their first self-titled debut album in 1995 included prominent musicians Grover Washington , Jr. , Omar Hakim , Victor Bailey and the Emotions to name a few . Other great musicians have collaborated throughout the years with the Urban Knights such as Maurice White ( Earth , Wind & Fire ) , saxophonists Gerald Albright , Najee , Kenny Garrett and Dave Koz , guitarists Jonathan Butler , Norman Brown , Earl Klugh , Bobby Broom and Fareed Haque . In 2000 , Urban Knights III , was the supergroup 's first album for the Narada label out of Milwaukee , Wisconsin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96b4c5cfc4656435ef62e530e81d6192", "text": "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music `` Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music '' is a 1967 song co-written by Richard Drapkin and Marty Coleman . In 1968 it was assigned to Artie Fields ' Top Dog label in Detroit and issued as a 45 by rhythm and blues singer Joe Towns ( Top Dog 105 ) . When Top Dog was bought and then absorbed into the Motown stable the song was reissued with production duties from Clay McMurray as two singles for The Spinners , initially as the B-Side of `` It 's a Shame '' on Motown 's V.I.P. Records . Three years later it appeared as a reworked single for the main Motown label itself . The later release was to cash in on the success of The Spinners since signing for Atlantic Records ( and leaving Motown ) over a year prior . The song 's narrator tells his love that there 's no need for them to argue and fight due to how strong their love is when they 're together . Two versions of this song were released , both of which were led by one of the group 's front man Bobby Smith , with very notable changes . The first Spinners version was more soulful , and featured the group 's former front man G.C. Cameron with a lead part on the bridge ; this version also appears on their second album , 2nd Time Around . The second version ( released in April , 1973 ) was more conventional and commercial , remixed with additional adjusted instrumentation so it would sound more like the group 's hits on the Atlantic label . Upon the song 's re-release , `` Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music '' , would hit # 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts making it the group 's last Motown single to chart ( and their only Motown song to chart after they left the label ) . This second version was released on a `` Best of the Spinners '' LP by Motown the same year . The song would also be covered by The Supremes twice , both as a duet with The Four Tops and ( by themselves ) as a track for their album New Ways but Love Stays .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8908b90b936c2831067f07710675fe69", "text": "Sweet Music Man `` Sweet Music Man '' is a song written and recorded by American musician Kenny Rogers . It appears on his 1977 album Daytime Friends , from which it was released as the final single .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aeac5b64bbab14eea0b3e9e2a8a2bf9a", "text": "Boomtown (Toby Keith album) Boomtown is the second studio album released by American country music singer Toby Keith . Released in 1994 on PolyGram Nashville , the album was certified platinum by the RIAA for U.S. sales of one million copies . Overall , this album produced four hit singles for Keith on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1994 and 1995 : `` Who 's That Man '' ( # 1 ) , `` Upstairs Downtown '' ( # 10 ) , `` You Ai n't Much Fun '' ( # 2 ) and `` Big Ol' Truck '' ( # 15 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b85e5e535df1e04c710a447ce2233eb7", "text": "Just Whitney Just Whitney is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston , released on December 10 , 2002 in North America by Arista Records . It was her first studio album in four years , since 1998 's My Love Is Your Love , and after signing her new $ 100 million Arista contract in 2001 . The album debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 , and number three of Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums , with sales of 205,147 copies in the first week , not only beating her previous high first-week sales of 177,284 units with the Waiting to Exhale soundtrack but also logged her highest debut sales out of her SoundScan-era solo albums . The album received mixed reviews from music critics . It spawned four official singles -- with three ; `` Whatchulookinat '' , `` Love That Man '' and `` Try It on My Own '' peaking at number one on Billboards Hot Dance Club Play chart . `` Try It on My Own '' also peaked at number 10 on Billboards Adult Contemporary singles . Since its release , Just Whitney ... has gone on to sell/ship more than 2 million units worldwide and has also earned Platinum certification in the US and Switzerland and Gold in France , Brazil and other countries . As of 2012 , the album 's US sales stand at approximately 1 million units . In 2003 , Just Whitney ... was nominated at the Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards in the category for Best R&B / Soul Album of the Year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2be345ef6c53f43c55c2e70d72d409f1", "text": "The Sweet Escape (song) `` The Sweet Escape '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name ( 2006 ) . It was written by Stefani , Akon , and Giorgio Tuinfort . Akon , who is also a featured artist , developed the song 's beat before collaborating with Stefani . He designed it based on her previous work with No Doubt , and Stefani later commented that it put her `` on the yellow brick road to the No Doubt record I might do '' . `` The Sweet Escape '' is an apology for a fight between two lovers and describes a dream of a pleasant life for them . As the album 's title track , its title was chosen to help market Stefani 's music and fashion lines . The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics , though there was a negative response to Akon 's presence as a featured artist . `` The Sweet Escape '' was released as the album 's second single on December 19 , 2006 and was commercially successful in mainstream and adult contemporary markets . It reached the top 10 of most singles charts and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart . The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards . In the song 's accompanying music video , Stefani attempts to escape from a golden prison .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f6d84daae7b9a937be538945b0c2f52", "text": "Sweetbox Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in Germany in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto `` Geo '' Rosan . Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several lead singers including Kimberly Kearney , Dacia Bridges , Tina Harris , Jade Villalon , Jamie Pineda and most recently and currently , Miho Fukuhara and LogiQ Pryce . Although the project released four singles in the mid 1990s , with initial singers Kimberley Kearney and Dacia Bridges , worldwide success came with third vocalist , Tina Harris . Everything 's Gon na Be Alright was released in 1997 , which topped charts around the world and started a musical theme , sampling classical music , which the project would later become known for . Tina Harris left after two years , with Jade Villalon replacing her as the fourth vocalist with five original albums , all reaching Gold or Platinum in Korea . Villalon , along with `` Geo '' left the project after seven years to go on and do other projects . Vocalist Jamie Pineda took the role as new vocalist shortly after in late 2007 and then releasing her first studio album The Next Generation in 2009 , which was produced by Derek Bramble . Pineda released one more album , Diamond Veil in 2011 and it was released in Japan and Korea , as the 8th studio album from Sweetbox . In 2013 , Japanese singer Miho Fukuhara became the new frontwoman and for the first time in the project 's history , male vocalist/rapper LogiQ Pryce would co-front the project with her . The studio album , titled #Zeitgeist 21 was released on July 3 , 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad021e60d43e1dbcf232a8b09e932565", "text": "Honkytonk University Honkytonk University is the ninth studio album by country music singer Toby Keith , released in 2005 . The album has been certified 2 × Multi-Platinum for sales of in excess of 2 million units . `` Honkytonk U '' was the first single to be released from the album , breaking the country top 10 . `` As Good as I Once Was '' was the album 's biggest hit , topping the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts for six weeks . It was his last studio album for Dreamworks Records before DreamWorks closed its country division .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b7bc3ea65ac52cf7d83f3ab183564e8b", "text": "Ralph Fiennes Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( -LSB- ˈreɪf_ˈfaɪnz -RSB- born 22 December 1962 ) is an English actor , director and producer . A noted Shakespeare interpreter , he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre . Fiennes ' portrayal of Nazi war criminal Amon Göth in Schindler 's List ( 1993 ) earned him nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor , and he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role . His performance as Count Almásy in The English Patient ( 1996 ) garnered him a second Academy Award nomination , for Best Actor , as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations . Since then , Fiennes has been in a number of notable films , including Quiz Show ( 1994 ) , Strange Days ( 1995 ) , The End of the Affair ( 1999 ) , Red Dragon ( 2002 ) , The Constant Gardener ( 2005 ) , In Bruges ( 2008 ) , The Reader ( 2008 ) , Clash of the Titans ( 2010 ) , Great Expectations ( 2012 ) and The Grand Budapest Hotel ( 2014 ) . He voiced Rameses in The Prince of Egypt ( 1998 ) and Alfred Pennyworth in The Lego Batman Movie ( 2017 ) . Fiennes is also known for his roles in major film franchises such as the Harry Potter film series ( 2005 -- 2011 ) , in which he played the villainous Lord Voldemort , and the James Bond series , in which he has played Gareth Mallory / M , starting with the 2012 film Skyfall . In 2011 , Fiennes made his directorial debut with his film adaptation of Shakespeare 's tragedy Coriolanus , in which he also played the title character . Fiennes won a Tony Award for playing Prince Hamlet on Broadway . Since 1999 , Fiennes has served as an ambassador for UNICEF UK . One of the highest profile actors in contemporary British popular culture , Fiennes appeared on Debrett 's 2017 list of the most influential people in the UK .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "387d2619385c02a23def1fbaaee153a8", "text": "Charles Hart (actor) Charles Hart ( c. 1625 -- 18 August 1683 ) was a prominent British Restoration actor . A Charles Hart was christened on 11 December 1625 , in the parish of St. Giles Cripplegate , in London . It is not absolutely certain that this was the actor , though the name was not common at the time . . Hart began his career as a boy player with the King 's Men ; he was an apprentice of Richard Robinson , longtime member of that company . Hart established his reputation by playing the role of the Duchess in The Cardinal , the tragedy by James Shirley , in 1641 . He served as a soldier in the English Civil War , and was an officer in Prince Rupert 's regiment of cavalry , along with fellow actors Nicholas Burt and Robert Shatterell . Hart and the others most likely saw combat at the battles of Marston Moor and Nasby , and perhaps at Edgehill as well . Hart then returned to acting ; evidence suggests he was with other displaced English actors in Europe in 1646 . In 1648 , Hart , Walter Clun and eight other actors , were involved in an attempt to restart the King 's Men company during the Puritan Commonwealth , which , perhaps unsurprisingly , did not succeed . On 5 February 1648 , at the Cockpit Theatre , Hart and other King 's Men were arrested for violating the ban against theatrical performance ; they were caught in the midst of a performance of Rollo Duke of Normandy ( in which Hart played the character Otto ) . Hart and the others were imprisoned for a short time , then released . Just before the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660 , acting resumed on a larger scale , and Hart seems to have been then a member of a company performing at the Cockpit playhouse , led by Michael Mohun . As soon as the King 's Company was formed in 1660 , Hart became one of its leading men ; he specialized in playing the male half of witty , bantering couples . This type of dialogue in Restoration comedy was largely influenced by the talents and personalities of Hart and Nell Gwyn , in plays like James Howard 's The Mad Couple ; Gwyn was his mistress before she became Charles II 's . Hart 's natural dignity in playing royal roles was also often commented on by contemporaries , and in the heroic play he `` was celebrated for superman roles , notably the arrogant , bloodthirsty Almanzor in John Dryden 's Conquest of Granada . '' When Hart played in Euterpe Restored in 1672 , Richard Flecknoe composed the following lines : Beauty to the eye , and music to the ear , Such even the nicest critics must allow Burbage was once and such Charles Hart is now . Throughout his Restoration career , Hart filled a range of noteworthy parts . He was Cassio in early stagings of Shakespear 's Othello ; after 1669 he played the title role . He played roles in revivals of plays by Shakespeare , Ben Jonson , and John Fletcher -- Hotspur in Henry IV , Part 1 Brutus in Julius Caesar Mosca in Volpone Demetrius in The Humorous Lieutenant Michael Perez in Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Arbaces in A King and No King Amintor in The Maid 's Tragedy Rollo in Rollo Duke of Normandy Welford in The Scornful Lady Don John in The Chances -- and in contemporary dramas , by John Dryden -- Marc Antony in All for Love Porphyrius in Tyrannick Love Aurange Zebe in Aurang-zebe Celadon in The Maiden Queen Wildblood in An Evening 's Love Cortez in The Indian Emperour Aurelian in The Assignation -- and by other dramatists -- Horner in Wycherly 's The Country Wife Manly in Wycherly 's The Plain Dealer Phraartes in Crowne 's The Destruction of Jerusalem Massinissa in Lee 's Sophonisba , or Hannibal 's Overthrow Alexander the Great in Lee 's The Rival Queens Ziphares in Lee 's Mythridates , King of Pontus Lord Delaware in Boyle 's The Black Prince . In 1682 , when the King 's Company joined with the Duke 's Company to form the United Company , Hart retired due to poor health , with a pension of 40 shillings per week . The well-known story that Hart was the illegitimate grandson of Shakespeare 's sister Joan is largely discredited .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87344d0c18a98eb692a1dc15f57b74fc", "text": "Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) is a major British theatre company , based in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire , England . The company employs over 1000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year . The RSC plays regularly in London , Newcastle upon Tyne and on tour across the UK and internationally . The company 's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon , where it has recently redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a # 112.8-million `` Transformation '' project . The theatres re-opened in November 2010 , having closed in 2007 . The new buildings attracted 18,000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening , and following the first full Shakespeare performances . Performances in Stratford-upon-Avon continued throughout the Transformation project at the temporary Courtyard Theatre . As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries , the RSC produces new work from living artists and develops creative links with theatre-makers from around the world , as well as working with teachers to inspire a lifelong love of William Shakespeare in young people and running events for everyone to explore and participate in its work . The RSC celebrated its fiftieth birthday season from April -- December 2011 , with two companies of actors presenting the first productions designed specifically for the new Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatre stages . The 2011-season began with performances of Macbeth and a re-imagined lost play The History of Cardenio . The fiftieth birthday season also featured The Merchant of Venice with Sir Patrick Stewart and revivals of some of the RSC 's greatest plays , including a new staging of Marat/Sade . For the London 2012 Festival as part of the Cultural Olympiad , the RSC produced the World Shakespeare Festival , featuring artists from across the world performing in venues around the UK . In 2013 the company began live screenings of its Shakespeare productions -- called Live from Stratford-upon-Avon -- which are screened around the world . In 2016 , the company collaborated with Intel and The Imaginarium Studios to stage The Tempest , bringing performance capture to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for the very first time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51443c65879c749722e1de7f0287dfdc", "text": "Ralph Richardson Sir Ralph David Richardson ( 19 December 1902 -- 10 October 1983 ) was an English actor who , along with his contemporaries John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier , dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century . He worked in films throughout most of his career , and played more than sixty cinema roles . From an artistic but not theatrical background , Richardson had had no thought of a stage career until a production of Hamlet in Brighton inspired him to become an actor . He learned his craft in the 1920s with a touring company and later the Birmingham Repertory Theatre . In 1931 he joined the Old Vic , playing mostly Shakespearean roles . He led the company the following season , succeeding Gielgud , who had taught him much about stage technique . After he left the company , a series of leading roles took him to stardom in the West End and on Broadway . In the 1940s , together with Olivier and John Burrell , Richardson was the co-director of the Old Vic company . There , his most celebrated roles included Peer Gynt and Falstaff . He and Olivier led the company to Europe and Broadway in 1945 and 1946 , before their success provoked resentment among the governing board of the Old Vic , leading to their dismissal from the company in 1947 . In the 1950s , in the West End and occasionally on tour , Richardson played in modern and classic works including The Heiress , Home at Seven , and Three Sisters . He continued on stage and in films until shortly before his sudden death at the age of eighty . He was celebrated in later years for his work with Peter Hall 's National Theatre and his frequent stage partnership with Gielgud . He was not known for his portrayal of the great tragic roles in the classics , preferring character parts in old and new plays . Richardson 's film career began as an extra in 1931 . He was soon cast in leading roles in British and American films including Things to Come ( 1936 ) , The Fallen Idol ( 1948 ) , Long Day 's Journey into Night ( 1962 ) and Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) . He received nominations and awards in the UK , Europe and the US for his stage and screen work from 1948 until his death . Richardson was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor , first for The Heiress ( 1949 ) and again ( posthumously ) for his final film , Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan , Lord of the Apes ( 1984 ) . Throughout his career , and increasingly in later years , Richardson was known for his eccentric behaviour on and off stage . He was often seen as detached from conventional ways of looking at the world , and his acting was regularly described as poetic or magical .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62d6bf59f03e61930ea5ed648418cecd", "text": "Him (play) Him is a 1995 play written by actor Christopher Walken , who also took the lead role and which debuted in the New York Shakespeare Festival . It revolved around the afterlife of Elvis Presley , the singer who , as the author himself turned 15 , became his first idol . The play , Walken 's first venture into playwriting , adopts a surreal tone , and is replete with references to aspects of Presley 's life , as well as to other pieces of theatre , including Hamlet and those of Tennessee Williams . While it enjoyed some positive comments , it was largely panned by the critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca22ac7cb718acabc226442ba432625f", "text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31095dc15790d96977d92ed365422ab7", "text": "Macbeth (1979 film) Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn 's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare . Produced by Thames Television , it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth . The TV version was directed by Philip Casson . The original stage production was performed at The Other Place , the RSC 's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon . It had been performed in the round before small audiences , with a bare stage and simple costuming . The recording preserves this style : the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background ; changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57ed520d1fa0b3e975e9c635fb691b08", "text": "Three Days (of Hamlet) Three Days ( of Hamlet ) is an American documentary film from independent production company TMG , The Martindale Group , based in Los Angeles , California . TMG previously produced `` Pursuit of Happiness '' in 2000 starring Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish . Three Days ( of Hamlet ) covers a troupe of actors , and others , who gather to rehearse and perform a staged-reading of William Shakespeare 's Tragedy of Hamlet at the Matrix Theatre in West Hollywood , California during three days in July 2010 . Reality intrudes . Alex Rotaru , Director of the documentary film Shakespeare High , in a personal message to the film 's creator , actor/director Alex Hyde-White , says about Three Days ( of Hamlet ) ' ... jaw-droppingly ambitious and often brilliant ... It was such an exquisite pleasure to learn something new about the play of all plays through your eyes . The pressure cooker in which you put yourself and your fellow actors was truly an ultimate test - I felt butterflies in my stomach just watching it . If Hamlet urges his actors to `` hold a mirror up to nature '' , you hold a mirror up to the mirror itself , doing what the French call ` mise en abime ' , or loosely : ` looking into the abyss of infinite reflections ' The film builds on its main structure of on-stage happenings by juxtaposing stories from the players , including actors Richard Chamberlain ( Polonius ) , Stefanie Powers ( Gertrude ) , Tom Badal ( Claudius ) , Peter Woodward ( Laertes/Player King ) and Joseph Culp ( Himself ) . The lead actor/manager Alex Hyde-White weaves his own personal dramatic narrative about `` Fathers and Sons '' as he recalls stories from his childhood as the son of the well-known British actor Wilfrid Hyde-White . At times , particularly when the character of Hamlet experiences the visitations from his father 's ghost , King Hamlet , the line of what is theatre and what is real life is purposely `` deconstructed '' and what happens onstage is commented on offstage resulting in a self-reflective dynamic of sometimes very powerful and moving proportions . Later , as the Son becomes the Father , a clear line of succession emerges in a profound , archetypal , way .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e5719fd94f29e011edd3081ae557f6e", "text": "The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592 . The play begins with a framing device , often referred to as the induction , in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Christopher Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself . The nobleman then has the play performed for Sly 's diversion . The main plot depicts the courtship of Petruchio and Katherina , the headstrong , obdurate shrew . Initially , Katherina is an unwilling participant in the relationship ; however , Petruchio `` tames '' her with various psychological torments , such as keeping her from eating and drinking , until she becomes a desirable , compliant , and obedient bride . The subplot features a competition between the suitors of Katherina 's younger sister , Bianca , who is seen as the `` ideal '' woman . The question of whether the play is misogynistic or not has become the subject of considerable controversy , particularly among modern scholars , audiences , and readers . The Taming of the Shrew has been adapted numerous times for stage , screen , opera , ballet , and musical theatre ; perhaps the most famous adaptations being Cole Porter 's Kiss Me , Kate and the 1967 film of the play , starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton . The 1999 high school comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You is also loosely based on the play .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c729974aa419adbcb5b307116e079f7", "text": "Propeller (theatre company) Propeller is a theatre company which presents the plays of William Shakespeare in the UK and around the world . The director is Edward Hall , and the casts are exclusively male actors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee02aaf7cf1eff088ea377a88da6786d", "text": "Romeo + Juliet William Shakespeare 's Romeo + Juliet ( shortened to Romeo + Juliet ) is a 1996 American romantic drama film directed , co-produced and co-written by Baz Luhrmann , co-produced by Gabriella Martinelli and co-written by Craig Pearce , being an adaption and modernization of William Shakespeare 's tragedy Romeo and Juliet . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles of Romeo and Juliet , who instantly fall in love when Romeo crashes a party and meets her despite them being members of the Montague and Capulet family ; Brian Dennehy , John Leguizamo , Pete Postlethwaite , Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora star in supporting roles . While it retains the original Shakespearean dialogue , the Montagues and the Capulets are represented as warring mafia empires ( with legitimate business fronts ) and swords are replaced with guns ( with brand names such as `` Dagger '' and `` Sword '' ) . Some of the characters ' names are also changed . Lord and Lady Montague and Lord and Lady Capulet are given first names ( as opposed to the Shakespeare original where their first names are never mentioned ) , Friar Lawrence becomes Father Lawrence , and Prince Escalus is renamed Captain Prince . There is also no Friar John , who was in the original play . Also , some characters were switched from one family to the other -- in the original , Gregory and Sampson are Capulets , but in the film , they are Montagues . ( Abram , as Abra , and Petruchio , conversely , are shifted from the Montague to the Capulet family . ) In addition , a few plot details are shifted , most notably near the ending . The film was released on November 1 , 1996 by 20th Century Fox to commercial and generally critical success , grossing over $ 147.5 million over a $ 14.5 million budget and receiving generally positive reviews . At the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in 1997 , DiCaprio won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Luhrmann won the Alfred Bauer Prize . Luhrmann was also nominated for the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture . At the 69th Academy Awards , Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch were nominated for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6af7a0282c65e446ecd4ae03f63be146", "text": "King Lear (1953 film) King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play staged by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles . Preserved on kinescope , it aired October 18 , 1953 , as part of the CBS television series Omnibus , hosted by Alistair Cooke . The cast includes Micheál Mac Liammóir and Alan Badel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e6c6b75d232d605a21d273483bbab25a", "text": "Timeline of Shakespeare criticism Timeline of Shakespeare criticism is an informal term that presents a chronological collection of critical quotations about William Shakespeare and his works , which illustrate the article Shakespeare 's reputation . Shakespeare enjoyed recognition in his own time , but in the 17th century , poets and authors began to consider him as the supreme dramatist and poet of all times of the English language . In fact , even today , no other dramatist has been performed even remotely as often on the British ( and later the world ) stage as Shakespeare Since then , several editors and critics of theater began to focus on the dramatic text and the language of Shakespeare , creating a study that focused on extracting all the power of his literary texts , being used in studies on the printed page rather than in the theater . This attitude reached a high point with the Romantics , which saw his figure as a genius , prophet , and Bard -- and continued important in the last century , receiving analysis not only by poets and authors , but also by psychoanalysts , psychologists and philosophers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "105334c91d00ffa067ecfff2c2897d00", "text": "A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia A Dangerous Man : Lawrence After Arabia is a British television film of 1992 depicting the experiences of T. E. Lawrence and Emir Feisal of the Hejaz at the Paris Peace Conference after the end of the First World War . One of the conference 's many concerns was determining the fates of territories formerly under the rule of the defeated Ottoman Empire . The film stars Ralph Fiennes ( in his first film role ) as T. E. Lawrence , Alexander Siddig ( then credited as Siddig El-Fadil ) as Faisal , Denis Quilley as Lord Curzon , and Nicholas Jones as Lord Dyson . It was made by Anglia Films and Enigma Television , and was first screened on 18 April 1992 on the ITV network . The film was produced in 1990 , a year after David Lean 's film epic , Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) , was re-released to cinemas . It serves as an unofficial sequel to that earlier film , as it depicts events that happened after the Great War . The film 's screenplay was written by Tim Rose Price . Christopher Menaul directed the film . The film goes further than its predecessor in reflecting the work of contemporary historians . It demonstrates contemporary concerns about British and international politics and ethnic conflict . It also explores further Lawrence 's enigmatic personality and suggests more openly his alleged homosexuality .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "11e82dba131d53ed3f364c95a8e1a54a", "text": "The Merchant of Venice (1914 film) The Merchant of Venice is a lost 1914 American silent film historical drama based on William Shakespeare 's play . It was directed by and starred Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber , a husband and wife directing team . It was produced and distributed by Universal Film Manufacturing Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fba1d8e638b5a3d87c2abb5121347e47", "text": "Richard III (1912 film) Richard III is a 55-minute film adaptation of Shakespeare 's play , starring Frederick Warde as the title character . The 1912 film , a French/U . S. international co-production , was produced by Film d'Art and released through the independent states rights film distribution system . The film was co-directed by French film director André Calmettes , who had previously directed the films The Assassination of the Duke of Guise ( 1908 ) , La Tosca ( 1909 -- based on the play by Victorien Sardou ) , and La Dame aux Camélias ( 1910 ) with Sarah Bernhardt . Richard III was adapted from Shakespeare 's original and Colley Cibber 's 1699 adaptation by playwright James Keane , who also served as co-director and actor ( playing Richmond ) . The film was shot around Westchester , New York and City Island Long Island Sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc4f19f62e1649e6dd930e9ff1c141b1", "text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab1a49bfb55da7de3ebb9f0c5c1c3ca7", "text": "Summer Shakespeare Festival The Summer Shakespeare Festival ( Czech : Letní shakespearovské slavnosti , Slovak : Letné shakespearovské slávnosti ) takes place in the courtyard of Burgrave Palace at Prague Castle . The festival was originally initiated by Václav Havel . The performances are also presented at Špilberk in Brno and at Bratislava Castle in Bratislava . The organizers closely cooperate with Martin Hilský , who translated most of the staged plays . So far , the most acclaimed was the performance of King Lear in 2002 . In 2004 , director Martin Huba was selected for an ambitious project , a performance of Romeo and Juliet such as that one evening Capulets would be Slovaks and Monteks Czechs and the next day vice versa . The project failed , Huba said to the media that even though the dialogs translated by Ľubomír Feldek and Martin Hilský were perfect , they somehow did not fit together . In the end , the only Slovak-speaking character was the Nurse , performed by Emília Vášáryová .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0211212dc850dd22a956a6403aff9de8", "text": "The Magic Flute (2006 film) The Magic Flute is Kenneth Branagh 's English-language film version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 's singspiel Die Zauberflöte . The film is a co-production between France & the UK , produced by Idéale Audience and in association with UK 's The Peter Moores Foundation . In November 2005 , it was announced that , as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of Mozart 's birthday , a new film version of The Magic Flute , set during World War I , was to be made , directed by Kenneth Branagh , with a translation by Stephen Fry . The film was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2006 , at the Venice Film Festival on 8 September of that year , and released in Switzerland on 5 April 2007 . It has played in many European countries . The film , with a soundtrack performed by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe conducted by James Conlon , is the first motion picture version of the opera specifically intended for cinemas . Ingmar Bergman 's 1975 film version was made for Swedish television and only later released to theatres . Branagh 's version was shot in Super 35 and released in anamorphic widescreen , while Bergman 's was filmed in Academy ratio for television sets of the 1970s . A DVD of the film was released in France in August 2007 with a bonus soundtrack CD ( lasting around 79 minutes ) and a `` Making of '' featurette ( 50 minutes ) . The film has also been released on DVD in the Netherlands ( in a three-disc set ) , Finland , Argentina , and Japan . Revolver Entertainment is giving the film a theatrical release in the United States in June 2013 , seven years after its premiere in Europe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d37de807d9b2059ff95869145b407f9c", "text": "Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA . Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming . Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals . Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "466fa179779d944bc01227d49545b4aa", "text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "d952aa525db9553a8d775edfbd812f51", "text": "Colombia Colombia ( k ) , is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America , with territories in Central America . Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama , to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru . It shares its maritime limits with Costa Rica , Nicaragua , Honduras , Jamaica , Haiti and the Dominican Republic . It is a unitary , constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments . The territory of what is now Colombia was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples , with as most advanced the Muisca , Quimbaya and the Tairona . The Spanish set foot on Colombian soil for the first time in 1499 and in the first half of the 16th century initiated a period of conquest and colonization , ultimately creating the New Kingdom of Granada , with as capital Santafé de Bogotá . Independence from Spain was acquired in 1819 , but by 1830 the `` Gran Colombia '' Federation was dissolved . What is now Colombia and Panama emerged as the Republic of New Granada . The new nation experimented with federalism as the Granadine Confederation ( 1858 ) , and then the United States of Colombia ( 1863 ) , before the Republic of Colombia was finally declared in 1886 . Panama seceded in 1903 . Since the 1960s , the country has suffered from an asymmetric low-intensity armed conflict , which escalated in the 1990s but then decreased from 2005 onward . Colombia is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse countries in the world , and thereby possesses a rich cultural heritage . The urban centres are mostly located in the highlands of the Andes mountains . Colombian territory also encompasses Amazon rainforest , tropical grassland and both Caribbean and Pacific coastlines . Ecologically , it is one of the world 's 17 megadiverse countries , and the most densely biodiverse of these per square kilometer . Colombia is a middle power and a regional actor with the fourth-largest economy in Latin America , is part of the CIVETS group of six leading emerging markets and is a member of the UN , the WTO , the OAS , the Pacific Alliance , and other international organizations . Colombia has a diversified economy with macroeconomic stability and favorable growth prospects in the long run .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ce58ea2457745e787fe75a4a6ff8d258", "text": "Isthmo-Colombian Area The Isthmo-Colombian Area is defined as a cultural area encompassing those territories occupied predominantly by speakers of the Chibchan languages at the time of European contact . It includes portions of the Central American isthmus like eastern El Salvador , eastern Honduras , Caribbean Nicaragua , Costa Rica , Panama , and northern Colombia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1582e46ea4d1743db8a6ea038f9d5bc", "text": "Chibcha language Chibcha is an almost extinct language of Colombia , spoken by the Muisca , one of the four advanced indigenous civilizations of the Americas . The Muisca inhabited the central highlands ( Altiplano Cundiboyacense ) of what today is the country of Colombia . The name of the language Muysccubun or muyskkubun in its own language means `` language of the people '' or `` language of the men '' , from muyska / muysca ( `` people '' or `` men '' ) and kubun / cubun ( `` language '' or `` word '' ) . Chibcha in the Chibcha language means `` look man ! '' . Important scholars who have attributed to the knowledge of the Chibcha language were Juan de Castellanos , Bernardo de Lugo , José Domingo Duquesne and Ezequiel Uricoechea .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c72fbddc2340d024f4aad2811b2581dd", "text": "List of rodents of the Caribbean The Caribbean region is home to a diverse and largely endemic rodent fauna . This includes the endemic family Capromyidae ( hutias ) , which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles , and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths , the heteropsomyines and giant hutias , including the extinct bear-sized Amblyrhiza inundata . Lesser Antillean rodent faunas mostly consist of oryzomyines , members of a distantly related group of rodents , and include two of the largest known oryzomyines , Megalomys desmarestii and `` Oryzomys hypenemus '' . Various other rodents are limited to land-bridge islands such as Trinidad , which were connected to the mainland during glacial-period lowered sea levels in the Pleistocene , or to smaller portions of the Caribbean archipelago . Much of the native rodent fauna of the Caribbean are extinct because of human influences , particularly following the introduction of invasive species such as Old World rats . For the purposes of this article , the `` Caribbean '' includes all islands in the Caribbean Sea ( except for small islets close to the mainland ) and the Bahamas , Turks and Caicos Islands , and Barbados , which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a28a89aa3f404f3ec8408669e50fb9fb", "text": "Muisca art This article describes the art produced by the Muisca . The Muisca established one of the four grand civilisations of the pre-Columbian Americas on the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in present-day central Colombia . Their various forms of art have been described in detail and include pottery , textiles , body art , hieroglyphs and rock art . While their architecture was modest compared to the Inca , Aztec and Maya civilisations , the Muisca are best known for their skilled goldworking . The Museo del Oro in the Colombian capital Bogotá houses the biggest collection of golden objects in the world , from various Colombian cultures including the Muisca . The first art in the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes goes back several millennia . Although this predates the Muisca civilisation , whose onset is commonly set at 800 AD , nevertheless , some of these styles persevered through the ages . During the preceramic era , the people of the highlands produced petrographs and petroglyphs representing their deities , the abundant flora and fauna of the area , abstract motives and anthropomorphic or anthropo-zoomorphic elements . The self-sufficient sedentary agricultural society developed into a culture based on ceramics and the extraction of salt in the Herrera Period , usually defined as 800 BC to 800 AD . During this time , the oldest existing form of constructed art was erected ; the archaeoastronomical site called El Infiernito ( `` The Little Hell '' ) by the catholic Spanish conquistadors . The Herrera Period also marked the widespread use of pottery and textiles and the start of what would become the main motive for the Spanish conquest ; the skilled fine goldworking . The golden age of Muisca metallurgy is represented in the Muisca raft , considered the masterpiece of this technology and depicts the initiation ritual of the new zipa of Bacatá , the southern part of the Muisca Confederation . This ceremony , performed by xeques ( priests ) and caciques wearing feathered golden crowns and accompanied by music and dance , took place on a raft in Lake Guatavita , in the northern part of the flat Bogotá savanna . Accounts of such ceremonies created the legend of El Dorado among the Spanish , leading them on a decade-long quest for this mythical place . The rich art elaborated by the Muisca has inspired modern artists and designers in their creativity . Muisca motives are represented as murals , in clothing and as objects found all over the former Muisca territories as well as in animated clips and video games . The art of the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense is well studied by many different researchers who published their work right from the beginning of colonial times . The conquistador who made first contact with the Muisca , Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada , wrote in his memoires about a skilled and well-organised civilisation of traders and farmers . Friar Pedro Simón described the relation between art and the religion and later contributions in the analysis of the various artforms have been made by Alexander von Humboldt , Joaquín Acosta and Liborio Zerda in the 19th century , Miguel Triana , Eliécer Silva Celis and Sylvia M. Broadbent in the 20th century and modern research is dominated by the work of Carl Henrik Langebaek Rueda , Javier Ocampo López and many others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7b8173e7f08b7ea3cdbbec95e71a7a1", "text": "Environmental issues in Colombia", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9737fffe83bee2247f09dd5709196d9b", "text": "Boyacá Department Boyacá ( -LSB- boʝaˈka -RSB- ) is one of the thirty-two departments of Colombia , and the remnant of Boyacá State , one of the original nine states of the `` United States of Colombia '' . Boyacá is centrally located within Colombia , almost entirely within the mountains of the Eastern Cordillera to the border with Venezuela , although the western end of the department extends to the Magdalena River at the town of Puerto Boyacá . Boyacá borders to the north with the Department of Santander , to the northeast with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Norte de Santander , to the east with the departments of Arauca and Casanare . To the south , Boyacá borders the department of Cundinamarca and to the west with the Department of Antioquia covering a total area of 23189 sqkm . The capital of Boyacá is the city of Tunja . Boyacá is known as `` The Land of Freedom '' because this region was the scene of a series of battles which led to Colombia 's independence from Spain . The first one took place on 25 July 1819 in the Pantano de Vargas and the final and decisive battle known as the Battle of Boyacá was fought on 7 August 1819 at Puente de Boyacá . Boyacá is home to three universities : the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia ( UPTC ) , the Universidad de Boyacá ( UNIBOYACA ) , and the Saint Thomas Aquinas University .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ee2fd7c11dc098457aef1ebe8af01e5", "text": "Tumaco Tumaco is a port city and municipality in the Nariño Department , Colombia , by the Pacific Ocean . It is located on the southwestern corner of Colombia , near the border with Ecuador , and enjoys of hot tropical climate . Tumaco is inhabited mainly by Afro-Colombians and some indigenous people . Tumaco is accessible by plane , from the western city of Cali , one of the main urban centers of the country , well connected to Bogotá , the capital city . It can also be reached by land via highway from the city of Pasto , the capital city of the Nariño Department . Tumaco is known for being the hometown of many great Colombian soccer players , including Willington Ortiz . Colombian film director Samuel Córdoba released a documentary about the city in 2009 . The film , entitled `` Tumaco Pacífico '' , chronicles the stilt-house area of the city , predominantly populated by Afro-Colombians . Córdoba was inspired by a panoramic photo of the stilt houses he saw in a photography book on Tumaco . The film won first place at the Festival de Cine Latinoamericano de Bordeaux , in France , and was presented at the Festival Internacional de Cine , in Santiago , Chile . Other places of interest include untapped ecotourism sites and beaches located near the mouth of the Mira River , where the river meets the sea . Also , there are the Playas de Milagros ( beaches of Miracles ) , and Bocananueva y Teran beaches , where visitors can experience great diversity of flora and fauna first hand .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a2942e6875c6778f91bb87118197bb3", "text": "List of companies of Colombia Colombia is a transcontinental country largely situated in the northwest of South America , with territories in Central America . Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama , to the east with Venezuela and Brazil and to the south with Ecuador and Peru . It shares its maritime limits with Costa Rica , Nicaragua , Honduras , Jamaica , the Dominican Republic and Haiti . It is a unitary , constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments . Colombia is the third most populous country in Latin America . Its major industries include textiles , food processing , petroleum , clothing and footwear , consumer appliances , beverages , chemicals , cement , automobiles , gold , coal , and emeralds For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations , see `` Business entities in Colombia '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef04d468cf5c69e16dc98f8beb982df5", "text": "Human trafficking in Colombia The country of Colombia is a major source country for women and girls subjected to trafficking in persons , specifically forced prostitution in Latin America , the Caribbean , Western Europe , Asia , and North America , including the United States . Within Colombia , some men are found in conditions of forced labor , but the forced prostitution of women and children from rural areas in urban areas remains a larger problem . Individual cases of forced marriage -- a risk factor for trafficking -- involuntary domestic servitude , and forced begging have been reported . Some children are subjected to forced labor in mines and quarries , in the agricultural sector or as domestic servants . Groups at high risk for internal trafficking include displaced persons , poor women in rural areas , and relatives of members of criminal organizations . Continued armed violence in Colombia has displaced many communities , making them vulnerable to human trafficking . Guerillas and new illegal armed groups forcibly recruit children to join their ranks ; the government estimates thousands of children are exploited under such conditions . Members of gangs and organized criminal networks force their relatives and acquaintances , and displaced persons -- typically women and children -- into conditions of forced prostitution and forced labor , including forced work in the illegal drug trade . Colombia also is a destination for foreign child sex tourists , particularly coastal cities such as Cartagena and Barranquilla . Migrants from South America , Africa , and China transit Colombia en route to the United States and Europe ; some may fall victim to traffickers . The Government of Colombia fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons . During the reporting period , the government increased law enforcement actions against trafficking offenders , enhanced prevention efforts , and continued to offer victim services through an interagency trafficking operations center and through partnerships with NGOs and international organizations . The significant number of Colombians trafficked abroad , however , reflects the need for increased prevention efforts and victim services .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b040ade3042d57d8970dbad81cd9f03", "text": "Diplostephium Diplostephium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the sunflower family . Diplostephium is distributed on high mountains zones from Venezuela to Chile with the exception of two species in Costa Rica ( INBio information system , July 2005 ) and twelve in the `` Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta '' ( Colombia ) . It makes part of the high andean forest and the paramo ecosystems . Colombia has the most species with 63 ( Vargas & Madriñán , 2006 ) , the majority of them found in the Oriental Cordillera , which has 33 registered species until this moment . Diplostephium is the third most diverse genus on the paramos with 70 species after Pentacalia and Senecio ( Luteyn , 1999 ) . According to José Cuatrecasas , ( 1986 ) the genus is an element of Neotropical origin that could have reached the paramos from the southern latitudes of South America ; where the primitive arboreal species can be found in the high Andean forest while the most advanced members can be found in the paramos and super-paramos . This reinforces previous theories from Cuatrecasas ( 1969 ) , who proposed as atavistic characteristics the morphologies present in the arboreal species of high Andean forest . Based on this , Cuatrecasas made a phylogenetic ordination into natural groups or series where the derived species are more diverse and are found at high altitudes . Accepted Species", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07499589679e696a2c421f0349312f12", "text": "Boyacá State Boyacá State was one of the states of Colombia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6aac9830446274448044429c419e4855", "text": "Gorgona Island (Colombia) Gorgona is a Colombian island in the Pacific Ocean situated about 35 km off the Colombian Pacific coast . The island is 9 km and 2.5 km wide , with a maximum height of 338 m and a total area of 26 km2 . Gorgona is separated from the continent by a 270 m deep underwater depression . Administratively the island is part of the Municipality of Guapí in the Department of Cauca . Gorgona functioned as a prison from 1959 until 1984 when it was turned into a National Natural Park . The island , noted for a large number of endemic species and unique ecosystems , was established as Gorgona Island National Park in 1985 , in order to preserve its richly varied wildlife of the sub-tropical forest and the coral reefs offshore .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fa988957fd78aafccf62bd8614d5b64f", "text": "Economic history of Colombia This article is about the economic history of Colombia and its evolution from precolonial to modern times .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "86185a9a3b952333ebc6aad5dcf8eb8b", "text": "Cotacachi Canton Cotacachi is a canton of Imbabura province of Ecuador in South America . The name also refers to the city which is the seat of that canton , one of Ecuador 's leading artisanal manufacturers of leather goods , and to the dormant Volcan Cotacachi which overlooks the canton . The city of Cotacachi holds a UNESCO medal for being free of illiteracy . In 2000 the canton of Cotacachi was declared the first ecological county of South America . The name Cotacachi has many meanings . In `` Cara '' it means `` lake with women breast '' which refers to the general shape of the island in Laguna Cuicocha ; in Quichua it means powder salt . The ecosystems of the area and the native flora and fauna makes this canton one of the ecologically richest zones in South America . The area attracts tourists for bird-watching , camping , and fly fishing . The weather in the area ranges from 9 to 25 degrees Celsius and is cooler in the evenings . In the last decade Cotacachi has implemented a new system of local development by creating a city council . All the sectors of the society , from children to the ancient , rural and urban representatives participate in the council . Cotacachi is an example of development and progress . Ascendant Corporation plans to raze to the ground the villages of Junín , Cerro Pelado , and El Triunfo in order to make ground for copper mining . Since the complete moratorium passed on all mining in Ecuador ( as of May 2008 ) , however , this has been delayed if not completely halted . Pachakutik , a party of the indigenous population gained four of five seats in the area at the 2004 local elections . For the 2009-2014 period , Alberto Anrango ( supporter of the Alianza PAIS party ) was the mayor of Cotacachi . In 2014 , Jomar Cevallos , founder of the new party , Ally Kawsay ( `` Vivir Bien '' in Spanish , or `` Good Living '' in English ) , won the election for the 2015-2019 period . Cotacachi is known for quality leather goods ; it has a number of shops on `` Leather Street '' that sell coats , jackets , shoes , and specialty items .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7758f561470cb79a6b012a9bdeb3e658", "text": "List of birds of Brazil Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world . The avifauna of Brazil include a total of 1799 species , of which 231 are endemic . Four have been introduced by humans , 69 are rare or accidental , and four are extinct or extirpated . An additional 24 species are hypothetical ( see below ) . Brazil hosts about 60 % of the bird species recorded for all of South America . These numbers are still increasing almost every year , due to new occurrences , new species being described , or splits of existing species . About 10 % of the bird species found in Brazil are , nonetheless , threatened . In June 2013 a simultaneous discovery of fifteen bird species in Brazil was announced , the first such since 1871 , when August von Pelzeln described forty new species . The birds were from the families Corvidae , Thamnophilidae , Dendrocolaptidae , Tyrannidae , and Polioptilidae . Eleven of the new species are endemics of Brazil and four also inhabit Peru and Bolivia . This list 's taxonomic treatment ( designation and sequence of orders , families , and species ) and nomenclature ( common and scientific names ) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World , 2016 edition . Except as an entry is cited otherwise , the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee ( SACC ) of the American Ornithologists ' Union . The taxonomy used by the SACC differs from `` Clements '' , and significant differences in names are noted . Especially see typical antbirds and puffbirds ; entries in those families increase the above total species count by two and decrease the endemic count by one , respectively . Differences from `` Clements '' in the sequence of orders , families , and species within families are not noted . Several new species have been proposed and are under consideration by the SACC ; one is listed here . The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories , but not all species fall into one of these categories . Those that do not are commonly occurring native species . ( A ) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Brazil ( E ) Endemic - a species endemic to Brazil ( I ) Introduced - a species introduced to Brazil as a consequence , direct or indirect , of human actions ( H ) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with `` no tangible evidence '' according to the SACC", "title": "" }, { "docid": "926b6cba70a0ce7b6a404ee0562efcb9", "text": "List of birds of Bolivia This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bolivia . The avifauna of Bolivia has 1381 species ( 1382 according to Clements ; see puffbirds ) . Fifteen are endemic , two have been introduced by humans , and 19 are rare or accidental . An additional 38 species are hypothetical ( see below ) . This list 's taxonomic treatment ( designation and sequence of orders , families , and species ) and nomenclature ( common and scientific names ) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World , 2016 edition . The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy , as do the species counts found in each family account . Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts . Except as an entry is cited otherwise , the list of species is that of the South American Classification Committee ( SACC ) of the American Ornithologists ' Union . The taxonomy used by the SACC differs from `` Clements '' , and significant differences in names are noted . Differences from `` Clements '' in the sequence of orders , families , and species within families are not noted . The following tags have been used to highlight certain categories , but not all species fall into one of these categories . Those that do not are commonly occurring native species . ( A ) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bolivia ( E ) Endemic - a species endemic to Bolivia ( I ) Introduced - a species introduced to Bolivia as a consequence , direct or indirect , of human actions ( H ) Hypothetical - a species recorded but with `` no tangible evidence '' according to the SACC", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54cec7145787c9c723ebaa52112b7ab4", "text": "Valle del Cauca Department Valle del Cauca , or Cauca Valley ( -LSB- ˈbaʎe ðel ˈkauka -RSB- , -LSB- ˈβaʝe ðel ˈkauka -RSB- ) is a department of Colombia . It is in the western side of the country , facing the Pacific Ocean , and it is considered one of the most important departments in the Republic of Colombia . Its capital is Santiago de Cali . Given its privileged location , lately it has been considered as the Pacific Door of Colombia . Besides Cali such cities as Buenaventura , Cartago and Tuluá have great economical , political , social and cultural influence on the department 's life . Valle del Cauca has the largest number of independent towns ( i.e. not in Metropolitan areas ) with over 100,000 inhabitants in the country , counting six within its borders . Buenaventura has the largest and busiest seaport in Colombia , moving about 8,500,000 tons of merchandise . The anthem of Valle del Cauca Department is `` Salve Valle del Cauca , mi tierra '' ( `` Hail Valley of the Cauca , my land '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b854e608f95792713572e59f73b5480", "text": "Animal rights in Colombia Animal rights in Colombia refers to topics related to Animal rights in Colombia . The Colombian constitution does not recognize animal rights . Law 84 of 1989 stipulates a statute to protect animals , with the exception of bullfighting and cock fights , which are considered to be part of the Culture of Colombia . Despite having a legislation against animal trafficking , Colombia is one of the major sources and routes for animal trafficking in the world . There are numerous non-governmental organizations working in Colombia on behalf of animal rights .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "871cd01c5f84ea17a462955b89f9a26d", "text": "Santa Marta Santa Marta , officially Distrito Turístico , Cultural e Histórico de Santa Marta ( `` Touristic , Cultural and Historic District of Santa Marta '' ) , is a city in Colombia . It is the capital of the department of Magdalena and fourth largest urban city of the Caribbean Region of Colombia , after Barranquilla , Cartagena , and Soledad . Founded on July 29 , 1525 , by the Spanish conquistador Rodrigo de Bastidas , it was the first Spanish settlement in Colombia , and is the oldest surviving city in that country , and second oldest in South America . This city is situated on a bay of the same name and as such , is a prime tourist destination .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "246fc3cc221a4c4179d48ec10a9b89f9", "text": "Conservation in Australia Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy . Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world , with a large portion of species endemic to Australia . Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations . Animal habitats like reefs and forests must be preserved in order to preserve population and diversity of animal species . Conservation is vital for future study and for field research to be taken , and because biological richness is an unmeasurable aesthetic that may be developed into commercial recreational attractions . According to Janine Benyus , the potential for advances in biomimicry in Australia are great because the extreme weather and conditions found here provide an excellent evolutionary incubator . Research on natural processes can only occur if habitat is preserved and organisms continue to thrive . Federal and State governments manage protected areas and national parks ; a number of non-governmental organizations are also involved in conservation .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "058fd641f01982b2ea254c1eca16d032", "text": "Hui people The Hui people ( , Xiao'erjing : خُوِذُو Dungan : Хуэйзў , Xuejzw ) are a Chinese ethnic group which is composed predominantly of adherents of the Muslim faith and found throughout China , though they are concentrated mainly in the Northwestern provinces of the country and the Zhongyuan . According to a 2011 census , China is home to approximately 10.5 million Hui people , the majority of whom are Chinese-speaking practitioners of Islam , though some may practice other religions . Hui people are ethnically and linguistically similar to Han Chinese with the exception that most of them practice Islam , engendering distinctive cultural characteristics . For example , as Muslims , they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork , the most common meat consumed in China , and have given rise to their variation of Chinese cuisine . Traditional Hui clothing differs from that of other Chinese groups as it incorporates elements primarily found in other Islamic cultures . However , since the rapid industrialization and modernization of China , younger generations have slowly been shifting towards Western dress code . The Hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by China . The government defines the Hui people to include all historically Muslim communities not included in China 's other ethnic groups . The Hui predominantly speak Chinese , while maintaining some Persian and Arabic phrases . In fact , the Hui ethnic group is unique among Chinese ethnic minorities in that it associates with non-Sinitic languages . The Hui people are more concentrated in Northwestern China ( Ningxia , Gansu , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) , but communities exist across the country , e.g. Beijing , Inner Mongolia , Hebei , Hainan , and Yunnan .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "eff5c5814698b7a34f13538a163f9c94", "text": "Hui (informal loan club) Hui refers to a group-based rotating saving and credit scheme that is popular among many immigrant and migrant communities throughout the United States . Biao Hui is the Chinese verb when someone is engaging or participating in Hui .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1052d9af64cc3087dd0d97def41ec45", "text": "Wuhua dialect Wuhua is a major dialect of Hakka Chinese . It is characterized by the pronunciation of many voiced Middle Chinese qu-sheng ( 4th Tone ) syllables of Moiyen dialect in the shang-sheng ( 3rd Tone ) . The tone-level of the yin-ping is a rising / 13 / , / 35 / or / 24 / instead of the low-level / 11 / usually found in Meixian . In Wuhua-dialect-related areas of Northern Bao'an and Eastern Dongguan the same Meixian dialect tone level of the yang-ping is found , 2 sets of fricatives and affricates ( z , c , s , zh , ch , sh , s / ts ' / s , -LSB- ts -RSB- , -LSB- tsh -RSB- , -LSB- s -RSB- and -LSB- ts -RSB- , -LSB- tsh -RSB- , -LSB- s -RSB- and -LSB- tʃ -RSB- , -LSB- tʃh -RSB- , -LSB- ʃ -RSB- ) appear , similar to Mandarin . Also distinctive are the `` y '' final found in the Yuebei ( Northern Guangdong ) Hakka group and Sichuan group , and retroflexed initials in ( Zhi series ) `` Knowledge '' , ( Xiao group ) `` Dawn '' , part of ( Xi ) `` Brook '' , poor usage of medials in Grade III and closed finals . Wuhua dialect exhibits `` latter-word '' tone sandhi . Phonologically Wuhua exhibits a north -- south separation while lexically it also exhibits an east - and middle-Guangdong separation , showing relatedness to inland and coastal Hakka dialects . `` Lexically it shows east-west separation in Wuhua , which is quite different from the phonological point of view . And outwardly , lexicons in Wuhua show that Wuhua dialect is on the diglossia that separates east and middle Guangdong , and that distinguishes coast-side dialects from inland ones . '' Wuhua dialect is transitional , no matter how we see it historically or geographically . Otherwise the Wuhua Hakka dialect is very similar to the prestige Moiyen ( Meixian ) Hakka dialect . -LSB- the Wuhua patoi merges Yangqu with the Shang tone instead , so that voiced characters of MC departing tones have the Shang tone , not Qu . Besides , the Meixian group has a Yangping tone value of 11 , but Wuhua has the value of 35 or 24 . Most varieties of Jiaying SubDialect -LSB- Tue-Tai -RSB- belong to the Meixian patoi , but those in northern Guangdong and Sichuan and some dialects in western Guangdong belong to the Wuhua patoi . -RSB- Wuhua can be found in Wuhua County , Jiexi County , Northern Bao'An ( formerly Xin ` An ( Sin-On ) , presently called Shenzhen ) , Eastern Dongguan , in Yuebei or Northern Guangdong around Shaoguan , in Sichuan and Tonggu , Jiangxi . All of these places have the tonal characteristics of Wuhua . Taiwan as well abides Wuhua Hakka people who came from south Wuhua County in the Qing dynasty . Taiwan Wuhua has changed much in initials , finals , and lexicons , possessing much similarity with neighboring Sixian and Hailu Dialects . Only tones conserve as in Guangdong . Languages tend to assimilate with authoritative ones , and we see this in Wuhua dialect of Taiwan . Yuebei group , which is the most dominant dialect in the rural area in Northern Guangdong around Shaoguan . ( c. 2M speakers ) Jiexihua , spoken by the inhabitants in the Jiexi county , Guangdong Province . ( c. 0.5 M speakers ) Dongguan Hakka , spoken by Hakka inhabitants in the Eastern part of Dongguan county and extreme North of Bao'an county . This accent has the Yangping as a level tone of value 11 . ( c. 60T speakers ) Sichuan group or `` Tu-Guangdonghua '' , spoken by the `` Guangdong migrants '' in Sichuan ( c. 1-2M speakers ) Tongguhua , spoken by the people in and around Tonggu county , Jiangxi Province . ( c. 1M speakers ) The Wuhua Dialect in The County itself has three accents , the North Accent , represented by Huacheng , also called Changle Accent , -LSB- huá chéng , qí lǐng -RSB- , The Central Accent , represented by Shuizai Town , also called Lowland Accent , -LSB- tán xià , zhuǎn shuǐ , héng bēi , shuǐ zhài , hédōng , guō tián -RSB- , The Western Accent represented by Changbu and Datian , also called the Changbu-Datian Accent -LSB- zhǎng bù , dàtián -RSB- , and The Southern Accent , Represented by An Liu Market Town , also called Upland-Highland Accent . -LSB- ān liú , zhōu jiāng , shuāng huá , méilín , huáyáng , mián yáng , lóngcūn -RSB- .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a60a26ca4e2c5a2fbe79b8fd05fd2c5a", "text": "Chinese economic reform The Chinese economic reform refers to the program of economic reforms termed `` Socialism with Chinese characteristics '' in the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) that was started in December 1978 by reformists within the Communist Party of China , led by Deng Xiaoping . China had one of the world 's largest and most advanced economies prior to the nineteenth century . In the 18th century , Adam Smith claimed China had long been one of the richest , that is , one of the most fertile , best cultivated , most industrious , most prosperous and most urbanized countries in the world . The economy stagnated beginning in the 16th century and even declined in absolute terms in the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century , with a brief recovery in the 1930s . Economic reforms introducing market principles began in 1978 and were carried out in two stages . The first stage , in the late 1970s and early 1980s , involved the decollectivization of agriculture , the opening up of the country to foreign investment , and permission for entrepreneurs to start businesses . However , most industry remained state-owned . The second stage of reform , in the late 1980s and 1990s , involved the privatization and contracting out of much state-owned industry and the lifting of price controls , protectionist policies , and regulations , although state monopolies in sectors such as banking and petroleum remained . The private sector grew remarkably , accounting for as much as 70 percent of China gross domestic product by 2005 . From 1978 until 2013 , unprecedented growth occurred , with the economy increasing by 9.5 % a year . The conservative Hu-Wen Administration more heavily regulated and controlled the economy after 2005 , reversing some reforms . The success of China 's economic policies and the manner of their implementation has resulted in immense changes in Chinese society . Large-scale government planning programs alongside market characteristics have greatly decreased poverty , while incomes and income inequality have increased , leading to a backlash led by the New Left . In the academic scene , scholars have debated the reason for the success of the Chinese `` dual-track '' economy , and have compared them to attempts to reform socialism in the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union ; as well as the growth of other developing economies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1de14d89ba6407de68b84b674a7acf24", "text": "Qinghai Qinghai ( ; -LSB- - cmnqing1hai3 -RSB- ) , formerly known in English as Kokonur , is a province of the People 's Republic of China located in the northwest of the country . As one of the largest province-level administrative divisions of China by area , the province is ranked fourth-largest in size , but has the third-smallest population . Located mostly on the Tibetan Plateau , the province has long been a melting pot for a number of ethnic groups including the Han , Tibetans , Hui , Tu , Mongols , and Salars . Qinghai borders Gansu on the northeast , Xinjiang on the northwest , Sichuan on the southeast , and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest . Qinghai province was established in 1928 under the Republic of China period during which it was ruled by Chinese Muslim warlords known as the Ma clique . The Chinese name , `` Qinghai '' is named after Qinghai Lake ( cyan sea lake ) , the largest lake in China . The province was known formerly as Kokonur in English , derived from the Oirat name for Qinghai Lake .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66481c343787b0f438249564e6c207da", "text": "Chinese Cambodian Chinese Cambodians are Cambodian people of Chinese or partial Chinese descent . The Khmer term Khmer kat Chen is used for people of mixed Cambodian & Chinese descent while Khmer Chen can mean Cambodian born citizens of Chinese ancestry ( Khmer is the majority ethnic group of Cambodia and Chen means `` Chinese '' in the Khmer language ) . During the late 1960s and early 1970s , they were the largest ethnic minority in Cambodia ; there were an estimated 425,000 . However , by 1984 , there were only 61,400 Cambodians of Chinese ancestry left . This has been attributed to a combination of warfare , economic stagnation , Khmer Rouge , and emigration . There are , however , tens of thousands of mixed Chinese and Khmer ancestry . Despite their relatively small population , Chinese Cambodians are over represented in some of the most visible aspects of Cambodian society , often leading to feelings ranging from resentment to outright discrimination by `` pure '' Khmers . Chinese Cambodians play leading roles in the Cambodian business sector as well as within Cambodia 's political scene . Chinese Cambodians also have a considerable presence in the Cambodian economy and are estimated to own a vast share of it . Many Chinese Cambodians are particularly influential in the Cambodian banking sector where money-lending and shopkeeping enterprises are prevalent . Of particular note is China 's economic role in the country which encouraged Sino-Khmer businessmen to reestablish their past businesses which were once suppressed by the Khmer Rouge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a5e60e6924d0300f1117d82cd9f7d46", "text": "Manchu people The Manchu are an ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name . They are sometimes called `` red-tasseled Manchus '' , a reference to the ornamentation on traditional Manchu hats . The Later Jin ( 1616-1636 ) , and Qing dynasty ( 1636 -- 1912 ) are established by Manchus , who are descended from the Jurchen people who earlier established the Jin dynasty ( 1115 -- 1234 ) in China . Manchus form the largest branch of the Tungusic peoples and are distributed throughout China , forming the fourth largest ethnic group in the country . They can be found in 31 Chinese provincial regions . They also form the largest minority group in China without an autonomous region . Among them , Liaoning has the largest population and Hebei , Heilongjiang , Jilin , Inner Mongolia and Beijing have over 100,000 Manchu residents . About half of the population live in Liaoning and one-fifth in Hebei . There are a number of Manchu autonomous counties in China , such as Xinbin , Xiuyan , Qinglong , Fengning , Yitong , Qingyuan , Weichang , Kuancheng , Benxi , Kuandian , Huanren , Fengcheng , Beizhen and over 300 Manchu towns and townships .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23b98423b55c0f6b6ed1c80aeb382f82", "text": "Suiyuan Suiyuan was a historical province of China . Suiyuan 's capital was Guisui ( now Hohhot ) . The abbreviation was 綏 ( pinyin : suí ) . The area Suiyuan covered is approximated today by the prefecture-level cities of Hohhot , Baotou , Wuhai , Ordos , Bayan Nur , and parts of Ulaan Chab , all today part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . Suiyuan was named after a district in the capital established in the Qing Dynasty . In the early 1930s Suiyuan was occupied by the Shanxi warlord Yan Xishan , who mined Suiyuan 's iron , reorganized the province 's finances , and brought over 4,000 acre of land under cultivation for the first time . Most of the work and settlement of Suiyuan at this time was done by Shanxi farmer-soldiers under the direction of retired officers from Yan 's army . Yan 's control of Suiyuan was sufficient to cause one visiting reporter to refer to Suiyuan as a `` colony '' of Shanxi . The Suiyuan Campaign took place in Suiyuan during the Second Sino Japanese War . It became a part of the puppet state of Mengjiang from 1937 to 1945 under Japanese rule . During the Chinese Civil War in 1935 , Communist leader Mao Zedong promised Mongol leaders a `` unified autonomous '' administration which would include all `` historic '' Mongol lands within China , in exchange for Mongol support against the Kuomintang . This promise included the declaration that `` Under no circumstances should other -LSB- non-Mongol ethnic groups -RSB- be allowed to occupy the land of the Inner Mongolian nation '' . But following the Communist victory in 1949 , the administrators of the soon-to-be `` Mongolian '' territories with Han Chinese majorities , the biggest of which was Suiyuan with a population of over 2 million , resisted annexation by the new Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . In 1954 , Mao reached a compromise with Suiyuan , which involved the Mongols ' taking over the administration of Suiyuan , but stipulated that the Han natives not be expelled from the territory . Uradyn Bulag thus notes that `` ironically '' , the Mongols ' territorial ambitions against Suiyuan resulted in their becoming a `` small minority within their own -LSB- enlarged -RSB- autonomous region '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c2741e83f497f65fe9e0906fe0ba3fc", "text": "Wuhua Wuhua may refer to : Wuhua County , Guangdong , China Wuhua District , Kunming , China Wuhua dialect , is a major dialect of the Hakka Chinese language", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff5be77b4540efe6f8d17665e5c3c3fd", "text": "Liu Song dynasty The Liu Song dynasty ( ; Wade-Giles : Liu Sung Ch ` ao ) , also known as Former Song ( 420-479 CE ) , was first of the four Southern Dynasties in China , succeeding the Eastern Jin and followed by the Southern Qi . The dynasty was founded by Liu Yu ( 363 -- 422 ) , whose surname together with `` Song '' forms the most commonly used name for the dynasty , the Liu Song . This appellation is used to distinguish it from a later dynasty of the same name , the Song dynasty ( 960 -- 1279 , whose ruling family was Zhao ) , which is better known and more significant . The Liu Song is also at times referred to as the `` Southern Song '' , as it is one of the Southern Dynasties period , i.e. , one of those with its capital at Jiankang ( modern Nanjing ) . However , the later Song dynasty , after 1127 , when it moved its capital south to Lin ` an ( modern Hangzhou , Zhejiang ) , is most commonly referred to as `` Southern Song '' . Thus , for the shorter dynasty which is the subject of this article , `` Liu Song '' has become the term preferred in most contexts . The Liu Song was a time when there was much internal turmoil . A number of emperors were incompetent and/or tyrannical , which at least partially led to many military revolts . These rulers include Liu Shao , Emperor Xiaowu , Emperor Qianfei , Emperor Ming , and Emperor Houfei . Emperor Ming was especially vicious , murdering a large number of his brothers , nephews , and other male relatives -- many of them children . Such internal instability eventually led to the dynasty 's destruction . However , its founder Emperor Wu was considered one of the greatest generals during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period , and the reign of its third emperor , Emperor Wen , is known for its political stability and capable administration , not only of its emperor but its strong and honest officials . This is known as the Reign of Yuanjia ( 425 -- 453 ) and one of the relative golden ages for the Southern Dynasties .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8275e1292529d09f440855d3da7a8a17", "text": "Chinese Americans Chinese Americans , which includes American-born Chinese , are Americans who have full or partial Chinese ancestry . Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans , which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans . Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , as well as from other regions that include large populations of the Chinese diaspora , especially Southeast Asia and some Western countries like Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and Brazil . The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside of Asia . It is also the third largest in the Chinese diaspora , behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia . The Chinese American community comprises the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans , comprising 25.9 % of the Asian American population as of 2010 . Americans of Chinese descent , including those with partial Chinese ancestry constitute 1.2 % of the total U.S. population as of 2010 . According to the 2010 census , the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.8 million . In 2010 , half of Chinese-born people living in the United States resided in the states of California and New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32268f3480c4c605f575fdc0ebf66952", "text": "Rural society in China Rural society in the People 's Republic of China occupies more than a half of China 's population ( roughly 55 % ) and has a varied range of standard of living and means of living . Life in rural China differs from that of urban China . In southern and coastal China , rural areas are developing and , in some areas , statistically approaching urban economies . In northwest and western regions , rural society remains perceived as of a low standard and primitive . Basic needs such as running water and accessible transportation are a problem in these areas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "89e687e13c5dd99f89d8ee781a029bad", "text": "Xifan Xifan is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words . It may refer to : Xifan or Hsi-fan ( -LSB- , . `` The Western Barbarians '' ) , a Chinese racial slur variously used for Native peoples west of Gansu under the Tang The Qiang and other Qiangic speakers Their homelands west of Sichuan and Yunnan The Tibetans Tibet , particularly eastern Tibet xifan ( -LSB- ) , a Chinese synonym for congee", "title": "" }, { "docid": "559c924bd68875cac6844d8fd6ba0b3a", "text": "Taiwanization Taiwanization , also known as the Taiwanese localization movement , is a conceptual term used in Taiwan to emphasize the importance of a ( separate ) Taiwanese culture , society , economy , nationality , and identity rather than to regard Taiwan as solely an appendage of China . This involves the teaching of the history of Taiwan , geography , and culture from a Taiwan-centric perspective , as well as promoting languages locally established in Taiwan , including Taiwanese Hokkien ( Taiwanese ) , Hakka , and aboriginal languages . Originally part of the Taiwan independence movement and related to the Taiwan Name Rectification Campaign , some of Taiwanization 's aims are now endorsed by some supporters of Chinese Unification on Taiwan . The localization movement has been expressed in forms such as the use of language or dialect in the broadcast media and entire channels devoted to aboriginal and Hakka affairs . Textbooks have been rewritten by scholars to more prominently emphasize Taiwan . The political compromise that has been reached is to teach both the history of Taiwan and the history of mainland China . Some Taiwanese-owned companies or organizations established in earlier times have names containing the words `` China '' or `` Chinese '' . They have been encouraged in recent years to change the word `` China '' in their names to `` Taiwan '' as an act of Taiwanization . This campaign for changing the names is known as the `` Name Rectification Campaign '' or `` Taiwan Name Rectification '' . Many Taiwan-based companies in international sectors already identify themselves as `` Taiwan '' - based for clarity 's sake . This keeps international customers from confusing them with an enterprise based in the People 's Republic of China . Other Taiwan-based companies decline to change to a `` Taiwanese '' name because of expense or the political views held by important clients and company leaders .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "072174b06107ae02add9f08fd1172238", "text": "Nine Provinces (China) The term Nine Provinces or `` nine regions '' is used in ancient Chinese histories to refer to territorial divisions or islands during the Xia and Shang dynasties , and has now come to symbolically represent China . `` Province '' is the word used to translate zhou -- since before the Tang dynasty ( 618 -- 907 CE ) , it was the largest Chinese territorial division . Although the current definition of the Nine Provinces can be dated to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods , it was not until the Eastern Han dynasty that the Nine Provinces were treated as actual administrative regions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0d8f82cb2d225cbc72d5ca0f93ec834", "text": "Northern Liang The Northern Liang ( ; 397-439 ) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China . It was founded by the Xiongnu Juqu family , although they initially supported the Han official Duan Ye as prince , they overthrew him in 401 and took over the state for themselves . All rulers of the Northern Liang proclaimed themselves `` wang '' ( translatable as `` prince '' or `` king '' ) . Most Chinese historians view the Northern Liang as having ended in 439 , when its capital Guzang ( 姑臧 , in modern Wuwei , Gansu ) fell to Northern Wei forces and its prince Juqu Mujian was captured . However , some view his cousins Juqu Wuhui and Juqu Anzhou , who subsequently settled with Northern Liang remnants in Gaochang ( 高昌 , in modern Turpan Prefecture , Xinjiang ) , as a continuation of the Northern Liang , and thus view the Northern Liang as having ended in 460 when Gaochang fell to Rouran and was made a vassal . It was during the Northern Liang that the first Buddhist cave shrine sites appear in Gansu Province . The two most famous sites are Tiandishan ( `` Celestial Ladder Mountain '' ) , which was south of the Northern Liang capital at Yongcheng , and Wenshushan ( `` Manjusri 's Mountain '' ) , halfway between Yongcheng and Dunhuang . Maijishan lies more or less on a main route connecting China and Central Asia ( approximately 150 mi west of modern Xi'an ) , just south of the Weihe ( Wei River ) . It had the additional advantage of located not too distant from a main route that also ran N-S to Chengdu and the Indian subcontinent . In 439 , remnants of the Northern Liang royal family fled to Gaochang to found a new kingdom , led by Juqu Wuhui and Juqu Anzhou where they would hold on to power until 460 when they were conquered by the Rouran ( Avars ) . The remnants of the Juqu family were slaughtered .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "146eda342def4b0fbcd0b715c7f50f13", "text": "Huilong, Anhui Huilong is a town of Funan County in northwestern Anhui province , China , located 12 km northwest of the county seat . On 6 July 2012 , the provincial government approved the upgrade of Huilong , former a township , to a town . , it has 11 villages under its administration , covering an area of 56 km and a population of 46,000 . The town is nicknamed the `` home of chili peppers '' and has a rapidly growing industrial economy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32dbbc043f623716cadd46d2f3ebb1e5", "text": "Anhui Anhui ( -LSB- - cmnan1hwei1 -RSB- ) is a landlocked province of the People 's Republic of China located in the eastern region of the country . Located across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River , it borders Jiangsu to the east , Zhejiang to the southeast , Jiangxi to the south , Hubei to the southwest , Henan to the northwest , and Shandong for a short section in the north . The provincial capital is Hefei . The name `` Anhui '' derives from the names of two cities : Anqing and Huizhou ( now Huangshan City ) . The abbreviation for Anhui is '' '' after the historical State of Wan , Mount Wan , and the Wan river .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6e48d157b33df1001befdeef53cf803", "text": "Kings of the Han dynasty After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and proclaimed himself emperor of the Han dynasty , he followed the practice of Xiang Yu and enfeoffed many generals , noblemen , and imperial relatives as kings , the same title borne by the sovereigns of the Shang and Zhou dynasties and by the rulers of the Warring States . Each king had his own semi-autonomous kingdom . This was a departure from the policy of the Qin dynasty , which divided China into commanderies governed by non-hereditary governors . Also remind that , the Chinese title wang is sometimes translated as `` prince '' and later kings were called as prince . The kings were divided into two groups : yìxìng wáng , literally `` kings of different surnames '' , and tóngxìng wáng , literally `` kings of the same surname '' , i.e. , the imperial surname Liu . The yixing wang represented an obvious threat to the Han empire , and Liu Bang and his successors suppressed them as quickly as was practical : they had disappeared by 157 BC . The tongxing wang were originally left to their own devices but , after the Rebellion of the Seven States in 154 BC , their independence was curtailed . Eventually they lost most of their autonomy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29047ebc7ce48e9e019b75f7737ebc7d", "text": "Qiangqui Qiangqui ( aka Jiangqu Chinese : 羌渠 ; r. 179 -- 188 CE ) , whose full title is unknown , was a Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu , a successor to Huzheng ( aka Huching , Ch . 呼徵 , r. 178-179 CE ) of the Southern Xiongnu . Qiangqui was a head of the maternal dynastic tribe Qiang ( Kiyan ) with a title Western Tuqi-Prince ( Wise Prince , Ch . Xian Wang ) not eligible for the throne , he was appointed by the Chinese Bailiff for Southern Xiongnu affairs Zhang Xiu , who on his own whim executed Huzheng Chanyu . Although Zhang Xiu was himself executed for his transgression , Qiangqui was confirmed in the Great Chanyu post by the reigning Han Emperor Ling ( r. 168 -- 189 CE ) . In 51 BCE a pretender to the Xiongnu 's throne Huhanye re-established the heqin peace and kinship treaty with the Han empire , and fled to China with a fraction of the Xiongnu , partitioning the Xiongnu state into the Northern Xiongnu and Southern Xiongnu , and establishing a new polity allied with China . The Southern Xiongnu retained a title `` Chanyu '' for their leader , and started a new dynastic line beginning with Huhanye . Huhanye himself belonged to the 8th generation of the Maodun line of the dynastic paternal Luanti tribe , the tribe Qiang ( Kiyan ) was a maternal dynastic tribe of the Southern Xiongnu . During the existence of the Southern Xiongnu state , its Xiongnu population greatly varied depending on the events in the steppe , at times it was swelling with numerous Xiongnu tribes fleeing trouble events , and at times it was losing Xiongnu tribes when they returned after return of peaceful times . The Chinese policies also affected the in and out flows . Until the event with Zhang Xiu in 179 CE , the Southern Xiongnu continued electing their Chanyus without explicit Chinese intervention , Qiangqui was the first Southern Xiongnu Chanyu who broke the traditional Xiongnu succession laws , undermining the integrity of the Southern fraction . Tribes that did not want to recognise a non-eligible leader either revolted against him , or left the area under his control . The time of Qiangqui 's reign was troublesome for the Han Empire , and few records address the Chinese relations with the Southern Xiongnu . Following the covenants of the heqin peace and kinship treaty with the Chinese , in 187 CE Qiangqui sent Southern Xiongnu cavalry troops under command of the Eastern Jükü-Prince ( Wise Prince , Ch . Tuqi 屠耆 ) to attach them to the governor of Yuzhou province Lu Yui , to fight off the raid on the border areas by the Zhongshan province former governor Zhang Shun , allied with Xianbei . That caused a discontent of the elders , who were alarmed that Shanyu would be sending troops frequently . Next year , in 188 CE , Yilo with others rose in rebellion in the western aimak , numbering 100,000 people , and killed the Southern Shanyu Qiangqui . Qiangqui died on the tenth year of his reign ; after him to the throne was raised his son , a Western Tuqi-Prince Yufuluo , probably a Chinese selection . Qiangqui remained in history as the one after whom were named the Jie branch of the Xiongnu , who created the Later Zhao Jie state led by Shi Le .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1279bc3fa9495ccef43cf9426dd14807", "text": "Chinese people in Bulgaria Chinese people ( китайци , kitaytsi ; see Cathay ) in Bulgaria form a small part of the Overseas Chinese community . According to estimates by members of the community , the Chinese in Bulgaria number around 5,000 , although Bulgarian researchers put the figure at around 10,000 . Chinese are among the most recent immigrants to Bulgaria , the vast majority of them arriving after the democratic changes in 1989 , and particularly from 1992 on ; prior to 1989 , only a dozen Chinese lived in Bulgaria . Most Chinese in Bulgaria are economic immigrants and small-scale investors in particular . The bulk of the Chinese live in the capital Sofia , particularly in the municipality of Nadezhda and its neighbourhoods of Nadezhda , Tolstoy and Svoboda . Although there is no discernible Chinatown , it is thought that one might develop in the following years . Most of the Chinese were urban dwellers in China , a large number coming from the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian , with fewer from Sichuan , Shandong , Jilin , Beijing and Hong Kong . According to the media , 2,0003,000 Chinese immigrate to Bulgaria every year . However , with the financial turmoil in the EU and Bulgaria , this figure has greatly decreased . The most typical and indeed most visible occupation of the Bulgarian Chinese is the management of Chinese restaurants , although they are also known as shopkeepers ( with a permanent presence in Sofia 's large and frequented bazaar Iliyantsi ) , engaging in both retail and wholesale trade . Some have also been involved in agriculture , for example producing and selling Chinese cabbage . Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese art are also very popular . As many Chinese come from Southern China , they speak a variety of dialects ( such as Min ) in addition to Mandarin Chinese . Among the main factors attracting Chinese to Bulgaria is the lower competition enabling more economic opportunities for the immigrants , the availability of more personal space and the lack of a one-child policy . The Chinese in Bulgaria come from a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds ; the majority are atheist , but there are also Buddhists , Confucians , Taoists , Christians , Jehovah 's Witnesses , etc. . The Chinese New Year is celebrated among family circles . A magazine called Kitay ( `` China '' ) is issued by the community in Bulgarian . The People 's Republic of China has had diplomatic relations with Bulgaria since 3 October 1949 : Bulgaria was the second country in the world to recognize the PRC and has not recognized the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . The PRC has an embassy in Sofia , which used to be located in the Yablanski House .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "51420edbbf50b116fad085884b0503f7", "text": "Entourage (film) Entourage is a 2015 American comedy film written , directed and co-produced by Doug Ellin . It serves as a continuation of the HBO TV series of the same name created by Ellin . It stars the principal cast of the show , Kevin Connolly , Adrian Grenier , Kevin Dillon , Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven . The film was released on June 3 , 2015 , received generally negative reviews and grossed over $ 49 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "392b455143fbcf4e20e9bbcd37442ef3", "text": "Ronda Rousey Ronda Jean Rousey ( -LSB- ˈraʊzi -RSB- born February 1 , 1987 ) is an American mixed martial artist , judoka , and actress . Rousey was the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo ( bronze ) , which she won at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . She is the former UFC Women 's Bantamweight Champion , as well as the last Strikeforce Women 's Bantamweight Champion . She won 12 consecutive MMA fights , six in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , before suffering her first loss to Holly Holm in November 2015 ; she won 11 of those fights in the first round , nine of them by armbar submission . Rousey trains under Gokor Chivichyan of the Hayastan MMA Academy , and Edmond Tarverdyan of the Glendale Fighting Club . In May 2015 , two magazines ranked Rousey as the most `` dominant '' active athlete . In September 2015 , voters in an online ESPN poll selected Rousey as the Best Female Athlete Ever . Later that month , she claimed to be the UFC 's highest paid fighter , male or female . In 2015 , she was the third most searched person on Google . As of January 2017 , Rousey is ranked the # 4 female bantamweight fighter in the world according to the UFC , and # 9 by Sherdog . Rousey 's first feature film role was the 2014 film The Expendables 3 . In 2015 , she had roles in the films Furious 7 and Entourage .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "863efda629b325913633c3d5fa87d7f0", "text": "Decay (2015 film) Decay is a 2015 American psychological thriller film . Starring Rob Zabrecky , Jackie Hoffman , Lisa Howard , Elisha Yaffe , Hannah Barron and Reese Ehlinger . Written and Directed by Joseph Wartnerchaney it tells the story of a troubled middle-aged man who falls in love with a corpse .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "550b03f30e1cd9fd3c28ba887f647f21", "text": "Si accettano miracoli Si accettano miracoli is a 2015 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Siani ( it ) . The film was released on January 1 , 2015 to generally positive reviews and favorable responses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b4ff03665db82043f82dd5b20c652f94", "text": "Divorce American Style Divorce American Style is a 1967 American satirical comedy film directed by Bud Yorkin and starring Dick Van Dyke , Debbie Reynolds , Jean Simmons , Jason Robards and Van Johnson . Norman Lear produced the film and wrote the script based on a story by Robert Kaufman . It focuses on a married couple that opts for divorce when counseling fails to help them resolve their various problems , and the problems presented to divorced people by alimony . The title is an homage to Divorce Italian Style ( 1961 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73f35a1bb7cfa8a1d18f4dbbe6733bef", "text": "Hollywood & Wine Hollywood & Wine is a 2010 American comedy film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88c54f418778287f4b8f66f525226687", "text": "Playing It Cool Playing It Cool ( formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing ) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Justin Reardon and written by Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair . The film stars Chris Evans , Michelle Monaghan , Anthony Mackie , Aubrey Plaza , Patrick Warburton , Ashley Tisdale , Ioan Gruffudd , and Topher Grace . The film was released on video on demand starting on March 31 , 2015 before a limited release on May 8 , 2015 by Vertical Entertainment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a1317743267e9ef1805687b853de4f5", "text": "A Haunted House 2 A Haunted House 2 is a 2014 American horror comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans . The film is the sequel to the 2013 film A Haunted House . Produced by IM Global Octane and distributed by Open Road Films , the film was released on April 18 , 2014 . The film received negative reviews , and earned over $ 23 million at the box office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e8ca5a091d49bddff86c500b817eb3a", "text": "Les Bêtises (film) Les Bêtises is a 2015 French comedy film written and directed by Rose and Alice Philippon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abe906c9ea3dcfc40f57a972049224b5", "text": "Lamb (2015 American film) Lamb is an American drama film , written and directed by Ross Partridge . The film was adapted by the novel of the same name , by Bonnie Nadzam . The film stars Ross Partridge , Oona Laurence , Jess Weixler and Tom Bower . The film had its world premiere at the SXSW film festival on March 14 , 2015 . The film was released in a limited release on January 8 , 2016 , before being released through video on demand on January 12 , 2016 by The Orchard .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56e7f373df517aabc0103d6549e7f95c", "text": "Drumline: A New Beat Drumline : A New Beat is a 2014 American television film directed by Bille Woodruff . It is the sequel to 2002 's Drumline . The screenplay , a fictional story about a historically black college marching band , was written by Karen Gist and Regina Hicks . The story is about a young drummer from New York , played by Alexandra Shipp , who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of her new school 's drum section . Jordan Calloway , Mario Van Peebles , and LeToya Luckett co-star . Leonard Roberts reprises his role as Sean Taylor , while Nick Cannon reprise his role as Devon Miles . Cannon also serves as the film 's executive producer . The film was released to DVD on March 3 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "91dc0f68ba67ca570c32a9e24d59bd93", "text": "Peeples (film) Peeples is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism and produced by Tyler Perry . It stars Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington and was released by Lionsgate on May 10 , 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9698c8afc2d38e4e85cec090cfa3b971", "text": "Heart for Heaven Heart for Heaven is a 2015 Chinese comedy film directed by Zhang Cheng . It was released in China on December 31 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f90f1f367d79fad23b9a526afcd83a22", "text": "Pan (2015 film) Pan is a 2015 British - American family adventure fantasy film directed by Joe Wright and written by Jason Fuchs . The film is a prequel story to Scottish author J. M. Barrie 's Peter Pan story , first staged in 1904 . It stars Hugh Jackman , Garrett Hedlund , Rooney Mara and Amanda Seyfried , with Levi Miller as the title character . It serves as an alternative origin story for Peter Pan and Captain Hook . The film had its world premiere in London , England on September 20 , 2015 , and was theatrically released in the United States on October 9 , 2015 , by Warner Bros. . Pictures . Pan grossed $ 128.4 million on a $ 150 million budget , making it a box office bomb . The film received negative reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "79be731cf527f945acee9d6e6f1b7868", "text": "Lila & Eve Lila & Eve is a 2015 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Patrick Gilfillan . The film stars Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez . It premiered on January 30 , 2015 , at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was released in North America on July 17 , 2015 , in a limited release and through video on demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films . This marks the second time Davis and Lopez acted in a film together , the first being the Steven Soderbergh film Out of Sight in 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6af8c4ef8c46fc52af3d69c61626dbfb", "text": "Secrets of the Magic City Secrets of the Magic City is an American comedy drama film written and directed by R. Malcolm Jones . The film stars Jenifer Lewis , Jamie Hector , Keith David , and Erika Alexander . Many scenes from the motion picture had been filmed in earlier years ( such as the scene which included boy band , Mindless Behavior ) , but was n't released until June 26 , 2015 , by New Revolution Studios .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "576767220a7a7999fa05b01cd54cab43", "text": "Aloha (film) Aloha is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written , produced and directed by Cameron Crowe . The film , starring Bradley Cooper , Emma Stone , Rachel McAdams , Bill Murray , John Krasinski , Danny McBride , and Alec Baldwin , was released on May 29 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews from critics , and has grossed only $ 26 million against a budget of $ 37 million , making the film a box office bomb .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49359cd95d89b659f38d5a9bc3a5813c", "text": "The Comedian (2016 film) The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman , Richard LaGravenese , Art Linson , and Jeff Ross . The film stars Robert De Niro , Leslie Mann , Danny DeVito , Edie Falco , Veronica Ferres , Charles Grodin , Cloris Leachman , Patti LuPone and Harvey Keitel . The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 11 , 2016 and was released on December 9 , 2016 , by Sony Pictures Classics . The film opened to negative reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14914332dbc0a41f51996881af23f4e6", "text": "Prank (film) Prank is a 2016 Canadian comedy film directed by Vincent Biron . It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8cbe2c117c7ecfa708587a6eda8b52ce", "text": "Manglehorn Manglehorn is a 2014 American drama film directed by David Gordon Green and written by Paul Logan . The film stars Al Pacino , Holly Hunter , Harmony Korine and Chris Messina . It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival . The film was released in theaters on June 19 , 2015 , by IFC Films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "362c3939e09ac52d36482da6f8dd29eb", "text": "Daddy's Home (film) Daddy 's Home is a 2015 American comedy film directed by Sean Anders and written by Brian Burns , Anders and John Morris . The film is about a mild-mannered step-father ( Will Ferrell ) who vies for the attention of his wife 's children ( Linda Cardellini ) when their real father ( Mark Wahlberg ) comes back . The second collaboration between Ferrell and Wahlberg following the 2010 film The Other Guys , principal photography began on November 17 , 2014 in New Orleans , Louisiana . The film was released on December 25 , 2015 by Paramount Pictures , received mixed reviews and grossed more than $ 242 million worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba186929e6828a958a1954e070a7651c", "text": "Stonewall (2015 film) Stonewall is a 2015 American drama film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Jon Robin Baitz . The film stars Jeremy Irvine , Ron Perlman , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Joey King , Caleb Landry Jones , Matt Craven , Atticus Mitchell , and Mark Camacho . The film was released on September 25 , 2015 , by Roadside Attractions . The drama is set in and around the 1969 Stonewall riots , the violent clash with police that kicked off the gay liberation movement in New York City .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "4a913a508bcb016d99cd6c7e4975a6a1", "text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8927453795ee6f0bcf65338245fff3b2", "text": "ACES Educational Center for the Arts ACES Educational Center for the Arts , or ECA , is an American public arts magnet high school located at 55 Audubon Street in New Haven , Connecticut , United States . The school is primarily located in the former Congregation Mishkan Israel synagogue with studio spaces across the street . The school has two theaters -- the Arts Hall in the main building , and the Little Theatre at 1 Lincoln Street -- and multiple gallery spaces throughout the main building . The school enrols approximately 260 students and is divided into five departments : Music , Dance , Theater , Creative Writing , and Visual Arts . Students take academic courses at their `` sending schools '' ( public high schools ) during the morning and attend classes within their departments during the afternoon from 1:00 to 4:00 , Monday through Thursday . Students may apply to up to three individual departments at a time and must prepare a portfolio , audition piece , or interview depending on the department to which they are applying . Accepted students may enroll at the beginning of any year of high school . ECA is based on the idea of artists teaching artists , employing working artists to teach high school students their art form of choice .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17012c5ea0a414fc01331916f41d803f", "text": "Colin Young (film educator) Colin Young CBE ( born Glasgow , 1927 ) is a former British film educator , chairman of the School of Theater , Film and Television at UCLA , founder of the film program at Rice University , Houston , Texas , and the first director of the British National Film and Television School . He was awarded a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award , the highest honor of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , in 1993 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "727ede2d4889f1ce1faad7fdd093d47d", "text": "ASIFA-Hollywood ASIFA-Hollywood , an American non-profit organization in Los Angeles , California , United States , is a branch member of the `` Association Internationale du Film d'Animation '' or `` ASIFA '' ( the International Animated Film Association ) . Its purpose is to promote the art of film animation in a variety of ways , including its own archive and an annual awards presentation , the Annie Awards . It is also known as the International Animated Film Society . Many branches of ASIFA exist throughout the world ; in the US there are chapters in San Francisco , New York City , Atlanta , Seattle , Washington , the Detroit area , and others , while internationally , organizations exist in Annecy , France , in Italy , and Japan . ASIFA also sponsors several animation film festivals throughout the world , including the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival . ASIFA-Hollywood has the largest membership internationally of all other chapters , largely because the most popular cartoons ever produced were by studios and animation professionals located in the city of Burbank , which is also the location of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Center . It includes a virtual archive , museum , library and research facility , containing the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e57653db35ba88829693aeba9db0ff6", "text": "UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science The UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science ( HSSEAS ) is the school of engineering at the University of California , Los Angeles ( UCLA ) . It opened as the College of Engineering in 1945 , and was renamed the School of Engineering in 1969 . Since its initial enrollment of 379 students , the school has grown to approximately 5700 students . The school is ranked among the top 10 public engineering schools in the United States . The school offers 28 degree programs and is home to eight externally funded interdisciplinary research centers , including those in space exploration , wireless sensor systems , and nanotechnology . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6586a37f81b60ffd6203d86712ed2091", "text": "Louisiana State University Laboratory School Louisiana State University Laboratory School ( U-High ) is a laboratory school under Louisiana State University and is one of two laboratory schools in Baton Rouge . The other is Southern Laboratory School ( commonly known as `` Southern Lab '' ) , which is operated by Southern University on the north side of the city . School Facts College preparatory public school ( K - 12 ) Teacher / Student Ratio : 1:24 Accreditation : Southern Association of Colleges and Schools , Louisiana Department of Education Ranked by the State of Louisiana as a 5 Star School School and Community The Louisiana State University Laboratory School was established by the College of Education , now known as the College of Human Sciences and Education , of Louisiana State University and has operated under its auspices for nearly 100 years . This coeducational school exists as an independent system to provide training opportunities for pre - and in-service teachers and to serve as a demonstration and educational research center . Since the school is part of the LSU system , students are required to pay tuition . The school is located on the main campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge , a center for the petrochemical industry and a major deep-water port . Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana with a population of over 600,000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6288fee2bd1021cbd3c2016ba584e22", "text": "Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios may refer to : Walt Disney Studios ( division ) , the Walt Disney Company 's Studio Entertainment unit , which includes Disney 's motion picture studios , music labels , theatrical production company , and distribution companies . Walt Disney Studios ( Burbank ) , complex in Burbank , California , built in 1939 , which serves as the corporate headquarters for The Walt Disney Company . It is also a functioning film studio and hosts production facilities for Disney 's various entertainment businesses Walt Disney Animation Studios , the company 's main animation division . Animated films are released under the Walt Disney Pictures label Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , the primary theatrical film distributor of Disney films in the USA and abroad Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment , the primary home media distributor of Disney films in the USA and abroad", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb17470f4712d6f5bdebb584fd1b27d4", "text": "School of Criticism and Theory The School of Criticism and Theory , now at Cornell University , is a summer program ( offered in six-week seminars ) in social science and literature . It is one of the most influential such programs in the United States to propagate the new dominant stream of `` literary-critical-cultural ` theory ' . '' The school was co-founded in 1976 by Murray Krieger , a prominent New Critic , at the University of California , Irvine , and has previously been housed at Northwestern University and Dartmouth College . In 2011 , Cornell hosted it for the thirteenth time . In 2002 , it was directed by Dominick LaCapra .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dead3b6dd5572be2087910d5deb00bc0", "text": "High Tech High Media Arts High Tech High Media Arts ( HTHMA , is a public charter high school in San Diego , California , United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33480c693957d81ae6c2b470cb9ea02e", "text": "Global Cinematography Institute Global Cinematography Institute ( GCI ) is a film school that teaches new emerging technologies and concepts in the field of cinematography . Founded by Yuri Neyman , ASC and Vilmos Zsigmond , ASC , the Global Cinematography Institute aims to prepare filmmakers to take advantage of on-going advances in digital and virtual cinematography technologies through an expansive and comprehensive curriculum known as Expanded Cinematography .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9ab8996910005ea451b01bb4090adb7a", "text": "Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry is the dental school of the University of Southern California . It was established in 1897 as simply the `` University of Southern California School of Dentistry , '' and graduated its first class of 11 students in 1900 . In 2010 , the school was renamed after a $ 35 million donation by a USC alumnus , and the school was renamed for its benefactor , Herman Ostrow . Dr. Ostrow was a School of Dentistry of USC alumni who graduated in 1945 . He practiced with the profession of dentistry for 17 years before getting into real estate development in the Los Angeles area , where he made most of earnings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "804680cc8d7275b5b6a5bc14c66ad81e", "text": "Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts The Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts , known unofficially as Grand Arts High School , is a magnet , public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District . It is located on the site of the old Fort Moore at the corner of Grand Avenue and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles , adjacent to Chinatown . The school 's distinctive architecture has made the facility noteworthy beyond the Los Angeles area . The school reserves 1,200 enrollment slots for students in the surrounding area and the rest from across the district . Admission requires no prior training or auditions and there is no tuition or fees.School webpage . Retrieved 2015-11-01 The school 's principal is Ken Martinez and , as of August 2013 , the school 's executive artistic director is Kim `` New York '' Bruno ( former principal of Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "768528819933e54f5a60c8a1fedea1bc", "text": "Revelle College Revelle College is the oldest residential college at the University of California , San Diego in La Jolla , California . Founded in 1964 , it is named after oceanographer and UC San Diego founder Roger Revelle . UC San Diego -- along with Revelle College -- was founded at the height of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union . As a result , the initial class of 181 undergraduates comprised only 30 non-science majors . Revelle College focuses on developing `` a well-rounded student who is intellectually skilled and prepared for competition in a complex world . '' Revelle 's general education requirements are rigorously structured in the tradition of a classical liberal arts college . Revelle 's stated goal of creating `` Renaissance scholars '' is reflected in these requirements , which ensure that a graduate has experience in humanities , calculus , physical science , biology , social science , a fine art , and a foreign language . Revelle College 's core writing course , Humanities ( HUM ) , is a challenging Western Civilization course that incorporates writing , history and other social science requirements into a five-quarter ( 1 year ) sequence through which students examine the greater social and literary developments throughout Western culture . In 2014 , the college celebrated its fiftieth anniversary . The same year , UCSD Housing and Dining opened a new dining commons named `` 64 Degrees '' to replace the old Plaza Cafe and Incredi-Bowls food truck . Most of the Revelle residential campus was renovated from 2009 to 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a000c1d4158d4bf220ee3449ed984e81", "text": "California State University The California State University ( Cal State or CSU ) is a public university system in California . Composed of 23 campuses and eight off-campus centers enrolling 460,200 students with 24,405 faculty and 23,012 staff , CSU is the largest four-year public university system in the United States . It is one of three public higher education systems in the state , with the other two being the University of California system and the California Community Colleges System . The CSU System is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University . The California State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in Long Beach , California . The California State University was created in 1960 under the California Master Plan for Higher Education , and it is a direct descendant of the system of California State Normal Schools . With nearly 100,000 graduates annually , the CSU is the country 's greatest producer of bachelor 's degrees . The university system collectively sustains more than 150,000 jobs within the state , and its related expenditures reach more than $ 17 billion annually . In the 2011-12 academic year , CSU awarded 52 percent of newly issued California teaching credentials , 47 percent of the state 's engineering degrees , 28 percent of the state 's information technology bachelor 's degrees , and it had more graduates in business ( 50 percent ) , agriculture ( 72 percent ) , communication studies , health ( 53 percent ) , education , and public administration ( 52 percent ) than all other universities and colleges in California combined . Altogether , about half of the bachelor 's degrees , one-third of the master 's degrees , and nearly two percent of the doctoral degrees awarded annually in California are from the CSU . Furthermore , the CSU system is one of the top U.S. producers of graduates who move on to earn their Ph.D. degrees in a related field . The CSU has a total of 17 AACSB accredited graduate business schools which is over twice as many as any other collegiate system . Since 1961 , nearly three million alumni have received their bachelor 's , master 's , or doctoral degrees from the CSU system . CSU offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some 240 subject areas . In Fall of 2015 , 9,282 ( or 39 percent ) of CSU 's 24,405 faculty were tenured or on the tenure track .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82330794fb7246a96e92aaac57850bbb", "text": "Whistling Woods International Institute Whistling Woods International is a film , communication and media arts institute located in Mumbai , India . The institute is promoted by Indian Filmmaker Subhash Ghai , Mukta Arts Limited and Film City Mumbai . In July 2014 , The Hollywood Reporter named Whistling Woods on its list of `` The best film schools in the world '' . The school was first ranked among the top 10 film schools by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010 . The Institute has affiliations with several film schools , including international student co-productions and credits transfer . Some of the affiliations are with Deakin University and Griffith University in Australia , Bradford College in the UK , Syracuse University in the United States and New York University Tisch School of the Arts , Asia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a3f2003c1ca99aaa0277609765a464b", "text": "Los Angeles High School Los Angeles High School is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District . Its colors are royal blue and white and the teams are called the Romans . Los Angeles High School is a public secondary high school , enrolling an estimated 2,000 students in grades 9-12 . After operating on a year-round basis consisting of three tracks for ten years , it was restored to a traditional calendar in 2010 . Los Angeles High School receives accreditation approval from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( WASC ) . Concurrent enrollment programs , provided in large by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District , are offered with West Los Angeles College , Los Angeles Trade Technical College , Los Angeles City College , or Santa Monica College . Los Angeles High School is a large , urban , inner-city school located in the Mid-Wilshire District of Los Angeles . The attendance boundary consists of a contrasting spectrum of economic diversity ranging from affluent Hancock Park and Lafayette Square to the low-income , densely populated immigrant community of Koreatown . Within the school is a College Incentive Magnet Program . Forty-four percent of the student population is identified as LEP , or Limited English Proficient . Currently , 66 % of the students are identified as eligible to receive supplemental instructional services and materials through the Federal Title I Program . The magnet high school has a university preparatory secondary high school program and a `` school within a school . '' First established as a part of student integration services in the 1970s , the Los Angeles High School Math/Science/Technology magnet prepares students with an intensive , rigorous course load in order to better prepare them for university entrance . There are 317 students enrolled in the magnet program , grades 9-12 . Typically , the senior class has approximately 35 % of seniors entering into four-year universities and schools . The magnet senior class typically has 85 % of its senior class entering into four-year colleges and universities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac04a0727bcba060176b51535990ebbd", "text": "Liberal arts college A liberal arts college is a college with an emphasis on undergraduate study in the liberal arts and sciences . A liberal arts college aims to impart a broad general knowledge and develop general intellectual capacities , in contrast to a professional , vocational , or technical curriculum . Students in a liberal arts college generally major in a particular discipline while receiving exposure to a wide range of academic subjects , including sciences as well as the traditional humanities subjects taught as liberal arts . Although it draws on European antecedents , the liberal arts college is strongly associated with American higher education , and most liberal arts colleges around the world draw explicitly on the American model . There is no formal definition of liberal arts college , but one American authority defines them as schools that `` emphasize undergraduate education and award at least half of their degrees in the liberal arts fields of study . '' Other researchers have adopted similar definitions . Although many liberal arts colleges are exclusively undergraduate , some also offer graduate programs that lead to a master 's degree or doctoral degree in subjects such as business administration , nursing , medicine , and law . Similarly , although the term `` liberal arts college '' most commonly refers to an independent institution , it may also sometimes refer to a university college within or affiliated with a larger university . Most liberal arts colleges outside of the United States follow this model .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d03d9dc3fbd11c328bc91bc86203c42", "text": "Venetian School Venetian School may refer to : Venetian School ( music ) , the body and work of composers working in Venice from about 1550 to around 1610 Venetian school ( art ) , the distinctive , thriving and influential art scene in Venice during the later part of the 15th century Venetian School ( architecture )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "27726fe7d561dd1b0bc850d17bba2d94", "text": "California Film Awards The California Film Awards is a film awards ceremony that offers awards in the categories of Best Picture , Actor , Actress , Cinematography , Directing , First-Time Directors , Editing , Screenplay , Animation , Art Design , Music Videos , Short Films , Experimental Films , Student Films , California Films , Foreign Films , Documentaries and Feature Narratives . Only independent films are eligible .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b4b628f663fc9de08a8316c4f86f32e", "text": "New World School of the Arts New World School of the Arts ( NWSA ) is a public magnet high school and college in Downtown Miami , Florida . Its dual-enrollment programs in the visual and performing arts are organized into four strands : visual arts , dance , theatre ( comprising programs in theater and musical theatre ) , and music ( comprising programs in instrumental music and vocal music ) . The New World School of the Arts was a pioneer in dual-enrollment education , arising out of an experiment between Miami Northwestern High School and Dade Community College ( now Miami Dade College ) . NWSA was formally created as an outcome of that experiment by the 1986 New World School of the Arts Act of the Florida State Legislature as `` a center of excellence for the performing and visual art '' , with the stated intention `` that specific attention be given to the needs of artistically talented high school students who are occupationally oriented to the arts . '' The school is jointly administered by Miami-Dade County Public Schools , Miami Dade College , and the University of Florida . The administrative structure includes an executive board with representatives from each of the partners as well as community seats and a foundation board . The school awards an Associate of Arts degree from Miami Dade College , Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of Florida , and a high school degree from the Miami Dade County schools . Admissions into the high school are through the Miami Dade Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Program , requiring an audition and/or portfolio ( see High School Admissions ) . New World High School is consistently in the top 100 best high schools as rated by US News & World Report . In 2009 , NWSA was 82nd in this ranking . Both the college and the high school are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "04e271ec7f8dff1140504f42cd30e869", "text": "Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher ( October 21 , 1956 -- December 27 , 2016 ) was an American actress , writer and humorist who first became known for playing Princess Leia in the Star Wars film series . Her other film roles included Shampoo ( 1975 ) , The Blues Brothers ( 1980 ) , Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) , The ` Burbs ( 1989 ) , and When Harry Met Sally ... ( 1989 ) . Fisher wrote several semi-autobiographical novels , including Postcards from the Edge and the screenplay for the film of the book , as well as an autobiographical one-woman play , and its non-fiction book , Wishful Drinking , based on the play . She worked on other writers ' screenplays as a script doctor . In later years , she earned praise for speaking publicly about her experiences with bipolar disorder and drug addiction . The daughter of the singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds , Fisher and her mother appear in Bright Lights : Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds , a 2016 documentary about their relationship . It premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival . Fisher died of cardiac arrest on December 27 , 2016 , at age 60 , four days after experiencing a medical emergency during a transatlantic flight from London to Los Angeles . Her final film , Star Wars : The Last Jedi , is scheduled to be released on December 15 , 2017 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c1075910721298b80016220934c4a600", "text": "Sloane Hospital for Women The Sloane Hospital for Women is the obstetrics and gynecology service within New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City . Sloane Maternity Hospital was founded in 1886 based upon a donation from William D. Sloane and his wife , Emily Thorn Vanderbilt , the granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt , to Columbia P&S . It was located on the P&S campus in Midtown Manhattan at Amsterdam Avenue and 59th Street , serving as a teaching facility for P&S students , and opened its doors in early 1888 . It soon established a reputation for superior sanitary practices and low mortality rates ; it also linked obstetrics with gynecology , the first hospital in the country to do so . The facility changed its name to Sloane Hospital for Women in 1910 . In 1911 , a new surgical building was added , also funded by the Sloanes . In 1925 , it became part of Presbyterian Hospital , which was operating in affiliation with P&S . During 1928 , it moved with the Hospital to its present location on 168th Street in the Washington Heights area of northern Manhattan . There it maintained its name while occupying several floors of the Presbyterian Hospital building . The Hospital is now part of NewYork-Presbyterian / Morgan Stanley Children 's Hospital still in use today . In its role as both a research and clinical facility , the Sloane Hospital for Women has pioneered many advances in the field , including the Apgar score , the use of rhogam , and amniocentesis . In February 1915 , an outbreak of typhoid occurred among twenty-five nurses and attendants in the hospital , two of whom later died . The outbreak was later traced to Typhoid Mary , who had violated an agreement she had made with the city not to return to the cooking profession . -LSB- CITATION NEEDED -RSB- Notable people born at Sloane include National Geographic photographer Gordon Gahan and former First Lady of the United States Nancy Reagan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "088cb32deadfe1f8dc6f2a86e30d9a2a", "text": "Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic At his death in 1927 , Payne Whitney bestowed the funds to build and endow the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic ( PWC ) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . An eight story free-standing hospital , it was immediately affiliated with Cornell University 's medical school ( now Weill Cornell Medical College or Weill Cornell Medicine ) and with the New York Hospital ( now New York -- Presbyterian Hospital ) , both of which are adjacent to PWC . Payne Whitney was a large donor to the Hospital and Medical College , and it has been an issue of long speculation why he chose a psychiatric building to be his primary naming opportunity at New York-Cornell . The poet Robert Lowell wrote of his hospitalization at Payne Whitney , Marilyn Monroe was hospitalized there in early 1961 , and Mary McCarthy based her book , The Group , on her inpatient experience . The poet James Schuyler wrote about his experiences there in the eleven-poem series `` The Payne Whitney Poems '' which appeared in the New York Review of Books , August 17 , 1978 issue . In Woody Allen 's 1979 film , Manhattan , a character named Caroline Payne Whitney Smith is featured in a comedy sketch , where she and her husband are considered `` normal folks , '' except for the fact that she is a catatonic . The Payne Whitney building itself was torn down in the early 1990s to make way for an expansion of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital over the FDR Drive . Since that time , all clinical and research services at the two primary Cornell psychiatric campuses -- in Manhattan and in White Plains , New York -- have been named after Payne Whitney . The clinic also has an outpatient and Continuing Day Treatment Program in an off-campus building at East 61st Street and York Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan . Payne Whitney Clinic and Weill Cornell Medical College have been home to some of the most notable psychiatrists in the country . Currently-affiliated psychiatrists and psychologists include Jack Barchas , Robert Michels , Otto F. Kernberg , James Kocsis , George Makari , Michael Posner , William Breitbart , and Theodore Shapiro . Previously-affiliated psychiatrists include Arnold Cooper , Frederic Flach , Benjamin Spock , Gerald Klerman , Robert Millman , Louis Jolyon West , David Silbersweig , Harry Tiebout , Mary Jane Sherfey , Helen Singer Kaplan , Allen Frances , and Paul McHugh . Payne Whitney has also been the `` voluntary faculty '' home to Roy Schafer , Richard Isay , Gail Saltz , and Daniel Stern , and the recent home of such senior scholars as David A. Hamburg and Beatrix Hamburg .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb715a38bf71d943b4c527b5f848b235", "text": "Donna Anthony Donna Anthony is a British woman from Somerset who was jailed in 1998 after being convicted of the murder of her two babies . She was cleared and freed after having spent more than six years in prison . She was one of several women at the centre of high-profile cases where evidence given by the controversial paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow led to convictions of mothers who reported more than one cot death . Anthony 's daughter died in February 1996 , at the age of eleven months . Her four-month-old son died in March 1997 . In November 1998 , twenty-five-year-old Anthony was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment , following a trial in which it was suggested that she had smothered her son in order to get sympathy from her estranged husband . She made an unsuccessful appeal against her conviction in 2000 . In January 2003 , the conviction of Sally Clark -- jailed for life for the murder of her two sons -- was quashed . In June that year , Trupti Patel was acquitted of murdering her babies . In December , Angela Cannings was cleared after spending more than a year in prison for the murder of her sons . The prosecution in all four cases had relied on evidence supplied by Sir Roy Meadow , who said that the chances of two babies dying of natural causes within the same family were one in 73 million . Meadow 's evidence was later discredited , and he was subsequently struck off by the General Medical Council ( though he was reinstated on appeal ) . Following the overturning of Angela Cannings 's conviction , twenty-eight cases , including that of Donna Anthony , were referred to the Criminal Cases Review Commission ( CCRC ) , and Anthony was freed in April 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0157be309275075190ec15476564e8ac", "text": "Cardiac arrest (disambiguation) Cardiac arrest is when the heart stops beating . Cardiac Arrest may also refer to : Cardiac Arrest ( film ) , a 1980 film Cardiac Arrest ( TV series ) , BBC television drama about the British NHS in the 1990s Cardiac Arrest ( album ) , the 1977 debut album by American band Cameo `` Cardiac Arrest '' ( Madness song ) , 1981 `` Cardiac Arrest '' ( Teddybears song ) , 2011", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f3b1c2c6da30aeacaa3e1e2ac35a336", "text": "Requiem (Fisher novel) Requiem is a novel by the American writer A. E. Fisher set during the Great Depression in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It tells the story of a week in the life of a family of six struggling to survive .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e01a48d25c2f96d3ca92dfcb8b062a2", "text": "Catastrophe (2015 TV series) Catastrophe is a British sitcom first broadcast on 19 January 2015 on Channel 4 . It stars Sharon Horgan as Sharon Morris and Rob Delaney as Rob Norris , who get together after she becomes pregnant following a brief affair while he is in the UK on business . Carrie Fisher , Ashley Jensen , and Mark Bonnar play supporting characters in the series . The show was renewed for a second series in January 2015 and began broadcasting from 27 October 2015 , having been brought forward from its original schedule of early 2016 . In July 2016 , Catastrophe was renewed for a third and fourth series . The third series , which began broadcasting in the UK on 28 February 2017 , comprises 6 episodes -- which all became available in the Untied States on April 28 , 2017 , hosted by Amazon . The fourth series of the show is scheduled for 2018 . For her performance in the show , Sharon Horgan was nominated for a 2016 British Academy Television Awards for Best Female Comedy Performance in 2016 . Both Horgan and Delaney won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Writer : Comedy . The show was nominated for a Peabody Award . In July 2016 , the show received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Writing For a Comedy Series , going to Horgan and Delaney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6bc4a0ddaf886f930abdd11a1d947590", "text": "MET call The MET call ( Medical Emergency Team ) was designed at the Liverpool Hospital , Sydney , Australia in 1990 and has continued to develop and spread around the Western world as part of a Rapid Response System . The MET call is a hospital based system , designed for a nurse ( or other staff member ) to alert and call other staff for help when a patients vital signs have fallen outside set criteria . These criteria were designed around studies suggesting that certain vital sign ranges and symptoms occur before poor patient conditions which may lead to death ( For example , Chest pain , a raise in heart rate and an elevated blood pressure may indicate the patient may be about to have a heart attack ) . In the original model , the criteria also include `` and any patient you are seriously worried about '' , although this is not included in all hospitals despite some observational trials showing it is the most commonly used calling criteria in hospitals that use it . MET calls may be triggered using vitals sign charts where patient observations breach certain parameters that represent severe deterioration . Triggers may relate to single parameter breaches ( such as an extremely low blood pressure or a very fast heart rate ) , or from a combination of less severe abnormal vital signs that are cumulatively scored to identify a patient at high risk . Such systems are called MEWS or modified early warning score systems . Vital sign charts are often color-coded to aid both the calculation of MEWS and those patient that need a MET call . The MET call is generally made by a phone call ( e.g. to `` switch '' ) . On the ward it may be via an emergency button on the wall , which sounds a siren , and in some hospitals , a red light will begin flashing outside the patients room . Most staff are encouraged to attend and help as required . Interventions and tests that the MET call may include : Oxygen ( via a mask ) , Blood glucose levels , CPAP ( Continuous positive airway pressure ) , X-ray , ECG , Vital signs , documentation and Spirometry . Two to three trained professionals arrive at the room of the Emergency , and will work together with staff to assist the patient , as well as doctors , nurses and anyone who is able to help . Jobs are allocated including someone to record the nature of emergency and what they are doing to fix the problem . Some patients may be transferred to ICU post MET . Implementation of the MET system has been controversial . It generally requires ICU medical and nursing staff to move beyond their traditional boundaries of control . It implies extra work , although arguably reduces the workload of patients arriving in ICU . Studies such as the MERIT study have been inconclusive and a source of ongoing controversy . Apart from clinical care implications , the MET system represents a political change within the hospital hierarchy , as it empowers nurses on the ward to summon help from senior critical care medical staff , rather than the traditional route of moving up the medical hierarchy starting with the intern . This political dimension of the MET system is not commonly discussed in scientific literature , and is probably not recognised by most hospital staff , but may underlie much of the resistance to this intuitively appropriate system . Many institutions however already have ` Cardiac Arrest ' or ` Code Blue ' teams that are often activated by nursing staff . Utilising such a system earlier where rapid expert intervention may prevent continued decline culminating in arrest may be one way in which the team can be sold to a resistant medical hierarchy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd4f4465e52632685bb4dc2af6083cdc", "text": "Negligent homicide Negligent homicide is a criminal charge brought against a person who , through criminal negligence , allows another person to die . Negligent homicide is a lesser included offense to first and second degree murder , in the sense that someone guilty of this offense can expect a more lenient sentence , often with imprisonment time comparable to manslaughter . U.S. states all define negligent homicide by statute . In some states , the offense includes the killing of a person while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol . Examples include the crash of Aeroperu Flight 603 near Lima , Peru . The accident was caused by a piece of duct tape that was accidentally left over the static ports ( on the bottom side of the fuselage ) after cleaning the aircraft , which led to the crash . Employee Eleuterio Chacaliaza left the tape on by accident and was charged with negligent homicide . Other times , an intentional killing may be negotiated down to the lesser charge as a compromised resolution of a murder case , as in the case of former UFC fighter Gerald Strebendt 's intentional shooting of an unarmed man after a traffic altercation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f248ccffcb977161729445d9d14b4d71", "text": "Vital statistics (government records) Vital statistics are statistics on live births , deaths , foetal deaths , marriages and divorces . The most common way of collecting information on these events is through civil registration , an administrative system used by governments to record vital events which occur in their populations ( see Box 1 ) . Efforts to improve the quality of vital statistics will therefore be closely related to the development of civil registration systems in countries . Box 1 . United Nations Definitions of Vital Statistics and Civil Registration Systems A vital statistics system is defined by the United Nations `` as the total process of ( a ) collecting information by civil registration or enumeration on the frequency or occurrence of specified and defined vital events , as well as relevant characteristics of the events themselves and the person or persons concerned , and ( b ) compiling , processing , analyzing , evaluating , presenting , and disseminating these data in statistical form '' ( UN , 2001 ) . Civil registration , as defined by the United Nations , is the '' continuous , permanent , compulsory , and universal recording of the occurrence and characteristics of vital events ( livebirths , deaths , fetal deaths , marriages , and divorces ) and other civil status events pertaining to the population as provided by decree , law or regulation , in accordance with the legal requirements in each country . '' The origin of vital statistics begins as early as 1869 and death by social class was recorded in England beginning in 1921 . While the number of births and deaths can be obtained by enumeration at certain points in time ( e.g. censuses and surveys ) , civil registration collects this information on a continuous basis and is the only source that provides individuals with a legal document . For instance , the importance of birth registration as the first legal recognition of the child is emphasized in Article 7 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child which states that `` the child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name , the right to acquire a nationality and , as far as possible , the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents '' . United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) and a number of non-governmental organizations ( Plan International , Save the Children Fund , World Vision , etc. ) have particularly promoted the human rights aspects of registration , while the United Nations Statistics Division ( UNSD ) , United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) and World Health Organization ( WHO ) have focused more on the statistical aspects of civil registration . Countries which are signatories to the Convention on the Rights of the Child are therefore expected to set up systems to register the births of all children . Non-registration of a child can have negative consequences on the wider enjoyment of a child 's fundamental rights to benefits such as identity , inheritance , education , health and other social services . Birth registration is also part of a broader strategy to ensure that children are less vulnerable to abuse and exploitation , especially if separated from their parents . In the absence of a functioning birth registration system , it is difficult to see how a country can enforce age-related legal concerns such as schooling , child labour , juvenile justice , early marriage , sexual exploitation and military recruitment . Recent natural disasters and calamities have also demonstrated the utility of a birth certificate for reuniting lost children with their families . Many civil registration systems also collect information on causes of death . Statistics based on these death records are of particular importance in public health for identifying the magnitude and distribution of major disease problems , and are essential for the design , implementation , monitoring , and assessment of health programmes and policies . Toronto scientist , professor Prabhat Jha argues that inexpensive recording of vital statistics in developing countries is the most effective means to improve global health and has outlined 5 options for expanding Cause of Death reporting . `` Despite the importance of tracking causes of death and the tradition since 1893 of standardisation of definitions and coding for causes of death in the International Classification of Diseases and Injuries ( ICD ) , global assessments of causes of death are a major analytical challenge . Vital registration systems that include medical certification of the cause of death captured about 18.8 million deaths of an estimated annual total of 51.7 million deaths in 2005 , which is the latest year for which the largest number of countries reported deaths from a vital registration system . Even for these deaths , the comparability of findings on the leading causes of death is affected by variation in certification skills among physicians , the diagnostic and pathological data available at the time of completing a death certificate , variations in medical culture in choosing the underlying cause , and legal and institutional frameworks for governing mortality reporting . For the remaining deaths that are not medically certified , many different data sources and diagnostic approaches must be used from surveillance systems , demographic research sites , surveys , censuses , disease registries , and police records to construct a consolidated picture of causes of death in various populations . Because of the variety of data sources and their associated biases , causes of death assessments are inherently uncertain and subject to vigorous debate . '' Lozano et all . Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 . The Lancet , V. 380 , Dec 2012 `` www.thelancet.com Vol 380 December 15/22/29 , 2012 '' . The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United States is the National Center for Health Statistics , a division of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) . Vital statistics for the US can be found here The agency responsible for overseeing this system in the United Kingdom is the Office for National Statistics . Vital statistics for the UK can be found here", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83ba2b03b6b4b4000df509c0549db6d7", "text": "CSF tap test The CSF tap test , sometimes lumbar tap test or Miller Fisher Test , is a medical test that is used to decide whether shunting of cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) would be helpful in a patient with suspected normal pressure hydrocephalus ( NPH ) . The test involves removing 30 mL of cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) through a lumbar puncture , after which cognitive function is clinically reassessed . The name `` Fisher test '' is after C. Miller Fisher , a Canadian neurologist working in Boston , Massachusetts , who described the test . Clinical improvement showed a high predictive value for subsequent success with shunting . A `` negative '' test has a very low predictive accuracy , as many patients may improve after a shunt in spite of lack of improvement after CSF removal .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd26444fd9bdf1bddc4a3a3f003d12e3", "text": "Dana Delany Dana Welles Delany ( born March 13 , 1956 ) is an American film , stage , and television actress , producer , presenter , and health activist . Delany has been active in show business since the late 1970s . Following small roles early in her career , Delany garnered her first leading role in 1987 in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sweet Surrender and achieved wider fame in 1988 -- 1991 as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television show China Beach , for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards ( 1989 , 1992 ) . She received further recognition for her performances in the films Light Sleeper ( 1992 ) , Tombstone ( 1993 ) , Exit to Eden ( 1994 ) , The Margaret Sanger Story ( 1995 ) , Fly Away Home ( 1996 ) , True Women ( 1997 ) , and Wide Awake ( 1998 ) . Since the mid-1990s , Delany has served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation . In the 2000s , Delany returned to television with a string of short-lived television series beginning with Pasadena ( 2001 ) , Presidio Med ( 2002 -- 2003 ) , and Kidnapped ( 2006 -- 2007 ) . From 2007 to 2010 , Delany played Katherine Mayfair on the ABC series Desperate Housewives . In the 2010s , from 2011 to 2013 , Delany played the lead role of Megan Hunt on the ABC drama series Body of Proof . In 2014 , she began her co-starring role as Crystal Harris in the Amazon drama series Hand of God , which has been ordered to full series by Amazon Studios in October 2014 . Most recently , in 2015 , she had a recurring guest role in the short-lived FX sitcom The Comedians as Julie , the wife of Billy Crystal , playing a fictionalized version of himself . On July 23 , 2015 , the series was cancelled after one season . Delany is also a voice actress . She played Lois Lane in the DC animated universe as well as in The Batman animated series . In an interview , she said she loves to play `` complicated characters '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4a34260aacb0b2b286bbf94514b2f06", "text": "Endangerment Endangerment is a type of crime involving conduct that is wrongful and reckless or wanton , and likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm to another person . There are several kinds of endangerment , each of which is a criminal act that can be prosecuted in a court . In some U.S. states , such as Florida , substantially similar language is used for the crime of Culpable negligence . The offense is intended to prohibit and therefore deter reckless or wanton conduct that wrongfully creates a substantial risk of death or serious injury to others . Various laws specify several types of endangerment : Child endangerment and animal endangerment : placing a child or animal in a potentially harmful situation , either through negligence or misconduct . Reckless endangerment : A person commits the crime of reckless endangerment if the person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of serious physical injury to another person . `` Reckless '' conduct is conduct that exhibits a culpable disregard of foreseeable consequences to others from the act or omission involved . The accused need not intentionally cause a resulting harm . The ultimate question is whether , under all of the circumstances , the accused 's conduct was of that heedless nature that made it actually or imminently dangerous to the rights or safety of others . Public endangerment is usually applied to crimes which place the public in some form of danger , although that danger can be more or less severe according to the crime . It is punished most frequently in Canada . Endangerment can range from a misdemeanor to a felony . For example , the New York Penal Code § 120.20 defines reckless endangerment in the second degree ( class A misdemeanor ) as conduct that `` creates a substantial serious risk of injury to another person '' , and § 120.25 deals with reckless endangerment in the first degree ( class D felony ) , which is conduct that shows a `` depraved indifference to human life '' and `` creates a grave risk of death to another person '' . In addition , § 145.25 codifies reckless endangerment to property as a class B misdemeanor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5fd9fb5cf9a4b5048c56d6feb72b98a0", "text": "Cryonics Cryonics ( from Greek κρύος kryos meaning ` cold ' ) is the low-temperature preservation ( usually at − 196 ° C ) of people who can not be sustained by contemporary medicine , with the hope that resuscitate and restoration to full health may be possible in the far future . Cryopreservation of humans is not reversible with present technology ; cryonicists hope that medical advances will someday allow cryopreserved people to be revived . Cryonics is regarded with skepticism within the mainstream scientific community and is not part of normal medical practice . It is not known if it will ever be possible to revive a cryopreserved human being . Cryonics depends on beliefs that the cryonics patient has not experienced information-theoretic death . Such views are at the speculative edge of medicine . Cryonics procedures can only begin after legal death , and cryonics `` patients '' are considered legally dead . Cryonics procedures ideally begin within minutes of cardiac arrest , and use cryoprotectants to prevent ice formation during cryopreservation . The first corpse to be cryopreserved was that of Dr. James Bedford in 1967 . As of 2014 , about 250 bodies were cryopreserved in the United States , and 1,500 people had made arrangements for cryopreservation after their legal death .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42927f5b7253106a5ec4a32f97eb1bf8", "text": "List of women who died in childbirth This is a list of notable women , either famous themselves or closely associated with someone well known , who suffered maternal death as defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) : `` the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy , irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy , from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes . '' Note that this wording includes abortion , miscarriage , stillbirth , and ectopic pregnancy . Generally , there is a distinction between a direct maternal death that is the result of a complication of the pregnancy , delivery , or management of the two , and an indirect maternal death that is a pregnancy-related death in a woman with a pre-existing or newly developed health problem unrelated to pregnancy . Fatalities during but unrelated to a pregnancy are termed accidental , incidental , or non-obstetrical maternal deaths . However , the WHO definition is only one of many ; other definitions may include accidental and incidental causes . Cases with `` incidental causes '' include deaths secondary to violence against women that may be related to the pregnancy and be affected by the socioeconomic and cultural environment . Also , it has been reported that about 10 % of maternal deaths may occur late , that is after 42 days after a termination or delivery ; thus , some definitions extend the period of observation to one year after the end of gestation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6953b4cacc46b79e3298ed858d3bfa9b", "text": "Ventricular tachycardia Ventricular tachycardia ( V-tach or VT ) is a type of regular and fast heart rate that arises from improper electrical activity in the ventricles of the heart . Although a few seconds may not result in problems , longer periods are dangerous . Short periods may occur without symptoms or present with lightheadedness , palpitations , or chest pain . Ventricular tachycardia may result in cardiac arrest and turn into ventricular fibrillation . Ventricular tachycardia is found initially in about 7 % of people in cardiac arrest . Ventricular tachycardia can occur due to coronary heart disease , aortic stenosis , cardiomyopathy , electrolyte problems , or a heart attack . Diagnosis is by an electrocardiogram ( ECG ) showing a rate of greater than 120 bpm and at least three wide QRS complexes in a row . It is classified as non-sustained versus sustained based on whether or not it lasts less than or more than 30 seconds . The term `` ventricular tachycardias '' refers to the group of irregular heartbeats that includes ventricular tachycardia , ventricular fibrillation , and torsades de pointes . In those who have a normal blood pressure and strong pulse , the antiarrhythmic medication procainamide may be used . Otherwise immediate cardioversion is recommended . In those in cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ) and defibrillation is recommended . Biphasic defibrillation may be better than monophasic . While waiting for a defibrillator , a precordial thump may be attempted in those on a heart monitor who are seen to go into an unstable ventricular tachycardia . In those with cardiac arrest due to ventricular tachycardia survival is about 45 % . An implantable cardiac defibrillator or medications such as calcium channel blockers or amiodarone may be used to prevent recurrence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bb20dee9bf2b87dc27407bf86c5dcbd5", "text": "Pacemaker failure Pacemaker failure is the inability of an implanted artificial pacemaker to perform its intended function of regulating the beating of the heart . A pacemaker uses electrical impulses delivered by electrodes in order to contract the heart muscles . Failure of a pacemaker is defined by the requirement of repeat surgical pacemaker-related procedures after the initial implantation . Most implanted pacemakers are dual chambered and have two leads , causing the implantation time to take longer because of this more complicated pacemaker system . These factors can contribute to an increased rate of complications which can lead to pacemaker failure . Approximately 2.25 million pacemakers were implanted in the United States between 1990 and 2002 , and of those pacemakers , about 8,834 were removed from patients because of device malfunction most commonly connected to generator abnormalities . In the 1970 's , results of an Oregon study indicated that 10 % of implanted pacemakers failed within the first month . Another study found that more than half of pacemaker complications occurred during the first 3 months after implantation . Causes of pacemaker failure include lead related failure , unit malfunction , problems at the insertion site , failures related to exposure to high voltage electricity or high intensity microwaves , and a miscellaneous category ( one patient had ventricular tachycardia when using his electric razor and another patient had persistent pacing of the diaphragm muscle ) . Pacemaker malfunction has the ability to cause serious injury or death , but if detected early enough , patients can continue with their needed therapy once complications are resolved .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de2013946e9a0982bb2d294a6fbe4334", "text": "Cardiovascular disease in China Cardiac disease in China is on the rise . Though incidences of heart disease have increased faster in the city than in the countryside , rural morbidity and mortality rates are now on the rise as well . Health statistics shows that the ischemic heart disease mortality rate in rural China has approximately doubled since 1988 . Unlike in developed countries , there is no preventive or primary health care system in place to stop the rise of cardiac disease . The real extent of heart disease in rural China is unknown because statistics are fraught with error and bias due to difficulties in ascertaining cause of death in places where 90 % die without seeing a doctor . Therefore , there is a need to ascertain the real incidence and prevalence of heart disease and to develop adequate preventive and primary care in the Chinese countryside .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cba7b20f4b31889a3ba7644643c444c7", "text": "George Lotrell Timanus George Lotrell Timanus ( January 31 , 1892 -- June 1981 ) was a physician who performed illegal abortions in the Baltimore/Washington , D.C. area from 1920 to 1951 . Timanus and one other abortion provider performed an estimated 90 % criminal abortions in Baltimore . In 1950 , Timanus used his criminal trial to challenge the abortion laws in the United States , as Aleck Bourne had done in the UK . However , his trial and that of another doctor , Edgar Keemer , were not understood as challenges by the public , and Timanus and Keemer did not recruit other doctors or patients to their cause in a way that might have built a movement or sparked national conversation . He was fined $ 5,000 , sentenced to six months in jail , and barred from further practice of medicine . Timanus participated in the Planned Parenthood Conference on Abortion in America in 1955 . He gave a detailed breakdown of his patients , of whom he kept meticulous records , noting that of 5,200 women on whom he had performed abortions , only two had died . As Garrett Hardin noted , this 0.04 % rate , in the days before antibiotics , was not only far lower than the mortality rate for women carrying to term at the time , but still only half the maternal mortality rate a generation later . At the conference , Timanus also lamented that of the 353 doctors who referred patients to him -- some of them , Timanus claimed , with letters recommending abortion -- none stood up to testify for him when he was arrested . Timanus asked referring doctors to make a written statement that the abortion was necessary because her life would otherwise be jeopardized . The breakdown of Timanus ' patients was as follows : Age 12 - 15 : 17 Age 16 - 20 : 688 Age 21 - 25 : 1,834 Age 26 - 30 : 1,268 Age 31 - 40 : 1,312 Age 41 + : 91 Single : 1,830 Married : 2,773 Widowed/Divorced/Separated : 607 Physicians : 7 Wives of physicians : 58 Nurses : 270 Mary Calderone , then Medical Director of Planned Parenthood Federation of America , noted that Timanus `` certainly seemed to be very competent and professional . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e08b548461d17b13b3e7e438bee1e95", "text": "Irving Fisher Irving Fisher ( February 27 , 1867 -- April 29 , 1947 ) was an American economist , statistician , inventor , and Progressive social campaigner . He was one of the earliest American neoclassical economists , though his later work on debt deflation has been embraced by the Post-Keynesian school . Joseph Schumpeter described him as `` the greatest economist the United States has ever produced '' , an assessment later repeated by James Tobin and Milton Friedman . Fisher made important contributions to utility theory and general equilibrium . He was also a pioneer in the rigorous study of intertemporal choice in markets , which led him to develop a theory of capital and interest rates . His research on the quantity theory of money inaugurated the school of macroeconomic thought known as `` monetarism . '' Fisher was also a pioneer of econometrics , including the development of index numbers . Some concepts named after him include the Fisher equation , the Fisher hypothesis , the international Fisher effect , the Fisher separation theorem and Fisher market . Fisher was perhaps the first celebrity economist , but his reputation during his lifetime was irreparably harmed by his public statements , just prior to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 , claiming that the stock market had reached `` a permanently high plateau '' . His subsequent theory of debt deflation as an explanation of the Great Depression , as well as his advocacy of full-reserve banking and alternative currencies , were largely ignored in favor of the work of John Maynard Keynes . Fisher 's reputation has since recovered in neoclassical economics , particularly after his work was rediscovered in the late 1950s , and more widely due to an increased interest in debt deflation after the late-2000s recession . Having made numerous contributions to economic theory , he later became the foremost proponent of the full-reserve banking reform until his death . He was one of the authors of A Program for Monetary Reform where the general concepts of 100 % reserve system is outlined .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b259887db7806f3f5e307e88e4cf3659", "text": "List of accolades received by Star Wars: The Force Awakens Star Wars : The Force Awakens is a 2015 epic space opera film directed , co-produced , and co-written by J. J. Abrams . The seventh installment in the main Star Wars film series , and first of three in Star Wars sequel trilogy , it stars Harrison Ford , Mark Hamill , Carrie Fisher , Adam Driver , Daisy Ridley , John Boyega , Oscar Isaac , Lupita Nyong ` o , Andy Serkis , Domhnall Gleeson , Anthony Daniels , and Max von Sydow . The Force Awakens is set 30 years after Return of the Jedi ; it follows Rey , Finn , and Poe Dameron 's search for Luke Skywalker and their fight alongside the Resistance , led by veterans of the Rebel Alliance , against Kylo Ren and the First Order , a successor group to the Galactic Empire . The Force Awakens was premiered by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on December 14 , and was released in United States and Canada on December 18 , 2015 . The Force Awakens opened across 14,300 theaters , breaking numerous box-office records and became the first film to earn more than $ 100 million worldwide in a single day . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 2 billion on a production budget of $ 306 million becoming the highest-grossing release of 2015 , and the fastest film to earn $ 1 billion worldwide , doing so in twelve-days . The Force Awakens became the third film in history to surpass $ 2 billion worldwide ( after Avatar ( 2009 ) and Titanic ( 1997 ) ) , doing so on its 53rd day of release . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 360 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive . The Force Awakens garnered many awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for Abrams ' direction , its action sequences , visual effects , editing and Ridley 's and Boyega 's performances . Several awards held their nominations before the December release of The Force Awakens , making the film ineligible for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards and some other awards ceremonies . However , the film was added to the 21st Critics ' Choice Awards 's slate of best picture nominees after a special vote by the board of directors , and the announcement of the 2015 American Film Institute Awards was delayed until after the release of film , where it was named one of Top Ten Films of the year . The Force Awakens received five nominations at the 88th Academy Awards as Best Original Score , Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , Best Film Editing and Best Visual Effects . The film garnered four nominations at 69th British Academy Film Awards , and won for Best Special Visual Effects and a special BAFTA Rising Star Award for John Boyega . At the 21st Empire Awards , the film received nine nominations and won five including Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film , and Best Director for J.J. Abrams . The Force Awakens became the most nominated film in Saturn Awards history with total of thirteen nominations at 42nd Saturn Awards and won eight including Best Science Fiction Film , Best Director and Best Special Effects . The film received seven nominations from the Visual Effects Society , winning four including Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture . Star Wars : The Force Awakens received eleven nominations at MTV Movie Awards , the most for the ceremony and won three including Movie of the Year .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7adb78afaad362a35469bbacf7e570f1", "text": "Buck Wild Buck Wild is a zombie comedy horror film directed by Tyler Glodt , written by Glodt and producer Matthew Albrecht , and starring Albrecht , Jarrod Pistilli , Dru Lockwood , and Isaac Harrison as four friends who must faced zombies on their hunting trip in rural Texas . It premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival in April 2013 . The film was shot in 2011 in Goliad County , Texas , United States . Buck Wild won the Best of the Fest award at the Hill Country Film Festival in May 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43072d6605125001a850d907c6edbfb7", "text": "Girls Gone Wild (film) Girls Gone Wild was a 1929 American melodrama film produced and released by Fox Film Corporation . The film was controversial as an early example of the rising tide of violence and disrespect for the law that would become key themes in the 1930s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1d64982de8d5e298f77fd7eef6d6ad5", "text": "Rock & Rule Rock & Rule ( known as Ring of Power outside of North America ) is a 1983 Canadian adult animated musical science fiction fantasy film from the animation studio Nelvana , marking the first time the company has made an animated production for adults . It was produced and directed by the company 's founders , Michael Hirsh , Patrick Loubert , and Clive A. Smith . The film features the voices of Don Francks , Greg Salata , and Susan Roman . It was the studio 's first feature film and the first English language one produced entirely within Canada . Centering on rock and roll music , the film includes songs by Cheap Trick , Chris Stein and Debbie Harry of the pop group Blondie , Lou Reed , Iggy Pop , and Earth , Wind & Fire . The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic United States populated by mutant humanoids . With John Halfpenny , Patrick Loubert , and Peter Sauder at the helm of its screenplay , Rock & Rule was a heavily derived spin-off of Nelvana 's earlier TV special from 1978 , The Devil and Daniel Mouse . Its distributor , MGM , acquired United Artists at the time and the new management team had no interest in it . As a result , it was never released in North America except for a limited release in Boston , Massachusetts . It received minor attention in Germany , where it was screened at a film festival . It was funded in part by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , which had obtained the Canadian TV rights . A hard-to-find VHS was released at that time , followed by a laserdisc release . The film developed a cult following from repeated airings on HBO and Showtime and the circulation of bootleg VHS copies at comic book conventions booths ( with Ralph Bakshi named as director ) . In 2005 , Unearthed Films released a special 2-disc edition DVD of the film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05fad906806b8219d06c492a5239f707", "text": "Wild Bill (1995 film) Wild Bill is a 1995 Western film about the last days of legendary lawman Wild Bill Hickok . It stars Jeff Bridges , Ellen Barkin , John Hurt and Diane Lane . The film was distributed by United Artists . It was written and directed by Walter Hill , with writing credits also going to Pete Dexter , author of the book Deadwood , and Thomas Babe , author of the play Fathers and Sons .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5b7992c51befa62bad82167ed12ab7e6", "text": "Wild (company) Rudolf Wild & Co. is a UA company headquartered in Eppelheim , near Heidelberg , Germany . The company produces natural ingredients for food products . WILD has around 2,500 employees in over 70 countries , 1,400 of whom are employed at the main plant in Eppelheim . The company is based on three core businesses : the production of ingredients for the food and beverage industry , the construction of processing equipment and machinery ( WILD INDAG ) and the production and sale of its own brand products and end products . One of the latter , Capri Sun , is sold in over 100 countries .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b31b34e3b69c7bdc9b7d05e02ce64734", "text": "Stand Your Ground (Wild Horses album) Stand Your Ground is the second studio album by British rock band Wild Horses , co-produced with Kit Woolven at Good Earth and Maison Rouge Studios in London and released in May 1981 on EMI Records . It was subsequently issued on CD in Japan in 1993 on Toshiba-EMI , and by the now defunct UK labels Zoom Club in 1999 and Krescendo Records in 2009 , respectively . The most recent re-issue came in February 2013 , courtesy of UK-based Rock Candy Records , and includes several bonus tracks not found on previous re-issues .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d0471a8d5aac000d5f50f7d66e6c363", "text": "Into the West (miniseries) Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks , with six two-hour episodes ( including commercials ) . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television ( TNT ) on six Fridays starting on June 10 , 2005 . It was also shown in the UK on BBC2 and BBC HD from November 4 , 2006 , and in Canada on CBC Television . The series also aired in the U.S. on AMC during the summer ( June/July ) and fall ( autumn , September/October ) of 2012 . The miniseries begins in the 1820s and is told mainly through the third person narration of Jacob Wheeler ( Matthew Settle ) and Loved By the Buffalo ( Joseph M. Marshall III ) , although episodes outside the direct observation of both protagonists are also shown . The plot follows the story of two families , one white American , one Native American , as their lives become mingled through the momentous events of American expansion . The story intertwines real and fictional characters and events spanning the period of expansion of the United States in the American West , from 1825 to 1890 . The show has a large cast , with about 250 speaking parts . The series features well known performers including Josh Brolin , Gary Busey , Michael Spears , Tonantzin Carmelo , Skeet Ulrich , Garrett Wang , Steve Reevis , Rachael Leigh Cook , Wes Studi , Irene Bedard , Alan Tudyk , Christian Kane , Russell Means , Jay Tavare , David Midthunder , Keri Russell , Graham Greene , Zahn McClarnon , Tom Berenger , Gil Birmingham , David Paymer , Raoul Trujillo , Eric Schweig , Lance Henriksen , Simon R. Baker , Tyler Christopher , Tatanka Means , Tokala Clifford , Gordon Tootoosis , Sheila Tousey , and Will Patton . It was filmed in Drumheller , Alberta and Santa Fe , New Mexico .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c8752411a1969beb5a56ac12cf1e6d0", "text": "The Wild Frontier (film) The Wild Frontier is a 1947 American Western film directed by Philip Ford and written by Albert DeMond . The film stars Allan Lane , Jack Holt , Eddy Waller , Pierre Watkin , John James and Roy Barcroft . The film was released on October 1 , 1947 , by Republic Pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bbb7198fee0293dc476919162a05756", "text": "Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away Cirque du Soleil : Worlds Away is a 2012 American 3D family fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson . The film premiered on October 20 , 2012 at the Tokyo International Film Festival , and was released theatrically in the United States on December 21 , 2012 . Distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures on December 21 , 2012 , the film tells the story of a girl named Mia going to a traveling circus and falling in love with its main attraction , the Aerialist . After the Aerialist falls during his act , he and Mia are transported to another world where each encounter the different worlds of Cirque du Soleil through O , Mystère , Kà , Love , Zumanity , Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe . It stars Erica Linz and Igor Zaripov as the main characters and incorporates acts from some of the Cirque du Soleil shows that were running in Las Vegas in 2011 including O , Mystère , Kà , Love , and Viva Elvis . The 3D used in the film was highly admired by critics on its Tokyo premiere . The Eels performed a song titled `` Calling for Your Love '' for the movie . The film incorporates acts from the seven Cirque du Soleil shows running in Las Vegasin 2011 : O , Mystère , Kà , Love , Zumanity , Viva Elvis and Criss Angel Believe . Each of the acts/performances was filmed on the stage of the theater in Las Vegas where the show is/was running : the acts from `` O '' at the `` O '' Theatre at the Bellagio , those from `` Ka '' at the Ka Theater at the MGM Grand , those from `` Love '' at the Love Theater at the Mirage , the act from `` Mystere '' at the Mystere Theater at Treasure Island , the act from `` Zumanity '' at the Zumanity Theater at the New York New York and the act from `` Viva Elvis '' at the Aria Theater . It was Reel FX 's first and only live action film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "604cf720647e0409b2b0af2c2efc4e9d", "text": "Wild Kingdom Wild Kingdom , sometimes known as Mutual of Omaha 's Wild Kingdom , is an American television show that features wildlife and nature . It was originally produced from 1963 until 1988 , and was revived in 2002 . The show 's second incarnation currently airs on Animal Planet in the U.S.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c40546fac2765832261dbc9b5bb85f1", "text": "Wild (2014 film) Wild is a 2014 American biographical survival drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée . The screenplay by Nick Hornby is based on Cheryl Strayed 's 2012 memoir Wild : From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail . The film stars Reese Witherspoon as Strayed , alongside Laura Dern ( as Strayed 's mother ) , with Thomas Sadoski , Michiel Huisman and Gaby Hoffmann among several others in supporting roles . The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on August 29 , 2014 , and was released theatrically on December 3 , 2014 , in North America . Wild opened to positive critical reviews , with much praise going toward the performances of Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern . Both actresses received Academy Award nominations for their performances , in the categories of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress , respectively .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf798fba31778b546c9d917faa4a6646", "text": "Wild Boys Wild Boys is an Australian television period drama series that began airing on the Seven Network on 4 September 2011 . It is produced by Julie McGauran and Sarah Smith from Southern Star and John Holmes . The series is set in and around the fictional town of Hopetoun and principally filmed in Wilberforce on the Hawkesbury , Nelson , and Glenworth Valley on the New South Wales Central Coast . The series premiered in the UK on TCM UK on 3 March 2013 . The series was not renewed for a second season due to low viewership .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1406f3232c778da7f8f0a2fab517a32e", "text": "Wild Discovery Wild Discovery was a television series that aired on the Discovery Channel between 1995 and 2002 . It was an educational program in a documentary format showcasing animals as the main theme . The show featured a wide range of animals , in locations from around the world , including Brazil and the Serengeti .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de28caa49b6028b4bea9fbaa871d17fa", "text": "Wild in the Streets Wild in the Streets is a 1968 film featuring Christopher Jones , Hal Holbrook , and Shelley Winters . It was produced by American International Pictures and based on a short story by writer Robert Thom . The movie , described as both `` ludicrous '' and `` cautionary , '' was nominated for an Academy Award ( for best film editing ) and became a cult classic of the 1960s counterculture .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f692c6230916697ddbc3bbbb6ee1cadd", "text": "New York: A Love Story New York : A Love Story is the debut studio album by American R&B singer Mack Wilds . It was released on September 30 , 2013 , by Louder Than Life and RED Distribution . The album features guest appearances from Method Man , Raekwon and Doug E. Fresh . The album was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 56th Grammy Awards , which was held on January 26 , 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "241c5584bafcb4fa9074b612100161a6", "text": "Tomorrowland (film) Tomorrowland ( subtitled A World Beyond in some regions ) is a 2015 American science-fiction mystery adventure film directed and co-written by Brad Bird . Bird co-wrote the film 's screenplay with Damon Lindelof , from an original story treatment by Bird , Lindelof and Jeff Jensen . The film stars George Clooney , Hugh Laurie , Britt Robertson , Raffey Cassidy , Tim McGraw , Kathryn Hahn and Keegan-Michael Key . In the film , a disillusioned genius inventor and a teenage science enthusiast embark to an ambiguous alternate dimension known as `` Tomorrowland '' where their actions directly affect the world and themselves . Walt Disney Pictures originally announced the film in June 2011 under the working title 1952 , and later retitled it to Tomorrowland , after the futuristic themed land found at Disney theme parks . In drafting their story , Bird and Lindelof took inspiration from the progressive cultural movements of the Space Age , as well as Walt Disney 's optimistic philosophy of the future , notably his conceptual vision for the planned community known as EPCOT . Principal photography began in August 2013 , with footage shot in British Columbia , Alberta , Florida , and Spain with second unit filming in France , California and the Bahamas . Tomorrowland was released in conventional and IMAX formats on May 22 , 2015 , and was the first theatrical film to be released in Dolby Vision and Dolby Cinema . Upon its release , the film received mixed reviews from critics ; earning praise for its original premise , musical score , action , visuals , and themes , but criticism in regards to the screenplay 's uneven writing and tone . The film grossed $ 209 million worldwide against a total production and marketing cost of $ 330 million , losing Disney $ 120 -- 140 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0acfb8668b27860aee75b818cd93c60e", "text": "Things (film) Things is a 1989 Canadian direct-to-video independent exploitation horror film directed by Andrew Jordan , and written and produced by Jordan and Barry J. Gillis . Containing one of the earliest mainstream film roles of porn star Amber Lynn , this Z movie has a cult following of fans who call themselves `` Things-ites '' . The film has been considered to be one of the worst films of all time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5886950307f7889ba3a3b8ab42286b8", "text": "Into the Wild (book) Into the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer . It is an expansion of a 9,000-word article by Krakauer on Christopher McCandless titled `` Death of an Innocent '' , which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside . The book was adapted to film in 2007 , directed by Sean Penn with Emile Hirsch starring as McCandless . `` Into the Wild '' is an international bestseller which has been printed in 14 languages and 173 editions and formats . The book is widely used as high school and college reading curriculum . `` Into the Wild '' has been lauded by many reviewers but has also been described by Alaskan reporter , Craig Medred , as being `` something invented '' by its author .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06bee763ab88bf322c23edce2ef326cd", "text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "223bb0a8deb9a7f6c91c95713b1e1a58", "text": "Lostwood Wilderness Lostwood Wilderness is a wilderness area located in the U.S. state of North Dakota . Created by an act of Congress in 1975 , the wilderness covers an area of 5,577 acres ( 22.56 km2 ) . Contained within Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge , the wilderness is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . Designated to preserve a region well known for numerous lakes and mixed grass prairie , the wilderness ensures that the finest duck and waterfowl breeding region in North America remains wild and unimproved . U.S. Wilderness Areas do not allow motorized or mechanized vehicles , including bicycles . Although camping and fishing are usually allowed with a proper permit , no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no logging or mining , in compliance with the 1964 Wilderness Act . Wilderness areas within National Forests and Bureau of Land Management areas also allow hunting in season .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "66952f020f11c32b56c3783e5545e428", "text": "George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker Bush ( born June 12 , 1924 ) is an American politician who was the 41st President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 and the 43rd Vice President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 . A member of the Republican Party , he was previously a congressman , ambassador , and Director of Central Intelligence . He is the oldest living former President and Vice President . Since 2000 , Bush has often been referred to as `` George H. W. Bush '' , `` Bush 41 '' , `` Bush the Elder '' , or `` George Bush Senior '' to distinguish him from his eldest son , George W. Bush , who became the 43rd President of the United States after the 2000 election . Bush was born in Milton , Massachusetts , to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker Bush . Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 , Bush postponed his university studies , enlisted in the U.S. Navy on his 18th birthday , and became the youngest aviator in the U.S. Navy at the time . He served until the end of the war , then attended Yale University . Graduating in 1948 , he moved his family to West Texas and entered the oil business , becoming a millionaire by the age of 40 . Bush became involved in politics soon after founding his own oil company , and he won election to the House of Representatives in 1966 . In 1971 , President Richard Nixon appointed Bush as Ambassador to the United Nations , and in 1973 , Bush became the Chairman of the Republican National Committee . The following year , President Gerald Ford appointed Bush as the ambassador to the People 's Republic of China , and later reassigned Bush to the position of Director of Central Intelligence . Bush ran for president in 1980 but was defeated in the Republican primary by Ronald Reagan . Reagan chose Bush as his running mate , and Bush became vice president after the Reagan -- Bush ticket won the 1980 election . During his eight-year tenure as vice president , Bush headed administration task forces on deregulation and fighting the `` War on Drugs '' . In 1988 , Bush ran a successful campaign to succeed Reagan as President , defeating Democratic opponent Michael Dukakis . Foreign policy drove the Bush presidency : military operations were conducted in Panama and the Persian Gulf ; the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 , and the Soviet Union dissolved two years later . Though the agreement was not ratified until after he left office , Bush also signed the North American Free Trade Agreement , which created a trade bloc consisting of the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Domestically , Bush reneged on a 1988 campaign promise and , after a struggle with Congress , signed an increase in taxes that Congress had passed . In the wake of a weak recovery from an economic recession , along with continuing budget deficits and the diminution of foreign politics as a major issue in a post-Cold War political climate , he lost the 1992 presidential election to Democrat Bill Clinton . Bush left office in 1993 . His presidential library was dedicated in 1997 , and he has been active -- often alongside Bill Clinton -- in various humanitarian activities . With George W. Bush 's victory in the 2000 presidential election , Bush and his son became the second father-son combination to serve as president , following John Adams and John Quincy Adams . Another member of the Bush family , Bush 's second son Jeb Bush , served as the 43rd Governor of Florida ( 1999 -- 2007 ) and sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "129e9cf5d678fe17d3d655e57e026899", "text": "Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt The presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on March 4 , 1933 , when he was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States , and ended upon his death on April 12 , 1945 , a span of ( 4422 days ) . Roosevelt assumed the presidency in the midst of the Great Depression . Starting with his landslide victory over Republican President Herbert Hoover in the 1932 election . He won a record four presidential terms , and became a central figure in world affairs during World War II . His program for relief , recovery and reform , known as the New Deal , involved a great expansion of the role of the federal government in the economy . Under his steady leadership , the Democratic Party built a `` New Deal Coalition '' of labor unions , big city machines , white ethnics , African Americans , and rural white Southerners , that would significantly realign American politics for the next several decades in the Fifth Party System and also define modern American liberalism . During his first hundred days in office , Roosevelt spearheaded unprecedented major legislation and issued a profusion of executive orders that instituted the New Deal -- a variety of programs designed to produce relief ( government jobs for the unemployed ) , recovery ( economic growth ) , and reform ( through regulation of Wall Street , banks and transportation ) . He created numerous programs to support the unemployed and farmers , and to encourage labor union growth while more closely regulating business and high finance . The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 added to his popularity , helping him win re-election by a landslide in 1936 . The economy improved rapidly from 1933 to 1937 , but then relapsed into a deep recession in 1937 -- 38 . The bipartisan Conservative Coalition that formed in 1937 prevented his attempted packing of the Supreme Court , and blocked most of his legislative proposals , aside from the Fair Labor Standards Act . When the war began and unemployment largely became a non-issue , conservatives in Congress repealed the two major relief programs , the WPA and CCC , but kept most of the regulations on business . Along with several smaller programs , major surviving programs from the New Deal include the Securities and Exchange Commission , the Wagner Act , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation , and Social Security . A potential worldwide war loomed after 1937 , with the Japanese invasion of China and the aggression of Nazi Germany , which invaded Poland in September 1939 . Roosevelt remained officially neutral but gave strong diplomatic and financial support to China , the United Kingdom , Free France , and the Soviet Union via initiatives such as the Lend-Lease programs . Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7 , 1941 , Roosevelt sought and obtained a declaration of war upon Japan . A few days later , he sought and obtained a declaration of war upon the other major Axis powers , Germany and Italy . Assisted by his top aide Harry Hopkins , and with very strong national support , he worked closely with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , Soviet leader Joseph Stalin , and Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in leading the Allies during World War II . He supervised the mobilization of the U.S. economy to support the war effort , and the war saw the end of the massive unemployment that characterized the Great Depression . Roosevelt sought to desegregate the federal workforce with the Fair Employment Practice Committee , but he also controversially ordered the internment of 100,000 Japanese American civilians . As an active military leader , Roosevelt implemented a war strategy on two fronts that ended in the defeat of the Axis Powers and the development of the world 's first nuclear bomb . Though he died months before the end of the war , his work on the post-war order shaped the new United Nations and the Bretton Woods international financial system . Roosevelt 's health seriously declined during the war years , and he died three months into his fourth term . He was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman . It was on Roosevelt 's watch that the Democratic Party was returned to dominance , prosperity returned , and two great military enemies were destroyed . Scholars , historians and the public typically rank Roosevelt alongside Abraham Lincoln and George Washington as one of the three greatest U.S. Presidents .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c25bdf07233bd9033fce25930a442466", "text": "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive ( National Security Presidential Directive NSPD 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-20 , sometimes called simply `` Executive Directive 51 '' for short ) , created and signed by President of the United States George W. Bush on May 4 , 2007 , is a Presidential Directive which claims power to execute procedures for continuity of the federal government in the event of a `` catastrophic emergency '' . Such an emergency is construed as `` any incident , regardless of location , that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties , damage , or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population , infrastructure , environment , economy , or government functions . '' The unclassified portion of the directive was posted on the White House website on May 9 , 2007 , without any further announcement or press briefings , although Special Assistant to George W. Bush Gordon Johndroe answered several questions on the matter when asked about it by members of the press in early June 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba2d5afb487fb978954159daafabbd3a", "text": "United States House of Representatives elections, 2004 Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 109th Congress were held on November 2 , 2004 . The House of Representatives has 435 seats . It coincided with the reelection of President George W. Bush . In the 108th Congress , Republicans held 227 seats , Democrats held 205 , with two Republican vacancies and one independent . As a result of this election , the 109th Congress began composed of 232 Republicans , 201 Democrats , one independent ( who caucuses with the Democrats ) , and one vacancy ( Democratic Representative Bob Matsui won reelection , but died on January 1 , 2005 , just three days before the beginning of the 109th Congress . ) . The Republicans thereby built up their House majority by 3 seats ( gaining 8 but losing 5 ) . Democrats gained open seats in Colorado , South Dakota ( through a 2004 special election ) and New York and ousting incumbents in Georgia and Illinois . Republicans gained an open seat in Kentucky and ousted an incumbent in Indiana . A pair of seats in Louisiana swapped party control . Republicans gained several redistricted seats in Texas . On the same date were the 2004 Presidential election , the 2004 Senate election , and many state gubernatorial elections .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "55d98b865d3daa0ef2154fc3d9743276", "text": "United States presidential election in Alaska, 2004 The 2004 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2 , 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2004 presidential election . Voters chose 3 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Alaska was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 25.6 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win , or otherwise considered as a safe red state . It has voted for a Republican presidential nominee in every presidential election since statehood , except for 1964 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62d7976006ff19cadcd0964c56f44df5", "text": "Bill Clinton presidential campaign Bill Clinton , the 42nd President of the United States , has successfully run for president twice : * Bill Clinton presidential campaign , 1992 Bill Clinton presidential campaign , 1996", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8963257c6ec1dae9bb87b152d103b85c", "text": "New Democrats New Democrats , also called Centrist Democrats , Clinton Democrats or Moderate Democrats , are a relatively `` centrist '' ideological faction within the Democratic Party that emerged after the victory of Republican George H. W. Bush in the 1988 presidential election . Describing themselves as `` centrist '' , they are an economically conservative and `` Third Way '' faction which dominated the party for around 20 years , starting in the late 1980s after the US populace turned much further to the political right . They are represented by organizations such as the New Democrat Network and the New Democrat Coalition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3834d3f503bfc2baa147528971021fa4", "text": "George W. Bush George Walker Bush ( born July 6 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 . He was also the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000 . After graduating from Yale University in 1968 and Harvard Business School in 1975 , he worked in the oil industry . Bush married Laura Welch in 1977 and ran unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives shortly thereafter . He later co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team before defeating Ann Richards in the 1994 Texas gubernatorial election . Bush was elected president in 2000 after a close and controversial win over Democratic rival Al Gore , becoming the fourth president to be elected while receiving fewer popular votes than his opponent . From a prominent political family , he is the eldest son of Barbara and George H. W. Bush , the 41st President of the United States , making him only the second president to assume the nation 's highest office after his father , following the lead of John Quincy Adams . His brother , Jeb Bush , a former Governor of Florida , was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election . His paternal grandfather , Prescott Bush , was a United States Senator from Connecticut . The September 11 terrorist attacks occurred eight months into Bush 's first term as president . Bush responded with what became known as the Bush Doctrine : launching a `` War on Terror '' , an international military campaign that included the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and the Iraq War in 2003 . He also promoted policies on the economy , health care , education , Social Security reform , and amending the Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage . He signed into law broad tax cuts , the Patriot Act , the No Child Left Behind Act , the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act , Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors , and funding for the AIDS relief program known as PEPFAR . His tenure included national debates on immigration , Social Security , electronic surveillance , and torture . In the 2004 Presidential race , Bush defeated Democratic Senator John Kerry in another relatively close election . After his re-election , Bush received increasingly heated criticism from across the political spectrum for his handling of the Iraq War , Hurricane Katrina , and other challenges . Amid this criticism , the Democratic Party regained control of Congress in the 2006 elections . In December 2007 , the United States entered its longest post-World War II recession , often referred to as the `` Great Recession '' , prompting the Bush administration to obtain congressional passage of multiple economic programs intended to preserve the country 's financial system . Nationally , Bush was both one of the most popular and unpopular presidents in history , having received the highest recorded presidential approval ratings in the wake of the September 11 attacks , as well as one of the lowest approval ratings during the 2008 financial crisis . Bush left office in 2009 , returning to Texas where he purchased a home in Crawford . He wrote a memoir , Decision Points . His presidential library was opened in 2013 . His presidency has been ranked among the worst in historians ' polls published in the late 2000s and 2010s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd3cfa8cffb89c87f5918ad9e2980bf8", "text": "1940 State of the Union Address The 1940 State of the Union Address was given by the 32nd President of the United States , Franklin D. Roosevelt , on January 3 , 1940 , to both houses of Congress . It was given right before the United States entered World War II . He said , `` You are well aware that dictatorships -- and the philosophy of force that justifies and accompanies dictatorships -- have originated in almost every case in the necessity for drastic action to improve internal conditions in places where democratic action for one reason or another has failed to respond to modern needs and modern demands . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4fabdc47572748f939ed3b2d724e109d", "text": "Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration The economic policy of the Barack Obama administration was characterized by moderate tax increases on higher income Americans designed to fund healthcare reform , reduce the federal budget deficit , and improve income inequality . His first term ( 2009 -- 2013 ) included measures designed to address the Great Recession and Subprime mortgage crisis , which began in 2007 . These included a major stimulus package , banking regulation , and comprehensive healthcare reform . As the economy improved and robust job creation continued during his second term ( 2013 -- 2017 ) , the Bush tax cuts were allowed to expire for the highest income taxpayers and a spending sequester ( cap ) was implemented , to further reduce the deficit back to typical historical levels . Towards the end of his tenure , the U.S. economy was nearing full employment such that the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates , real household income was nearing its pre-crisis peak , gas prices were very low , and GDP grew 3.5 % . He also implemented several environmental executive orders to address climate change and encourage clean energy industries , as the U.S. enjoyed an unprecedented increase in energy production . Both the stock market and corporate profits reached record high levels during his tenure , while inflation and interest rates remained near record low levels . Conceptually , Obama advocated using government regulation to stem crony capitalism and tax revenue to stabilize and promote economic growth . Two of his important economic advisers were Jason Furman of Harvard University and Jeffrey Liebman of Harvard University . In 2006 , Obama wrote , `` We should be asking ourselves what mix of policies will lead to a dynamic free market and widespread economic security , entrepreneurial innovation and upward mobility -LSB- ... -RSB- we should be guided by what works . '' Speaking before the National Press Club in April 2005 , he defended the New Deal social welfare policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt , associating Republican proposals to establish private accounts for Social Security with Social Darwinism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8b07da88053c7181dd65b80b1b4da01", "text": "United States presidential election in Mississippi, 2004 The 2004 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 2 , 2004 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2004 United States presidential election . Voters chose 6 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Mississippi was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 19.7 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win , or otherwise considered as a safe red state . Southern Democrat Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to carry this state , in the 1976 election . U.S. President George W. Bush won here in 2004 carrying a majority of the counties and congressional districts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0424c0bc3e78efd392a5462387ad0b31", "text": "United States presidential election in Mississippi, 1988 The 1988 United States presidential election in Mississippi took place on November 8 , 1988 . All 50 states and the District of Columbia , were part of the 1988 United States presidential election . Mississippi voters chose 7 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the President and Vice President . Mississippi was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas , who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis . Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President , and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen . Mississippi weighed in for this election as 6 % more Republican than the national average .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22e88287686edf3a9e26cfe78d757c21", "text": "United States presidential election in Arizona, 2000 The 2000 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 7 , 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C. , which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 8 representatives , or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . Arizona was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 6.3 % margin of victory . Ralph Nader received 3 % , as all of the other candidates received a combined 1 % . Pre-election polling showed that Bush had a solid lead of Gore . Bush won all the congressional districts , except Arizona 's 2nd congressional district . The key for Bush 's victory was Maricopa County , which has by far the highest population in the state . Bush made history by winning Greenlee County . This thinly populated working class county , which has been dependent on copper mining as the basis for its economy , had voted Democratic in every election since Arizona achieved statehood from 1912 to 1996 , and now is a Republican stronghold in the 21st century .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d09d623e6975aae82ac8aae69a2667c", "text": "2008 State of the Union Address The 2008 State of the Union address was a speech given by United States President George W. Bush on January 28 , 2008 , at 9:00 p.m. EST to a joint session of Congress . It was the last State of the Union Address of Bush 's presidency . The speech was delivered in the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol . Sitting behind the president were the presiding officers of the United States Senate , Vice President Dick Cheney , and the United States House of Representatives , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3da4adfe6763655af9e6ce543c8ecc13", "text": "Robert Gates Robert Michael `` Bob '' Gates ( born September 25 , 1943 ) is an American statesman , scholar , and university president who served as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 . Gates initially began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the CIA . Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council , and was Director of Central Intelligence under President George H. W. Bush . After leaving the CIA , Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards . Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group , the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton , that studied the lessons of the Iraq War . Gates was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush as Secretary of Defense after the 2006 election , replacing Donald Rumsfeld . He was confirmed with bipartisan support . In a 2007 profile written by former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski , Time named Gates one of the year 's most influential people . In 2008 , Gates was named one of America 's Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report . He continued to serve as Secretary of Defense in President Barack Obama 's administration . He retired in 2011 . `` He 'll be remembered for making us aware of the danger of over-reliance on military intervention as an instrument of American foreign policy , '' said former Senator David L. Boren . Gates was presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom , the nation 's highest civilian award , by President Obama during his retirement ceremony . According to a Washington Post book review , he is `` widely considered the best defense secretary of the post-World War II era '' . Since leaving the Obama Administration , Gates has been elected President of the Boy Scouts of America , served as Chancellor of the College of William & Mary , and served as a member on several corporate boards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d9c485965412c2e8661f5cb749d91b58", "text": "Herding Cats: A Life in Politics Herding Cats : A Life in Politics is a book written by U.S. Senator Trent Lott , a Republican from Mississippi . Published by HarperCollins Publishers , Inc. on August 23 , 2005 , the book spans 320 pages . The major points of the book are Lott 's childhood in Grenada and Pascagoula , Mississippi , including his struggles with his alcoholic father ; his election to Congress ; his years in the House of Representatives during the Nixon , Carter , and Reagan administrations ( including his service as Minority Whip in that body ) ; and his service in the Senate , especially his service as Majority Leader during the Clinton and Bush Administrations . He recounts the formative events of his youth and the stories from his political life . From his decision to support Gerald Ford over Ronald Reagan in the 1976 Republican primary to his working partnership with Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle during the Clinton impeachment and the September 11 attacks in 2001 , Lott traces the inner workings of congressional life . One major focus of the book is the comments Lott made at the birthday party of Sen. Strom Thurmond in 2002 and the subsequent intense media coverage , which eventually led to his resignation as the Senate Majority Leader in December 2002 . Lott names several figures who he believes orchestrated his downfall , including members of President George W. Bush 's administration , such as then-Secretary of State , Colin Powell , and former Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) head Joe Allbaugh ( who Lott claims has admitted that he intended to bring Lott down as Majority Leader ) ; as well as the successor to Lott as Majority Leader , Sen. Bill Frist . Lott suggests that his forced resignation was a `` strategic plan '' devised by Bush and others who wanted Frist to take his place , since Frist supported key White House policies like the Medicare expansion , which Lott opposed . Lott notes , however , that his response to the Thurmond controversy played poorly in the media . Lott wrote in the book that Frist betrayed him by not telling him about Frist 's decision to run for majority leader beforehand . Lott says he took Frist as his protégé , as Frist had no political/public experience when he was first elected to the Senate . Some suggested that Lott 's book , which portrayed Frist in a negative light , was designed to impede Frist 's possible presidential campaign , but Frist did not run . Lott indicated in the book that he had repaired his relationship with Frist to some extent . Lott also emphasizes his years as Majority Whip in the House and his years as Majority Leader in the Senate , where Lott claims to have built an efficient vote-getting organization and played a key role in several legislative accomplishments , including the Reagan-era budget cuts and tax cuts , and welfare reform and the tobacco settlement during the Clinton years . This emphasis may tie into Lott 's ambition to rejoin the Senate Republican Leadership .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d4ad2c736e7869d3f4f22380d9b8529", "text": "Electoral history of Dick Cheney Electoral history of Dick Cheney , 46th Vice President of the United States ( 2001 -- 2009 ) , 17th United States Secretary of Defense ( 1989 -- 1993 ) , United States Representative from Wyoming ( 1979 -- 1989 , including Minority Whip , 1989 ) and White House Chief of Staff ( 1975 -- 1977 ) Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1978 ( Republican primary ) : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1978 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1980 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1982 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1984 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1986 : Wyoming 's At-large congressional district , 1988 United States Secretary of Defense , 1989 ( Confirmation in the United States Senate ) : Yea -- 92 Nay -- 0 Not voting -- 8 2000 Republican National Convention ( Vice Presidential tally ) : Dick Cheney -- 2,066 ( 100.00 % ) United States presidential election , 2000 : George W. Bush/Dick Cheney ( R ) -- 50,460,110 ( 47.9 % ) and 271 electoral votes ( 30 states carried ) Al Gore/Joe Lieberman ( D ) -- 51,003,926 ( 48.4 % ) and 266 electoral votes ( 20 states and D.C. carried ) Abstaining -- 1 electoral vote ( Washington , D.C. faithless elector ) Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke ( Green ) -- 2,883,105 ( 2.7 % ) Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster ( Reform ) -- 449,225 ( 0.4 % ) Harry Browne/Art Olivier ( Libertarian ) -- 384,516 ( 0.4 % ) Howard Phillips/Curtis Frazier ( Constitution ) -- 98,022 ( 0.1 % ) John Hagelin/Nat Goldhaber ( Natural Law ) -- 83,702 ( 0.1 % ) Others -- 54,652 ( 0.1 % ) 2004 Republican National Convention ( Vice Presidential tally ) : Dick Cheney -- unamiously United States presidential election , 2004 : George W. Bush/Dick Cheney ( R ) ( inc. ) -- 62,040,610 ( 50.73 % ) and 286 electoral votes ( 31 states carried ) John Kerry/John Edwards ( D ) -- 59,028,444 ( 48.27 % ) and 251 electoral votes ( 19 states and D.C. carried ) John Edwards ( D ) -- 1 electoral vote ( Minnesota faithless elector ) Ralph Nader/Peter Camejo ( I ) -- 465,650 ( 0.38 % ) Michael Badnarik/Richard Campagna ( Libertarian ) -- 397,265 ( 0.32 % ) Michael Peroutka/Chuck Baldwin ( Constitution ) -- 143,630 ( 0.12 % ) David Cobb/Pat LaMarche ( Green ) -- 119,859 ( 0.096 % )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1437743745f75ce17a5d0b3ab8969b7", "text": "United States Senate elections, 1990 The United States Senate elections , 1990 were held on Tuesday , November 6 , 1990 . The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republican Party . The election took place in the middle of President George H. W. Bush 's term , and , as with most other midterm elections , the party not holding the presidency gained seats in Congress . Only one seat changed parties in this election , as Democrat Paul Wellstone defeated incumbent Republican Rudy Boschwitz ( R-MN ) . Democrats would gain a 57th seat after Harris Wofford won a 1991 special election to replace H. John Heinz III ( R-PA ) , who had died in a plane crash .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "573d9b24e8cb9d8347ef5de04bef6cac", "text": "Richard Nixon Foundation The Richard Nixon Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda , California . It was founded in the late 1980s by Richard Nixon , 37th President of the United States , and served as the governing body of the Nixon Library for nearly twenty years . Today it operates the Nixon Library in conjunction with the National Archives and Records Administration , which is an entity of the federal government of the United States , in addition to undertaking charitable and education-based activities . The Nixon Foundation founded , controlled and operated the Nixon Library from the library 's dedication on July 19 , 1990 until July 11 , 2007 , at which the Foundation invited the National Archives to take control . The two entities signed a joint operating agreement which allowed the library to become officially known as the Richard Nixon Presidential Library , welcoming it into the national system of presidential libraries . This move allowed President Nixon 's White House documents to be moved to his library in Yorba Linda . The Nixon Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors , led by former Nixon White House Director of Presidential Advance Ronald H. Walker . The board includes President Nixon 's daughters Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower , his brother Edward Nixon , former Ambassador George Argyros former California Governor Pete Wilson , and longest-serving Vietnam War POW Everett Alvarez , Jr. . The Foundation 's President and CEO is William Baribault . The Foundation has hosted United States presidents , first ladies and several vice presidents . Also hosted have been public affairs commentators such as Bill O'Reilly , academics such as Doris Kearns Goodwin , and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer . The library includes `` Meet the Presidents , '' in which presidential impersonators speak to several hundred school-aged children . To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 , 2001 attacks , the Nixon Foundation brought 16 tons of warped steel from the World Trade Center and a damaged , first-responder FDNY firetruck to the Nixon Library for viewing . Before the National Archives took over its management , the Nixon Library had been accused by several media outlets of glossing over Nixon 's 1974 resignation with `` whitewashed '' exhibits . In 2007 , the National Archives removed the 17 year old Watergate exhibit and , after three years , the new exhibit was scheduled to open in July 2010 . The Nixon Foundation objected to the proposed exhibit , because the Nixon Foundation was not consulted in the way that other presidential foundations had been consulted with similar situations . The Foundation filed a 158 page memorandum to the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries expressing their dissatisfaction and NARA stated a committee would review the objection but gave no timeline for when that process would be concluded . The exhibit opened on March 31 , 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "033a0c3f40eb1d28b96b26f66adb3cf8", "text": "United States presidential election in New York, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4 , 1980 . All 50 states and The District of Columbia , were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . New York voters chose forty one electors to the Electoral College , which voted for President and Vice President . New York was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan , in a narrow victory against President of the United States Jimmy Carter , who failed to gain reelection against Reagan . Also in the running was Independent candidate Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois , who ran in New York as the Liberal Party candidate . Reagan won the state with a plurality of 46.66 % of the vote to Carter 's 43.99 % , a margin of 2.67 % . Anderson finished in third with 7.54 % . New York 's election results reflect the Republican Party 's re-consolidation of base under what is popularly called the `` Reagan Revolution , '' which sounded various overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States throughout the 1980s - and most evidently against the relatively unpopular President Carter during the 1980 presidential election . New York weighed in for this election as more Democratic than the national average by about 7 % . This election is notable in that , while the highly populated regions of New York City , Buffalo , and Albany turned out for Carter , the election in the state was tipped by the majority of less-populated upstate counties , combined with heavily populated suburban counties around NYC , most of which were won by Reagan . Carter actually picked up plurality wins in 2 counties which he had lost in 1976 : Monroe County , home to the city of Rochester , and Niagara County . A major contributing factor to Reagan 's victory over Carter was the relatively strong third party showing by independent candidate John B. Anderson , a former liberal Republican congressman who garnered 8 % of the vote in the State - twice the 4 % margin by which Carter had won New York in 1976 . Running on the ballot line of New York 's Liberal Party , Anderson attracted the votes of many liberals and moderates who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration , thus splitting the left-leaning vote in New York State . In the heavily populated , and very liberal , 5 boroughs of New York City , Carter still won overall , and Reagan made only modest gains in vote share over Gerald Ford 's 1976 showing of 33 % , taking 37 % in the city in 1980 . However , although still winning 4 out of 5 boroughs , Carter bled a massive amount of support in the city to Anderson , dropping from 66 % in 1976 to only 55 % in 1980 . Since Democratic victories in New York State in that era depended on running up massive margins in New York City to overcome the rest of the state 's Republican lean , the reduced margin in the city from vote-splitting would prove fatal to Carter 's chances of winning the state in 1980 . While Reagan only bled about 1 % of Republican base support in the state ( winning a plurality in a 3-way-race with 46.66 % while Gerald Ford had lost the state in a two-man race with 47.52 % in 1976 ) , Carter bled nearly 8 % of his 1976 support , falling from a 51.95 % majority win in 1976 to a losing 43.99 % in 1980 , most of those lost Democratic base votes going to Anderson instead . This remains the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee has won Tompkins County in upstate New York , home to the college town of Ithaca , where Cornell University and Ithaca College are located . Reagan narrowly won the county with a plurality of 42 % to Carter 's 40 % , while Anderson took nearly 14 % , making it Anderson 's strongest county in the state . In 1984 , Tompkins County would vote against Reagan and in the following years it would become the most Democratic county in upstate New York , giving Barack Obama over 70 % of the vote in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c798ee8225f79ab7b53d30338c4c95ad", "text": "United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election . It was held on Tuesday , November 3 , 1992 . There were three major candidates : Incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush , Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton , and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot . Bush had alienated much of his conservative base by breaking his 1988 campaign pledge against raising taxes . The economy was in recession and Bush 's perceived greatest strength , foreign policy , was regarded as much less important following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the relatively peaceful climate in the Middle East after the defeat of Iraq in the Gulf War . Clinton won a plurality in the popular vote , and a wide Electoral College margin . The election was a significant realigning election after three consecutive Republican landslides . Northeastern , Upper Midwest , and West Coast states which had previously been competitive began voting reliably Democratic . As of 2016 , this is the most recent election in which an incumbent president was unseated , the previous one having been the 1980 election in which Ronald Reagan unseated then-incumbent Jimmy Carter . Perot 's campaign took 18.9 % of the vote , finishing second in Maine and Utah . This was noted for being the highest vote share of a third-party candidate since 1912 , though he did not obtain any electoral votes . As of 2017 , this is the last time Georgia and Montana voted for the Democratic candidate , and the last time the state of Florida was on the losing end of the presidential election .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e58ed1a172d141a866491c7a0d7937f3", "text": "Tesla, Inc. Tesla , Inc. ( formerly named Tesla Motors ) is a major American automaker , energy storage company , and solar panel manufacturer based in Palo Alto , California . The company was initially founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning , although the company also considers Elon Musk , JB Straubel , and Ian Wright amongst its co-founders . The company specializes in electric cars , Lithium-ion battery energy storage , and , through their SolarCity subsidiary , residential solar panels . Tesla first gained widespread attention following its production of the Tesla Roadster , the first electric sports car , in 2008 . The company 's second vehicle , the Model S , an electric luxury sedan , debuted in 2012 and is built at the Tesla Factory in California . The Model S has been the world 's best-selling plug-in electric car for two years in a row , 2015 and 2016 . Its global sales achieved the 150,000 unit milestone in November 2016 , four years and five months after its introduction . , the Model S ranks as the world 's all-time second best-selling plug-in after the Nissan Leaf . The Model S was then followed in September 2015 by the Model X , a crossover SUV . Tesla 's next vehicle is the Model 3 , which was unveiled in March 2016 . It is slated for release in 2017 with a base price of , before any government incentives . , Tesla has sold over 186,000 electric cars worldwide since delivery of its first Tesla Roadster in 2008 , making the carmaker the second largest global pure electric car manufacturer after the Renault-Nissan Alliance . For two years running , 2015 and 2016 , Tesla ranked as the world 's second best selling manufacturer of plug-in electric cars after BYD Auto . Musk , the CEO , has said that he envisions Tesla as a technology company and independent automaker , aimed at eventually offering electric cars at prices affordable to the average consumer . Tesla has a network of high-powered Superchargers located across North America , Europe and Asia for Tesla vehicles . The company also operates a Destination Charging program , under which shops , restaurants and other venues are offered fast chargers for their customers . Although Tesla operates a number of production and assembly plants , the company 's most iconic facility is the Gigafactory 1 near Reno , Nevada , where Panasonic builds 21-70 cells for Tesla batteries . Tesla also manufactures the Tesla Powerwall , Powerpack batteries , and solar panels ( in varying form factors ) for home and industry applications . Elon Musk owned 20.8 % stake in the company as of March 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c398100fcd49fe88d07686fb8eae695e", "text": "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Elon Musk : Tesla , SpaceX , and the Quest for a Fantastic Future is Ashlee Vance 's biography of Elon Musk , published in 2015 . The book traces Elon Musk 's life from his childhood up to the time he spent at Zip2 and Paypal , and then onto SpaceX , Tesla , and SolarCity . In the book , Vance managed to get regular interviews with Musk , those close to him , and those who were with him at the most important points of his life ; Musk had no control over the biography 's contents .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "fb78e2e4ea2693b3e12bfb3e2451637c", "text": "Hyundai Santa Fe The Hyundai Santa Fe is a sport utility vehicle ( SUV ) produced by the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai since 2000 . It is named after the city of Santa Fe , New Mexico , and was introduced for the 2001 model year as Hyundai 's first SUV , released at the same time as the Ford Escape and Pontiac Aztek . The Santa Fe was a milestone in the company 's restructuring program of the late 1990s because , despite receiving criticism from journalists for its obscure looks , the SUV was a hit with American buyers . The SUV was so popular that at times , Hyundai had trouble supplying the demand . The Santa Fe quickly became Hyundai 's best seller and contributed to Hyundai 's success in the United States . As of 2007 , the Santa Fe falls between the slightly smaller compact crossover Tucson and the larger , yet related luxury crossover SUV Veracruz ( which replaced the Terracan ) . The second generation Hyundai Santa Fe was awarded 2008 Consumer Reports `` top pick '' and was among the top 10 vehicles for 2008 unveiled in the magazine 's issue . The magazine 's annual ratings , based on road tests and predicted safety and reliability , are considered highly influential among consumers . In 2012 , the third generation Santa Fe became available in two versions ( regular and extended versions ) , with the ( five-seater ) Sport in September 2012 and the extended long wheel base model which replaced the Veracruz , available at showrooms in November 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8011ce836fe4c6a871ecebff41c28ab5", "text": "Uber (company) Infobox company | name = Uber Technologies Inc. . | logo = Uber logo.svg | type = Privately held company | founders = | hq_location = San Francisco , California | area_served = Worldwide , 570 cities | key_people = Uber Technologies Inc. is a transportation network company headquartered in San Francisco , California , United States , operating in 570 cities worldwide . It develops , markets and operates the Uber car transportation and food delivery mobile apps . Uber drivers use their own cars , although drivers can rent a car to drive with Uber . The name `` Uber '' is a reference to the common ( and somewhat slangy ) word `` uber '' , meaning `` topmost '' or `` super '' , and having its origins in the German word über , meaning `` above '' . Uber has been a pioneer in the sharing economy and the changes in industries as a result of the sharing economy have been referred to as `` Uberification '' or `` Uberisation '' . Uber has also been the subject of protests and legal actions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "804ed38848890fcdd33dd559885ac279", "text": "Electric GT The Electric GT Championship is a zero-emission international auto racing championship . The inaugural season is planned to start in November 2017 and all teams will use a modified version of the Tesla Model S P100D .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "490622f045162418d9a5e2e3629de7bd", "text": "Kia Ray For the concept car , see Kia Ray ( concept car ) The Kia Ray EV is a city car manufactured by Kia Motors . The initial roll out was a limited production of 2,500 units destined for the South Korean government fleets , scheduled to be deployed in 2012 . The Ray EV is a predecessor to an all-electric crossover SUV that Kia Motors planned to launch globally in 2014 . In May 2013 a fleet of 184 Kia Ray EVs were deployed in Seoul as part of a carsharing service called `` Electric Vehicle Sharing '' at a rate of per hour . The service has 15,000 registered customers . The Ray has a unique door layout ; the passenger side of the vehicle has a sliding door for the rear seats , while the driver 's side has a swing-out door . The car has boxy dimensions , much like other similarly sized cars , such as the Honda Freed and Suzuki Solio . The Ray 's interior benefits from the square shape , as it has more space than most cars its size ; however , it is only able to seat four people . The Ray EV is the automaker 's first production battery electric vehicle . It is powered by a 50 kW electric motor , with a 16.4 kWh lithium ion battery that allows an all-electric range of 86 mi depending on driving conditions . The Kia Ray is also available in non-EV types equipped with gasoline and bi-fuel with a gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas ( LPG ) combination . Both engines are available in four trims - Deluxe , Special , Luxury and Prestige . Only available in the local Korea domestic market , both engines produce similar power and outputs . The gasoline engine generates 78 PS at 6,400 rpm and 9.6 kg.m / 3,500 rpm . Both engines have displacements of 998 cc , generating fuel economies of 17 km/l for gasoline , and bi-fuel delivering 16.6 km/l on gasoline mode and 13.2 km/l on LPG mode . Gasoline engine models weigh in at 998 kg with bi-fuel models weighing in at 1042 kg . Both are equipped with a 4 speed automatic transmission , and are currently sold in the Republic of Korea .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5cb50cce83eaeb02e62c05944fd90aa5", "text": "Motor fuel A motor fuel is a fuel that is used to provide power to motor vehicles . Currently , the majority of motor vehicles worldwide are powered by gasoline or diesel . Other energy sources include ethanol , biodiesel , propane , compressed natural gas ( CNG ) , electric batteries charged from an external source , and hydrogen . The use of alternative fuels is increasing , especially in Europe . Before deciding on a particular fuel type , some factors should be considered : The profitability of a solution The workload in relation to one 's own driving performance - if someone drives short distances , he will have very little benefit for himself and the environment The refuelling / charging infrastructure should be sufficiently developed so that one can use its vehicle flexibly and does not have to worry about refuelling / charging", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2b2d3f431af20b04399774829fdf29cc", "text": "Green Car Congress Green Car Congress ( GCC ) is a newsfeed website dedicated to provide the latest information and news about energy options , technologies , products , issues and policies related to sustainable mobility and access to its content is provided free of charge . GCC reports daily any relevant development around the world regarding alternative vehicles and powertrains , clean and alternative fuels , alternative sources of clean energy , technologies to curb greenhouse gas emissions which accelerate global warming resulting in climate change , and related policies and sustainability issues in general . Green Car Congress editorial goal is `` to support our transition from primary dependence on fossil fuels to self-reliance on clean , healthy , sustainable , harmonious alternative energies . '' GCC target audience comprises members of every segment of the energy and transportation markets , including industry , government , academia and the public , and readers are allowed to comment on the materials posted blog style . Green Car Congress is linked or recommended as an external resource for news and issues regarding sustainable mobility by newspapers , academic centers , and several environmental group sites such as The New York Times , the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology , the Oregon Department of Transportation , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , the Electric Drive Transportation Association , TreeHugger , Bioenergy Wiki , Greenedia , and ScienceBlips .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a20db91c67854c6069009c3bcac1ce5", "text": "Buick Buick ( -LSB- ` bjuː.ɪk -RSB- ) , formally the Buick Motor Division , is an upscale automobile brand of the American manufacturer General Motors ( GM ) . For much of its existence in the North American market , Buick has been marketed as a premium automobile brand , selling luxury vehicles positioned above GM 's mainstream brands , e.g. Chevrolet , while below the flagship luxury Cadillac division . Buick-branded vehicles are also known for reliability , ranking high for reliability in Consumer Reports ' brand reliability rankings . Buick has the distinction of being the oldest active American marque of automobile , and was the company that established General Motors in 1908 . Before the establishment of General Motors , GM founder William C. Durant had served as Buick 's general manager and major investor . Buick also has the distinction of being the first automobile maker in the world to equip its cars with overhead valve engines , which it did starting in 1904 . In 2015 , Buick sold 1,231,941 vehicles , a record for the brand . The main market is in China , where 80 % of Buick-branded automobiles are sold . Buicks are also sold in the United States , Canada , and Mexico . Since restructuring in 2009 , GM has also started to share technology , vehicles and development between Buick and GM 's European Opel division .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e37e12debdbd027fc3a7abee28a97c38", "text": "Sedan (automobile) A sedan -LSB- sᵻˈdæn -RSB- ( American , Canadian , Australian , and New Zealand English ) or saloon ( British , Irish and Indian English ) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with A , B & C-pillars and principal volumes articulated in separate compartments for engine , passenger and cargo . The passenger compartment features two rows of seats and adequate passenger space in the rear compartment for adult passengers . The cargo compartment is typically in the rear , with the exception of some rear-engined models , such as the Renault Dauphine , Tatra T613 , Volkswagen Type 3 and Chevrolet Corvair . It is one of the most common car body styles . A battery electric liftback such as the Tesla Model S has no engine compartment , but a front cargo compartment and a rear compartment for cargo or optionally for additional passengers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fcf15114674426767df11752a4e3de17", "text": "Aurica Motors Aurica Motors , LLC is a start-up based out of Santa Clara , California that develops a proprietary electronic power train called the Aurica Recurve for electric cars . The company has stated its intention to partner with other investors to manufacture electric cars that utilize its electronic power train system . Aurica Motors is an offshoot of Aurica Labs , a research and development company started and funded by physicist Greg Bender . On March 10 , 2010 , Aurica Motors was thrust into the public spotlight with the announcement of its intentions to save the New United Motor Manufacturing , Inc. ( NUMMI ) automotive plant in Fremont , California from completely shutting down . The NUMMI plant , a joint venture between Toyota and General Motors , opened in 1984 as an experiment to determine if unionized Americans could adapt Japanese production management practices . The plant rolled out its last vehicle on April 1 , 2010 , forcing 4,700 factory workers out and likely affecting thousands of part suppliers . In the same March announcement , Aurica also stated its intention to work with the NUMMI workforce to retrain it for electric car development and find financial backing to retool the plant . On May 20 , 2010 , both Tesla Motors and Toyota announced a joint effort to manufacture Tesla 's electric vehicles at the former NUMMI plant . Under the agreement , Toyota bought $ 50 million of common stock from Tesla Motors . Tesla then purchased a portion of the NUMMI property including the plant , with the goal of retrofitting the plant for its future `` smaller third-generation car , '' seemingly putting an end to Aurica 's bid for the NUMMI plant .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6502f0313c16293034d46759099e3bb", "text": "T-Platforms T-Platforms is a Russian supercomputer company . Founded in 2002 , T-Platforms Group is headquartered in Moscow , Russia with regional offices in Hanover , Germany , Hong Kong , China and Taipei , Taiwan . The company has implemented more than 300 integrated projects , six of which were included in the Top500 list of the world 's most powerful supercomputers . T-Platforms owns patents on a number of supercomputer technologies and electronic components . T-Platforms ' solutions are used for fundamental and applied research in various fields of science , including life sciences , physics , chemistry and mathematics , as well as for calculation-intensive tasks in engineering , computer graphics and many other disciplines . In 2011 , HPCWire named Vsevolod Opanasenko , CEO of T-Platforms , one of 12 most famous and respected people of the global HPC community . In November 2011 , the 33,072 processor Lomonosov supercomputer in Moscow developed by T-Platforms ranked number 18 in the world , and the fastest in Russia . It placed 3rd in Europe . In October 2012 , T-Platforms delivered its first supercomputer in the US to the State University of New York at Stony Brook ( SBU ) . T-Platforms is part of the plan of the Russian government to focus on larger supercomputers by 2020 . In April 2013 , the United States Department of Commerce added T-Platforms to their `` list of organizations and individuals acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States '' , preventing the company from buying computer chips produced anywhere in the world if the factories producing them use American technology . The decision was based on US concerns that T-Platforms work includes `` the development of computer systems for military end-users , and the production of computers for nuclear research '' . T-Platforms was delisted from the list in December 2013/January 2014 , after removal request from the company The main competitor is RSC Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab74b230c8bc06d8bb84591835646973", "text": "Technology company A technology company ( often tech company ) is a type of business entity that focuses primarily on the development and manufacturing of technology . Apple , IBM , Lenovo , Huawei , Microsoft , BLOCK X and Oracle , among others , are considered prototypical technology companies . Information technology ( IT ) companies and high tech companies are subsets of technology companies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c981df0c5f658e0374953f0cdcc17863", "text": "Solar car racing Solar car racing refers to competitive races of electric vehicles which are powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car ( solar cars ) . The first solar car race was the Tour de Sol in 1985 which led to several similar races in Europe , US and Australia . Such challenges are often entered by universities to develop their students ' engineering and technological skills , but many business corporations have entered competitions in the past . A small number of high school teams participate in solar car races designed exclusively for high school students .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d837f920105393a8cbe2a455acd91fa", "text": "Technological unemployment Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change . Such change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving `` mechanical-muscle '' machines or more efficient `` mechanical-mind '' processes ( automation ) . Just as horses employed as prime movers were gradually made obsolete by the automobile , humans ' jobs have also been affected throughout modern history . Historical examples include artisan weavers reduced to poverty after the introduction of mechanised looms . During World War II , Alan Turing 's Bombe machine compressed and decoded thousands of man-years worth of encrypted data in a matter of hours . A contemporary example of technological unemployment is the displacement of retail cashiers by self-service tills . That technological change can cause short-term job losses is widely accepted . The view that it can lead to lasting increases in unemployment has long been controversial . Participants in the technological unemployment debates can be broadly divided into optimists and pessimists . Optimists agree that innovation may be disruptive to jobs in the short term , yet hold that various compensation effects ensure there is never a long-term negative impact on jobs . Whereas pessimists contend that at least in some circumstances , new technologies can lead to a lasting decline in the total number of workers in employment . The phrase `` technological unemployment '' was popularised by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s . Yet the issue of machines displacing human labour has been discussed since at least Aristotle 's time . Prior to the 18th century both the elite and common people would generally take the pessimistic view on technological unemployment , at least in cases where the issue arose . Due to generally low unemployment in much of pre-modern history , the topic was rarely a prominent concern . In the 18th century fears over the impact of machinery on jobs intensified with the growth of mass unemployment , especially in Great Britain which was then at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . Yet some economic thinkers began to argue against these fears , claiming that overall innovation would not have negative effects on jobs . These arguments were formalised in the early 19th century by the classical economists . During the second half of the 19th century , it became increasingly apparent that technological progress was benefiting all sections of society , including the working class . Concerns over the negative impact of innovation diminished . The term `` Luddite fallacy '' was coined to describe the thinking that innovation would have lasting harmful effects on employment . The view that technology is unlikely to lead to long term unemployment has been repeatedly challenged by a minority of economists . In the early 1800s these included Ricardo himself . There were dozens of economists warning about technological unemployment during brief intensifications of the debate that spiked in the 1930s and 1960s . Especially in Europe , there were further warnings in the closing two decades of the twentieth century , as commentators noted an enduring rise in unemployment suffered by many industrialised nations since the 1970s . Yet a clear majority of both professional economists and the interested general public held the optimistic view through most of the 20th century . In the second decade of the 21st century , a number of studies have been released suggesting that technological unemployment may be increasing worldwide . Further increases are forecast for the years to come . While many economists and commentators still argue such fears are unfounded , as was widely accepted for most of the previous two centuries , concern over technological unemployment is growing once again . A report in Wired in 2017 quotes knowledgeable people such as economist Gene Sperling and management professor Andrew McAfee on the idea that handling existing and impending job loss to automation is a `` significant issue '' . Regarding a recent claim by a political appointee that automation is not `` going to have any kind of big effect on the economy for the next 50 or 100 years , '' says McAfee , `` I do n't talk to anyone in the field who believes that . '' Innovations like Watson have the potential to render humans obsolete with the professional , white-collar , low-skilled , creative fields , and other `` mental jobs '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f198f91a231cc970411369430b85e10a", "text": "Chevrolet Volt The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid car manufactured by General Motors , also marketed in rebadged variants as the Holden Volt in Australia and New Zealand , and with a different fascia as the Vauxhall Ampera in the United Kingdom and as the Opel Ampera in the remainder of Europe . Sales of the 2011 Volt began in the United States in mid-December 2010 , followed by various European countries and other international markets in 2011 . Global combined Volt/Ampera family sales totaled about 134,500 units by the end of December 2016 . The U.S. is the leading market , with 113,489 Volts delivered , followed by Canada with 8,884 Volts sold through November 2016 . Just over 10,000 Opel/Vauxhall Ampera cars had been sold in Europe , with the Netherlands leading the European region , with almost 5,000 Amperas and over 1,000 Volts registered . The Volt/Ampera family of vehicles is the world 's all-time best-selling plug-in hybrid vehicle . The Volt operates as a pure battery electric vehicle until its battery capacity drops to a predetermined threshold from full charge . From there its internal combustion engine powers an electric generator to extend the vehicle 's range as needed . When the engine is running it may be periodically mechanically linked ( by a clutch ) to a planetary gear set , and hence the output drive axle , to improve energy efficiency . The Volt 's regenerative braking also contributes to the on-board electricity generation . Under the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) cycle , the 2013/15 model year Volt all-electric range is 38 mi , with a combined electric mode/gasoline-only rating of 62 mpgus equivalent ( MPG-equivalent ) . The second generation Volt 's improved battery system and drivetrain increased the all-electric range to 53 mi , its EPA rated fuel economy in charge-sustaining mode to 42 mpgUS , and the combined city/highway fuel economy in all-electric mode to 106 MPG-e , up from 98 MPG-e . Deliveries to retail customers in the U.S. and Canada began in October 2015 as a 2016 model year . The Volt has won several awards , including the 2009 Green Car Vision Award , 2011 Green Car of the Year , 2011 North American Car of the Year , 2011 World Green Car , 2012 European Car of the Year , and 2016 Green Car of the Year . Controversies regarding the Volt include the extent to which the U.S. federal government may have participated in the Volt 's development , which continued through General Motors ' 2009 government-led bankruptcy , and concerns about the battery pack fire risk following a crash test that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ( NHTSA ) performed on a Volt in 2011 . At the completion of its investigation NHTSA concluded that no discernible defect trend exists .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21725ae4f5846bcba460df1970950e64", "text": "Model car A model vehicle or toy vehicle is a miniature representation of an automobile . Other miniature motor vehicles , such as trucks , buses , or even ATVs , etc. are often included in this general category . Because many miniature vehicles were originally aimed at children as playthings , there is no precise difference between a model car and a toy car , yet the word ` model ' implies either assembly required or the accurate rendering of an actual vehicle at smaller scale . The kit building hobby became popular through the 1950s , while the collecting of miniatures by adults started to pick up momentum around 1970 . Precision-detailed miniatures made specifically for adults are a significant part of the market since the mid-1980s ( Gibson 1970 , p. 9 ; Harvey 1974 ; Johnson 1998 , p. 5 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cec379db3fcd487a46db804e09b4d4d0", "text": "Segway Inc. Segway Inc. of New Hampshire , USA , is the manufacturer of a two-wheeled , self-balancing electric vehicle , the Segway PT , invented by Dean Kamen . The name `` Segway '' is a homophone of `` segue '' ( a smooth transition , literally Italian for `` follows '' ) . Segways have had success in niche markets such as transportation for police departments , military bases , warehouses , corporate campuses and industrial sites . The legal roadworthiness of the Segway varies with different jurisdictions ' classification of the device as a motor vehicle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eff7cbf3f444ea6400049073fe06e91c", "text": "IEEE Nikola Tesla Award The IEEE Nikola Tesla Award is a Technical Field Award given annually to an individual or team that has made an outstanding contribution to the generation or utilization of electric power . It is awarded by the Board of Directors of the IEEE . The award is named in honor of Nikola Tesla . This award may be presented to an individual or a team . The award was established in 1975 , and its first recipient was Leon T. Rosenberg , who was given the award in 1976 `` for his half-century of development and design of large steam turbine driven generators and his important contributions to literature . '' The actual award is a plaque and honorarium .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c58390fbb0b6fa2e544f13a157e6832c", "text": "Hiriko The Hiriko is a folding two-seat urban electric car that was under development by the Hiriko Driving Mobility consortium in the Basque Country of northern Spain . The electric car was to be the commercial implementation of the CityCar project developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab since 2003 . The name Hiriko comes from the Basque word for `` urban '' or `` from the city '' . Three versions were to be developed : the Fold microcar ; the Alai , a convertible ; and the Laga , a small truck . The Hiriko was to be designed specifically for short-distance urban carsharing programs and municipal fleets . A manufacturing trial aiming for 20 pre-production cars began in Vitoria-Gasteiz , Spain , in July 2012 . A pilot program was scheduled to take place in Germany in 2013 to integrate the Hiriko Fold into Deutsche Bahn 's railway service to allow their customers the possibility of using a vehicle parked at the station with which to complete the last mile of the journey to their final destinations . Production was planned for the second quarter of 2013 with retail deliveries initially scheduled to begin in 2014 , at a price starting at plus battery leasing fees . In May 2013 the Hiriko consortium announced the project was having difficulties to continue with the commercial development phase due to lack of financing . Sixteen months after the January 2012 debut of the Hiriko the firm collapsed before the start of any production . Only one test vehicle and two semi finished ones were ever produced . In 2015 public prosecutors in Spain accused six businessmen involved in the project of fraud .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6edd0bd18a1ccf05790d54720d5ba109", "text": "Synchronous (electric vehicle) Synchronous is an electric car concept by Ukrainian company Electric Marathon International . According to the statement of CEO Electric Marathon International Andriy Bilyy , the development of the prototype took about one year -- from 2015 till 2016 . The development works were also joint by the Ukrainian partners , a design agency SkyRye ( Kiev ) and an engineering company Eco-Factor ( Odessa ) . Company E-Line '' ( Dnipro ) developed the charging station specially for the model Synchronous . In April 2016 the functional prototype of Synchronous was first introduced at the international conference dedicated to the eco-friendly transport and renewable energy sources EVER 2016 . In May 2016 the electric vehicle was presented in Kiev . The prototype is designed in retro-futurism style . According to the designer Vladyslav Karpets , it was initially agreed to make it look like a vintage carriage . Synchronous was created as a municipal taxi , a hotel shuttle or an excursion car . According to several media sources , Synchronous is the first electric car prototype fully developed and assembled in Ukraine The body of the car is made of fiberglass . Vehicles length , width and height are 4490x2100x2200 mm . The electric vehicle has an asynchronous front axle engine , charged by Lithium-ion accumulator . The car has 19-inch disks , rear view camera , air conditioner with autonomous charging from solar panel located on top of the car 's roof and a multimedia system . Six passengers can be inside the car , the driver has a separated glass cabin . In May -- June 2016 the concept of Synchronous electric vehicle took part in trans-European electric rally Electric Marathon 2016 Lviv Monte Carlo . Together with other participants the electric car visited such cities and towns as Lviv , Novoyavorivsk ( Ukraine ) , Rzeszow , Wieliczka ( Poland ) , Ostrava , Brno ( Czech Republic ) , Samorin ( Slovakia ) , Wiener-Neustadt , Forchdorf , Bad-Schallerbach ( Austria ) , Munich , Ulm , Baden-Baden , Freiburg ( Germany ) , Beckenried , Bellinzona ( Switzerland ) , Parma , Bologna , Larderello , Pisa , Alassio ( Italy ) , Menton ( France ) and Monte Carlo ( Monaco ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "df87080ea812a4f393df9a98743f2eb0", "text": "Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito , Jr. ( born November 17 , 1944 ) is an American actor , comedian , director and producer . He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi ( 1978 -- 1983 ) , which won him a Golden Globe and an Emmy . A major film star , he is known for his roles in Tin Men , Throw Momma from the Train , One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest , Ruthless People , Man on the Moon , Terms of Endearment , Romancing the Stone , Twins , Batman Returns , Look Who 's Talking Now , Big Fish , Other People 's Money , Get Shorty , Be Cool , and L.A. Confidential and for his voiceover in such films as Space Jam , Hercules and The Lorax . DeVito and Michael Shamberg founded Jersey Films . Soon afterwards , Stacey Sher became an equal partner . The production company is known for films such as Pulp Fiction , Garden State , and Freedom Writers . DeVito also owns Jersey Television , which produced the Comedy Central series Reno 911 ! . DeVito and wife Rhea Perlman starred together in his 1996 film Matilda , based on Roald Dahl 's children 's novel . DeVito was also one of the producers nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Erin Brockovich . He currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FX and FXX sitcom It 's Always Sunny in Philadelphia . He directs , produces and appears in graphic , short , horror films for his Internet venture The Blood Factory . DeVito 's short stature is the result of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia ( Fairbank 's disease ) , a rare genetic disorder that affects bone growth in those afflicted .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "261f359fcfd2ef5796d55fb14d7f9e0a", "text": "Adam Davenport Adam Davenport ( born May 27 , 1984 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , stage actor and music producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "279b5c255281a11cf5d877cd93868749", "text": "Profondo Rosso (soundtrack) The soundtrack to the film Deep Red was mainly composed and performed by the Italian progressive rock band Goblin . Director Dario Argento had originally contacted jazz pianist and composer Giorgio Gaslini to score the film , but he was unhappy with his output , deeming it `` awful '' . After failing to get Pink Floyd to write music for the film , Argento turned back to Italy and found Goblin . In the final score , only three of Gaslini 's original themes were retained ; however , in the film 's original theatrical release , Gaslini was given full composer credit for the entire score , while Goblin were wrongly credited only as performers -LSB- i.e. `` Music by Giorgio Gaslini , performed by Goblin '' -RSB- . This was corrected in subsequent home video releases .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d33671e8540a2999ff3f1bf52b89a880", "text": "Aaron Eckhart Aaron Edward Eckhart ( born March 12 , 1968 ) is an American film and stage actor . Born in Cupertino , California , he moved to the UK at age 13 , when his father relocated the family . Several years later , he began his acting career by performing in school plays , before moving to Sydney , Australia for his high school senior year . He left high school without graduating , but earned a diploma through an adult education course , and graduated from Brigham Young University ( BYU ) in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in New York City as a struggling , unemployed actor . As an undergraduate at BYU , Eckhart met director and writer Neil LaBute , who cast him in several of his own original plays . Five years later Eckhart made a debut as an unctuous , sociopathic ladies ' man in LaBute 's black comedy film In the Company of Men ( 1997 ) . Under LaBute 's guidance he worked in the director 's films Your Friends & Neighbors ( 1998 ) , Nurse Betty ( 2000 ) , and Possession ( 2002 ) . Eckhart gained wide recognition as George in Steven Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed film Erin Brockovich ( 2000 ) , and in 2006 received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Nick Naylor in Thank You for Smoking . Another mainstream breakout occurred in 2008 when he starred in the blockbuster Batman film The Dark Knight as District Attorney Harvey Dent . Other key roles include The Pledge ( 2001 ) , The Core ( 2003 ) , Rabbit Hole ( 2010 ) Battle : Los Angeles ( 2011 ) , Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) , I , Frankenstein ( 2014 ) , Olympus '' ' sequel , London Has Fallen and Sully '' ( both 2016 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5d8734c7ba30379c4c0997288aa628e", "text": "Danny Newman Danny Newman ( January 24 , 1919 -- December 1 , 2007 ) was the long-time press agent for the Lyric Opera of Chicago from its founding in 1954 until his retirement in 2002 . Newman was known for increasing the use of subscription programs to build audiences for performing arts . Newman is the author of the 1977 book Subscribe Now ! , which was published by the Theatre Communications Group . The book outlines Newman 's unwavering advocacy for subscription-based ticket sales . The book is currently in its eleventh printing . He died on December 1 , 2007 of pulmonary fibrosis . Newman was 88 years old .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b8719845ed3fa00ec10566f947ad871", "text": "Bad Ass (film) Bad Ass is a 2012 American action film written and directed by Craig Moss . The film stars Danny Trejo , Charles S. Dutton , and Ron Perlman . It is loosely based on the viral AC Transit Bus fight internet video and the films Gran Torino and Harry Brown .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03741fcf36c7578201bc5a3109915e1f", "text": "Danny, the Champion of the World Danny , the Champion of the World is a 1975 children 's book by Roald Dahl . The plot centers on Danny , a young English boy , and his father , William , who live in a Gypsy caravan fixing cars for a living and partake in poaching pheasants . It was first published in 1975 in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf , Inc. and in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape . It was adapted into a made-for-TV movie in 1989 by Thames Television which starred Jeremy Irons . It is based on Dahl 's adult short story `` Champion of the World '' which first appeared in print in The New Yorker magazine , as did some of the other short stories that would later be reprinted as Kiss Kiss ( 1960 ) . Peter Serafinowicz provides the English language audiobook recording .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "888f1cf1f2086a952293cdd563f261f0", "text": "Danny Boy (singer) Danny Boy Steward ( born October 31 , 1977 ) is a Chicago native known by his stage name Danny Boy or DB . He is a contemporary African-American soul singer originally signed for a five-year run with Death Row Records by Suge Knight . He made his debut on 1994 's Murder Was the Case soundtrack with the R&B charter Come When I Call ( Produced by DJ Quik ) . In 1995 , he released his first single entitled Slip N Slide ( Produced by Reggie Moore and co-produced by DeVante Swing ) with then unknown artist Ginuwine singing the chorus . The video was shot in Cabo , and also features scenes with 2Pac , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound . Danny is best known for singing the choruses of the 2Pac songs `` I Ai n't Mad at Cha '' , `` What ' z Ya Phone # '' , `` Picture Me Rollin ' '' and `` Heaven Ai n't Hard 2 Find '' on All Eyez on Me , as well as `` Toss It Up '' on The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory . He had recorded several albums ' worth of music while on Death Row Records , but none were released during his time there . Danny Boy also made an appearance on Tha Row 's soundtrack to Eddie Griffin 's Dysfunktional Family movie and also appeared on American Idol , but was disqualified due to continued internet promotion by his former label . He is currently working on some projects for his own label `` Eclectic Soul Music Group '' and resides in the suburbs of Atlanta , Georgia . On April 20 , 2010 Death Row Records , under new management , finally released Danny Boy 's 1996 debut album It 's About Time featuring production by DJ Quik & DeVante Swing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c3a0cfcdebbe9867ae9709335550a9df", "text": "Mutato Muzika Mutato Muzika is an American music production company established and owned by Devo co-founder and lead singer Mark Mothersbaugh in 1989 . The name is a portmanteau of the words mutant and potato , which is a nod to Devo 's fanbase which are called Spuds . While Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh , Gerald Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh , with drummer Josh Freese , often meet , rehearse and confer in its West Hollywood , California studio facilities , Mutato Muzika is a full-service music production company . Until his death in 2014 , Bob Casale served as a producer/engineer there . Mutato Muzika has produced music for many films , including Rushmore , The Royal Tenenbaums , The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou , Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , 13 , Lords of Dogtown , Nick & Norah 's Infinite Playlist , Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs , and Catfish . Television music includes Rugrats , Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue ! , Pee-wee 's Playhouse , Big Love , Eureka , Shameless , Enlightened and Regular Show . Mutato Muzika-produced video game scores include Crash Bandicoot and The Sims . Mutato Muzika also provides music for commercials , including spots for Apple 's PC vs. Mac , Martini & Rossi 's George Clooney/Giorgio , and Logitech . The company is housed in a round bright green building at 8760 West Sunset Boulevard . The building is rumored to have been designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer ( although no architect 's name is listed on the building permit ) , modeling the exterior after The Forum in Inglewood , California , former home of the NBA 's Los Angeles Lakers and NHL 's Los Angeles Kings . Previously known as `` The Beauty Pavillion '' , it was built in 1967 for plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Alan Franklyn , who wanted the roof to have skylights in order to illuminate the operating room in the center of the structure . The building was painted green after Mothersbaugh took ownership of it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abcf0bc1342a8eebdecb5aefcf96fef9", "text": "The Sexorcist The Sexorcist is the fourth studio album by American rapper Necro , released on August 2 , 2005 by Psycho + Logical-Records . Necro has been known for his gory lyrics , however this album marked a focus particularly on sex and porn . It is also the second album to feature live instrumentation by Necro himself . Necro 's reach into the porn industry is evident on this album as porn stars like Ron Jeremy , Joey Silvera , Alex Sanders and Peter North perform on him during the intermissions . Despite the album 's suggestive themes which include gore , degradation , sex , bondage , and diaper play , Necro chose not to place a parental advisory sticker on the cover . The album contains 16 studio tracks , five skits and an outro . Featured guests on the album include Antwon Lamar Robinson , Joey Silvera , Necro 's brother Ill Bill , Mr. Hyde , Goretex , Mitch Matlock , Katja Kassin , Jenny ( Shirley Bassey ) Van Houten , Avy Lee Roth , Maya , Jerry Butler , Jenny Krenwinkle , Eve Lawrence , Sabac , Dick Nasty and Alexis Malone . Featured guests on the skits include Ron Jeremy , Katsumi , Brittany Andrews and Van Styles . A special edition version of The Sexorcist contains nine bonus tracks and a bonus DVD containing unreleased music videos as well as concert and backstage footage . The special edition release was originally set to be released August 5 , 2008 , but KOCH refused to distribute it due to the graphic sexual content ( including urophilia ) and nudity featured on the DVD . They asked Necro to edit the entire DVD before it could be released , but Necro refused . This caused delays for both this album and the special edition release of 2007 's Death Rap . It was finally released in its entirety on November 11 , 2008 . The Sexorcist is one of the few Necro albums to not have an instrumental version released as well .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1da462b9fe581b292b7404fbae29d82a", "text": "Aaron Russo Aaron Russo ( -LSB- ˈrʊsoʊ -RSB- February 14 , 1943 -- August 24 , 2007 ) was an American entertainment businessman , film producer and director , and political activist . He was best known for producing such movies as Trading Places , Wise Guys , and The Rose . Later in life , he created various Libertarian-leaning political documentaries including Mad as Hell and America : Freedom to Fascism . After a six-year battle with bladder cancer , Russo died on August 24 , 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af1ad2d1b5ce1bf0f6df942df47ef912", "text": "Daniel Duchovny Daniel Duchovny ( known as Danny Ducovny ; also credited as Daniel Duchovny ) is an award-winning director of commercials . In 1990 he founded his own production company , Cucoloris , with partner Linda Stewart . Before moving into directing commercials and the occasional TV series episode , he had worked on several movies in the camera department . Daniel is the older brother of X-Files star David Duchovny .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9ca74987655514d3bc47fe8b11340662", "text": "Danny Strong Daniel W. `` Danny '' Strong ( born June 6 , 1974 ) is an American actor , screenwriter , and producer . As an actor , Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doyle McMaster in Gilmore Girls . He also wrote the screenplays for Recount , the HBO adaptation Game Change , Lee Daniels ' The Butler , and the two-part finale of The Hunger Games film trilogy , Mockingjay -- Part 1 and Mockingjay -- Part 2 . Strong also is a co-creator , executive producer , and writer for the Fox series Empire . Strong has won two Emmy Awards , two Writers Guild of America Awards , a Producers Guild of America Award , and a NAACP Image Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e903246c18a1120bd385c08774e8a380", "text": "Danny Says (film) Danny Says is a feature-length 2015 documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields . The film is directed by Brendan Toller and produced by Pamela Lubell . Magnolia Pictures acquired the worldwide rights in January 2016 . In 2015 , Danny Says was featured on `` The Year in Kickstarter '' with the headline `` a filmmaker discovered a piece of rock & roll history . '' The headline cites an unearthed audio tape of Lou Reed listening to the Ramones for the first time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c6bd275df5ff9843d0d1496ea8e3cad", "text": "Regina Daniels Regina Daniels is a Nigerian teen actress and film producer . She has acted alongside Nollywood stars such as Mercy Johnson , Chinwe Owoh , Tonto Dikeh , Ngozi Ezeonu , Yul Edochie , Kenneth Okonkwo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d9cd935cd4ef66b0e7af80e7206f37a", "text": "Dirty Deeds (2005 film) Dirty Deeds is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Kendall , produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow ; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies . It was released on August 25 , 2005 in the United States and filmed in Los Angeles , California . The film was given a rating of PG-13 for `` crude humor , sexual content , language , teen partying/sexual references , and some violence '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f496032127a1febfd1a894e1ed01d0d", "text": "Celebrity Detox Celebrity Detox : The Fame Game is the second memoir written by comedian , actress , and talk show host Rosie O'Donnell . Focusing on her departure from The Rosie O'Donnell Show and later The View , O'Donnell expresses the struggles associated with the almost drug-like concept of fame . The book especially touches on the rift between O'Donnell and Barbara Walters that occurred after O'Donnell publicly berated Donald Trump on the air . Due to editing changes , the book was released in October though it was originally scheduled to be released on September 18th . The book debuted at # 5 on the New York Times bestselling non-fiction list . `` Sometimes funny , sometimes heartbreaking , and always brutally honest , this is Rosie O'Donnell 's surprising account of the pain , regret , and euphoria involved in withdrawing from celebrity life -- and the terrifying dangers of relapsing into the spotlight . '' -- Amazon.com It follows O'Donnell 's first memoir , Find Me , published in 2002 . All of Rosie 's profits will go to Rosie 's Broadway Kids .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0cda277cf50897c8c0274a47c003e9f", "text": "Garlin Pictures Garlin Pictures is Joshua H. Etting and Brian R. Etting 's production company . They 've made Warner Brothers comedies such as Malibu 's Most Wanted as well as Broken , Funny or Die , and Relative Strangers starring Danny DeVito . Besides working with Warner Brothers , they also worked with Lionsgate for the film Reclaim .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec97d5c62f2ce839cb064481ac077c55", "text": "Sandy Stern Sandy Stern is an American film producer , best known for his work on the films Pump Up the Volume ( 1990 ) , Being John Malkovich ( 1999 ) and Saved ! ( 2004 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "78236eeac5905cbfd480d3c5a9dab9c2", "text": "Danny Leiner Danny Leiner is a film director whose credits include The Great New Wonderful , Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle , Dude , Where 's My Car ? , Layin ' Low , and Time Expired . Leiner has also directed a wide range of television including Arrested Development , Everwood , Gilmore Girls , Freaks and Geeks , Sports Night , Felicity , Action , The Tick , MTV 's Austin Stories and HBO 's Mind of the Married Man , The Sopranos and How to Make It in America . He also directed an episode of The Office entitled `` WUPHF.com '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "08179929bdde5b44cf8e90a213adb06a", "text": "Beverly Hills Cop III Beverly Hills Cop III is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by John Landis , who had previously worked with Murphy on Trading Places and Coming to America . It is the third film in the Beverly Hills Cop trilogy , and a sequel to Beverly Hills Cop II . Murphy again plays Detroit cop Axel Foley , who once again returns to Beverly Hills , California , to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss . Foley teams up with his friend , Beverly Hills detective Billy Rosewood ( Judge Reinhold ) , and his investigation leads him to an amusement park known as Wonder World . The film features a number of cameo appearances by well-known film personalities , including Robert B. Sherman , Arthur Hiller , John Singleton , Joe Dante , special effects legend Ray Harryhausen , and George Lucas as a ride patron . Beverly Hills Cop III was released on May 25 , 1994 and grossed $ 42 million in the United States , and over $ 77 million in the foreign box office . The film was considered by critics and Murphy himself as the weakest film in the series .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c4742f8c3dd22a74ede6b22f1fa90fb9", "text": "Love & Friendship Love & Friendship is a 2016 period comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman . Based on Jane Austen 's epistolary novel Lady Susan , written ca. 1794 , the film stars Kate Beckinsale , Chloë Sevigny , Xavier Samuel , and Stephen Fry . The film follows the exploits of the wry and calculating Lady Susan as she pursues the wealthy and hapless Sir James for marriage originally intended for her daughter , though she eventually marries him herself . Although adapted from Lady Susan , the film was produced under the borrowed title of Austen 's juvenile story . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016 . Theatrically released on May 13 , 2016 , by Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios , the film received critical acclaim and has been a box office success in North America .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "797638ad6144b0119ba80ebce4056f65", "text": "Cousin Cousine Cousin Cousine is a 1975 French romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Charles Tacchella and starring Marie-Christine Barrault , Victor Lanoux , and Marie-France Pisier . Written by Jean-Charles Tacchella and Danièle Thompson , the film is about two cousins by marriage who meet at a wedding and develop a close friendship . After their spouses prove unfaithful , the cousins ' friendship leads to a passionate love affair . Cousin Cousine received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film , a César Award nomination for Best Film , a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Film , and the National Board of Review Award for Top Foreign Film . In 1989 , an English language remake was released , Cousins .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84c4cd0b89c8f851357497f814996812", "text": "Laborer's Love Laborer 's Love is a 1922 short film produced in China , and premiered October 5 , 1922 at the Olympic Theater in Shanghai . It is also known as Romance of a Fruit Peddler or Romance of a Fruit Pedlar and as `` Cheng the Fruit Seller '' . It constitutes the earliest complete film from China 's early cinematic history that survives today . The film was also one of the earliest productions of the soon-to-be prolific Mingxing Film Company and was directed and written by Mingxing co-founders Zhang Shichuan and Zheng Zhengqiu , respectively . Notably , the film had both Chinese and English intertitles ; a clear indication that at this early point in its history , cinema in Shanghai was made not only for the Chinese , but for the many Westerners residing there as well . In 2007 , Australian ensemble Blue Grassy Knoll wrote a new score for Labourer 's Love , and performed it live in Shanghai and Beijing as part of the Australian Theatre Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8d9bfeee7eb62bc88ce4b09076cee83", "text": "Forgive and Forget (2000 film) Forgive and Forget is a 2000 British made-for-television film in which a young latent gay man confronts his sexuality and increasing jealousy when his best friend moves in with his new girlfriend . The film was broadcast on ITV on 3 January 2000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8101760cb122c9513e65eec894aecd52", "text": "Interpersonal relationship An interpersonal relationship is a strong , deep , or close association or acquaintance between two or more people that may range in duration from brief to enduring . This association may be based on inference , love , solidarity , regular business interactions , or some other type of social commitment . Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social , cultural and other influences . The context can and may and perhaps will vary from family or kinship relations , friendship , marriage , relations with associates , work , clubs , neighborhoods , and places of worship . They may be regulated by law , custom , or mutual agreement , and are the basis of social groups and society as a whole .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "131812d0c6480e5848d57faf92735345", "text": "Friendship (Lee Ritenour album) Friendship is a studio album by Lee Ritenour released in 1978 . This album was his third out of fourth to be recorded direct to a master disc , with each side of the LP one continuous performance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "616d6e2323a2d4c3f36b172a02358437", "text": "Girl Friends (1936 film) Girl Friends ( -LSB- Подруги , Podrugi -RSB- ) is a 1936 Soviet drama film , directorial debut of Lev Arnshtam . The film tells story of the friendship between three girls from Petrograd who grow up together and become nurses during the Russian Civil War . The film was released in the USA in 1936 as Three Women .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64347edd6e17c0c1a1bebdba03687883", "text": "Love Exchange (film) Love Exchange is an Indian 2015 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Raj V Shetty and produced by Nadia Ali Shirazi under the Winds of Change Entertainment banner . The film was released on 30 October 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "762d55ba5ea6cd8897a0eee0d74ee1f4", "text": "Just Say Hi Just Say Hi is a short romantic comedy film about a blossoming romance between a boy and a girl who meet every morning at a bus stop .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06a5cfe8d0589c2e5b584f3e5238f6e4", "text": "Dream Boy (film) Dream Boy is a 2008 gay-themed romantic drama film written and directed by James Bolton and based on Jim Grimsley 's 1995 novel of the same name about two gay teenagers who fall in love in the rural South during the late 1970s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7ff733f22a8d147685d1100fe5178bb8", "text": "Love and Anger (film) Amore e rabbia ( Love and Anger ) is a 1969 anthology film that includes five films directed by five Italian directors and one French director . It premiered at the 19th Berlin International Film Festival in 1969 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5833d6e44c5474ba1ee796e31f93e186", "text": "Like for Likes Like for Likes ( Korean : 좋아해줘 ) is a 2016 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Hyun-jin . It was released in South Korea on February 17 , 2016 by CJ Entertainment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d19d848e78e0b6ee38eb9ce676359e74", "text": "Love Your Shorts Film Festival The Love Your Shorts Film Festival is a film festival held in Sanford , Florida , around Valentine 's Day . The Festival screens only short films under 30 minutes in length . Films are divided into different blocks for screening . Audience members at each block vote for their favorite film and winners are announced on the spot . The winning films from each block advance to a final block for a panel of judges to pick the overall festival winner . Winners of each block earn the festival 's award , the `` Monroe , '' an original piece of metal artwork named after Sanford 's Lake Monroe . At the end of each block a brief Q&A session is conducted between the filmmakers and audience members . The Festival hosts an hour-long moderated filmmakers panel in which movie techniques and filmmaker triumphs and tribulations are discussed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73f35a1bb7cfa8a1d18f4dbbe6733bef", "text": "Hollywood & Wine Hollywood & Wine is a 2010 American comedy film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e1db7ef5ce481651b446c320687bfdd", "text": "Love Rules (film) Love Rules is a 2004 comedy film starring Joey Lawrence and Maggie Lawson , airing on ABC Family . On its premiere night , Love Rules opened up with 4.1 million viewers tuning in for its premiere .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46e7c2bfc31a3780f4dfb23bedcc3cec", "text": "A Woman as a Friend A Woman as a Friend ( Una donna per amica ) is a 2014 romantic comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Fabio De Luigi and Laetitia Casta .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8f7589b4fcbb1031a3cee66b3df6fdf", "text": "Friendship and Freedom Friendship and Freedom , published from 1924 to 1925 , was a short-lived American gay-interest newsletter published by the Chicago-based Society for Human Rights ( SHR ) , the first recognized homosexual rights organization in the United States . Henry Gerber , founder of the Society for Human Rights , started publishing the newsletter using his personal typewriter . The purpose of the newsletter was to act as a forum of discussion among gay men . The first issue of the newsletter was published in 1924 , and a total of only two issues were published . Friendship and Freedom was the first known gay-interest periodical in the United States . This periodical , along with Jim Kepner 's Gay Fan and Lisa Ben 's Vice Versa , is described by author of LGBT-issues James Thomas Sears as `` amateurish '' . The title of the magazine , Friendship and Freedom , was directly translated from a 1920s German gay magazine , Freundschaft und Freiheit . In the 1920s , the United States was less progressive compared to contemporary Germany , where many gay rights organization flourished during this period . As a result , Gerber 's room in a boardinghouse was raided by the Chicago Police Department in July 1925 , and everything associated with the publication of the newsletter , including Gerber 's typewriter and his personal diaries , were seized . Gerber was thrown into jail for three days and the news of his arrest was published in the contemporary press with the headlines , `` Strange Sex Cult Exposed . '' All copies of Friendship and Freedom that were not in circulation were seized by the police and destroyed . No copy of Friendship and Freedom survives today . Despite lack of any existing copy , the existence of this publication was verified by American LGBT historian Jonathan Ned Katz through a photograph published by sexologist and LGBT-rights advocate Magnus Hirschfeld in 1927 depicting homosexual publications , among them Friendship and Freedom .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "449160bb76da5e047197d1f08fbe55d5", "text": "Faces of Love Film Festival Faces of Love International Film Festival ( Russian : Международный кинофестиваль `` Лики Любви '' ) is a festival first based in Moscow 2005 , then moved to Sochi , Russia . It is a sister festival of the biggest film festival in Russia Kinotavr . Faces of Love is a special interest film festival highlighting films about love . The president of Faces of Love , as well as of Kinotavr , is Russia 's famous actor and producer Mark Rudinshtejn . Legendary French actress Catherine Deneuve is an honorary president of the festival . First Faces of Love festival was held in Moscow in 1995 . It was an annual film festival welcoming filmmakers from all over the world . The festival is in hiatus at the moment due to financial difficulties . Every year , around 50 films from all over the world are being shown at the festival both in competition , screening and retrospective programs . Festival is recognized by FIAPF .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32f8ec26539927636125db9bde019fc8", "text": "Love Simple Love Simple is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by Mark von Sternberg and starring Francisco Solorzano , Patrizia Hernandez , John Harlacher , Caitlin Fitzgerald and Israel Horovitz . The film is currently available on DVD through Synergetic Distribution and also for download and VOD on iTunes movie store . The producers of the film have partnered with the SLE Lupus Foundation , donating 10 % of their proceeds from all sales to the organization .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3714e66923cec736f947a9de7bd5357d", "text": "Love Story (novel) Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal . The book 's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote , and that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures . Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film . The novel was released on February 14 , 1970 , Valentine 's Day . Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies ' Home Journal . Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States , and was translated into more than 20 languages . The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list , reaching the top spot . A sequel , Oliver 's Story , was published in 1977 . The film ( Love Story ) was released on December 16 , 1970 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0aaa707d429fb015faecae4dd238d5d0", "text": "The Passionate Friends The Passionate Friends is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean . The film is based on The Passionate Friends : A Novel by H. G. Wells . It describes a love triangle in which a woman can not give up her affair with another man . The film was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "5718170762af0e5c3aa70ada501db69b", "text": "Opera Opera ( -LSB- ˈɔːpera -RSB- ; English plural : operas ; Italian plural : opere -LSB- ˈɔːpere -RSB- ) is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text ( libretto ) and musical score , usually in a theatrical setting . In traditional opera , singers do two types of singing : recitative , a speech-inflected style and arias , a more melodic style , in which notes are sung in a sustained fashion . Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre , such as acting , scenery , and costumes and sometimes includes dance . The performance is typically given in an opera house , accompanied by an orchestra or smaller musical ensemble , which since the early 19th century has been led by a conductor . Opera is a key part of the Western classical music tradition . It started in Italy at the end of the 16th century ( with Jacopo Peri 's mostly lost Dafne , produced in Florence in 1598 ) and soon spread through the rest of Europe : Heinrich Schütz in Germany , Jean-Baptiste Lully in France , and Henry Purcell in England all helped to establish their national traditions in the 17th century . In the 18th century , Italian opera continued to dominate most of Europe ( except France ) , attracting foreign composers such as George Frideric Handel . Opera seria was the most prestigious form of Italian opera , until Christoph Willibald Gluck reacted against its artificiality with his `` reform '' operas in the 1760s . In the 2000s , the most renowned figure of late 18th-century opera is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , who began with opera seria but is most famous for his Italian comic operas , especially The Marriage of Figaro ( Le nozze di Figaro ) , Don Giovanni , and Così fan tutte , as well as The Magic Flute ( Die Zauberflöte ) , a landmark in the German tradition . The first third of the 19th century saw the high point of the bel canto style , with Gioachino Rossini , Gaetano Donizetti and Vincenzo Bellini all creating works that are still performed . It also saw the advent of Grand Opera typified by the works of Auber and Meyerbeer . The mid-to-late 19th century was a `` golden age '' of opera , led and dominated by Richard Wagner in Germany and Giuseppe Verdi in Italy . The popularity of opera continued through the verismo era in Italy and contemporary French opera through to Giacomo Puccini and Richard Strauss in the early 20th century . During the 19th century , parallel operatic traditions emerged in central and eastern Europe , particularly in Russia and Bohemia . The 20th century saw many experiments with modern styles , such as atonality and serialism ( Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg ) , Neoclassicism ( Igor Stravinsky ) , and Minimalism ( Philip Glass and John Adams ) . With the rise of recording technology , singers such as Enrico Caruso and Maria Callas became known to much wider audiences that went beyond the circle of opera fans . Since the invention of radio and television , operas were also performed on ( and written for ) these mediums . Beginning in 2006 , a number of major opera houses began to present live high-definition video transmissions of their performances in cinemas all over the world . In 2009 , an opera company offered an online download of a complete performance .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "dee973fb6f53eebc055e72609412a1c7", "text": "Concert piece A concert piece ( German : Konzertstück , also Concertstuck ; French : pièce de concert , also morceau de concert ) is a musical composition , in most cases in one movement , intended for performance in a concert . Usually it is written for one or more virtuoso instrumental soloists and orchestral or piano accompaniment . In some cases concert pieces start with a separate opening movement , or are otherwise in more than one movement or section . A piece that presents itself as a miniature concerto is rather called concertino than concert piece , although in German several such concertinos are known as Konzertstücke . For instance Siegfried Wagner 's Flute Concertino was published as . Incomplete concerto movements by Beethoven and Schubert were retroactively designated as concert pieces . Schumann 's 1841 Fantasia for piano and orchestra , in form similar to Weber 's Konzertstück , was later rewritten and expanded with two further movements into his Piano Concerto Op. 54 . When the soloist is a vocalist , the piece rather belongs to the concert aria genre . Some concert pieces are written for instrumental soloists exclusively , while also concert pieces for orchestra without soloist exist . In this sense as well Chopin 's Allegro de concert for solo piano as Tchaikovsky 's Romeo and Juliet for orchestra can be called concert pieces . A concert overture is an overture which is conceived as a stand-alone concert piece .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8744239062a9f96d182dc1e9d1ff5137", "text": "Entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience 's attention . Although people 's attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , most forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type of party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with amusement , so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter , although many entertainments have a serious purpose . This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony , celebration , religious festival , or satire for example . Hence , there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may also be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth . An important aspect of entertainment is the audience , which turns a private recreation or leisure activity into entertainment . The audience may have a passive role , as in the case of persons watching a play , opera , television show , or film ; or the audience role may be active , as in the case of games , where the participant/audience roles may be routinely reversed . Entertainment can be public or private , involving formal , scripted performance , as in the case of theatre or concerts ; or unscripted and spontaneous , as in the case of children 's games . Most forms of entertainment have persisted over many centuries , evolving due to changes in culture , technology , and fashion . Films and video games , for example , although they use newer media , continue to tell stories , present drama , and play music . Festivals devoted to music , film , or dance allow audiences to be entertained over a number of consecutive days . Some activities that were once considered entertaining , particularly public punishments , have been removed from the public arena . Others , such as fencing or archery , once necessary skills for some , have become serious sports and even professions for the participants , at the same time developing into entertainment with wider appeal for bigger audiences . In the same way , other necessary skills , such as cooking , have developed into performances among professionals , staged as global competitions and then broadcast for entertainment . What entertainment is for one group or individual may be regarded as work by another . The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix . This has ensured the continuity and longevity of many themes , images , and structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "432819171551b780330b22718e9f96d7", "text": "Teatro Nacional de São Carlos The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos ( -LSB- tiˈatɾu nɐsiuˈnaɫ dɨ sɐ̃w̃ ˈkaɾluʃ -RSB- ) ( National Theatre of Saint Charles ) is an opera house in Lisbon , Portugal . It was opened on July 30 , 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House , which was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake . The theatre is located in the historical center of Lisbon , in the Chiado district . In 1792 , a group of Lisbon businessmen decided to finance the construction of a new Opera House in the city . The theatre was built in only six months following a design by Portuguese architect José da Costa e Silva , with neoclassical and rococo elements . The general project is clearly inspired by great Italian theatres like the San Carlo of Naples ( interior ) and La Scala in Milan ( interior and façade ) . In the early 19th century , when the Portuguese Royal Court had to flee to the Portuguese colony of Brazil to escape the invading Napoleonic troops , a theatre modelled on the São Carlos was built in Rio de Janeiro . The main façade has a decorated clock , the Portuguese coats-of-arms and an arched entrance hall ( a portico ) . The theatre was named after the Princess Charlotte of Spain , who had come to Portugal in 1790 to marry the future King , Prince John : Carlos ( Portuguese form of Charles ) is the masculine form of Charlotte . A Latin commemorative inscription dedicates the theatre to the princess . The main room is elliptic , has five tiers of boxes and seats 1148 people . The luxurious royal box was lavishly decorated by the Italian Giovanni Appianni . The ceiling was painted by Manuel da Costa and the stage by Cirilo Wolkmar Machado . The first opera presented here , in 1793 , was La Ballerina Amante , by Domenico Cimarosa . The most famous Portuguese composer of the time , Marcos Portugal , became musical director of the São Carlos in 1800 after returning from Italy , and many of his operas were staged here . Between 1828 and 1834 , the São Carlos was closed during the Portuguese Civil War , fought between kings Miguel I and Pedro IV . In 1850 , the lighting of the interior was changed to gas illumination , the latest technology available . Shortly afterwards , the Portuguese state bought the theatre from private investors . After a few failed attempts , electrical illumination was installed in 1887 . From 1935 to 1940 , the theatre was closed for repairs . In 1974 , a resident opera company was established . In 1993 , the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa was created as the Teatro 's affiliate orchestra , with Álvaro Cassuto as the orchestra 's first principal conductor . Subsequent principal conductors of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa have included José Ramón Encinar ( 1999-2001 ) , Zoltán Peskó ( 2001-2004 ) and Julia Jones ( 2008-2011 ) . Since January 2014 , the orchestra 's principal conductor is Joana Carneiro .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f45f9222a3ccaaeeed14340efacdbe70", "text": "Music Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs melody and harmony ) , rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ) , dynamics ( loudness and softness ) , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the `` color '' of a musical sound ) . Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de-emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek μουσική #Ancient Greek ( mousike ; `` art of the Muses '' ) . In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ) , the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as `` the harmony of the spheres '' and `` it is music to my ears '' point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , `` There is no noise , only sound . '' The creation , performance , significance , and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context . Indeed , throughout history , some new forms or styles of music have been criticized as `` not being music '' , including Beethoven 's Grosse Fuge string quartet in 1825 , early jazz in the beginning of the 1900s and hardcore punk in the 1980s . There are many types of music , including popular music , traditional music , art music , music written for religious ceremonies and work songs such as chanteys . Music ranges from strictly organized compositions -- such as Classical music symphonies from the 1700s and 1800s , through to spontaneously played improvisational music such as jazz , and avant-garde styles of chance-based contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries . Music can be divided into genres ( e.g. , country music ) and genres can be further divided into subgenres ( e.g. , country blues and pop country are two of the many country subgenres ) , although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle , sometimes open to personal interpretation , and occasionally controversial . For example , it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal . Within the arts , music may be classified as a performing art , a fine art or as an auditory art . Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance , heard live as part of a dramatic work ( a music theater show or opera ) , or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio , MP3 player , CD player , smartphone or as film score or TV show . In many cultures , music is an important part of people 's way of life , as it plays a key role in religious rituals , rite of passage ceremonies ( e.g. , graduation and marriage ) , social activities ( e.g. , dancing ) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir . People may make music as a hobby , like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra , or work as a professional musician or singer . The music industry includes the individuals who create new songs and musical pieces ( such as songwriters and composers ) , individuals who perform music ( which include orchestra , jazz band and rock band musicians , singers and conductors ) , individuals who record music ( music producers and sound engineers ) , individuals who organize concert tours , and individuals who sell recordings and sheet music and scores to customers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f378826c569f2f8eb4e03020f1db17e5", "text": "Teatro Comunale Florence The Teatro Comunale di Firenze or Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is an opera house in Florence , Italy . It was originally built as the open-air amphitheatre , the Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele which was inaugurated on 17 May 1862 with a production of Donizetti 's Lucia di Lammermoor and which seated 6,000 people . It became the focus on cultural life in the city . After closure caused by fire , it reopened in April 1864 and acquired a roof in 1882 . By 1911 it had both electricity and heating . In 1930 the building was taken over by the city authorities who renamed it the Teatro Comunale . Bombing during the Second World War damaged the building once again , and other problems closed it for three years in 1958 . Finally , in May 1961 , the then-modernized theatre reopened with Verdi 's Don Carlo . It had become a 2,000 seat elliptically shaped auditorium consisting of a large orchestra section , one tier of boxes , and two wide semicircular galleries , which betray the building 's amphitheatre origins . As the theatre became more closely associated with Italy 's first and most important music festival , the annual Maggio Musicale Fiorentino which had begun in 1931 as a triennial festival and , except for the war years , became an annual one after 1937 , so its name was changed once again for the festivals to the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "80a2d0945891594af7572d51f11c6fb7", "text": "Squillo Squillo is a technical term for the resonant , trumpet-like sound in the voices of opera singers . It is also commonly called `` singer 's formant '' , `` ring '' , `` ping '' , `` core '' , and other terms . Squillo enables an essentially lyric tone to be heard over thick orchestrations , e.g. in late Verdi , Puccini and Strauss operas . Achieving a proper amount of squillo in any performing context is imperative : too much and the tone veers towards the shrill ; too little and the purpose of the squillo can not be achieved . Squillo is easily recognizable by a distinctive brilliant , ringing quality in the timbre of the voice . This perception is caused by the presence of a peak in the 2 - 5 kHz frequency range , to which the human ear is particularly sensitive . The amplification of these particular harmonics is believed to be a result of a narrowing of the Aryepiglottic fold just above the larynx . Voices with naturally acquired squillo , i.e. having naturally strong higher formants , are especially prized in opera because they allow a singer to maintain certain lyric qualities e.g. limpid high notes , and consistency of tone throughout the range etc. even in dramatic singing . Voices with squillo are also easier to record . Uses of the squillo includes : projecting a small timbre e.g. Alfredo Kraus , Juan Diego Flórez underscoring a dramatically important passage e.g. No , non voglio morir in Sola , perduta abbandonata from Puccini 's Manon Lescaut singing through a thickly textured orchestration , e.g. the final bars of Libera me from Verdi 's Requiem , in which a soprano has to compete against a tutti orchestra and full chorus supporting a pianissimo note floated over an orchestra ( which also demands a secure breath control ) e.g. Montserrat Caballé supporting a long trill simulating a scream without compromising the timbre , especially in a verismic opera ; however it is not unheard that a bona fide scream be used in operatic setting , e.g. Tosca 's final jump in Tosca giving an impression of ` youth ' to an aged voice , mainly via a cultivation of the head register , ref . Section IX Meine Gesangskunst , by Lilli Lehmann ; best exemplified vocally by Mirella Freni Famous singers who personify this technique include Leontyne Price , Mariella Devia , Renata Tebaldi , Giuseppe di Stefano , Jussi Björling and Luciano Pavarotti . Certain dramatic singers may also employ squillo as opposed to volume over the course of a performance , for example Birgit Nilsson . Squillo may also refer , in current Italian : when the grammatical gender is masculine ( uno squillo ) word for `` ring '' ( as in `` telephone ring '' ) , currently a slang term for missed call to form a verb a word `` squillare '' which means `` to ring '' or `` to blare ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0730e2463c9e3749d658335e9426ea8", "text": "Theatre criticism Theatre criticism is a genre of art criticism , and the act of writing or speaking about the performing arts such as a play or opera . Some major newspapers cover the arts in some form and theatre criticism may be included as a part of this arts coverage . In the 21st century theatre criticism has grown in online venues , such as e-magazines and blogs , while criticism in newspapers has shrunk . Recent research shows that despite the different medium , online critics may be as trusted as theatre critics who write for newspapers . Specialist media exists to cover most artistic disciplines , in this field one such publication is The Stage ( see our theatre magazines category for more ) . As with other forms of criticism it may use its own technical language to convey what the reviewer has seen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a30273e7a7c82e72033bf242d8407ff", "text": "Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera ( Kungliga Operan ) is Sweden 's national stage for opera and ballet .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1f406a9a8b9c9ee15061cbe00096651e", "text": "Concerto delle donne The concerto delle donne ( lit . consort of ladies ) was a group of professional female singers in the late Renaissance court of Ferrara , Italy , renowned for their technical and artistic virtuosity . The ensemble was founded by Alfonso II , Duke of Ferrara , in 1580 and was active until the court was dissolved in 1597 . Giacomo Vincenti , a music publisher , praised the women as `` virtuose giovani '' ( young virtuosas ) , echoing the sentiments of contemporaneous diarists and commentators . The origins of the ensemble lay in an amateur group of high-placed courtiers who performed for each other within the context of the Duke 's informal musica secreta in the 1570s . The ensemble evolved into an all-female group of professional musicians , the concerto delle donne , who performed formal concerts for members of the inner circle of the court and important visitors . Their signature style of florid , highly ornamented singing brought prestige to Ferrara and inspired composers of the time . The concerto delle donne revolutionized the role of women in professional music , and continued the tradition of the Este court as a musical center . Word of the ladies ' ensemble spread across Italy , inspiring imitations in the powerful courts of the Medici and Orsini . The founding of the concerto delle donne was the most important event in secular Italian music in the late sixteenth century ; the musical innovations established in the court were important in the development of the madrigal , and eventually the seconda pratica .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bcbdb029907f4c44966ba9ea6af72c19", "text": "Ariadne auf Naxos ( Ariadne on Naxos ) , Op. 60 , is an opera by Richard Strauss with a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal . Combining slapstick comedy and consummately beautiful music , the opera 's theme is the competition between high and low art for the public 's attention . Charlotte Erwin has studied in detail Strauss ' pre-sketch planning for the opera . Bryan Gilliam has examined the theme of Verwandlung ( transformation ) in the opera .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d51e1431e55b685316984432371d45b8", "text": "Melbourne City Opera CitiOpera , originally known as Melbourne City Opera , is a semi-professional opera company based in Melbourne , Australia . Formed in 1997 , it was the successor of Globe Opera . In 2007 the company began performing at the BMW Edge , a 450-seat indoor amphitheatre located in Federation Square . Initially the company made its home at the National Theatre , the Comedy Theatre and later at the Melbourne Athenaeum , and featured Suzanne Steele , Ronald Dowd , Margaret Nisbett , Maureen Howard , and Ron Stevens in productions of La bohème , Faust , Carmen , Pagliacci , Cavalleria rusticana , Madama Butterfly , The Merry Widow , Die Fledermaus , The Student Prince , and many others . The 2007 season began with productions of Verdi 's Il corsaro , Attila and The Pavarotti Story , devised and narrated by director Joseph Talia and conducted by Erich Fackert . In 2008 the season commenced with a concert production of Beethoven 's Fidelio at Melba Hall , University of Melbourne . The company presented The Puccini Story in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini . This program was an analysis of how Puccini 's personal characteristics impacted on the creation of his characters and the composition of his music . In March 2009 , the company staged Verdi 's Ernani . Melbourne City Opera staged Verdi 's Luisa Miller in September 2009 , Andrea Chénier in June 2010 , La rondine in November 2010 and presented a tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland in November 2011 at the BMW Edge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a2a5a0184c35d64a7e9ce38f2c396478", "text": "Opera management Opera management is the management of the processes by which opera is delivered to audiences . A multifaceted task , it involves managing an opera company , primarily the singers and musicians who perform the operas , but in many cases also managing the opera house in which the company performs . Opera is a complex art form involving high fixed costs and requiring complex management . In addition to the singers and musicians who form the core of the company its production requires scenery and costumes and sometimes dancers and non-singing actors . Fixed costs in today 's opera organizations -- keeping many of the singers and musicians on year-round contracts , and if managing their own theatre , the cost of workers needed to create and maintain the sets and costumes as well as the cost of maintaining and running the building -- combined with the costs of individual productions , make opera the most expensive of the performing arts . However , even in the 19th century when opera was largely run by individual impresarios rather than large organisations , opera management as a profession was characterised as `` a devouror of the fortunes of the victims it has tempted by its seductions '' . Frederick Gye , who turned the Royal Italian Opera in Covent Garden into one of London 's premiere opera houses in the 19th century and who shaped the careers of many famous singers , described opera management as a `` dreadful business '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7e9b16234680b33ed4b4c704228eb9d", "text": "Rehearsal A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music , theatre , dance and related arts , such as opera , musical theatre and film production . It is undertaken as a form of practising , to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated . The term `` rehearsal '' typically refers to ensemble activities undertaken by a group of people . For example , when a musician is preparing a piano concerto alone in their music studio , this is called `` practicing '' , but when they begin to practice the concerto with an orchestra , this activity is called a `` rehearsal '' . The music rehearsal takes place in a music rehearsal space . A rehearsal may involve as few as two people , as with a small play for two actors , an art song performance by a singer and a pianist or a folk music duo of a singer and a guitar player . On the other end of the spectrum , a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir . A rehearsal can involve only performers of one type , as in an a cappella choir show , in which a group of singers perform without instrumental accompaniment or a play involving only theatre actors ; it can involve performers of different instruments , as with an orchestra , rock band or jazz `` big band '' ; vocal and instrumental performers , as with opera and choral works accompanied by orchestra ; or a mix of actors , vocalists , instrumentalists and dancers , as with musical theatre . Rehearsals of small groups of performers , such as small rock bands , jazz quartets or organ trios may be held without a leader ; in these cases , the performers themselves jointly determine how to run the rehearsal , which songs to practice , and so on . Some small groups may have their rehearsals led by a bandleader . Almost all mid - to large group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals ; this person may be a bandleader in a rock , country or jazz setting ; a conductor in classical music ( including in opera ) ; a director in theatre or musical theatre ; or a film director for movie rehearsals . While the term is most commonly used in the performing arts to refer to preparation for a public presentation or show , the term is also used to refer to the preparation for other anticipated activities , such as wedding guests and couples practicing a wedding ceremony , paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency , or army troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building they will be assaulting .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc1ad63ecd2e4e123d9b8d59fe0a08b2", "text": "Copenhagen Opera House The Copenhagen Opera House ( in Danish usually called Operaen , literally The opera ) is the national opera house of Denmark , and among the most modern opera houses in the world . It is also one of the most expensive opera houses ever built with construction costs well over US$ 500 million . It is located on the island of Holmen in central Copenhagen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32cf3932f1c874107559b3995d9284b3", "text": "The Ghosts of Versailles The Ghosts of Versailles is an opera in two acts , with music by John Corigliano to an English libretto by William M. Hoffman . The Metropolitan Opera had commissioned the work from Corigliano in 1980 in celebration of its 100th anniversary , with the premiere scheduled for 1983 . Corigliano and Hoffman took as the starting point for the opera the play La Mère coupable ( The Guilty Mother ) by Pierre Beaumarchais . They took seven years to complete the opera , past the initial deadline . The opera received its premiere on December 19 , 1991 , at the Metropolitan Opera , with the production directed by Colin Graham . The premiere run of seven performances was sold out . The original cast included Teresa Stratas , Håkan Hagegård , Renée Fleming , Graham Clark , Gino Quilico , and Marilyn Horne . The Metropolitan Opera revived the opera in the 1994/1995 season . Corigliano considers this work a `` grand opera buffa '' because it incorporates both elements of the Grand Opera style ( large chorus numbers , special effects ) and the silliness of the opera buffa style . Commentators have noted how the opera satirises and parodies accepted operatic conventions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8159cc7491b57f181b14c6ebbe550e44", "text": "Comic opera Comic opera denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature , usually with a happy ending . Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy . By the 1730s , a new operatic genre , opera buffa , emerged as an alternative to opera seria . It quickly made its way to France , where it became opéra bouffon , and eventually , in the following century , French operetta , with Jacques Offenbach as its most accomplished practitioner . The influence of the Italian and French forms spread to other parts of Europe . Many countries developed their own genres of comic opera , incorporating the Italian and French models along with their own musical traditions . Examples include Viennese operetta , German singspiel , Spanish zarzuela , Russian comic opera , English ballad opera , and Savoy Opera .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb89e7c63675d123fbeb8730c49b98ac", "text": "Aria di sorbetto The Aria di sorbetto , or `` sherbet aria '' , was a convention of Italian opera in the early nineteenth century .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73aaf4a235c54549f8391d641497839e", "text": "Io (opera) Io is an unfinished opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau in the form of a one-act acte de ballet . The date of its composition is unknown and it was probably unperformed during Rameau 's lifetime . Its unfinished state meant that it was once believed to be Rameau 's last opera , but Io contains a duet which appears in revised form in Les fêtes de Polymnie ( 1745 ) . This has led the musicologist Graham Sadler to conclude that Io must predate 1745 and that the librettist was Louis de Cahusac , who also wrote the words for Les fêtes , because French librettists did not borrow from other writers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f787f434102cb0670697ac57ed1345d3", "text": "Cologne Opera The Cologne Opera ( German : Oper der Stadt Köln or Oper Köln ) refers both to the main opera house in Cologne , Germany and to its resident opera company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8a21d5bb1fd2c37320a3313c626cdf9", "text": "Estonian National Opera Estonian National Opera is the national opera company of Estonia . The company is based at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn . The theatre has had several names throughout its existence . The latest one being `` The Estonian National Opera '' , which was adopted in 1998 . The company produces a lively and varied season which includes operas , ballet 's and operettas/musicals with over 500 people currently work at the Estonian National Opera .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "8a6e382044a8f55d6cecd12a66022b4b", "text": "Limbu language Limbu is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal , India Darjeeling , Kalimpong , Sikkim , Assam , and Nagaland ) , Bhutan , Burma , Thailand , the United Kingdom , Hong Kong , Canada , and the USA . It is falsely believed that the Limbu/Yakthung are multi-lingual , but there are hundred and/or thousand of Yakthung who speak only in Yakthungpan ( Limbu language ) . The Limbu refer to themselves as Yakthung and their language as Yakthungpan . Yakthungpan has four main dialects : Phedape , Chhathare , Tambarkhole , and Panthare dialects . Among four dialects and/or many dialects , Phedape dialect is widely spoken and well understood by most Yakthungpan speakers . However , as there are some dominant Panthare scholars who have role to create knowledge and control knowledge in the Limbu communities , Panthare dialect is being popularized as a `` standard '' Limbu language . As Panthare Yakthungs are much more engaged in central political position and administrative positions , they are trying to introduce Panthare dialect as a Standard Yakthungpan . Yakthungpan ( Limbu language ) is one of the major languages spoken and written in Nepal , Darjeeling , Kalimpong , Sikkim , Bhutan , Burma , and Thailand . Today , linguists have reached the conclusion that Yakthungpan resembles Tibetan and Lepcha . Before the introduction of the Sirijanga script among Limbu Kirats , the Rong script was popular in East Nepal , especially in the early Maurong state . The Sirijanga script had almost disappeared for 800 years and it was brought back into use by Te-ongsi Sirijunga Xin Thebe of Tellok Sinam Limbuwan present day Nepal .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "6e7cf9c947108747cbc9983944923ef7", "text": "Lex Junia Norbana In Roman Law , Lex Iunia Norbana of 19 AD classified all freedmen into two classes according to their mode of enfranchisement : enfranchised citizens , ( freedmen who enjoyed Roman citizenship ) and enfranchised Latini ( freedmen who had only Latin rights ) . Braund , D. , Augustus to Nero ( Routledge Revivals ) : A Sourcebook on Roman History , 31 BC-AD 68 ( 2015 ) , -LSB- 710 -RSB- Freedmen would be granted only Latin rights if the manumission of the slave failed to meet any of the conditions set out by the lex Aelia Sextia of 4 AD for it to confer Roman citizenship . This provided that for the freedman to acquire Roman citizenship a slave had to be manumitted at the age of 30 or older , the owner had to have quiritary ownership and the ceremony had to be public . For slaves under the age of thirty , the manumission had to be approved by a special council . The manumission of slaved who had been enslaved because of crimes would raise them only to the position of dedititii ( war captives ) . ^ Thus , the Lex Iunia Norbana made the slaves who were not eligible for Roman citizens as per the lex Aelia Sextia enfranchised Latins . The law retained the dedititii . A clause of the law `` took away from these Latini Juniani , as they were called , the capacity of making a testament , taking under a testament , and being appointed tutores by a testament . '' The Institutes , which were part of the Corpus Juris Civilis ( Body of Civil Law ) commissioned by Justinian I in the sixth century , recorded that in previous times there were three form of freedmen : those who became Roman citizens , those who acquired inferior freedom as Latins as per the Lex Junia Norbana and those who obtained still less freedom as dedititii as per the Lex Aelia Sentia . This last status had decayed and the Latini had become rare by then . The Institutes also noted that two edicts corrected this situation . One abolished the dedititii and the other `` rendered all freedmen Roman citizens without making any distinction with reference to age , the mode of manumission , or the authority of the manumitting party , as was formerly the practice . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ea949bd9d46afb869a87215ab57e178", "text": "Animus in consulendo liber Animus in consulendo liber ( Latin : `` A mind unfettered in deliberation '' ) is the official motto of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , originating from The Conspiracy of Catiline ( 52 , 21 ) by Roman historian Sallust where it was translated by Charles Anthon as `` a mind unfettered in deliberation '' . The motto was chosen by the Dean of the NATO Council André de Staercke to reflect the spirit of consultation envisioned by the then-Secretary General of NATO Paul-Henri Spaak . De Staercke borrowed the quote when he recalled his visit to the Palace of the Chief Magistrate in San Gimignano , where `` animus in consulendo liber '' was engraved on the Magistrate 's seat . The motto is displayed on the wall of the main Council Room at NATO headquarters in Brussels , behind the chairman 's seat ( with the New Latin letter U instead of V used in Classical Latin ) . The motto 's original context by Sallust , who cites Cato the Younger 's address to the Roman Senate , is : `` But there were other qualities which made them -LSB- our forefathers -RSB- great , which we do not possess at all : efficiency at home , a just rule abroad , in counsel an independent spirit free from guilt or passion '' ( Latin : `` Sed alia fuere , quae illos magnos fecere , quae nobis nulla sunt : domi industria , foris iustum imperium , animus in consulendo liber , neque delicto neque lubidini obnoxius '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fa96ab8076376644e06307f8c371184f", "text": "History of the Hungarian language Hungarian is a Uralic language of the Ugric group . It has been spoken in the region of modern-day Hungary since the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin in the late 9th century . The predecessor language of Hungarian separated from the Ob-Ugric languages , probably still during the Bronze Age . There is no attestation for a period of close to two millennia . Old Hungarian is attested fragmentarily in epigraphy in the Old Hungarian script beginning in the 10th century , and isolated Hungarian words are attested in manuscript tradition from the turn of the 11th century . The oldest surviving coherent text in Old Hungarian is the Funeral Sermon and Prayer , dated to 1192 . The Old Hungarian period is by convention taken to cover Medieval Hungary , from the invasion of Pannonia in AD 896 , to the collapse of the Kingdom of Hungary following the Battle of Mohács of 1526 . A Middle Hungarian phase is by convention taken to last from 1526 to 1772 , i.e. from the first books printed in Hungarian to the Age of Enlightenment , which prompted language reforms that resulted in the modern literary Hungarian language . Historic proceedings The happenings of the 1530s and 1540s brought a new situation to the country : the time of Humanism -- which only a few decades earlier , under Matthias of Hungary flourished -- was over ; the population , both in villages and towns , was terrorized by Ottoman raids ; the majority of the country was lost ; and the remainder began to feel the problems of the new Habsburg rule . This predicament caused backwardness in the cultural life as well . However , Hungary , with the previously listed great territorial and human losses , soon entered into a new cultural era , the Protestant Reformation . This religious movement heartened many authors to find new ways . Cultural life was primarily based in Trasylvania , but Royal Hungary also saw the rebirth of the Hungarian culture . The first printed Hungarian book was printed in Cracow , Poland , in 1533 . It is a partial Bible-translation , containing the letters of Saint Paul . The translation was done by Benedek Komjáti . The New Testament 's first printed edition was published by János Sylvester ( 1541 ) . He also composed the first scientific analysis of the Hungarian language , in 1539 -- his work 's title is `` Grammatica Hungarolatina '' . Like Komjáti , Sylvester printed his works in Cracow . The previous publications , however , were not Protestant in their sense ; the first directly reformed Hungarian book was Imre Ozorai 's `` Argument '' , published in Cracow first in 1535 and second in 1546 . Among other works , Aesop 's Fables -- a collection of moral short stories -- were first translated into Hungarian by Gábor Pesti -LSB- 1 -RSB- ( 1536 ) . These are the first denoted Hungarian short stories . The first attempt to standardize Hungarian was done by Mátyás Bíró Dévai . He proposed a logical and feasible orthography to the language . His book , called `` Orthographia '' , is known from its second edition , printed in 1549 . Bálint Balassa", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ac8f10e6b6caa7c73484339b694887a7", "text": "Western Lombard literature This article is about literature written in Western Lombard ( Insubric ) . The Insubric poet Caecilius Statius came from Milan , capital city of Insubres , and wrote in Latin , being one of the best Latin comedians , with Plautus and Terence . Throughout the 13th century , the activity of Cisalpine poets in Langue d'oc continued ; in Mantua , Sordello da Goito compounds the Sirventese lombardesco in local language , of Lombard group , the only trobadoric text in a Northern-Italian local language ; in Bologna , Gallo-Italic language land too , in 1254 Rayna possentissima is compounded , lauda of the Servi della Vergine , the older lauda we know . In the same city , the notary registers are founded ( known as Memoriali bolognesi ) for the transcription of public acts , during two centuries : in the white spaces , in order to avoid illegal addings , some folk or cultured poems are written . In this period , there was a common literary and jesterish language for all Langobardia Maior .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c269e11c405d375f6050142d73f98c0a", "text": "Religious persecution in the Roman Empire As the Roman Republic , and later the Roman Empire , expanded , it came to include people from a variety of cultures , and religions . The worship of an ever increasing number of deities was tolerated and accepted . The government , and the Romans in general , tended to be tolerant towards most religions and cults . Some religions were banned for political reasons rather than dogmatic zeal , and other rites which involved human sacrifice were banned . In the Christian era , when Christianity became the state church of the Roman Empire , the Church came to accept it was the Emperor 's duty to use secular power to enforce religious unity . Anyone within the church who did not subscribe to Catholic Christianity was seen as a threat to the dominance and purity of the `` one true faith '' and they saw it as their right to defend this by all means at their disposal . This led to persecution of pagans by the Christian authorities and populace after its institution as the state religion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2d6eb820f3589d65c06dd73a7f00d7e", "text": "Latina, Lazio Latina ( -LSB- laˈtiːna -RSB- ) is the capital of the province of Latina in the Lazio region , in central Italy . , the city has 115,895 inhabitants and is thus the second-largest city of the region , after the national capital Rome . It was founded in 1932 under the fascist administration , as Littoria , when the area surrounding it , which had been a swamp since antiquity , was drained .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e453b28f965df7c2c54851679d680cd", "text": "Gallo-Roman culture This article covers the culture of Romanized areas of Gaul . For the political history of the brief `` Gallic Empire '' of the third century , see Gallic Empire . The term Gallo-Roman describes the Romanized culture of Gaul under the rule of the Roman Empire . This was characterized by the Gaulish adoption or adaptation of Roman morals and way of life in a uniquely Gaulish context . The well-studied meld of cultures in Gaul gives historians a model against which to compare and contrast parallel developments of Romanization in other , less-studied Roman provinces . Interpretatio romana offered Roman names for Gaulish deities such as the smith-god Gobannus , but of Celtic deities only the horse-patroness Epona penetrated Romanized cultures beyond the confines of Gaul . The barbarian invasions beginning in the early fifth century forced upon Gallo-Roman culture fundamental changes in politics , in the economic underpinning , in military organization . The Gothic settlement of 418 offered a double loyalty , as Western Roman authority disintegrated at Rome . The plight of the highly Romanized governing class is examined by R.W. Mathisen , the struggles of bishop Hilary of Arles by M. Heinzelmann . Into the seventh century , Gallo-Roman culture would persist particularly in the areas of Gallia Narbonensis that developed into Occitania , Cisalpine Gaul and to a lesser degree , Gallia Aquitania . The formerly Romanized north of Gaul , once it had been occupied by the Franks , would develop into Merovingian culture instead . Roman life , centered on the public events and cultural responsibilities of urban life in the res publica and the sometimes luxurious life of the self-sufficient rural villa system , took longer to collapse in the Gallo-Roman regions , where the Visigoths largely inherited the status quo in 418 . Gallo-Roman language persisted in the northeast into the Silva Carbonaria that formed an effective cultural barrier with the Franks to the north and east , and in the northwest to the lower valley of the Loire , where Gallo-Roman culture interfaced with Frankish culture in a city like Tours and in the person of that Gallo-Roman bishop confronted with Merovingian royals , Gregory of Tours . Based on mutual intelligibility , David Dalby counts seven languages descended from Gallo-Romance : Gallo-Wallon , French , Franco-Provençal ( Arpitan ) , Romansh , Ladin , Friulian , and Lombard . However , other definitions are far broader , variously encompassing the Rhaeto-Romance languages , Occitano-Romance languages , and Gallo-Italic languages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7ff45ca4d3eb19bb68d7d12c441c6c00", "text": "Latin Europe Latin Europe may refer to : Romance-speaking Europe , the areas of Europe where Romance languages are spoken Legacy of the Roman Empire , the cultural and religious legacy of the Roman Empire and its distribution Western Christianity , the areas of Europe where Latin was used as the liturgical language of the church during the Middle Ages", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d052265c5261b9731342cddf3531bf0", "text": "Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f0f900cb851b5b02f072ef744da20d4c", "text": "Romansh people The Romansh people ( also spelled Romansch , Rumantsch , or Romanche ; Romansh : , rumàntsch , or ) are a people and ethnic group of Switzerland , native speakers of the Romansh language . They are usually multilingual , also speaking German ( both the standard variety and the local Swiss German ) and sometimes Italian , which are the other official languages of Graubünden , the canton where they are concentrated . They make up about 1 % of Switzerland 's population and 15 % of Graubünden 's . The Romansh people began advocating for an end to German dominion over them starting with World War I . In 1937 the Swiss government recognized the Romansh language for the first time as one of Switzerland 's four national languages , though only for use within the canton , not at the federal level . The Romansh people appeared to be mostly satisfied with this status until the 1980s when debate arose over Switzerland 's relationship with the greater European continent and the concept of the European Union began to form . The Romansh people advocated heavily for Switzerland 's membership in the Union , but the referendum to join it was narrowly defeated in 1992 by the German majority and Switzerland remained a nation apart with the Romansh people a nation apart within it though with ever-increasing sovereignty and recognition at the federal level to the point that Romansh is now considered one of the official federal languages of the Swiss Confederation . The Romansh national leadership in Switzerland expressly stated its interest in Switzerland joining the European Union in terms of a pro-European stance and not an anti-Swiss-Confederation one , openly recognizing that the Confederation , though dominated by the German Swiss and with large Swiss French and Swiss Italian contingents , had sheltered the tiny Romansh minority population for nearly 200 years , never engaging in programs to erase their identity or language nor forcing them to relocate to accommodate any other ethnic group as had been the norm with a variety of other ethnic minorities throughout Europe . Though there have been some stumbling blocks , the history of the relationship between the Romansh people and the other ethnic peoples of Switzerland appears to have been and continues to be an unusually polite and respectful one .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8395be7360095a855cbff0fb0e916495", "text": "Romanian language Romanian ( obsolete spellings Rumanian , Roumanian ; autonym : limba română , or лимба ромынэ in Moldovan Cyrillic , -LSB- ˈlimba roˈmɨnə -RSB- , `` the Romanian language '' , or românește , lit . `` in Romanian '' ) is a Romance language spoken by around 24 million people as a native language , primarily in Romania and Moldova , and by another 4 million people as a second language . It has official status in Romania and the Republic of Moldova . It is one of the official languages of the European Union and the Latin Union . Romanian is a part of the Balkan-Romance group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin separated from the Western Romance during the 5th -- 8th centuries . To distinguish it within that group in comparative linguistics it is called Daco-Romanian as opposed to its closest relatives , Aromanian , Megleno-Romanian , and Istro-Romanian . During Soviet times -- and to some extent even today -- Romanian was called Moldovan in the Republic of Moldova , although the Constitutional Court ruled in 2013 that `` the official language of the republic is Romanian '' . Romanian speakers are scattered across many other countries , notably Australia , Italy , Spain , Ukraine , Bulgaria , the United States , Canada , Brazil , Mexico , Argentina , Greece , Turkey , Russia , Portugal , the United Kingdom , Cyprus , France and Germany .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0890e1eb44bdf2f9f19ebb9ad5ef6ece", "text": "Bible translations into Vietnamese The modern Vietnamese alphabet chữ Quốc ngữ was created by Portuguese and Italian Jesuit missionaries and institutionalized by Alexandre de Rhodes with the first printing of Catholic texts in Vietnamese in 1651 , but not the Bible . Some New Testament extracts were translated and printed in catechisms in Thailand in 1872 . Jean Bonet ( 1844 -- 1907 ) , of the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales , Paris , translated the Gospel of Luke from French to Vietnamese in 1890 for the Protestant Convention in Paris . In 1916 the Catholic Church published Albert Schlicklin 's Latin-Vietnamese parallel text Bible in Paris by the Paris Foreign Missions Society . Known under Schlicklin 's Vietnamese name Cố Chính Linh , the Cố Chính Linh version was still the most used Bible among Catholics in 1970s . The organized work of British and Foreign Bible Society in Vietnam began in 1890 . The first translation from Greek , and still the standard Protestant Vietnamese version , was that of William Cadman ( New Testament 1923 , Old Testament 1926 ) . He worked for the Christian and Missionary Alliance ( CMA ) and co-operated with the British and Foreign Bible Society . The whole Bible was published in 1934 and is published by the Bible Society in Vietnam as the Old Version . AN OVERVIEW OF TRANSLATIONS OF THE BIBLE IN VIETNAMESE Questions are often asked about the various Vietnamese translations of the Bible which are being promoted and circulated . Here is a summary complied with input from knowledgeable Vietnamese and missionary leaders , research on websites and consultation with the publishers of the various versions . Some points before I list the main versions circulating : • Vietnam is blessed by several Bible translations in the Vietnamese language . • Most translations tack toward the `` formal correspondence '' theory of translation where faithfulness to the original languages is of prime importance , though in addition some strive for contemporary language , or tailor the language to certain education levels . • A detailed article called `` The History of Vietnamese Bible Translation '' ( up until 1996 ) , including Catholic translation , is available on the vnbaptist.org website . • Vietnamese Bible translation and publication is large and competitive business . Controversy appears to affect each translation effort . • Bible printing is a lucrative business for Vietnamese printers , and virtually any translation will readily get official permission to print . Government permission to print says nothing about the quality of a translation . • The translators and publishers claim various relationships for their versions with the original Greek and Hebrew texts . Some translators have studied Greek and/or Hebrew in seminary . Some use Hebrew and Greek interlinear Bibles in their work . One translation reports it is back-checked against the original texts . One translation reports it was done directly from the original texts . The 1926 Cadman/Phan Khoi version , and other secondary language versions are often used in the translation process . • Some translations are one-person efforts while others employed multiple translators and consulted with recognized Bible translation experts from organizations such as Wycliffe , the United Bible Societies or the International Bible Society . • Most versions are still inputting revisions in subsequent printings . • The practice of distributing Bibles free-of-charge in Vietnam , questionable as it may be to some , is now widely established . So the resources behind the respective versions will affect their current distribution and use . Eventually the better versions will self-select . • Remarks here have input from the publishers and promoters of the various versions . But summaries and opinions are mine . This is for background information , not promotion of any version . More information is available at the publishers ' websites provided . Main versions in circulation ( roughly in order of appearance ) : 1 . The original 1926 Cadman/Phan Khoi version - still being printed and most widely used . It was a stroke of missionary genius to employ a leading Vietnamese literary figure of the time in the translation . William Cadman and Phan Khoi also had the then-recently-completed Latin-Vietnamese diglot Catholic Bible to use . ( A study is currently underway to see how much the Catholic version was used as a source . ) They would also likely have used available English , French and Chinese versions . Grace Cadman , who also worked on this Bible , had studied the Greek and Hebrew at a graduate level in a Canadian university . There have been a number of printings of this Bible since official permission to print Bibles in Vietnam was resumed in 1995 . Well over a million Scripture portions , NTs and whole Bibles have been printed since 1995 . In 1998 a `` corrected version '' of this Bible was published . The corrections were chiefly done by Pham Xuan Thieu and Vietnam Ministries Inc. ( VMI ) and finalized by Le Cao Quy who represented the UBS in Vietnam at the time . In 2010 a UBS-supervised `` revised version '' of the original 1926 Bible was published . It incorporates the `` corrected version '' above , and further involved both indigenous Vietnamese and Viet Kieu in the revision process . The 1926 version gained a kind of King James Bible status during the first three generations of its life and the work on this `` revised version '' could be compared to what was done in the New King James Bible in updating archaic language . This Bible is likely to become or remain the dominant translation , especially in liturgical settings . In 1966 the Vietnamese Bible Society was established . The Bible societies distributed 53,170 Bible examples and 120,170 New Testament examples in Vietnamese within the country in 2005 . In 2008 the New Vietnamese Bible was published . 2 . Before 1975 the respected teacher , Dr. Le Hoang Phu , began a `` Living Bible '' or `` Contemporary Translation '' . He continued after he left Vietnam in 1975 . A draft copy of the whole Bible in this translation was published by VMI in 1994 . But the finalization of the project and larger printing and distribution has been delayed since Dr. Phu 's death . However , the final revision and printing of this contemporary translation is anticipated in 2013 or 2014 . It is expected to be especially suitable to use with non-Christians . It would likely be the translation closest to using the `` meaning equivalent '' theory of translation . 3 . In 1977 Nhóm Phiên dịch Các Giờ kinh Phụng vụ ( NPD-CGKPV ) , a working group established in 1971 to translate the Liturgy of the Hours , started translating the New Testament . It had been completed in 1993 and had the permission to publish one year later ; after that , the whole Bible translation with some short references had been completed in 1998 . This version , which has been published since 1999 , is named KPA and is the most used Catholic Bible in Vietnam nowadays . The group has been continuing to revise it in the version called KPB . Before NPD-CGKPV , there were 5 complete Catholic Bible translations , all by individual priests : Albert Schlicklin ( 1913 ) , Gérard Gagnon ( 1963 ) , Trần Đức Huân ( 1970 ) , Nguyễn Thế Thuấn ( 1976 ) , and Cardinal Trịnh Văn Căn ( 1985 ) . 4 . The `` New Vietnamese Bible '' ( ban dich moi ) translation is a project of the Texas-based Vietnamese Bible Inc. ( VBI ) and most prominently associated with Pastor Tran Dao . It was conceived when Vietnamese refugees fleeing Vietnam to the US after the communist takeover identified a need for a new translation . The UBS supported this and has walked with VBI throughout the project . This translation benefited from a number of Vietnamese pastors of various denominations working 16 years , with training and supervision by UBS and WBT . The nvbible website states , `` The New Vietnamese Bible was translated directly from the Hebrew and Greek texts . '' Completed in 2002 , it is available in several New Testament and whole Bible formats , including a NT pocket version . The NVB translation has also been printed in a diglot version alongside the New English Translation . It is diglot but not parallel . VBI is well-resourced for distribution and has extensive plans to promote this Bible for evangelism through churches in Vietnam . More than 800,000 NTs and whole Bibles have been printed to date and it would currently be the second most available version in Vietnam . See nvbible.net for more information . 5 . Mr. Pham Quang Tam 's Popular ( or Easy-to-Read ) Version ( ban pho thong ) said to be aimed at `` common people '' , is reported to be based on the New Century Version developed by the World Bible Translation Center . The WBTC specializes in simple translations aimed at those with 6th to 8th grade education . Mr. Tam reports that the translation `` went through a ` back translation ' process through which Greek and Hebrew scholars of WBTC check for accuracy . '' WBTC printed 100,000 copies of this Popular Version for the 2011 Protestant Centennial in Vietnam . Now merged with the Bible League the organization is raising funds to print another 100,000 in Vietnam . WBTC website is www.wbtc.com . 6 . Pastor Dang Ngoc Bau 's translation is called the 2011 Bible . Pastor Bau began this translation in 1995 , before any new translations were available , for his own spiritual nourishment , preaching and teaching . His target was new Viet Kieu believers with high school education . Now completed , though still a work-in-progress according to Pastor Bau , this Bible is promoted by the Vietnamese Bible Association , Inc. . More information can be found at the VBA website . The translation is available on YouVersion.com and BibleGateway.com . 7 . Another translation based on the NIV is being led by Ho Xuan Phu of Vietnamese Ministries Inc. ( VMI ) with some consultation with the UBS , IBS and WBT . It is being published as a parallel diglot with the English NIV in order to target students and young people , many of whom are studying English . The NT is done and circulating . The goal is to finish the whole Bible by 2015 . It is also planned to eventually publish this translation in a Vietnamese-only version . Contact <[email protected]> or www.vpns.org for more information .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "500dd3f9c3b3326d74dd24f8190ed9e4", "text": "Radio Romania International Radio România Internaţional ( Radio România Internaţional , or RRI ) is a Romanian radio station owned by the Romanian public radio broadcaster Societatea Română de Radiodifuziune ( SRR , the national public radio in Romania ) that broadcasts abroad . Prior to 1989 , the station was known as Radio Bucharest . According to the Romanian law nr . 41/1994 , republished , the SRR produces and broadcasts programmes in the Romanian language and other languages , for worldwide auditorium , to promote the image of Romania , and her internal and external politics . As a result , inside the SRR there is Departamentul Radio România Internaţional ( The Department Radio Romania International ) ( RRI ) , that owns two radio stations : RRI 1 - `` Romania Live '' As of March 2001 , RRI 1 has broadcast daily shows under the heading `` Romania , live '' , a summary of the shows produced by the main departments in the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation . This summary is broadcast around the clock via the satellite , on the Internet ( in RealAudio ) , and also on short waves ( to Central and Western Europe and Israel ) , 8 hours per day . RRI 1 has daily broadcasts around the clock in Romanian , and three 30 minute-broadcasts in the Aromanian dialect , which add up to 9,300 hours per year . RRI 2 - `` Radio Bridges '' RRI 2 produces and broadcasts shows in ten foreign languages : Arabic , Chinese , English , French , German , Italian , Serbian , Spanish , Russian and Ukrainian , which total 25.5 hours per day . In other words , 9,300 more broadcasting hours per year . People can listen to the programmes on mediumwave , shortwave , and FM , and also via satellite and other means of delivery ; RRI has 51 hours of radio programme every day , which amount to more than 18,600 hours of radio production in 12 months .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e621ca2f6f159bf8d0d8732e09e8b45", "text": "Barsoomian language Barsoomian is the constructed language of the fictional Barsoomians , the sapient humanoid inhabitants of Mars in the Barsoom series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs . It was developed from Burroughs ' examples and descriptions by Paul Frommer for the 2012 film John Carter of Mars ; Frommer also created the Na ' vi language for Avatar . Spoken Barsoomian has mostly lexical words , with the equivalent of grammatical words such as prepositions and pronouns conveyed telepathically . There are few inflections , and word order is fixed to verb -- subject -- object . Possession is indicated by juxtaposing the object with the possessor , as in Malay . There is a word that makes direct object definite , as in Hebrew . The vocabulary is relatively simple , with little poetic language . Some inflection is found in the pronouns . For the object , the initial consonant is suffixed : tu `` I '' , tut `` me '' ; ki `` he '' , kik `` him '' . To form the plural , the consonants are voiced : du `` we '' , dud `` us '' , gi `` they '' . The effect of the language is staccato . There are ten vowels , five long and five short , transcribed short a e i o u and long aa ey ee oa oo ; diphthongs are ao ( as in how ) and ay ( as in high ) . Consonants are similar to English ( b d j g , p t -LSB- linktʃtj -RSB- k , v z , f -LSB- linkθth -RSB- s h , r l , m n , w y ) , with the addition of the velar fricatives ch -LSB- blinkx -RSB- and gh -LSB- blinkɣ -RSB- . Consonants , both voiced and unvoiced , may also be long or short . In the books it is mentioned that Barsoomian is the only language spoken on the entire planet of Barsoom . Therefore , there never are any language barriers between different people from Barsoom , no matter what country or city on the planet they originate from . Written versions of Barsoomian however can differ greatly between different cities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "001264070d5dd5613a9a79ebcfd3b27b", "text": "Rhaetian language Rhaetian -LSB- ˈriːʃən -RSB- or Rhaetic ( Raetic ) -LSB- ˈriːtᵻk -RSB- was a language spoken in the ancient region of Rhaetia in the Eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times . It is documented by a limited number of short inscriptions ( found through Northern Italy , Southern Germany , Eastern Switzerland , Slovenia and Western Austria ) in two variants of the Etruscan alphabet . Its linguistic categorization is not clearly established , and it presents a confusing mixture of what appear to be Etruscan , Indo-European and uncertain other elements . The ancient Rhaetic language is not the same as one of the modern Romance languages of the same Alpine region , known as Rhaeto-Romance , but both are sometimes referred to as `` Rhaetian '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f1be996130cbe33f69d16b8e5112a1c", "text": "Sardinian language Sardinian ( sardu , limba sarda , lingua sarda ) or Sard is the primary indigenous Romance language spoken on most of the island of Sardinia ( Italy ) . Of the Romance languages , it is considered one of the closest , if not the closest , to Latin . However , it also incorporates a Pre-Latin ( Paleo-Sardinian , also known as Nuragic , and , to a much lesser degree , Punic ) substratum , and a Byzantine Greek , Catalan , Spanish and Italian superstratum due to the past political membership of the island , first gravitating towards the Hispanic sphere of influence and later towards the Italian one . Sardinian consists of two mutually intelligible varieties , each with its own literature : Campidanese and Logudorese , spoken respectively in the southern half and in the north-central part of Sardinia . Some attempts have been made to introduce a standardized writing system for administrative purposes by combining the two Sardinian varieties , like the LSU ( Limba Sarda Unificada , `` Unified Sardinian Language '' ) and LSC ( Limba Sarda Comuna , `` Common Sardinian Language '' ) , but they have not been generally acknowledged by native speakers . In 1997 Sardinian , along with all the other languages spoken by the Sardinians , was recognized by a regional law ; since 1999 , Sardinian is also one of the twelve `` historical language minorities '' of Italy and protected as such by the national Law no. 482/1999 . However , the language is in retreat and UNESCO classifies both main varieties as `` definitely endangered '' ; although an estimated 68.4 percent of the islanders have a good oral command of Sardinian . Italian is displacing it nonetheless in many cases , and language ability among children has been estimated to have dropped in fact to around 13 percent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93e0ea3cc5ed87581f584042c2aaac8e", "text": "Controversy over ethnic and linguistic identity in Moldova A controversy exists over the national identity and name of the native language of the main ethnic group in the Republic of Moldova . The issue more frequently disputed is whether Moldovans constitute a subgroup of Romanians or a separate ethnic group . While there is wide agreement about the existence of a common language , the controversy persists about the use of the term `` Moldovan language '' in certain political contexts . The Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova from 1991 calls the official language `` Romanian '' , and the first anthem adopted by the independent Moldova was `` Deșteaptă-te , române '' ( `` Awaken , Romanian ! '' ) , the same as the anthem of Romania . Mirroring political evolutions in the country , the Constitution of Moldova ( 1994 ) calls the official language `` Moldovan '' , and establishes as anthem `` Limba noastră '' ( Our language , without any explicit reference to its name ) . Moreover , in 2003 , a non-judicial political document called `` The Concept of National Policy of the Republic of Moldova '' , adopted by the then Communist-dominated Parliament , explicitly designates the Romanians as an ethnic minority in Moldova . The officially sanctioned distinction between Moldovans and Romanians has been criticized by some members of the scientific community within Moldova , and it has raised protests from certain segments of the population , especially intellectuals and students , at their turn inspired by several political forces . Furthermore , the problem strained Moldova 's diplomatic relations with neighboring Romania .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8fa41599094d9504f35aa77319920121", "text": "Luxembourgish Luxembourgish , Luxemburgish ( -LSB- ˈlʌksəmˌbɜːrɡᵻʃ -RSB- ) or Letzeburgesch ( -LSB- ˌlɛtsəbɜːrˈɡɛʃ , _ ˌlɛtsbɜːr - -RSB- or -LSB- ˈlɛtsəˌbɜːrɡᵻʃ , _ ˈlɛtsˌbɜːr - -RSB- ) ( Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuergesch ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg . Worldwide , about 390,000 people speak Luxembourgish . . While it could be considered a standardized variety ( i.e. , a dialect with a written form ) of German , its official use in the state of Luxembourg and the existence of a separate regulatory body has removed Luxembourgish , at least in part , from the domain of the Dachsprache Standard German . Despite the lack of a sharp boundary between Luxembourgish and the neighboring German dialects , this has led several linguists ( from Luxembourg as well as Germany ) to regard it as a separate , yet closely related language .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a9d29b037c53329c455172ac8016b34f", "text": "Alien language in science fiction A formal description of an alien language in science fiction may have been pioneered by Percy Greg 's Martian language ( he called it `` Martial '' ) in his 1880 novel Across the Zodiac , although already the 17th century book The Man in the Moone describes the language of the Lunars , consisting `` not so much of words and letters as tunes and strange sounds '' , which is in turn predated by other invented languages in fictional societies , e.g. , in Thomas More 's Utopia . As the science fiction genre developed , so did the use of the literary trope of alien languages . Some science-fiction works operate on the premise that alien languages can be easily learned if one has a competent understanding of the nature of languages in general . For example , the protagonist of C. S. Lewis 's novel Out of the Silent Planet is able to use his training in historical linguistics to decipher the language spoken on Mars . Others work on the premise that languages with similarities can be partially understood by different species . Stanislaw Lem 's novel His Master 's Voice describes an effort by scientists to decode , translate and understand an extraterrestrial transmission . The novel critically approaches humanity 's intelligence and intentions in deciphering and truly comprehending a message from outer space . The 2014 novel Lamikorda by D. R. Merrill not only deals with differences in verbal communication , but gestures and other `` body language '' , pointing out the inextricability of language with cultural and social norms . In some cases , authors avoid linguistic questions by introducing devices into their stories that seamlessly translate between languages , to the point that the concept of different languages can largely be excluded from a franchise . Notable examples include : Douglas Adams 's babel fish The TARDIS from Doctor Who The translator microbes in Farscape The universal translator from Star Trek In other cases , the question of language is dealt with through the introduction of a universal language via which most , if not all , of the franchise 's species are able to communicate . In the Star Wars universe , for example , this language is known as Basic and is spoken by the majority of the characters , with a few notable exceptions . Other alien species take advantage of their unique physiology for communication purposes , an example being the Ithorians , who use their twin mouths , located on either side of their neck , to speak in stereo . In some franchises this universal language is an intermediary language ; one that different species can easily translate to and from their own languages , thus allowing simple communication between races . Examples of this approach include Interlac from the Legion of Super-Heroes , Babylon 5 , and the Uplift Universe , where numerous sapient species use at least twelve `` Galactic '' languages ( each version is used in communication between species that can articulate it , and that find it useful in expressing their concepts ) . Not all of these universal/intermediate languages take the form of spoken/written languages as is recognized in the human world . In the film and book Close Encounters of the Third Kind scientists use Solresol , a language based on musical tones , while in the film and book Contact , aliens send the instructions to build a machine to reach them using mathematics , which the main character calls `` the only universal language '' . Similarly , in Stargate SG-1 , the protagonists encounter a galactic meeting place where different races communicate with one another using a language based on atomic structures which is `` written '' in three dimensions rather than two . A number of long-running franchises have taken the concept of an alien language beyond that of a scripting device and have developed languages of their own . Examples include the Klingon language of the Star Trek universe ( a fully developed constructed language created by Marc Okrand ) The Zentradi language from the Macross Japanese science-fiction anime series The DC Comics , Kryptonese ( for which there exists an alphabet and language glossary ) For his 2009 science fiction film Avatar , creator and director James Cameron constructed the fictional Na ` vi language ( with the aid of college professor Paul Frommer ) for his fictional alien Na ` vi race in the film The existence of alien languages and the ease or difficulty of translation is used as a plot device or script element in a number of franchises , sometimes seriously , and sometimes for comedic value . In Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country , the crew is forced to speak ( broken ) Klingon without the universal translator . In the film Mars Attacks ! , the language spoken by the Martians appears to consist only of the words `` ack ! '' and `` rack ! '' spoken at different pitches and volume . The film 's universal translator consistently translates these as being offers of friendship despite the fact that the aliens ' actions are anything but friendly . In one episode of Babylon 5 , Commander Susan Ivanova gives orders to a Minbari crew in their language , and exclaims `` Ah Hell ! '' in frustration , inadvertently giving the command `` continuous fire '' in Minbari . This is identical phonetically to `` ahel '' the Minbari translation of `` continuous fire '' . In Dragon Ball Z , Bulma speaks in her usual language ( Japanese ) and thereby involuntarily activates some functions of an alien starship , as her words are identified by the ship 's computer as Namekkian orders . C. J. Cherryh 's Chanur series of books relies heavily on linguistic and psychological problems of communication between various alien races . Some examples include usage of obscure languages and cultural references to conceal information from others , imperfections of computer translation , use of pidgin and linguistic barriers , psychological concepts which do not have matches in other races ' languages , and a race so alien that it can not be understood at all without a translation by another race which itself can barely be understood due to manifold meanings in each message . In the Foreigner universe , Cherryh explores the interface between humans and Atevi , whose language relies on numerical values , causing the main character , Bren Cameron , to constantly calculate as he speaks the Atevi language , Ragi . Conversely , in The Simpsons , the fact that English is mutually understood by the show 's human and alien characters is noted as being `` an astonishing coincidence '' . Some stories , however , have alien beings speak near-unpronounceable tongues . Clark Ashton Smith , in one tale , has the sorcerer Eibon struggle to articulate the name of an alien , Hziulquoigmnzhah . Other works present detailed , concrete examples of the difficulty of learning alien languages due to linguistic relativity . In Mary Doria Russell 's philosophical/sci-fi novel The Sparrow , a linguist who travels to an alien planet as part of a Jesuit mission discovers a language with unique and ( at first ) incomprehensible tenses and conjugations . In Carl Sagan 's novel Contact ( and the subsequent film adaptation ) , a broadcast from an extraterrestrial source is discovered to contain multiple layers of encrypted messages . Ted Chiang 's short story `` Story of Your Life '' describes attempts to communicate with a technologically advanced alien species that has no apparent understanding of basic mathematics and physics . Other science fiction stories imagine communication through telepathy . There is for example the Vulcan mind meld in Star Trek . In the novel Ender 's Game , the `` Buggers '' are an alien species in which their queen can telepathically communicate with every member of her species , but no humans except Ender . The inability of the two species to effectively communicate serves as a critical element of the novel 's plot . Sheila Finch published a collection of short stories about first contact and alien communication , The Guild of Xenolinguists , ( Golden Gryphon Press ) , in 2007 . In 2008 , the game Dead Space introduced a form of alien language known as Unitology , for the religion that mainly uses it . Unitology is only shown to be written with no example or indication of a verbal dialect . In Futurama , a language exists called Alienese , which originates from an unspecified extraterrestrial source . At least one character has achieved an academic degree in xenolinguistics , which gives her the apparently rare skill of knowing how to translate between English and Alienese . In science-fiction movie Arrival scientists trying to understand aliens ' language and symbols Various works from the Cthulhu mythos of H.P. Lovecraft present short sentences , excerpts and text fragments in the language of the Old Gods , referred to as `` R'lyehian '' or `` Cthuvian '' by the fan base . Lovecraft provided translations for some of the texts and denoted Cthuvian as a thick , guttural language , but he never published any details on pronunciation and grammar , so it is not possible to communicate in Cthuvian . Based on the limited text resources , only few grammatical rules and vocabulary could be worked out by fans , which are mostly guesswork . There is no evidence that Lovecraft even had a concept for the structure of the language when writing it .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c115d1e20639a90106753faf8877d97", "text": "Latin poetry The history of Latin poetry can be understood as the adaptation of Greek models . The verse comedies of Plautus are considered the earliest surviving examples of Latin literature and are estimated to have been composed around 205-184 BC . The start of Latin literature is conventionally dated to the first performance of a play in verse by a Greek slave , Livius Andronicus , at Rome in 240 BC . Livius translated Greek New Comedy for Roman audiences , using meters that were basically those of Greek drama , modified to the needs of Latin . His successors Plautus and Terence further refined the borrowings from the Greek stage and the prosody of their verse is substantially the same as for classical Latin verse . The traditional meter of Greek epic , the dactylic hexameter , was introduced into Latin literature by Ennius ( 239-169 BC ) , virtually a contemporary of Livius , who substituted it for the jerky Saturnian meter in which Livius had been composing epic verses . Ennius moulded a poetic diction and style suited to the imported hexameter , providing a model for ` classical ' poets such as Virgil and Ovid . The late republic saw the emergence of Neoteric Poets , notably Catullusrich young men from the Italian provinces , conscious of metropolitan sophistication , and looking to the scholarly Alexandrian poet Callimachus for inspiration . Catullus shared the Alexandrian 's preference for short poems and wrote within a variety of meters borrowed from Greece , including Aeolian forms such as hendecasyllabic verse , the Sapphic stanza and Greater Asclepiad , as well as iambic verses such as the choliamb and the iambic tetrameter catalectic ( a dialogue meter borrowed from Old Comedy ) . Horace , whose career crossed the divide between republic and empire , followed Catullus ' lead in employing Greek lyrical forms , identifying with Alcaeus of Mytilene , composing Alcaic stanzas , and also with Archilochus , composing poetic invectives in the Iambus tradition ( in which he adopted the metrical form of the Epode or ` Iambic Distich ' ) . Horace was a contemporary of Virgil and , like the epic poet , he wrote verses in dactylic hexameter , but in a conversational and epistolary style . Virgil 's hexameters are generally regarded as `` the supreme metrical system of Latin literature . ''", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "2f9e5327042364082ee9dd22aa961386", "text": "The Ten Commandments (1956 film) The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American biblical epic film produced , directed , and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille , shot in VistaVision ( color by Technicolor ) , and released by Paramount Pictures . The film is based on Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson , Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham , On Eagle 's Wings by A.E. Southon , and the Book of Exodus . The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses , an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren , the enslaved Hebrews , and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai , where he receives , from God , the Ten Commandments . The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role , Yul Brynner as Rameses , Anne Baxter as Nefretiri , Edward G. Robinson as Dathan , Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora , Debra Paget as Lilia , and John Derek as Joshua ; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi , Nina Foch as Bithiah , Martha Scott as Yoshebel , Judith Anderson as Memnet , and Vincent Price as Baka , among others . Filmed on location in Egypt , Mount Sinai and the Sinai Peninsula , the film was DeMille 's last and most successful work . It is a partial remake of his 1923 silent film of the same title , and features one of the largest sets ever created for a film . The film was released to cinemas in the USA on 5 October 1956 and , at the time of its release , was the most expensive film ever made . In 1957 , the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture , winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ( John P. Fulton , A.S.C. ) . Charlton Heston was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture ( Drama ) for his role as Moses . Yul Brynner won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his role as Rameses and his other roles in Anastasia and The King and I . It is also one of the most financially successful films ever made , grossing approximately $ 122.7 million at the box office during its initial release ; it was the most successful film of 1956 and the second-highest-grossing film of the decade . According to Guinness World Records , in terms of theatrical exhibition it is the seventh most successful film of all-time when the box office gross is adjusted for inflation . In 1999 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . The film was listed as the tenth best film in the epic genre . Network television has aired the film in prime time during the Passover/Easter season every year since 1973 . The last credited actor in the movie still alive is Joanna Merlin .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "fcc258d0d4f36e716841a2daa6f30302", "text": "Devil's Knot (film) Devil 's Knot is a 2013 American biographical crime film directed by Atom Egoyan . The film is based on a true story as told in Mara Leveritt 's 2002 book of the same name , concerning three teenagers known as the West Memphis Three , who were convicted of killing three young boys during the Satanic ritual abuse panic . They were subsequently sentenced to death ( Echols ) and life imprisonment ( Baldwin and Misskelley ) . Produced by Elizabeth Fowler , Richard Saperstein , Clark Peterson , Christopher Woodrow , and Paul Harris Boardman , the film stars Colin Firth , Reese Witherspoon , Mireille Enos , Dane DeHaan , Kevin Durand , Bruce Greenwood , Stephen Moyer , Elias Koteas , Amy Ryan , and Alessandro Nivola . The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2013 , followed by a wider release later that year . The film had a limited release in Canadian theaters on January 24 , 2014 , and was released in U.S. theaters and video on demand services on May 9 , 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db4bf03cf58b84d730933b98850b1555", "text": "Oh, God! Oh , God ! is a 1977 American Technicolor comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver . Based on a novel of the same name by Avery Corman , the film was directed by Carl Reiner from a screenplay written by Larry Gelbart . The story centres on unassuming supermarket manager Jerry Landers ( Denver ) , chosen by God ( Burns ) to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media , religious authorities , and Landers ' own wife ( Teri Garr ) . The film inspired two sequels , Oh , God ! Book II ( 1980 ) and Oh , God ! You Devil ( 1984 ) , both of which featured Burns reprising his role , but with no other recurring characters from the original story .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "025b004aacf185183726e3c82104f469", "text": "Renee Tenison Reneé Tenison ( born December 2 , 1968 ) is an American model , actress , and the first African-American selected to be the Playboy Playmate of the Year ( 1990 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e505ce08107a4dd04fb27d9bc65582d", "text": "Twentieth Century (film) Twentieth Century is a 1934 American pre-Code screwball comedy film . Much of the film is set on the 20th Century Limited train as it travels from Chicago to New York City . The film was directed by Howard Hawks , stars John Barrymore and Carole Lombard , and features Walter Connolly , Roscoe Karns and Edgar Kennedy . Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur adapted their Broadway play of the same name -- itself based on the unproduced play Napoleon of Broadway by Charles Bruce Millholland -- with uncredited contributions from Gene Fowler and Preston Sturges . Along with Frank Capra 's It Happened One Night , also released in 1934 ( which amazingly has exactly the same music over the opening titles ) , Twentieth Century is considered to be a prototype for the screwball comedy . `` Howard Hawks ' rapid-fire romantic comedy established the essential ingredients of the screwball -- a dizzy dame , a charming but befuddled hero , dazzling dialogue and a dash of slapstick . '' Its success propelled Lombard into the front ranks of film comediennes . The film was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23816715002e1f932d2569b0e3572679", "text": "Hadassah: One Night with the King Hadassah : One Night with the King is a 2004 novel by Tommy Tenney and Mark Andrew Olsen based upon a retelling of the Biblical Book of Esther . However , `` One Night with the King '' follows almost identically the novel `` Esther '' by Nathaniel Weinreb in plot , including direct quotes and events in the novel . It was made into a film released in 2006 in the United States . Tenney is one of the producers of the film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "704df7fba03cd1b36a2d74025c745f77", "text": "Rules of Engagement (film) Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American war film directed by William Friedkin , written by Jim Webb and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson . Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers , who is brought to court-martial after men under Childers ' orders kill a large number of civilians outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a1d800f3a58ce0e26dc0d8caddded51", "text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c3ffcd33bbf039edfce492f73718ec2", "text": "Knocking (film) Knocking is a 2006 documentary film directed by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard that focuses on the civil liberties fought for by Jehovah 's Witnesses . It focuses primarily on the stories of three Jehovah 's Witnesses , and how their lives demonstrate three fundamental Witness teachings that have affected society in general : Conscientious objection , and rejection of blood transfusions and saluting the flag . Knocking explored how the unpopular religion of Jehovah 's Witnesses played a major role in First Amendment history , setting Supreme Court precedents that expanded individual liberties for all Americans . In interviews , director Joel Engardio said Knocking is not about the theology of Jehovah 's Witnesses but instead uses the religion as a case study to examine how disparate and disagreeable groups can hold their unique beliefs without marginalizing or limiting the freedom of others . `` We may not be each others ' cup of tea , '' Engardio said on NPR , `` but tolerance allows a variety of kettles to peacefully share the stove . '' Knocking won several film festival awards including Best Documentary at the USA Film Festival and was covered in Newsweek , USA Today and newspapers across the United States . Entertainment Weekly named it `` What to Watch . '' Knocking was broadcast in the United States on PBS . It was also broadcast in Australia , Canada , Greece and Israel . Knocking was released on DVD in English , Spanish , Portuguese , Russian and Korean .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2ab8f8e6444d4e8946d7d9d9a57c947", "text": "Ben 10: Race Against Time Ben 10 : Race Against Time ( also known as Ben 10 : The Movie ) is a 2007 American live-action adaptation of the animated television series Ben 10 created by Man of Action . The working title was Ben 10 in the Hands of Armageddon . Directed by Alex Winter , it premiered on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States as a Cartoon Network original film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "73f35a1bb7cfa8a1d18f4dbbe6733bef", "text": "Hollywood & Wine Hollywood & Wine is a 2010 American comedy film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c12cad832ff42c27ba52f98e9e0ae3aa", "text": "The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated epic musical drama film and the first traditional animated film produced and released by DreamWorks . The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt . Directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells , the film features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer in a dual role , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin , and Martin Short . Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after founding DreamWorks in 1995 . To make this inaugural project , DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and the recently disbanded Amblimation , totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 different nations . The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . Theatrically released on December 18 , 1998 , and on home video on September 14 , 1999 , reviews were generally positive , with critics praising the animation , music , and voice work . The film went on to gross over $ 218 million worldwide in theaters , which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time . The film 's success led to the direct-to-video prequel Joseph : King of Dreams ( 2000 ) and the development of a stage adaptation . The song `` When You Believe '' became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a6742c8dbfd0a8d2d5bdcf4fdca7d13", "text": "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy `` Remember the sabbath day , to keep it holy '' is one of the Ten Commandments found in the Hebrew Bible . The full text of the commandment reads :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0718a49b09f0321646c97555522ca3a", "text": "Manticore (film) Manticore is an American Sci-Fi original movie that aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on November 26 , 2005 . It was directed by Tripp Reed and featured Heather Donahue , Chase Masterson and Robert Beltran . It is about a squad of United States Army soldiers in Iraq that must fight against a resurrected , nearly unstoppable manticore awoken from its slumber by an Iraqi insurgent leader .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4616dace12242646c58a9f5e57752290", "text": "Reds (film) Reds is a 1981 American epic drama film co-written , produced and directed by Warren Beatty . The picture centers on the life and career of John Reed , the journalist and writer who chronicled the Russian Revolution in his book Ten Days That Shook the World . Beatty stars in the lead role alongside Diane Keaton as Louise Bryant and Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill . The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann , Jerzy Kosinski , Paul Sorvino , Maureen Stapleton , Gene Hackman , Ramon Bieri , Nicolas Coster and M. Emmet Walsh . The film also features , as `` witnesses , '' interviews with the 98-year-old radical educator and peace activist Scott Nearing , author Dorothy Frooks , reporter and author George Seldes , civil liberties advocate Roger Baldwin , and the American writer Henry Miller , among others . Beatty was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director and the film was nominated for Best Picture , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty , Keaton , Nicholson and Stapleton were nominated for Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress , respectively . Stapleton was the only one of the four to win . Beatty was also nominated , along with co-writer Trevor Griffiths , for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay , but lost to Chariots of Fire . Beatty became the third person to be nominated for Academy Awards in the categories Best Actor , Director and Original Screenplay for a film nominated for Best Picture . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten `` classic '' American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . Reds was acknowledged as the ninth best film in the epic genre .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea2b0e222722956365c0bd0743493785", "text": "Sins of the Father (2002 film) Sins of the Father is a 2002 American docudrama directed by Robert Dornhelm . The teleplay by John Pielmeier is based on a Texas Monthly article by Pamela Colloff chronicling the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham , Alabama in which four young African American girls were killed while attending Sunday-school . The victims were Addie Mae Collins , 14 yrs old ; Denise McNair , 11 yrs old ; Carole Robertson , 14 yrs old ; and Cynthia Welsley , 14 yrs old . It was believed that there were 5 girls together in the church basement on that fateful day , but only one survived : young Sarah Collins , Addie Mae 's younger sister . The bombing was racially motivated and carried out by members of the Ku Klux Klan . The film was shot in Toronto . The cast includes Tom Sizemore , Richard Jenkins , Ving Rhames , Colm Feore , Jackie Richardson , Connor Price , Aaryn Doyle , Isys McKoy , Jessica Gray Charles , and Funmiola Lawson . Rhames was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Best Actor and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie , Mini-Series or Dramatic Special . Pielmeier 's teleplay earned him nominations for the Humanitas Prize and the Writers Guild of America Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2f8d1998da71d477c7bdcba36c3c5a0", "text": "Decoration Day (film) Decoration Day is a 1990 film based on a novel by John William Corrington of the same title . The made-for-TV movie was directed by Robert Markowitz and filmed on location in Georgia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9644aee915a6d96e76d4acec602f536f", "text": "Brothers (2009 film) Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film Brødre ( 2004 ) , which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Natalie Portman , and is directed by Jim Sheridan . Both films take inspiration from Homer 's epic poem , the Odyssey . The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $ 43 million . Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "def0aedff5557d0ee35128535de300bd", "text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2060c308718e50d560ebcb8ef91d2dd", "text": "The Believers The Believers is a 1987 American neo-noir thriller film directed by John Schlesinger , released in 1987 and starring Martin Sheen , Robert Loggia and Helen Shaver . It is based on the 1982 novel The Religion by Nicholas Conde .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "1d55fae515a1391e04b8764ea604ee1a", "text": "The Playboy Club The Playboy Club is an American historical crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 19 to October 3 , 2011 . Set in 1961 , the series centers on the employees ( known as Bunnies ) of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago . The Playboy Club stars Eddie Cibrian , Laura Benanti , Amber Heard , Jenna Dewan Tatum , Naturi Naughton , Leah Renee , Wes Ramsey , Jenifer Lewis , and David Krumholtz . The Playboy Club was canceled on October 4 , 2011 , after three episodes aired , due to its low ratings . It was the first cancellation of the 2011 -- 12 television season . NBC continued to film the series until October 10 , 2011 , hoping to sell the series to another network . Both Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner and show creator Chad Hodge have expressed hope that the series will be picked up by Bravo . When production wrapped on October 10 , 2011 , Hodge and Laura Benanti both confirmed that they had finished seven episodes , including the pilot . Benanti further stated that the seventh episode has two endings , one of which is more final to the series .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ffa761e6da8b61c374a9c67b7085f790", "text": "All Wives Cheat All Wives Cheat is a Playboy TV fictional reality adult show that is based on a popular online series of the same name . Marketed as an adult version of the television show Cheaters , it catches unfaithful spouses and lovers engaged in various sex acts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "92f341c9ac0b3dac7c36c11b6285ae55", "text": "Ken Mitsuishi is a Japanese actor . He has appeared in films such as Chaos and Tokyo Playboy Club .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbb1f3bfc096f30ee06a5c8a66400eae", "text": "Erika Eleniak Erika Eleniak ( born September 29 , 1969 ) is an American Playboy Playmate , former model and actress best known for her role in Baywatch as Shauni McClain . Her film debut was a small part in E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial ( 1982 ) . She later starred in the films The Blob , Under Siege and The Beverly Hillbillies .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "025b004aacf185183726e3c82104f469", "text": "Renee Tenison Reneé Tenison ( born December 2 , 1968 ) is an American model , actress , and the first African-American selected to be the Playboy Playmate of the Year ( 1990 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd5cf14f851dd5c7ad8a4dcea79fe3c5", "text": "The Third Girl from the Left The Third Girl From the Left is a 1973 made-for-TV movie starring Kim Novak . She plays Gloria Joyce , a chorus girl who has an affair with a delivery boy ( Michael Brandon ) when she realizes that her long-time affair with a nightclub comedian ( Tony Curtis ) is not going anywhere . This was the TV-movie debut for both Kim Novak and Tony Curtis . Also in the cast are Michael Conrad , George Furth and Barbi Benton . This was originally shown on October 16 , 1973 . Hugh Hefner was the Executive Producer for this film , which was made by Playboy Films . It was written by Dory Previn and directed by Peter Medak .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f81df242b7115f982f35b86fe36be4c1", "text": "Shari Belafonte Shari Lynn Belafonte ( born September 22 , 1954 ) is an American actress , model , writer and singer . The raspy-voiced daughter of singer Harry Belafonte , she is known for her role as Julie Gilette on the 1980s television series Hotel and as a spokesperson for the diet supplement Slim-Fast during the 1990s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e8783403278ac59f4d58fc415209476", "text": "Club (magazine) Club is a monthly American pornographic magazine which is a spin-off publication of the United Kingdom 's Club International . Club features sexually oriented articles , video reviews , and pictorials that include hardcore pornography , masturbation , dildo usage , and lesbianism .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82216661558cbb40c3aa78dacf33683c", "text": "Hugh Hefner Hugh Marston Hefner ( born April 9 , 1926 ) is an American men 's lifestyle magazine publisher , businessman , and a well-known playboy . Hefner is a native of Chicago , Illinois and a former journalist for Esquire . He is best known for being the founder and chief creative officer of Playboy Enterprises . A self-made multi-millionaire , his net worth is over $ 43 million due to his success as the founder of Playboy magazine . Hefner is also a political activist and philanthropist active in several causes and public issues . He is a World War II veteran .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "272f6787ed909a154ce29590d1693a93", "text": "Playboy Club The Playboy Club was initially a chain of nightclubs and resorts owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises . The first club opened at 116 E. Walton Street in downtown Chicago , Illinois , United States , on February 29 , 1960 . Each club generally featured a Living Room , a Playmate Bar , a Dining Room , and a Club Room . Members and their guests were served food and drinks by Playboy Bunnies , some of whom were featured in Playboy magazine . The clubs offered name entertainers and comedians in the Club Rooms , and local musicians and the occasional close-up magician in the Living Rooms . Starting with the London and Jamaica club locations , the Playboy Club became international in scope . In 1991 , the club chain became defunct . On October 6 , 2006 a new club was opened in Las Vegas , and in 2010 new clubs were opened as well in Macao and Cancun . In time the Las Vegas club closed on June 4 , 2012 , the Macao club closed in 2013 and the Cancun club closed in 2014 . In May 2014 the Commerce Casino in Los Angeles opened a Playboy themed lounge consisting of gaming tables and Playboy Bunny cocktail waitresses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abcf29e6cb38191d48341a19118ab6ab", "text": "Renee Humphrey Renee Humphrey ( born January 27 , 1975 ) is an American actress who has appeared in both film and television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45f30ee68ec15c6b70f83103f4839676", "text": "Wes Brown (actor) James Wesley `` Wes '' Brown ( born January 26 , 1982 ) is an American actor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "01925204c64cd687fd017f88090e0e15", "text": "Clubber Lang James `` Clubber '' Lang is a fictional character created by Sylvester Stallone for the film Rocky III , which was released in 1982 . Lang serves as the main antagonist of the film and was portrayed by Mr. T. Lang is a professional boxer fighting out of Chicago , Illinois and a one-time world heavyweight champion , having taken the title from Rocky Balboa only to lose it back to Balboa in his next fight . The character is very loosely based on a combination of Sonny Liston , Larry Holmes and George Foreman .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a96fed149591ca6f0cff27eb1f1498bd", "text": "List of accolades received by Dallas Buyers Club Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée based on a screenplay written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack . Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof , an AIDS patient who smuggles unapproved AIDS drug treatments into Texas and establishes the titular club where he distributes them amongst other AIDS sufferers whilst opposed by the Food and Drug Administration . Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner feature in supporting roles . Dallas Buyers Club premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2013 . Focus Features initially gave the film a limited release at nine theaters on November 1 before expanding it on November 22 to over 600 theaters in the United States and Canada . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 55 million on a production budget of $ 5 million . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 234 reviews and judged 94 % to be positive . Dallas Buyers Club garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for the performances of actors , McConaughey and Leto . At the 86th Academy Awards , the film received six nominations , including Best Picture , Best Original Screenplay , Best Actor for McConaughey , and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . McConaughey and Leto went on to win their respective categories -- only the fifth film in Oscars history to win both awards . Hairstylist Adruitha Lee , and makeup artist Robin Mathews won for Best Makeup and Hairstyling . Mathews ' makeup budget for the film was only $ 250 . At the 71st Golden Globe Awards , McConaughey won for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , and Leto won for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture . At the Screen Actors Guild Awards the film had three nominations ; winning Best Actor for McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . Borten and Wallack 's screenplay was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review named Dallas Buyers Club one of the top ten independent films of 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d71bd5acf09151f8f77f7262637af25", "text": "Cara Zavaleta Cara Zavaleta ( born June 15 , 1980 in Bowling Green , Ohio ) is an American model and actress , known for her appearances on the MTV reality series Road Rules : South Pacific , and as the November 2004 Playboy Playmate .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66677b1f7fa9f5b2c87c19f0acad9000", "text": "Playboy After Dark Playboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner . It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bec0bd8fe55ce7881de30bfee2b31dc4", "text": "Brian Van Holt Brian Van Holt ( born July 6 , 1969 ) is an American actor . He is known for playing Bobby Cobb on the ABC sitcom Cougar Town .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0872765adda63ef8cb9930b68fcb4b9", "text": "Marissa Cooper Marissa Cooper is a fictional character on the FOX television series The O.C. , portrayed by Mischa Barton . Marissa was among the original `` core four '' characters on The O.C. . She is a privileged California native born into a wealthy family , residing next to the Cohen family 's house . Throughout The O.C. 's storyline , Marissa is introduced to new characters who influence her perspective on life and her personality .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2373357ef0c39bf06e0a853b668b0c9", "text": "Patti Reynolds Patti Reynolds ( born May 28 , 1948 in Chicago , Illinois ) is an American model and actress who was Playboy magazine 's Playmate of the Month for its September 1965 issue ( at the age of 17 ) . Her centerfold was photographed by Stan Malinowski . She also appears in a photograph on page 56 dated 1960 ( along with Ashlyn Martin and two other bunnies ) in The Bunny Years by Kathryn Leigh Scott , for which she also wrote a short bio of herself . In January 1966 Patti was subpoenaed by a Federal grand jury investigating the crime syndicate in Chicago . Also subpoenaed were reputed underworld figures Fiori ( Fifi ) Buccieri , 59 , and Charles ( Chuckie ) English , 52 . Reynolds was identified by Federal authorities as an intimate friend of Frank ( the Horse ) Buccieri , 52 , the brother of Fiori .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "08457daae1a4893dbe3cf42bcaad6c69", "text": "Seymour Cassel Seymour Joseph Cassel ( born January 22 , 1935 ) is an American actor . Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes . The first of these was Too Late Blues ( 1961 ) , followed by Faces ( 1968 ) , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics Award . Cassel went on to appear in Cassavetes ' Minnie and Moskowitz ( 1971 ) , The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ( 1976 ) , Opening Night ( 1977 ) and Love Streams ( 1984 ) . He has further appeared in a number of independent and Hollywood film productions . Notable titles include Coogan 's Bluff ( 1968 ) , The Last Tycoon ( 1976 ) , Valentino ( 1977 ) , Johnny Be Good ( 1988 ) , Mobsters ( 1991 ) , In the Soup ( 1992 ) , Honeymoon in Vegas ( 1992 ) , Indecent Proposal ( 1993 ) , Beer League ( 2006 ) and Fort McCoy ( 2011 ) . Like Cassavetes , Wes Anderson has frequently cast Cassel , first in Rushmore ( 1998 ) and then in The Royal Tenenbaums ( 2001 ) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ( 2004 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d244c9a2d117a1a1aa861739c5d5de99", "text": "King of Clubs (TV series) King of Clubs was an adult reality series aired on Playboy TV that ended in May 2009 . It revolved around the Gentile family and their operation of Las Vegas ' historic Palomino Strip Club .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "0e182c8411b88a4b012998c3718b1bf2", "text": "Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai ( ; 5 March 1898 -- 8 January 1976 ) was the first Premier of the People 's Republic of China , serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976 . Zhou served along with Chairman Mao Zedong and was instrumental in the Communist Party 's rise to power , and later in consolidating its control , forming foreign policy , and developing the Chinese economy . A skilled and able diplomat , Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958 . Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the stalemated Korean War , he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and the 1955 Bandung Conference , and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to China . He helped devise policies regarding the bitter disputes with the U.S. , Taiwan , the Soviet Union ( after 1960 ) , India and Vietnam . Zhou survived the purges of other top officials during the Cultural Revolution . While Mao dedicated most of his later years to political struggle and ideological work , Zhou was the main driving force behind the affairs of state during much of the Cultural Revolution . His attempts at mitigating the Red Guards ' damage and his efforts to protect others from their wrath made him immensely popular in the Cultural Revolution 's later stages . As Mao Zedong 's health began to decline in 1971 and 1972 , Zhou struggled against the Gang of Four internally over leadership of China . Zhou 's health was also failing , however , and he died eight months before Mao on 8 January 1976 . The massive public outpouring of grief in Beijing turned to anger towards the Gang of Four , leading to the Tiananmen Incident . Although succeeded by Hua Guofeng , it was Deng Xiaoping , Zhou 's ally , who was able to outmaneuver the Gang of Four politically and eventually take Hua 's place as paramount leader by 1978 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "0dcead18353dada238e908c59b74e53d", "text": "Chen Yun Chen Yun ( , pronounced -LSB- - cmnchen2-yun2 -RSB- 13 June 1905 -- 10 April 1995 ) was one of the most influential leaders of the People 's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s . He was also known as Liao Chengyun ; it is unclear whether this was his original name or a pseudonym he used during his underground work in Shanghai . He was one of the major political leaders of China both during and after the Chinese Civil War along with Mao Zedong , Liu Shaoqi , Zhou Enlai , Zhu De and Ren Bishi and was later considered to be one of the Eight Elders of the Communist Party of China .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "edd1b7cd692291faaf0ff88741b35624", "text": "Tianjin Modern Industry The modern industry of Tianjin was started with Tianjin Machine Factory which was established by the Qing government during the Self-Strengthening Movement . Afterwards , Yuan Shikai promoted new policies in Tianjin . Numerous modern industrial enterprises mushroomed in Hebei New District in the northern bank of the Hai River . Including Zhou Xuexi , many industrialists established large enterprise groups that were managed by merchant and supervised by the government . By the beginning of the 20th century , Chinese private enterprises were booming . Among them is the most representative Yongli Alkali Factory which won the gold award and certificate in Philadelphia , the U.S. in 1926 by the soldium carbonate it produced . The factory was praised as `` the symbol of developing important chemical industry of the Republic China '' . The development of Tianjin 's modern industrial and the establishment of the Concessions in Tianjin contributed to the rapid expansion of modern Tianjin to become the biggest city and center of industry and commerce in northern China , as well as the second biggest city of industry , finance and trade in China . The development of Tianjin modern industry mainly went through four stages : initial period , evolution period , booming period and occupied period . Because of the industrial boom of Tianjin modern industry , the government of Tianjin built The Tianjin Museum of Modern Industry in Divergence estuary for commemoration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df92e035e0f203b9ce577329e4cf5adc", "text": "China–France relations China -- France relations , also known as Sino-French relations or Franco-Chinese relations , refers to the interstate relations between China and France ( Kingdom or later ) . Note that the meaning of both `` China '' and `` France '' as entities has changed throughout history ; this article will discuss what was commonly considered ` France ' and ` China ' at the time of the relationships in question . There have been many political , cultural and economic relationships between the two countries .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7de275f0a62cec141adc059c8bd1eec5", "text": "Oriental management Oriental management , doing research on both the latest and historical theories and practices of management both inside and outside China and operation rules of management , is one of the modern management schools . Oriental management , based on the unique traditional culture of eastern countries , especially China , has integrated the essence of management thoughts from both the east and the west , after decades of study . The theoretical foundations of oriental management are Chinese Management , Western Management and Overseas Chinese Management.The concept of `` human orientedness '' , `` human morality '' and `` human behavior '' , which is the essence and core value of oriental management , was created by Prof. Su Dongshui , who is the founder of oriental management school , in the early 1990s . The research scope of oriental management is not confined to business , but extending to almost all fields of management , including individual governance , management analysis , family governance , business governance and state governance . By exercising and implementing the `` Fifteen philosophical elements '' , including rules of governing a state , flexibility against changes , human orientedness , application of power , pragmaticism , regarding harmony as priority , attaching importance on using tools , state governance by law , embarking on a business with credit and good faith , being well planned , stratagem in decision making , subtle using of tactics , being highly efficient and uncorrupted , being industrious in making a fortune , and entelechy with reason , the highest purpose or ultimate value of oriental management is harmonious society in which everybody fulfills his comprehensive and free development .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5c80e9c38e9f0a484af50c6d05d92892", "text": "Analects The Analects ( ; Old Chinese : * run ŋ ( r ) aʔ ; ) , also known as the Analects of Confucius , is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries , traditionally believed to have been compiled and written by Confucius ' followers . It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period ( 475 BC -- 221 BC ) , and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty ( 206 BC -- 220 AD ) . By the early Han dynasty the Analects was considered merely a `` commentary '' on the Five Classics , but the status of the Analects grew to be one of the central texts of Confucianism by the end of that dynasty . During the late Song dynasty ( 960-1279 ) the importance of the Analects as a philosophy work was raised above that of the older Five Classics , and it was recognized as one of the `` Four Books '' . The Analects has been one of the most widely read and studied books in China for the last 2,000 years , and continues to have a substantial influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today . They were very important for Confucianism and China 's overall morals . Confucius believed that the welfare of a country depended on the moral cultivation of its people , beginning from the nation 's leadership . He believed that individuals could begin to cultivate an all-encompassing sense of virtue through ren , and that the most basic step to cultivating ren was devotion to one 's parents and older siblings . He taught that one 's individual desires do not need to be suppressed , but that people should be educated to reconcile their desires via rituals and forms of propriety , through which people could demonstrate their respect for others and their responsible roles in society . He taught that a ruler 's sense of virtue was his primary prerequisite for leadership . His primary goal in educating his students was to produce ethically well-cultivated men who would carry themselves with gravity , speak correctly , and demonstrate consummate integrity in all things .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b905ae3bf3c989333a96bd5623366f84", "text": "Post-industrial economy A post-industrial economy refers to a period of growth within an industrialized economy or nation in which the relative importance of manufacturing reduces and that of services , information , and research grows . Such economies are often marked by : A declining manufacturing sector , resulting in deindustrialization , a large service sector , and an increase in the amount of information technology , often leading to an `` information age '' . Information , knowledge , and creativity are the new raw materials of such an economy . The industry aspect of a post-industrial economy is sent into less developed nations which manufacture what is needed at lower costs ( see outsourcing ) . This occurrence is typical of nations that industrialized in the past such as the United States and most Western European countries .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2fe93451167227d8e4262f4f08b73b2", "text": "Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China The Ministry of Health of the People 's Republic of China ( MOH ) is an executive agency of the state which plays the role of providing information , raising health awareness and education , ensuring the accessibility of health services , and monitoring the quality of health services provided to citizens and visitors in the mainland of the People 's Republic of China . In the reforms of 2013 the ministry has been dissolved and its functions integrated into the new agency called the National Health and Family Planning Commission . The MOH is also involved in the control of illness and disease , coordinating the utilisation of resources and expertise where necessary . It also cooperates and keeps in touch with other health ministries and departments , including those of the special administrative regions , and the World Health Organization ( WHO ) . As part of the National Health and Family Planning Commission it is now headed by Ms. Li Bin ( Simplified Chinese : 李斌 ; Hanyu Pinyin : Lǐ Bīn ) . Until 2013 it was headed by the Minister for Health , a position last held by Dr Chen Zhu who was then the only minister in the State Council , and one of the two ministers who are not members of the Communist Party of China . He is the chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party , one of the `` 8 democratic parties '' of the PRC .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5ac6e8a65d4cf200343cc74da7a7a69", "text": "Zhou Zhengyi Zhou Zhengyi ( ; born 23 April 1961 , in Yangpu District , Shanghai ; Known in Hong Kong as Chau Ching Ngai ) is a prominent businessman and property developer from Shanghai , China . Zhou profited handsomely from Shanghai 's real estate boom in the late 1990s to early 2000s , and was once described as the 11th richest man in China , with personal assets totalling US$ 320 million . In November 2007 , Zhou was sentenced to sixteen years in prison for stock manipulation and fraud . He is on the `` Most Wanted '' list of the Independent Commission Against Corruption in Hong Kong .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "223eb3f339914fcde3a718cc844891c9", "text": "Nixon goes to China The phrase `` Nixon goes to China '' , `` Nixon to China '' , or `` Nixon in China '' is a historical reference to United States President Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to the People 's Republic of China , where he met with Chairman Mao Zedong . The metaphor is often expressed as the observation `` Only Nixon could go to China '' or `` It took Nixon to go to China '' . As a political metaphor , it refers to the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials . Although the example is that of a hardliner taking steps toward peace with a traditional enemy , and this is the most common application of the metaphor , it could also be applied to a reputedly cautious diplomat defying expectations by taking military action , or a political leader reforming aspects of the political system of which they have been strong supporters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "35a92c9d49e09e70189fba16ec6fec7d", "text": "Ji Chaoding Ji Chaoding ( ; 1903 -- 1963 ) was a Chinese economist and political activist . His book Key Economic Areas in Chinese History ( 1936 ) influenced the conceptualization of Chinese history in the West by emphasizing geographic and economic factors as the basis of dynastic power . Ji was educated at Tsinghua University in China , then in the United States at University of Chicago and Columbia University . He became a member of the Communist Party of the United States ( CPUSA ) and secretly joined the Communist Party of China . As an underground party member he was on the staff of the Institute of Pacific Relations in the 1930s before returning to China in 1939 . He became a trusted adviser to the Ministry of Finance in the wartime Nationalist government but remained in China as a well-placed official in the new government of the People 's Republic of China after 1949 . Only after his death was his long-time Party membership acknowledged . Joseph Needham , author of Science and Civilisation in China , called Ji a `` learned and brilliant writer '' and Key Areas `` perhaps the most outstanding book on the development of Chinese history among Western books in those days . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8cd61ecdaa00c31a48252c9d4aad915e", "text": "Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping A far-reaching campaign against corruption began in China following the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012 . The campaign , carried out under the aegis of Xi Jinping , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ( paramount leader ) , was the largest organized anti-graft effort in the history of Communist rule in China . Upon taking office , Xi vowed to crack down on `` tigers and flies '' , that is , high-level officials and local civil servants alike . Most of the officials investigated were removed from office and faced accusations of bribery and abuse of power , although the range of alleged abuses varied widely . , the campaign has ` netted ' over 120 high-ranking officials , including about a dozen high-ranking military officers , several senior executives of state-owned companies , and five national leaders . More than 100,000 people have been indicted for corruption . The campaign is part of a much wider drive to clean up malfeasance within party ranks and shore up party unity . It has become an emblematic feature of Xi Jinping 's political brand . Executed largely under the direction of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and its Secretary Wang Qishan along with corresponding military and judicial organs , the campaign was notable in implicating both incumbent and former national-level leaders , including former Politburo Standing Committee ( PSC ) member Zhou Yongkang and former military leaders Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong . Such investigations broke the unspoken rule regarding ` PSC criminal immunity ' that has been the norm since the end of the Cultural Revolution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33bb73b6a7f2d1cbf9960e9db307b6e2", "text": "Hu–Wen Administration The Hu -- Wen Administration , or Hu-Wen New Administration is the name given to the Chinese leadership that officially succeeded Jiang Zemin , Li Peng and Zhu Rongji in 2003 . Using the two leaders ' surnames , it is abbreviated as Hu-Wen . This phrase is named after the new Party General Secretary Hu Jintao and Government Premier Wen Jiabao , who are considered the 4th generation Chinese leaders and are viewed as , at least ostensibly , more reform-oriented and more open-minded and have been praised by political observers . Their dominant political ideology is termed the Scientific Development Concept .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db1b3b6bc5cf14bb38afe7cfded32850", "text": "Zhou Gengsheng Zhou Gengsheng ( ; 1889 -- 1971 ) was a Chinese jurist and educator . He was a key figure in introducing the western theory of international law to China , and made great effort to bring out the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence . From 1945 to 1949 , he served as the president of Wuhan University .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3cfb01d8aae9e75319adebbfda534fb5", "text": "Sino-Russian relations since 1991 Diplomatic relations between the People 's Republic of China and the Russian Federation dramatically improved after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation in 1991 . American scholar Joseph Nye argues : With the collapse of the Soviet Union , that de facto US-China alliance ended , and a China-Russia rapprochement began . In 1992 , the two countries declared that they were pursuing a `` constructive partnership '' ; in 1996 , they progressed toward a `` strategic partnership '' ; and in 2001 , they signed a treaty of `` friendship and cooperation . '' The two countries share a long land border which was demarcated in 1991 , and they signed a Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001 . On the eve of a 2013 state visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping , Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that the two nations were forging a special relationship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d115373155ed88c7607e2b9fc733312f", "text": "Science and technology in the People's Republic of China This is about the contemporary People 's Republic of China . `` Science and technology in China '' redirects here . For times predating 1949 , see History of science and technology in China . Science and technology have developed rapidly in the People 's Republic of China during the 1990s to 2010s . The Chinese government has placed emphasis through funding , reform , and societal status on science and technology as a fundamental part of the socio-economic development of the country as well as for national prestige . China has made rapid advances in areas such as education , infrastructure , high-tech manufacturing , academic publishing , patents , and commercial applications and is now in some areas and by some measures a world leader . China is now increasingly targeting indigenous innovation and aims to reform remaining weaknesses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7e8dae00dd5becff880baa20a28f986", "text": "Corruption in China Corruption in China post-1949 lies in the `` organizational involution '' of the ruling party , including the Communist Party of China 's policies , institutions , norms , and failure to adapt to a changing environment in the post-Mao era caused by the market liberalization reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping . Like other socialist economies that have undertaken economic reforms , such as post-Soviet Eastern Europe and Central Asia , reform-era China has experienced increasing levels of corruption . Cadre corruption in China has been subject to significant media attention since Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping announced his Anti-corruption campaign following the 18th National Congress which was held in November 2012 . Despite this high-profile anti-graft drive , in 2014 China was ranked No. 100 in Transparency International 's Corruption Perceptions Index , which is 20 places lower than 2013 , when it ranked No. 80 . According to 2016 results of Corruption Perception Index of Transparency International , China ranks 79th place out of 176 countries . This puts China on par with Algeria and Suriname , and comparable to Armenia , Colombia , Egypt , Gabon , Liberia , Panama , Bolivia , Mexico , Moldova and Niger . China ranked less corrupt than neighbours Myanmar , Vietnam , Laos , North Korea , Russia , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , Afghanistan , Pakistan and Nepal but more corrupt than neighbours Australia , New Zealand , Singapore , India , Bhutan , Macau , Hong Kong and Mongolia . Means of corruption include graft , bribery , embezzlement , backdoor deals , nepotism , patronage , and statistical falsification . Public surveys on the mainland since the late 1980s have shown that it is among the top concerns of the general public . According to Yan Sun , Associate Professor of Political Science at the City University of New York , it was corruption , rather than democracy as such , that lay at the root of the social dissatisfaction that led to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 . Corruption undermines the legitimacy of the CPC , adds to economic inequality , undermines the environment , and fuels social unrest . Since then , corruption has not slowed down as a result of greater economic freedom , but instead has grown more entrenched and severe in its character and scope . Business deals often involve participation in corruption . In popular perception , there are more dishonest CPC officials than honest ones , a reversal of the views held in the first decade of reform of the 1980s . China specialist Minxin Pei argues that failure to contain widespread corruption is among the most serious threats to China 's future economic and political stability . Bribery , kickbacks , theft , and misspending of public funds costs at least three percent of GDP . China , though not a member of the OECD has participated as an observer in the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions , see OECD Anti-Bribery Convention .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a6b59799949d67921a1c17060ef4d08b", "text": "National People's Congress The National People 's Congress ( usually abbreviated NPC ) is the national legislature of the People 's Republic of China . With 2,987 members in 2013 , it is the largest parliamentary body in the world . Under China 's current Constitution , the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature , with the power to legislate , the power to oversee the operations of the government , and the power to elect the major officers of state . The NPC and the National Committee of the People 's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) , a consultative body whose members represent various social groups , are the main deliberative bodies of China , and are often referred to as the Lianghui ( Two Assemblies ) . The NPC is elected for a term of five years . It holds annual sessions every spring , usually lasting from 10 to 14 days , in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing . The NPC 's sessions are usually timed to occur with the meetings of the CPPCC , and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of state to review past policies and present future plans to the nation . The fourth session of the 12th NPC was held from March 5 to March 16 , 2016 . In theory , the NPC is the highest organ of state power in China , and all four PRC constitutions have vested it with great lawmaking powers . However , in practice it usually acts as a rubber stamp for decisions already made by the state 's executive organs and the Communist Party of China . One of its members , Hu Xiaoyan , told the BBC in 2009 that she has no power to help her constituents . She was quoted as saying , `` As a parliamentary representative , I do n't have any real power . '' In 2014 , the participating party pledged to `` unswervingly adhere to the leadership of Chinese Communist Party . '' Since the 1990s , the NPC has become a forum for mediating policy differences between different parts of the Party , the government , and groups of society .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66481c343787b0f438249564e6c207da", "text": "Chinese Cambodian Chinese Cambodians are Cambodian people of Chinese or partial Chinese descent . The Khmer term Khmer kat Chen is used for people of mixed Cambodian & Chinese descent while Khmer Chen can mean Cambodian born citizens of Chinese ancestry ( Khmer is the majority ethnic group of Cambodia and Chen means `` Chinese '' in the Khmer language ) . During the late 1960s and early 1970s , they were the largest ethnic minority in Cambodia ; there were an estimated 425,000 . However , by 1984 , there were only 61,400 Cambodians of Chinese ancestry left . This has been attributed to a combination of warfare , economic stagnation , Khmer Rouge , and emigration . There are , however , tens of thousands of mixed Chinese and Khmer ancestry . Despite their relatively small population , Chinese Cambodians are over represented in some of the most visible aspects of Cambodian society , often leading to feelings ranging from resentment to outright discrimination by `` pure '' Khmers . Chinese Cambodians play leading roles in the Cambodian business sector as well as within Cambodia 's political scene . Chinese Cambodians also have a considerable presence in the Cambodian economy and are estimated to own a vast share of it . Many Chinese Cambodians are particularly influential in the Cambodian banking sector where money-lending and shopkeeping enterprises are prevalent . Of particular note is China 's economic role in the country which encouraged Sino-Khmer businessmen to reestablish their past businesses which were once suppressed by the Khmer Rouge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38cd136707179d4c66b194d234339ef9", "text": "Telecommunications in China The People 's Republic of China possesses a diversified communications system that links all parts of the country by Internet , telephone , telegraph , radio , and television . The country is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable , coaxial cable , microwave radio relay , and a domestic satellite system ; cellular telephone service is widely available , expanding rapidly , and includes roaming service to foreign countries . Fiber to the x infrastructure has been expanded rapidly in recent years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f25442dfa3cb060963bd7e87bcb0f1d8", "text": "Historical GDP of China This article includes a list of China 's historical gross domestic product ( GDP ) values , the market value of all final goods and services produced by a nation in a given year . The GDP dollar estimates presented here are either calculated at market or government official exchange rates ( nominal ) , or derived from purchasing power parity ( PPP ) calculations . This article also includes historical GDP growth . In 1985 , the State Council of China ( SCC ) approved the establishment of a SNA ( System of National Accounting ) , using GDP to measure the national economy . China started to study and then implement a new system of national economic accounting . In 1986 , as the first citizen of the People 's Republic of China to receive a Ph.D. in economics from an overseas country , Dr. Fengbo Zhang headed Chinese Macroeconomic Research - the key research project of the seventh Five-Year Plan of China , as well as completing and publishing the Chinese GDP data according to China 's own research and calculations . A summary of the above events has been included in the book `` Chinese Macroeconomic Structure and Policy '' ( June 1988 ) edited by Fengbo Zhang , and collectively authored by the Research Center of the SCC . This is the first GDP data which was published by China . The research utilized the World Bank 's method as a reference , and made numerous appropriate adjustments based on China 's national condition . The GDP also has been converted to USD based data by utilizing the moving average exchange rate . The research systematically completed China 's GDP and GDP per capita from 1952 to 1986 and analyzed growth rate , the change and contribution rates of each component . The research also included international comparisons . Additionally , the research compared MPS and SNA , looking at the results from the two systems from analyzing Chinese economy . This achievement created the foundation for China GDP research . The SCC issued `` The notice regarding implementation of System of National Accounting '' in August 1992 , the Western SNA system officially is introduced to China , replaced Soviet Union 's MPS system , Western economic indicator GDP became China 's most important economic indicator . Based on Dr. Fengbo Zhang 's research , in 1997 , the National Bureau of Statistics of China ( NBS ) , in collaboration with Hitotsubashi University of Japan , re-estimated China 's GDP Data from 1952 up to 1995 based on the SNA principal . In 2016 , the 2008 SNA was formally brought into use . When comparing Fengbo Zhang 's GDP measurement in the 1980s and the GDP in 1997 by the NBS and Japan 's cooperative research , the two are found to be very consistent ; the deviation rate each year is very slight , between only 0.1 % and 7 % . During this period , there were many data adjustments , with weighting factors undergoing significant changes along with each years comparable price amendments , statistical method significant changes result in the substantial deviation . Even with science and technology as advanced as it is today , the single item survey is allowed at least ± 3 % , or a total of 6 % deviation . Despite the extremely difficult conditions of a destroyed economy , blank theory , a lack of data , and simple methods in 1980s , there is so little deviation for such a long period of time and the comprehensiveness of the national economic indicator , indicates that the research conducted by Fengbo Zhang with the support of the extensive group he trained is extremely rigorous , and their result very precise . Xie Fuzhan , former Director , and Ma Jiantang , current Director of the NBS , both participated in Dr. Fengbo Zhang 's research project in the 1980s , as assistant researcher and graduate student , respectively , of the Research Center of the SCC .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "00ce9dbc4ec0b76335d1724fea020734", "text": "Future (rapper) Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn ( born November 20 , 1983 ) , known professionally as Future , is an American rapper , singer , songwriter , and record producer . Born and raised in Atlanta , Georgia , Wilburn first became involved in music as part of the Dungeon Family collective , where he was nicknamed `` the Future '' . After amassing a series of mixtapes between 2010 and 2011 , Future signed a major record label deal with Epic Records and A1 Recordings , which helped launch Future 's own label imprint , Freebandz . He subsequently released his debut album , Pluto , in April 2012 to positive reviews . Future 's second album , Honest , was released in April 2014 , surpassing his debut on the album charts . Between late 2014 and early 2015 , he released a trio of mixtapes to critical praise : Monster ( 2014 ) , Beast Mode ( 2015 ) , and 56 Nights ( 2015 ) . His next releases , DS2 ( 2015 ) , What a Time to Be Alive ( 2015 , in collaboration with Drake ) , EVOL ( 2016 ) , FUTURE ( 2017 ) and HNDRXX ( 2017 ) all debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 . The latter two made him the first artist to debut two albums in consecutive weeks at the top of that chart . Future has also released several singles certified gold or higher by the RIAA , including `` Turn On the Lights '' , `` Move That Dope '' , `` Fuck Up Some Commas '' , `` Where Ya At '' , `` Jumpman '' , `` Low Life '' and `` Mask Off '' .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b94d07a59c15b7f9255cb89aee176d40", "text": "Future Games (video game developer) Future Games was a video game company based in Beroun , Czech Republic . The company focused mostly on adventure games . The studio was closed in 2011 due to financial problems after release of Alter Ego .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "33ed35a2f5fd138103d423e6c63dc4d8", "text": "Nintendo Nintendo Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto , Japan . Nintendo is one of the world 's largest video game companies by market capitalization . Founded on 23 September 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi , it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards . By 1963 , the company had tried several small niche businesses , such as cab services and love hotels . The word Nintendo can be roughly translated from Japanese to English as `` leave luck to heaven '' . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a video game company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan 's third most-valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball 's Seattle Mariners . , Nintendo has cumulative sales of over 670.43 million hardware units and 4.23 billion software units . The company has created and released some of the best-known and top-selling video game franchises , such as Mario , The Legend of Zelda , and Pokémon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd8205c478dfbae382a217429a98bf22", "text": "Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future Ecco the Dolphin : Defender of the Future is the fourth title in the Ecco the Dolphin series . It was released in 2000 for the Dreamcast . Defender of the Future is an entirely new game universe with a story that has no ties to the original Mega Drive/Genesis titles , hence a reboot . Despite being developed by Appaloosa Interactive ( the company formerly known as Novotrade International ) , the team working on Defender of the Future was not the same team that worked on the Ecco games . After the Dreamcast was discontinued in the USA , the game was re-released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f20e9fe4ea75e3d738bfbed78dcc360", "text": "F-1 Grand Prix (video game series) is a series of video games developed and published by Video System . The series is based on the seasonal television series by Fuji Television and FOCA . It was also influenced by Video System 's 1989 arcade racing game , Tail to Nose : Great Championship ( known in Japan as Super Formula : Chijō Saisoku no Battle ) , and started with an Arcade game in 1991 . The series was later brought to home consoles from the Super Famicom to the Nintendo 64 , Sony PlayStation and Sega Dreamcast platforms . The music of the games were mostly composed by Naoki Itamura , and some titles in the series feature the song TRUTH by T-Square . In 1998 , the series later shifted from a top-viewed racing game to a 3D polygon-based simulation-style racing game beginning with the release of F-1 World Grand Prix .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd3824cec220378b6095ecfa8fe76c76", "text": "Lunar (series) is a series of role-playing video games , developed by Game Arts in Japan and published in the United States by Working Designs , Ubisoft , and Xseed Games . The original releases of The Silver Star and Eternal Blue , were published for Mega-CD in Japan and Sega CD in North America . They were later remade for the Japanese Sega Saturn with considerable story , graphical , and musical changes . These remakes were later ported to the PlayStation in Japan and North America . The first game was also ported to the Microsoft Windows computer platform in Japan and Korea , and was later remade for the Game Boy Advance and PlayStation Portable in Japan and North America . A side-story game , Lunar : Walking School for the Game Gear , was also remade for the Sega Saturn but has seen no North America release in any form . Backed by publisher Ubisoft , Game Arts created a new Lunar installment for the Nintendo DS , released in September 2005 in North America .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a096452a22f0807c7d59cf9d5007bf88", "text": "Music video game A music video game , also commonly known as a music game , is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player 's interactions with a musical score or individual songs . Music video games may take a variety of forms and are often grouped with puzzle games due to their common use of `` rhythmically generated puzzles '' . Strong support for the convergence of live music and video games is evident with the success of the Video Games Live concert series . Emergent games for live concert performance , `` game-scores '' , augment traditional western music notation with the dramatic elements of animation , interactivity , graphic elements and aleatoric principles ( Anigraphical Music ) . The concept of incorporating game theory and music is not new and can be traced back to Musikalisches Würfelspiel . Music video games are distinct from purely audio games ( e.g. the 1997 Sega Saturn release Real Sound : Kaze no Regret ) in that they feature a visual feedback , to lead the player through the game 's soundtrack , although eidetic music games can fall under both categories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e312ba7959ed5a20e234027b2689aba", "text": "Future Lovers (manga) is a yaoi manga series by Saika Kunieda . The first volume was published in Japan under the Japanese title '' 未来の記憶 '' in 2002 by Biblos . The second volume was published in Japan under the Japanese title in 2004 by Biblos . Libre Shuppan reprinted both volumes into one complete collected volume titled in 2008 . Aurora Publishing licensed the series for an English language release in North America in 2008 . Aurora released both volumes under their yaoi manga imprint `` Deux Press '' as a two volume series under the title Future Lovers . The first volume was published in September 2008 , and the second volume was published in March 2009 . The English release contains an unrelated story by the same author , Winter Rabbit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36db07c80c166ac5a60905f168a860c5", "text": "Future Spa Future Spa is a pinball machine produced by Bally Manufacturing . It was Bally 's first machine with continuous background sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1012d0b84390d8f652c1f15143b29627", "text": "Future (disambiguation) The future is the time after the present . Future or The Future may also refer to : Futures contract , a standardized financial contract Future ( programming ) Future tense , in grammar", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f8e02bc5f68fd77ffad49132f89e054", "text": "Pluto (Future album) Pluto is the debut studio album by American rapper Future . It was released on April 13 , 2012 , by A1 Recordings , Freebandz and Epic Records . The album features guest appearances from Drake , R. Kelly , T.I. , Trae tha Truth and Snoop Dogg , with the production , which was handled by Will-A-Fool , Sonny Digital and K.E. on the Track , among others . Pluto was supported by five singles : `` Tony Montana '' , `` Go Harder '' , `` Magic ( Remix ) '' featuring T.I. , `` Same Damn Time '' and `` Turn On the Lights '' . The album received generally positive reviews from critics , debuting at number eight on the Billboard 200 , selling 41,000 copies in its first week . It was reissued later in 2012 as Pluto 3D .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "60c9f783ef04cec7251a9fae46856008", "text": "Bit.Trip Bit.Trip , stylized BIT.TRIP , is a series of seven video games developed by Choice Provisions ( or under their previous name Gaijin Games ) and published by Aksys Games for the Wii , Nintendo 3DS , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PS Vita , and PS4 . It was published by Arc System Works for WiiWare and Nintendo eShop in Japan , and by Namco Networks America Inc for the iPhone , iPod Touch and iPad . Each game revolves around the adventures of a character named `` Commander Video '' , and features `` a crazy mix of 80s aesthetics and modern game design '' . The styles of the games range from pong-like , to platforming , and shooting . Each game in the series features a chiptune-inspired soundtrack , but a different style of rhythm-based gameplay in each . Most games in the series have few levels ; Beat , Core , Void and Flux have only three levels each while Fate has six and Runner has 36 . Most of the games feature levels lasting between 10 and 25 minutes to make up for having such few levels . The games also consists of 8 modes , Nether , Hyper , Mega , Super , Ultra , Extra , Giga , and Meta , which changes based on how well the player does . Each successive game adds a new mode , the highest being Mega in Beat , and Meta in Flux .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46df10497ab204a681894f11dad939a0", "text": "Chronic Future (album) Chronic Future is the self-titled first album of the band Chronic Future . It was released on September 9 , 1996 , with the members of the band having an average age of only 15 . The album became an instant success locally , but never reached the mainstream . The album was re-released on August 12 , 1997 as simply Chronic with an alternate track listing , also featuring one extra track titled `` Buster Brown '' . The re-released version was released by Tommy Boy Records . Currently , both versions of the album are out of print , and can only be found on sites such as Amazon and eBay . A party video with strange lighting was made for the track `` Insomniac '' , featuring a club with the band playing , as well as a first-person exploration of the club . To date , it is one of only two Chronic Future music videos , the other being the video for `` Time and Time Again '' from the album Lines in My Face .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ea96a8a50eec8710d680775e3df01bd", "text": "List of Square Enix video game franchises Square Enix is a Japanese video game development and publishing company formed from the merger of video game developer Square and publisher Enix on April 1 , 2003 . The company is best known for its role-playing video game franchises , which include the Final Fantasy series , the Dragon Quest series , and the action role-playing Kingdom Hearts series . Since its inception , the company has developed or published hundreds of titles in various video game franchises on numerous gaming systems . Of its properties , the Final Fantasy franchise is the best-selling , with a total worldwide sales of over 110 million units . The Dragon Quest series has shipped over 66 million units worldwide and is one of the most popular video game series in Japan , while the Kingdom Hearts series has shipped over 22 million copies worldwide . Square Enix has owned Taito , which continues to publish its own video games , since September 2005 , and acquired game publisher Eidos Interactive in April 2009 , which was merged with Square Enix 's European publishing wing and renamed as Square Enix Europe . This list includes franchises in which Square Enix , or its original components Square and Enix , or its subsidiaries , were the primary developer or publisher , even if the series was begun prior to the subsidiary 's acquisition . Franchises are defined as any set of interconnected media consisting of more than one release , and video game franchises are defined as franchises which were initially created as a video game or series of video games . For a list of all individual games developed or published by Square Enix , see the list of Square Enix video games and mobile games . For games released before the merger , see the Square and Enix video games . For games released by Taito , both before and after the acquisition , see the list of Taito games , and for games published by Eidos prior to acquisition see the list of Eidos games .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2d564bc792adb755d14874abd6899e66", "text": "Sonic Generations Sonic Generations is a platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows . The Nintendo 3DS version of the game was developed by Dimps . The game commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog series , and was released in North America , Europe and Australia in November 2011 , and in Japan the following month . In 2012 , the game was made available for digital download on the PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 Games on Demand services , as well as on the Nintendo eShop the following year . Sonic Generations follows Sonic and his sidekick Miles `` Tails '' Prower , who team with their past selves as they attempt to restore the space-time continuum after it is torn apart by an entity known as the Time Eater . The game features two gameplay modes : `` Classic '' , which plays from a 2.5 D side-scrolling perspective like that of the original Sega Genesis Sonic games , and `` Modern '' , 3D levels similar to those found in Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors . Each location and boss in the game is one previously seen in an earlier entry in the series , with the game including numerous other references to past titles in the series . The console versions of Sonic Generations received positive reviews from critics , who praised its graphics , gameplay , and homages to past Sonic games , although criticism was directed at the game 's short length and occasional framerate issues ; the 3DS version received a more mixed reception . The game was also a commercial success , selling over 1.85 million copies across all platforms by May 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c307d095a6317fe5d51ece60ed203e2", "text": "Future World Music Future World Music is a custom music library owned by the composer and producer Armen Hambar and based in La Crescenta , CA . Future World Music provides cinematic music for motion picture advertising specializing in fantasy adventure and epic action genres . The company 's music has been featured in advertising campaigns for `` How To Train Your Dragon 1 & 2 '' , `` Brave '' , `` Frozen '' , `` Night at the Museum 2 & 3 '' and `` Into the Woods '' to name a few . Their clients include DreamWorks , Paramount Pictures , New Line Cinema , Warner Bros. , Walt Disney Pictures , Buena Vista Home Entertainment , MGM , Columbia TriStar , Universal Pictures , 20th Century Fox , UFC and others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cfc12d84dce72fd629ef830625f353dc", "text": "Future orientation Future orientation is broadly defined as the extent to which an individual thinks about the future , anticipates future consequences , and plans ahead before acting . Across development , future orientation is particularly important during periods of major changes , for example during the transition from adolescence to adulthood , when youth must make choices about social groups , academic paths , as well as risky behaviors like drug and alcohol use , and sexual activity . Several models have been developed to describe the various factors that combine to impact future orientation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "778114f9e1df2a45ad145207a2ce5bb2", "text": "Thefuture.fm The Future FM is an online mixed-audio distribution platform that allows DJs to upload , host and share their mixes , podcasts , etc. . It assures DJs that the underlying rights holders sampled within the mix will be paid royalties for their works . The Future FM is the distribution arm of Dubset Media Holdings ( DMH ) which is based out of New York City .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c9598f666c5f7a1250a375d38be87521", "text": "Final Fantasy XIII is a science fiction role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles and later for the Microsoft Windows operating system . Released in Japan in December 2009 and worldwide in March 2010 , it is the thirteenth title in the mainline Final Fantasy series . The game includes fast-paced combat , a new system for the series for determining which abilities are developed for the characters called `` Crystarium '' , and a customizable `` Paradigm '' system to control which abilities are used by the characters . Final Fantasy XIII includes elements from the previous games in the series , such as summoned monsters , chocobos , and airships . The game takes place in the fictional floating world of Cocoon , whose government , the Sanctum , is ordering a purge of civilians who have supposedly come into contact with Pulse , the much-feared world below . The former soldier Lightning begins her fight against the government in order to save her sister who has been branded as an unwilling servant to a god-like being from Pulse , making her an enemy of Cocoon . Lightning is soon joined by a band of allies , and together the group also become marked by the same Pulse creature . They rally against the Sanctum while trying to discover their assigned task and whether they can avoid being turned into monsters or crystals at the completion . Development began in 2004 , and the game was first announced at Electronic Entertainment Expo ( E3 ) 2006 . Final Fantasy XIII is the flagship title of the Fabula Nova Crystallis collection of Final Fantasy games and is the first game to use Square Enix 's Crystal Tools engine . Final Fantasy XIII received mostly positive reviews from video game publications , which praised the game 's graphics , presentation , and battle system . The game 's story received a mixed response from reviewers , and its linearity compared to previous games in the series was mostly criticized . Selling 1.7 million copies in Japan in 2009 , Final Fantasy XIII became the fastest-selling title in the history of the series . As of January 2013 , the game has sold over 6.6 million copies worldwide . The Microsoft Windows version has sold over 700,000 copies according to SteamSpy . A sequel , titled Final Fantasy XIII-2 , was released in December 2011 in Japan and in February 2012 in North America and PAL regions . A second sequel , titled Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII , which concludes Lightning 's story and the Final Fantasy XIII saga , was released in November 2013 in Japan and in February 2014 in North America and PAL regions . In September 2014 , Square Enix announced the Final Fantasy XIII series has been widely successful and has shipped over 11 million copies worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "555ee603f7635a7fabf3dddd3cd1f1bd", "text": "Future Comics Future Comics is a semi-active comic book publishing company founded by industry all-rounder Bob Layton , and his creative partners -- Layton 's mentor , artist/editor Dick Giordano and his frequent writing-partner David Michelinie , CFO Allen Berrebbi -- and publisher Skip Farrell .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7ffb34b5659ffd210c1fb75c965a26c8", "text": "Purge (video game) Purge or PurgeFinal ( formerly known as PurgeJihad ) , is a free first-person shooter computer game published by Freeform Interactive . Purge is the sequel to the Future vs. Fantasy total conversion mod for Quake , and combines futuristic and magical themes . Purge came out of open beta in 2003 . Purge became freeware in 2007 , and Freeform Interactive had distributed a keygen which enabled anyone to play the game for free .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "edb801c77eb0184cb486aac97909cfc9", "text": "Turkey Turkey ( Türkiye Cumhuriyeti -LSB- ˈtyɾcije d͡ʒumˈhuɾijeti -RSB- ) , is a transcontinental country in Eurasia , mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia , with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . Turkey is a democratic , secular , unitary , parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Turkey is bordered by eight countries : Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest ; Georgia to the northeast ; Armenia , the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east ; Iraq and Syria to the south . The country is encircled by seas on three sides : the Aegean Sea is to the west , the Black Sea to the north , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . The Bosphorus , the Sea of Marmara , and the Dardanelles , which together form the Turkish Straits , divide Thrace and Anatolia ; they also separate Europe and Asia . Ankara is the capital while Istanbul is the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Approximately 70-80 % of the country 's citizens identify themselves as ethnic Turks . Other ethnic groups include legally recognised ( Armenians , Greeks , Jews ) and unrecognised ( Kurds , Arabs , Circassians , Albanians , Bosniaks , Georgians , etc. ) minorities . Kurds are the largest ethnic minority group , making up approximately 20 % of the population . The area of Turkey has been inhabited since the Paleolithic by various ancient Anatolian civilisations , as well as Assyrians , Greeks , Thracians , Phrygians , Urartians and Armenians . After Alexander the Great 's conquest , the area was Hellenized , a process which continued under the Roman Empire and its transition into the Byzantine Empire . The Seljuk Turks began migrating into the area in the 11th century , starting the process of Turkification , which was accelerated by the Seljuk victory over the Byzantines at the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 . The Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm ruled Anatolia until the Mongol invasion in 1243 , when it disintegrated into small Turkish beyliks . In the mid-14th century the Ottomans started uniting Anatolia and created an empire encompassing much of Southeast Europe , West Asia and North Africa , becoming a major power in Eurasia and Africa during the early modern period . The empire reached the peak of its power in the 16th century , especially during the reign ( 1520 -- 1566 ) of Suleiman the Magnificent . It remained powerful and influential for two more centuries , until important setbacks in the 17th and 18th century forced it to cede strategic territories in Europe , signalling the loss of its former military strength and wealth . After the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état which effectively put the country under the control of the Three Pashas the Ottoman Empire decided to join the Central Powers during World War I which were ultimately defeated by the Allied Powers . During the war , the Ottoman government committed genocides against its Armenian , Assyrian and Pontic Greek citizens . Following the war , the conglomeration of territories and peoples that formerly comprised the Ottoman Empire was partitioned into several new states . The Turkish War of Independence ( 1919 -- 1922 ) , initiated by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his colleagues against the occupying Allies , resulted in the abolition of monarchy in 1922 and the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 , with Atatürk as its first president . Atatürk enacted numerous reforms , many of which incorporated various aspects of Western thought , philosophy , and customs into the new form of Turkish government . Turkey is a charter member of the UN , an early member of NATO , and a founding member of the OECD , OSCE , OIC and G-20 . After becoming one of the first members of the Council of Europe in 1949 , Turkey became an associate member of the EEC in 1963 , joined the EU Customs Union in 1995 and started accession negotiations with the European Union in 2005 . Turkey 's growing economy and diplomatic initiatives have led to its recognition as a regional power while its location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history . Turkey 's current administration headed by president Tayyip Erdoğan has reversed many of the country 's earlier reforms which had been in place since the founding of the modern republic of Turkey , such as Freedom of the Press , a Legislative System of Checks and Balances , and a set of standards for secularism in government , as first enacted by Atatürk .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "6e3d847285a40f9a4574c915eb51a655", "text": "Malay Peninsula The Malay Peninsula ( Semenanjung Tanah Melayu , سمننجوڠ تانه ملايو คาบสมุทรมลายู , , -LSB- kʰâːp.sā.mùt mā.lāː.jūː -RSB- ) is a peninsula in Southeast Asia . The land mass runs approximately north-south and , at its terminus , is the southernmost point of the Asian mainland . The area contains the southernmost tip of Myanmar , Peninsular Malaysia , and Southern Thailand . The Titiwangsa Mountains are part of the Tenasserim Hills system , and form the backbone of the Peninsula . They form the southernmost section of the central cordillera which runs from Tibet through the Kra Isthmus ( the Peninsula 's narrowest point ) into the Malay Peninsula . The Strait of Malacca separates the Malay Peninsula from the Indonesian island of Sumatra while the south coast is separated from the island of Singapore by the Straits of Johor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7d6eb07d54f2bbcf262fcd8678195b3", "text": "Tenochtitlan Mexico-Tenochtitlan ( México-Tenochtitlan , -LSB- ˈmexiko tenotʃˈtitlan -RSB- ) , commonly known as Tenochtitlan ( -LSB- Mēxihco-Tenōchtitlan , meːˈʃíʔ.ko te.noːt͡ʃ.ˈtí.t͡ɬan -RSB- ) was a Mexica ( city-state ) located on an island in Lake Texcoco , in the Valley of Mexico . Founded on June 20 , 1325 , it became the capital of the expanding Aztec Empire in the 15th century , until it was captured by the Spanish in 1521 . At its peak it was the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas . It subsequently became a cabecera of the Viceroyalty of New Spain . Today the ruins of Tenochtitlan are located in Mexico City 's downtown . Tenochtitlan was one of two Nahua āltēpetl ( city-states ) on the island , the other being Tlatelolco .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c69a98d144a1ba8c880c96cd3b976e6e", "text": "Mexico City Mexico City , or the City of Mexico ( Ciudad de México , -LSB- sjuˈða ðe ˈmexiko -RSB- ; abbreviated as `` CDMX '' ) , is the capital and most populous city of Mexico . As an `` alpha '' global city , Mexico City is one of the most important financial centers in the Americas . It is located in the Valley of Mexico ( Valle de México ) , a large valley in the high plateaus at the center of Mexico , at an altitude of 2240 m . The city consists of sixteen municipalities ( previously called boroughs ) . The 2009 estimated population for the city proper was approximately 8.84 million people , with a land area of 1485 km2 . According to the most recent definition agreed upon by the federal and state governments , the Greater Mexico City population is 21.2 million people , making it the second-largest metropolitan area of the western hemisphere , behind New York City , the tenth-largest agglomeration , and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world . The Greater Mexico City has a gross domestic product ( GDP ) of US$ 411 billion in 2011 , making Mexico City urban agglomeration one of the economically largest metropolitan areas in the world . The city was responsible for generating 15.8 % of Mexico 's Gross Domestic Product and the metropolitan area accounted for about 22 % of total national GDP . As a stand-alone country , in 2013 , Mexico City would be the fifth-largest economy in Latin America -- five times as large as Costa Rica 's and about the same size as Peru 's . Mexico 's capital is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and one of two founded by Amerindians ( Native Americans ) , the other being Quito . The city was originally built on an island of Lake Texcoco by the Aztecs in 1325 as Tenochtitlan , which was almost completely destroyed in the 1521 siege of Tenochtitlan , and subsequently redesigned and rebuilt in accordance with the Spanish urban standards . In 1524 , the municipality of Mexico City was established , known as México Tenochtitlán , and as of 1585 it was officially known as Ciudad de México ( Mexico City ) . Mexico City served as the political , administrative and financial center of a major part of the Spanish colonial empire . After independence from Spain was achieved , the federal district was created in 1824 . After years of demanding greater political autonomy , residents were given the right to directly elect a Head of Government and the representatives of the unicameral Legislative Assembly by popular vote in 1997 . Ever since , the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution ( PRD ) has controlled both of them . In recent years , the local government has passed a wave of liberal policies , such as abortion on request , a limited form of euthanasia , no-fault divorce , and same-sex marriage . On January 29 , 2016 , it ceased to be called the Federal District ( Spanish : Distrito Federal or D.F. ) and is now in transition to become the country 's 32nd federal entity , giving it a level of autonomy comparable to that of a state . Because of a clause in the Mexican Constitution , however , as the seat of the powers of the federation , it can never become a state , lest the capital of the country be relocated elsewhere .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b31741f991229bab968bf1eca438f638", "text": "Chile–Turkey relations Chile -- Turkey relations refer to foreign relations between Chile and Turkey . Chile was the first country in Latin America which recognized Turkey with the Friendship Treaty , on January 30 , 1926 . In Santiago , there can be found the Turkish Republic Square , Atatürk College and Atatürk monument . In addition Turkey includes a Chile Square in Ankara inaugurated on September 18 , 1970 that contains the Bernardo O'Higgins Monument . The Pablo Neruda square in Turkey was inaugurated in 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca352084202c4b59548ad1fa619e4829", "text": "Mexico - United States Border Culture", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f66f887605c89cc89435cf831299e9b2", "text": "Sierra de Los Cucapah Sierra de Los Cucapah is a mountain range in Baja California state , Northwestern Mexico . It is located south of Mexicali . The Sierra de los Cucapah are north-south trending mountains of the Peninsular Ranges between the Laguna Salada basin to the west and the Cerro Prieto Volcano and Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station to the east . The geothermal field is 40 km south of Mexicali .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cdb2782c3a2948e1dfb3a8171025bc2", "text": "Immigration to Turkey Since the 19th century , an exodus by the large portion of Turkish ( Turkic ) and Muslim peoples ( who are termed `` Muhacir '' under a general definition ) from the Balkans ( Balkan Turks , Albanians , Bosniaks , Pomaks ) , Caucasus ( Abkhazians , Ajarians , ` Circassians ' , Chechens ) , Crimea ( Crimean Tatar diaspora ) , Crete ( Cretan Turks ) , took refuge in present-day Turkey and moulded the country 's fundamental features . Trends of immigration towards Turkey continue to this day , although the motives are more varied and are usually in line with the patterns of global immigration movements -- Turkey , for example , receives many economic migrants from nearby countries such as Armenia , the Republic of Moldova , Georgia , Iran , and Azerbaijan , but also from Central Asia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f45656e86235dca314250b9dcea1a8c", "text": "Mexifornia Mexifornia ( also Calexico or Califaztlán ) is a portmanteau of Mexico and California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62edf3338c0adbfeccda533beb1fbde3", "text": "Turkeye Turkeye is a village of Sluis , a municipality located in the west of Zeelandic Flanders , in the south-western part of the Netherlands . Even though the village is regular village in the province of Zeeland , the name Turkeye is probably an old spelling for Modern Dutch Turkije ( Turkey ( Turkiye in Turkish ) . The name supposedly derives from relations between the Ottoman Turks and the Netherlands . However , depending on the age of the name , there could be a strange anachronism , since the Ottomans never referred to their Empire as Türkiye . Its coordinates are . The name of the road to this village is Turkijeweg which means Turkey Road in Dutch . Category : Populated places in Zeeland Category : Netherlands -- Turkey relations Category : Sluis", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f3c573d166053aec0ccd37c09d54777", "text": "Mycale Mycale ( -LSB- ˈmɪkəli -RSB- ) . also Mykale and Mykali , called Samsun Dağı and Dilek Dağı ( Dilek Peninsula ) in modern Turkey , is a mountain on the west coast of central Anatolia in Turkey , north of the mouth of the Maeander and divided from the Greek island of Samos by the 1.6 km wide Mycale Strait . The mountain forms a ridge , terminating in what was known anciently as the Trogilium promontory ( Ancient Greek Τρωγίλιον or Τρωγύλιον ) . There are several beaches on the north shore ranging from sand to pebbles . The south flank is mainly escarpment . In classical Greece nearly the entire ridge was a promontory enclosed by the Aegean Sea . Geopolitically it was part of Ionia with Priene placed on the coast on the south flank of the mountain and Miletus on the coast opposite to the south across the deep embayment into which the Maeander River drained . Somewhat further north was Ephesus . The ruins of the first two Ionian cities mentioned with their harbor facilities remain but today are several miles inland overlooking instead a rich agricultural plain and delta parkland created by deposition of sediments from the river , which continues to form the geological feature named after it , maeanders . The end of the former bay remains as a lake , Çamiçi Gölü ( Lake Bafa ) . Samsun Daği does retain a promontory . The entire ridge was made into a national park of 109.85 km2 , Dilek Yarimadisi Milli Parki ( `` Dilek Peninsula National Park '' ) in 1966 , which is in part accessible to the public . The remainder is a military reservation . The park 's isolation has encouraged the return of the native ecology , which is 60 % maquis . It is a refuge for species that used to be more abundant in the region .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e7d88a83463733283971c2ef5e5240f", "text": "Aegean Region The Aegean Region is one of the 7 geographical regions of Turkey . Located in western Turkey , it is bordered by the Aegean Sea , which gives the region its name , to the west , the Marmara Region to the north , the Central Anatolia Region to the east and Mediterranean Region to the south . Among the four coastal regions , the Aegean Region has the longest coastline .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d67223fddf41493b96317322f71319af", "text": "Mitre Peninsula Mitre Peninsula is the easternmost part of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego , located in the very southeast of the island , with its easternmost point , Cabo San Diego , 29 km northwest of Isla de los Estados , from which it is separated by Le Maire Strait . In the south , the peninsula is bounded by the Beagle Channel , and in the north by the Argentine Sea . It is under 4000 km ² in area . The highest peak is Cerro Campana in the southern Montes Negros range with 1026 meters . Monte Atocha is nearby southwest . The peninsula was named by explorer Julio Popper to honor Bartolomé Mitre . The area is part of Ushuaia municipality and department of Tierra del Fuego Province ( Argentina ) . The only settlements ( all estancias ) are Estancia Policarpo on the north coast ( on Policarpo River ) , Estancia Bahía Aguirre ( southwest coast ) , Estancia Bahía Sloggett ( further west ) , and Estancia Puerto Rancho ( close to the southernmost point of the island , Cabo San Pio ) . A former settlement is Bahía Thetis , on the namesake bay five kilometers west of Cabo San Diego . There is a lighthouse at Cabo San Diego ( Cabo San Diego Light ) , established in 1934 , and another one at Cabo San Pio ( Cabo San Pio Light , established in 1919 . Both are still in operation . In the south of the peninsula are the southernmost caves of the world . Formerly , the area was inhabited by the indigenous Haush and Selknam . Two roads approach the peninsula from the west , but only the northern one enters it : Road 24CA , from northwest , running along the north coast until Estancia Maria Luisa , followed by a trail until Estancia Policarpo , and Road 24CJ , along the south coast until Estancia Harberton . Both roads are branching east from National Route 3 , which runs north-south west of the peninsula . Road 24CJ is the direction of Ushuaia , and 24CA of Río Grande .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e4c742a54aabc6f40fc2ed6782d437b", "text": "Iran–Mexico relations Iran -- Mexico relations refers to the bilateral relations between Iran and Mexico .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "680480b9ff32c7fcbdeba2c4797bde4e", "text": "Riviera Maya The Riviera Maya ( -LSB- ri ' βjeɾa ` maʝa -RSB- ) is a tourism and resort district in Mexico . It straddles the coastal Highway 307 along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo , located on the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula . This district historically started at the city of Playa del Carmen and ended at the village of Tulum , although the towns of Puerto Morelos situated to the north and between Playa del Carmen and Cancun as well as the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto situated 40 km to the south of Tulum are both currently being promoted as part of the Riviera Maya tourist corridor . The Riviera Maya was originally called the `` Cancun -- Tulum corridor '' , but in 1999 it was renamed as the Riviera Maya with the aid of Lic . Miguel Ramón Martín Azueta who at the time was the municipal president of Solidaridad , Quintana Roo . The municipality of Solidaridad includes the whole of the official Riviera Maya from Playa del Carmen in the north and south to Tulum and extending to some 40 km inland with the border with the state of Yucatan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "508586f68f49ecbee788854973401c4c", "text": "Mexican Federal Highway 1 Mexican Federal Highway ( carretera federal ) No. 1 follows the length of the Baja California Peninsula from Cabo San Lucas ( BCS ) , at the southern end to Tijuana ( BC ) in the north . The road turns into Interstate 5 at the international border with the United States south of San Ysidro , California . Highway 1 is often called the Carretera Transpeninsular or Transpeninsular Highway and runs a length of 1711 km from Tijuana to Cabo San Lucas . Most of its length is two lanes . Construction was completed in 1973 . Its official name is `` Carretera Transpeninsular Benito Juarez '' , or translated , Benito Juarez Transpeninsular Highway . It is named after one of Mexico 's most revered heroes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab188c9949fb90e0653d519e3386d5c8", "text": "Tizimín Municipality Tizimín Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities of Yucatán with a municipal seat of the same name . The municipality is located in the north-east of the Mexican state of Yucatán , and it is the largest municipality in the state with a territory that is 11 % of the total area of the state . As of 2005 it also has the second largest population of any municipality in the state , the largest being Mérida and the third largest being Valladolid . The city of Tizimín is the municipal seat and is located at about 160 km east of Mérida , Yucatán , 200 km west of Cancún , Quintana Roo , and 42 km south of Río Lagartos , the city 's traditional sea port on the Gulf of Mexico . The municipal seat 's population of 42,283 is about 60 % of the total population of the municipality . The word `` Tizimin '' means `` tapir '' in the Maya language . With the Spanish conquest of Yucatán , Tizimín was established as a Spanish colonial town in 1544 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc45f5b21c2176cb5789dfd93769bd27", "text": "Mexican Federal Highway 2 Federal Highway 2 ( Carretera Federal 2 ) runs along the Mexico -- United States border . Both segments of Highway 2 are located entirely within the `` Hassle Free Zone '' , which is the zone where a temporary import permit is not required for foreign vehicles . Tourist cards are only required to be obtained by tourists on Highway 2 between Sonoyta , Sonora , and Cananea , Sonora . The rest of Highway 2 can be traveled without obtaining a tourist card as long as the stay does n't last longer than 72 consecutive hours .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d7a0d1bcf308bc59701ad8593b8990a", "text": "Karaburun Peninsula Karaburun Peninsula may refer to : Karaburun Peninsula , Albania , a peninsula in Albania Karaburun Peninsula , Turkey , a peninsula in Turkey", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f04e4528af42dc6cd8611d631a2744af", "text": "Temascaltepec de González Temascaltepec ( formally : Temascaltepec de González , for Plutarco González ) is a city and seat of the municipality of Temascaltepec located in south of the State of Mexico in Mexico . It is 66 km southeast of Toluca and 140 km , from Mexico City . Temascaltepec comes from the Náhuatl `` temazcalli , '' which means `` steam bath , '' and `` tepetl , '' which means `` hill . '' The Matlatzincas named the area `` Cocalostoc , '' which means ` cave of crows ' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12d6f985cc3c671df1f2f4e4c2d5f48b", "text": "Tixcacalcupul Municipality Tixcacalcupul Municipality ( Yucatec Maya : `` Two mouths of Cupul 's well '' ) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing ( 1,164.98 km2 ) of land and is located roughly 180 km southeast of the city of Mérida .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "3998b1b579ff21d1b65161f6fac2d16a", "text": "Emma (1996 TV film) Jane Austen 's Emma is an adaptation of the 1815 novel of the same name . It was adapted for the British television network ITV in 1996 , directed by Diarmuid Lawrence and dramatised by Andrew Davies , the same year as Miramax 's film adaptation of Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow . This production of Emma stars Kate Beckinsale as the title character , and also features Samantha Morton as Harriet Smith and Mark Strong as Mr. Knightley . Davies had recently adapted another Austen novel as the successful 1995 television serial Pride and Prejudice for BBC when he proposed to adapt the novel Emma for the network . BBC had already made such an agreement with another screenwriter however , leading Davies to approach ITV . Emma received generally positive reviews from critics , who believed it to be superior to the 1996 Miramax film . Most focused on Beckinsale 's performance as a positive highlight . It aired on ITV on the 24 November 1996 and garnered an estimated 12 million viewers . It also was broadcast on the American channel A&E in 16 February 1997 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b9c7df1045307bc02657bcc5260acadd", "text": "Emma award Emma award can refer to : The Finnish musical award ceremony , Emma-gaala . EMMA ( Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4579b90a27326e8256b2e60b0d8dff1", "text": "Emma Barton Emma Louise Barton ( born 26 July 1977 in Portsmouth , England ) is an English actress . She played Honey Mitchell in EastEnders from November 2005 to September 2008 , and on a temporary basis during 2014 . Barton returned full-time in late 2015 . Before her role in EastEnders , Barton appeared in Spooks and on stage in plays including Grease , Loveshack and Thoroughly Modern Millie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ed90829e3184cc196755ba12f1f4042", "text": "Oliver Twist (1912 film) Oliver Twist is a 1912 British silent drama film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Ivy Millais , Alma Taylor and Harry Royston . It is an adaptation of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens . It was the directorial debut of Bentley who went on to become a leading British director . It was the first in a series of Dickens adaptations by Bentley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "31dd970b881f3a9215cebeb929f36955", "text": "Emma Crewe Emma Crewe ( active 1787 -- 1818 ) was a `` gifted amateur artist '' who , along with Diana Beauclerk ( 1734 -- 1808 ) and Elizabeth Templetown ( 1747 -- 1823 ) , contributed designs in `` Romantic style '' to Josiah Wedgwood for reproduction in his studio in Rome . She was criticised in Richard Polwhele 's The Unsex 'd Females , for having painted the Frontispiece to Erasmus Darwin 's The Loves of the Plants : `` There is a charming delicacy in most of the pictures of Miss Emma Crewe ; though I think , in her `` Flora at play with Cupid , '' ... she has rather overstepped the modesty of nature , by giving the portrait an air of voluptuousness too luxuriously melting . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e26120f93ee61329cd62fece4acc4ead", "text": "Emma Greenwell Emma Greenwell ( born January 14 , 1989 ) is an American actress who was born in the United States but was raised in London from a very young age .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87aa9bfef9e7de3ee42354bbb8ecd9ef", "text": "Jane Eyre (1910 film) Jane Eyre is a 1910 American silent short classic drama produced by the Thanhouser Film Corporation . Adapted from Charlotte Brontë 's 1847 novel , Jane Eyre , the film mirrors the events and plot of the original book . The writer of the scenario is unknown , but Lloyd Lonergan probably adapted the work . The film 's director is often and erroneously claimed to be Theodore Marston , but Barry O'Neil or Lloyd B. Carleton are possible candidates . The cast of the film was credited , an act rare and unusual in the era . This was the first American , first English language and second or third worldwide movie adaptation , of at least 27 film and television versionsof the novel . Such repeated dissemination has made the Brontë sisters ' two major works ubiquitous . The single reel film , approximately 1000 feet long , was released on May 6 , 1910 . It was later credited by Edwin Thanhouser as marking the assured success of the company . The popularity of the production resulted in the production of additional copies , so the Thanhouser company had more orders than could be filled . Critical reception to the film was generally positive , but with some minor criticisms . The film is presumed lost .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90b3fc5a4c33ff63432bfbe81c62d95e", "text": "Emma Kaye Emma Kaye is the founder and CEO of a full funded startup venture called Bozza . Emma has a number of seminal ( and enduring ) business and industry ventures to her name , and attained multiple professional accolades and leading-light endorsements in the course of a steadily evolving , outwardly mercurial-seeming career spanning only 15 years . She draws attention to the strong business underpinning of her work , pointing out that her involvement has twice had the result of giving sustainable business direction and African brand equity to a highly charged , emerging sector .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "28f0d24a11a4e666a2a65ecec82e291f", "text": "Emma Lou Thayne Emma Lou Warner Thayne ( October 22 , 1924 -- December 6 , 2014 ) was a Mormon poet and novelist , counted as one of the 75 most significant . Thayne graduated from the University of Utah in 1945 . She would later return there to coach tennis and teach English . In the late 1960s , she completed a master 's degree at the University of Utah . She was on the faculty over 30 years . In 1949 , she married Mel Thayne ; they became the parents of five daughters . Although Thayne worked primarily as a poet , she also wrote novels . Her first novel was Never Past the Gate , which was inspired by her summers growing up in Mount Aire Canyon . Thayne also served on the board directors for Deseret News . She was also a contributor to such magazines as Network , a woman 's magazine based in Salt Lake City , Exponent II and Utah Holiday . At age 90 , she died in Salt Lake City on December 6 , 2014 . Thayne wrote the words to the hymn `` Where Can I Turn for Peace '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad3884c6d4fbaaa8a75e4555536a3a80", "text": "Emma Wiklund Emma Wiklund ( née Sjöberg , born 13 September 1968 , Stockholm ) is a Swedish fashion model and actress . Emma was born in Stockholm , Sweden . She is a 177 cm tall , blue-eyed blonde who has walked the runway for Thierry Mugler , Christian Lacroix and Lanvin . She was signed to Elite Model Management and can be seen in George Michael 's music video for `` Too Funky '' alongside other models such as Linda Evangelista . She dated Ulf Ekberg , songwriter for and co-founder of Ace of Base , from 1994 to 2000 . She began her acting career in 1995 , and with the four Taxi movies ( 1998 -- 2007 ) , she became a popular actress in France . In her native Sweden , she is known as a TV-hostess and a regular in the fashion world . On 12 February 2003 , she married Hans Wiklund and they have two children , daughter Tyra and son Elis . She sat on the board for Swedish fashion retailer Lindex in 2007 . She also appears in their advertisements . Wiklund speaks German fluently .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db9d4f2623c27839e2c436e2eaab997d", "text": "Old Nichol The Old Nichol , also known as the Nichol or the Old Nichol Street Rookery , was an area of housing in the East End of London , between High Street , Shoreditch , and Hackney Road in the north , and Spitalfields in the south . The main streets within the Old Nichol were Boundary Street , Old Nichol Street , Half Nichol Street , The Mount and Church Street . The slum was located in the western boundary of Bethnal Green , with six of its streets across Boundary Street located in Shoreditch . The Old Nichol was home to 5,719 people , living in a dense network of about 30 streets and courts . The late 18th-century houses included workshops and stables . In Victorian Britain of the 1880s , the Old Nichol was London 's most notorious slum . The `` evil '' reputation of the Old Nichol owed much to Arthur Morrison 's fictionalised account of it in A Child of the Jago ( 1896 ) , and to sensational articles by Rev. Osborne Jay of Holy Trinity Church , known as Father Jay , on whom Morrison relied for information .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "080567ffc27afc5799ebcf8bdf517d33", "text": "Emma Lathen Emma Lathen is the pen name of two American businesswomen : an economist Mary Jane Latsis ( July 12 , 1927 -- October 29 , 1997 ) and an economic analyst Martha Henissart ( born 1929 ) , who received her B.A. in physics from Mount Holyoke College in 1950 . Henissart and Latsis met as graduate students at Harvard . As Lathen , they wrote numerous mystery novels starring John Putnam Thatcher , a Wall Street banker . The pseudonym is constructed from two authors ' names `` M '' of Mary and `` Ma '' of Martha , and `` Lat '' of Latsis and `` Hen '' of Henissart . They also wrote under the pseudonym R. B. Dominic ; all the Dominic stories feature Congressman Benton Safford as the sleuth . `` The authors have a distinctive talent for writing clearly and entertainingly about complicated financial intrigues , for combining these business matters with current events , and for creating tightly plotted mysteries that produce fascinating and civilized novels . '' Each book features events in a specific industry or activity with which Thatcher or Safford become involved in the course of their work . The books often refer to specific public events in their plotting ; for example , When in Greece is mostly set in that country during the Colonels ' Revolution , and Going for the Gold involves the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid . Others relate to more general social and other trends , such as Death Shall Overcome which links with the Civil Rights Movement .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2c7a3f52dc64dd30c331a2e537d33f2", "text": "M. E. Lazarus Marx Edgeworth Lazarus ( February 6 , 18221895 or 1896 ) was an American individualist anarchist from Guntersville , AL where he owned a small farm . Lazarus wrote under the pseudonym `` Edgeworth . '' He is the author of several essays and anarchist pamphlettes including Land Tenure : Anarchist View ( 1889 ) . He was the first-born son of Rachel Mordecai Lazarus , who had an extensive correspondence with the Anglo-Irish novelist Maria Edgeworth . A famous quote from Lazarus is `` Every vote for a governing office is an instrument for enslaving me . '' Lazarus was also an intellectual contributor to Fourierism and the Free Love movement of the 1850s , a social reform group that called for , in its extreme form , the abolition of institutionalized marriage . Members of this movement , which included in its ranks the Oneida Society and its founder John Humphrey Noyes , Mary Gove Nichols , Victoria Woodhull , and Emma Goldman , called not for promiscuity or multiple partners , but for the right of people to marry in accordance with romantic desires and be free from state interference . In Lazarus ' 1852 essay , Love vs Marriage , he argued that marriage as an institution was akin to `` legalized prostitution , '' oppressing women and men by allowing loveless marriages contracted for economic or utilitarian reasons to take precedence over true love . Lazarus also published writings on homeopathy and Christianity , in which he advocates spiritual and physical treatments that appear to be precursors to modern day New-Age spirituality .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8ca59b5de5102e23e34fcb01f94f4f4", "text": "Minerva Press Minerva Press was a publishing house , noted for creating a lucrative market in sentimental and Gothic fiction in the late 18th century and early 19th century . It was established by William Lane ( 1745 ? -1814 ) at No 33 Leadenhall Street , London , when he moved his circulating library there in about 1790 . Among his stable of writers were many female authors including Regina Maria Roche ( The Maid of Hamlet , 1793 ; Clermont , 1798 ) ; Mrs. Eliza Parsons ( The Castle of Wolfenbach , 1793 ; The Mysterious Warning , 1796 ) ; and Eleanor Sleath ( The Orphan of the Rhine , 1798 ) whose Gothic fiction is included in the list of the seven Northanger Horrid Novels , recommended by the character Isabella Thorpe in Jane Austen 's novel of similar name . Six of the Northanger Seven were published by Minerva . However many titles were anonymous , including such novels as Count Roderic 's Castle ( 1794 ) , The Haunted Castle ( 1794 ) , The Animated Skeleton ( 1798 ) and The New Monk ( 1798 ) , and the five novels of Helen Craik . Authors such as Emma Parker ( `` Emma de Lisle '' ) and Amelia de Beauclerc , who wrote for Minerva Press in the 1800s , are obscure today , and the market for Minerva 's books became negligible after the death of its charismatic founder . Lane was succeeded as proprietor of the Minerva Press by his partner , Anthony King ( A. K. ) Newman , who gradually dropped the Minerva name from his books ' title pages during the 1820s . Later books published by the press bear the imprint `` A. K. Newman & Co. . '' In the 20th century , the name Minerva Press was used by at least one publisher unconnected with the original firm .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09439a6e3ca52ce80c7db9b565dfdf87", "text": "Emmeline Emmeline , The Orphan of the Castle is the first novel written by English writer Charlotte Turner Smith ; it was published in 1788 . A Cinderella story in which the heroine stands outside the traditional economic structures of English society and ends up wealthy and happy , the novel is a fantasy . At the same time , it criticises the traditional marriage arrangements of the 18th century , which allowed women little choice and prioritised the needs of the family . Smith 's criticisms of marriage stemmed from her personal experience and several of the secondary characters are thinly veiled depictions of her family , a technique which both intrigued and repelled contemporary readers . Emmeline comments on the 18th-century novel tradition , presenting reinterpretations of scenes from famous earlier works , such as Samuel Richardson 's Clarissa ( 1747 -- 48 ) . Moreover , the novel extends and develops the tradition of Gothic fiction . In combination with this , Smith 's style marks her as an early Romantic . Her characters learn about their identities from nature and her landscape descriptions are imbued with political messages about gender relations . Smith had separated from her husband in 1787 and was forced to write to support herself and her children . She quickly began writing novels , which were profitable at the time . Emmeline was published a year later in 1788 ; the first edition sold out quickly . Smith 's novel was so successful that her publisher paid her more than he had initially promised . The novel was printed in the United States , translated into French , and issued several times during the 19th century .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32588d4432d4aceeaae49e0047d53eee", "text": "Hood (novel) Hood is a novel written by Irish author Emma Donoghue in 1995 . The book was the recipient of the 1997 Stonewall Book Award and is heavily influenced by James Joyce 's Ulysses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1dd9a0537dbeb5bdd53c2dee9f6f1e1d", "text": "Mary Emma Ebsworth Mary Emma Ebsworth ( 2 September 1794 -- 13 October 1881 ) was an English dramatist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b9ea952122a38637a3566e4f76960f2", "text": "Iain Blair Iain Blair ( 12 August 1942 -- 3 July 2011 ) was a Scottish actor and author who , using the pen name Emma Blair wrote a series of romantic novels .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3ef3da66cf4cfb71a26a882a0795591", "text": "The Last Days of Emma Blank The Last Days of Emma Blank ( De laatste dagen van Emma Blank ) is a 2009 Dutch comedy film directed by Alex van Warmerdam .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17d23e50ccf7d413855f6deae69baada", "text": "Old Love (story) `` Old Love '' is a short story written by English author Jeffrey Archer . Published in 1980 in Archer 's A Quiver Full of Arrows by Hodder & Stoughton , it is the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the 1930s and their bitter rivalry that ends in a tragic love story . In 1987 , a play titled Love Song was produced by Richard Bennett based on the story .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d48871ddff1210565350afec2bba4462", "text": "Emma Rees Emma Rees may refer to : Emma L. E. Rees , British academic The Emma Rees Case", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "03dfa3573e6b625924962cf2bd358fe7", "text": "The Last Sin Eater (film) The Last Sin Eater is an American film released on February 9 , 2007 , directed by Michael Landon Jr. and distributed by Fox Faith . It is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Francine Rivers . It was produced by Believe Pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f32b7ed3205239e2c82c1c9c02537085", "text": "Liana Liberato Liana Daine Liberato ( born August 20 , 1995 ) is an American television and film actress . She played the younger version of the female lead in the 2014 film The Best of Me and starred in the 2010 films , Trust and The Last Sin Eater .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "89b569f9e5d644f7cb77b7b5f3ba69cf", "text": "Every Sunday Every Sunday ( sometimes incorrectly listed as Every Sunday Afternoon or Opera vs. Jazz ) is a 1936 American short musical film . It tells the story of two young girls and their efforts to save a public concert series , which was being threatened by poor attendance . Directed by Felix E. Feist , the film served as a screen test for , and is the first significant screen appearance of , two young actresses who later became major stars , Judy Garland and Deanna Durbin . Although only lightly reviewed at the time of its release , the film has garnered a generally positive reputation among Garland biographers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53080f63ca09a2abc024b8fad39363d2", "text": "Melissa P. (film) Melissa P. is a 2005 erotic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino . It is based on Melissa Panarello 's semi-autobiographical diary novel , 100 colpi di spazzola prima di andare a dormire ( One Hundred Strokes of the Brush Before Bed ) which focuses on the narrator 's teenage sex life . María Valverde stars as the protagonist , alongside Geraldine Chaplin in the Italian-Spanish production . The film was released on 18 November 2005 in Italy , where it topped the box office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7339c77722bd6d0ab2442f60f31e51e", "text": "Big Stone Gap (film) Big Stone Gap is a 2014 American drama romantic comedy film written and directed by Adriana Trigiani and produced by Donna Gigliotti for Altar Identity Studios , a subsidiary of Media Society . Based on Trigiani 's 2000 best-selling novel of the same name , the story is set in the actual Virginia town of Big Stone Gap circa 1970s . The film had its world premiere at the Virginia Film Festival on November 6 , 2014 . The film was released on October 9 , 2015 , by Picturehouse . The film was released in Blu-Ray by Universal Pictures on February 2 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d43bbbe67d1f2153779bd4361ac0aa0d", "text": "Michael Landon Jr. Michael Graham Landon Jr. ( born June 20 , 1964 ) is an American actor , director , writer , and producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1576092a8605636de72c560dbdd1e0a", "text": "Murphy's Law (film) Murphy 's Law is an American 1986 thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman . It was released by Cannon Films to the United States on April 18 , 1986 . The film stars Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in lead roles with a supporting cast that includes Carrie Snodgress , Robert F. Lyons , and Richard Romanus . The movie marks the sixth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives , 1977 's The White Buffalo , 1980 's Caboblanco , 1983 's 10 to Midnight , and 1984 's The Evil That Men Do ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45cda639531ca0215c988f383edbb349", "text": "Everly (film) Everly is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Joe Lynch and written by Yale Hannon based on a story by Lynch and Hannon . The film stars Salma Hayek as the title character with Akie Kotabe , Jennifer Blanc , Masashi Fujimoto , Togo Igawa , Gabriella Wright , Caroline Chikezie , Laura Cepeda , and Hiroyuki Watanabe in supporting roles . The film was released via iTunes on January 23 , 2015 , and received a limited theatrical release on February 27 , 2015 , by Dimension Films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c45bcc5ddd5a97063d6379708b430719", "text": "Slash (film) Slash is an American comedy film directed and written by Clay Liford . The film stars Michael Johnston , Hannah Marks , Michael Ian Black , Missi Pyle , Sarah Ramos , Peter Vack , Jessie Ennis , and Matt Peters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "79be731cf527f945acee9d6e6f1b7868", "text": "Lila & Eve Lila & Eve is a 2015 American crime drama film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Patrick Gilfillan . The film stars Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez . It premiered on January 30 , 2015 , at the Sundance Film Festival . The film was released in North America on July 17 , 2015 , in a limited release and through video on demand by Samuel Goldwyn Films . This marks the second time Davis and Lopez acted in a film together , the first being the Steven Soderbergh film Out of Sight in 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1a9860adc58e939761be99281039ec71", "text": "The Black Pimpernel The Black Pimpernel ( Svarta nejlikan El Clavel negro ) is a Swedish drama film directed by Ulf Hultberg and starring Michael Nyqvist and Lisa Werlinder . The film also features Kate Del Castillo , Luis Gnecco and Claire Ross-Brown in a minor part . The film is about Harald Edelstam , Sweden 's ambassador to Chile , who after the military coup of Augusto Pinochet in 1973 , managed to save the lives of more than 1,300 people by taking them to his embassy and transporting them to Sweden . His name comes from the fictional hero The Scarlet Pimpernel who saved many lives during the French Revolution . The film was shot in Chile in the spring of 2006 and opened September 14 , 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "059904cab2195f0aa4328c4407305605", "text": "Three Little Sisters Three Little Sisters is a 1944 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and written by Olive Cooper . The film stars Mary Lee , Ruth Terry , Cheryl Walker , William Terry , Jackie Moran and Charles Arnt . The film was released on July 31 , 1944 , by Republic Pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84950113a2aa56910a4b33a122b27087", "text": "The Ever After The Ever After is a 2014 American drama film directed by Mark Webber and starring Teresa Palmer , Rosario Dawson , Melissa Leo and Webber .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06b6b29a2157aa95d0dc70966b185050", "text": "Milady and the Musketeers Milady and the Musketeers ( Italian : Il boia di Lilla , also known as Vengeance of the Musketeers and La vita avventurosa di Milady ) is a 1952 Italian adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53632f940409271ef2f3b6d6dc4e6180", "text": "Caboblanco Caboblanco ( 1980 ) is an American drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson , starring Charles Bronson , Dominique Sanda and Jason Robards . The film has often been described as a remake of Casablanca . The movie marks the third collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives and 1977 's The White Buffalo ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b92300985e732038fdc1e15930f9a5f6", "text": "Aloft (film) Aloft ( No Llores Vuela ) is a 2014 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Claudia Llosa , starring Jennifer Connelly , Cillian Murphy , and Mélanie Laurent . The film premiered in competition at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "479ccae773d6e37cc9332379bad2ad3a", "text": "Dark Fields (2006 film) Dark Fields is a Canadian -- American horror film directed by Mark McNabb and Al Randall , written by Randall , and starring Jenna Scott , Lindsay Dell , Eric Phillion , Brian Austin Jr. , and Ryan Hulshof as teens hunted down by a psychopathic farmer played by Al Randall . Filmed in October 2003 , on a budget of $ 1,000 , it was not released until September 2006 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2d4899d0ceeb919c28ee8ca6559216e", "text": "Johnny Stecchino Johnny Stecchino is an Italian comedy film starring Roberto Benigni as the protagonist and director . This film is one of Benigni 's many collaborations with co-star and wife , Nicoletta Braschi . During its release in 1991 , it was the highest-grossing film in Italy . This film follows the life of Dante , a quirky school bus driver ( Benigni ) for students with Down syndrome , who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino , an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder . The film 's plot begins to unravel when Dante meets Maria , the wife of Stecchino , who begins her plan into tricking mobsters to kill Dante thinking he is Stecchino . The film takes several unexpected twists when Maria begins to fall for Dante , and it becomes clear that Dante can not possibly be the cold blooded killer , Johnny Stecchino . The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter that the full Italian version . It trims several conversations including the final scene with Lillo sniffing cocaine .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec544881f97add4bc28563b11e130650", "text": "Blackway Blackway ( also known as Go With Me ) is a 2015 American thriller film directed by Daniel Alfredson and written by Joseph Gangemi and Gregory Jacobs , based on the 2008 novel Go with Me by Castle Freeman , Jr. . The film stars Anthony Hopkins , Julia Stiles , Ray Liotta , and Alexander Ludwig . Filming began on November 12 , 2014 , in Enderby , British Columbia . Although screened as Go with Me at the Venice Film Festival in 2015 , it was not released for public viewing in the U.S. until 10 June 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "907c6b7233e1e24c83843a55d64e7cdf", "text": "Winter's Bone Winter 's Bone is a 2010 American independent drama film , an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell 's 2006 novel of the same name . Written and directed by Debra Granik , the film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teenaged girl in the rural Ozarks of the central United States who , to protect her family from eviction , must locate her missing father . The film explores the interrelated themes of close and distant family ties , the power and speed of gossip , self-sufficiency , and poverty as they are changed by the pervasive underworld of illegal methamphetamine labs . Winter 's Bone won several awards , including the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival . It also received four 2011 Academy Award nominations : Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e8052bb705e27b25d7f8fa7a4f426b0", "text": "The Neon Demon The Neon Demon is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn , co-written by Mary Laws , Polly Stenham , and Refn , and starring Elle Fanning . The plot follows an aspiring model in Los Angeles whose beauty and youth generate intense fascination and jealousy within the industry . Supporting roles are played by Karl Glusman , Jena Malone , Bella Heathcote , Abbey Lee , Desmond Harrington , Christina Hendricks , and Keanu Reeves . An international co-production between France , Denmark , and the United States , the film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival , the third consecutive film directed by Refn to do so , following Drive ( 2011 ) and Only God Forgives ( 2013 ) . In the United States , the film was released theatrically on 24 June 2016 by Amazon Studios and Broad Green Pictures . It opened to polarized reviews and was a box office failure , grossing a little over $ 3 million from a $ 7 million budget .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "802bb30a98a59d8c1f83b541ddcfbe6f", "text": "Erased (2012 film) Erased ( released as The Expatriate outside of the US ) is a 2012 Canadian-Belgian thriller film directed by Philipp Stölzl , starring Aaron Eckhart and Olga Kurylenko . The story centers on Ben Logan ( Aaron Eckhart ) an ex-CIA agent and Amy ( Liana Liberato ) , his estranged daughter who are forced on the run when his employers erase all records of his existence , and mark them both for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy . It was released in the US on 17 May 2013 , following its acquisition by RaDiUS-TWC , the multiplatform distribution label of The Weinstein Company . It was retitled Erased for the US market .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "9a6d1ca7ada5d77196d6aa778d470dc6", "text": "Las Vegas Las Vegas ( -LSB- lɑːs_ˈveɪɡəs -RSB- , Spanish for `` The Meadows '' ) , officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas , is the 28th-most populated city in the United States , the most populated city in the state of Nevada , and the county seat of Clark County . The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert . Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling , shopping , fine dining , entertainment , and nightlife . It is the leading financial , commercial , and cultural center for Nevada . The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World , and is famous for its mega casino -- hotels and associated activities . It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry , claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any city in the world . Today , Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world 's most visited tourist destinations . The city 's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City , and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for literature , films , television programs , and music videos . Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911 . At the close of the 20th century , it was the most populated American city founded within that century ( a similar distinction earned by Chicago in the 1800s ) . Population growth has accelerated since the 1960s , and between 1990 and 2000 the population nearly doubled , increasing by 85.2 % . Rapid growth has continued into the 21st century , and according to a 2013 estimate , the population is 603,488 with a regional population of 2,027,828 . `` Las Vegas '' is often used to describe areas beyond official city limits -- especially the areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip , which is actually located within the unincorporated communities of Paradise , Winchester , and Enterprise .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "0e9a36059c1db5c89b8c5462df134453", "text": "Downtown Grand The Downtown Grand Las Vegas , formerly the Lady Luck Hotel & Casino , is a hotel and casino in Downtown Las Vegas , Nevada , owned by the CIM Group and operated by Fifth Street Gaming . The Downtown Grand is the centerpiece of Downtown3rd , a new neighborhood and entertainment district under development in downtown Las Vegas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0e31b7cf5411d96c9e616b40f94ddf8", "text": "Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature , the state legislature of the US state of Nevada . The body consists of 42 members , elected to two-year terms from single-member districts . Each Assembly district contained approximately 64,299 people as of the 2010 census . Term limits , limiting assembly members to six 2-year terms ( 12 years ) , took effect in 2010 . Twelve members of the Assembly were termed out with the 2010 election serving their last legislative session in 2011 . The Assembly met at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City until 1971 , when a separate Legislative Building was constructed south of the Capitol . The Legislative Building was expanded in 1997 to its current appearance to accommodate the growing Legislature . The lower house of the Legislature is referred to as an `` Assembly '' rather than the more common `` House of Representatives . '' Since the 2012 session , Assembly districts have been formed by dividing the 21 Senate districts in half , so that each Assembly district is nested within a Senate district .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "111970245c66e2d33668f0c6420d8662", "text": "Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature , the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada . The Senate currently ( 2012-2021 ) consists of 21 members from single-member districts . In the previous redistricting ( 2002-2011 ) there were 19 districts , two of which were multimember . Since 2012 , there have been 21 districts , each formed by combining two neighboring Assembly districts . Each senator represented approximately 128,598 as of the 2010 census . Article Four of The Nevada Constitution sets that Senators serve staggered four-year terms . In addition , the size of the Senate is set to be no less than one-third and no greater than one-half of the size of the Assembly . Term limits , limiting senators to three 4-year terms ( 12 years ) , took effect in 2010 . Because of the change in Constitution , seven senators were termed out in 2010 , four were termed out in 2012 , and one is to be termed out in 2014 . The Senate met at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City until 1971 , when a separate Legislative Building was constructed south of the Capitol . The Legislative Building was expanded in 1997 to its current appearance to accommodate the growing Legislature .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59580e567363aa3e4ac83a372151b07e", "text": "Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila ( Kalakhang Maynila , Kamaynilaan ) , commonly known as Metro Manila or simply Manila , is the official and administrative definition of the urban area surrounding the Philippine capital city , Manila . It is the capital region of the Philippines , the seat of government , and the 2nd most populous and most densely populated region of the country . Also officially known as the National Capital Region ( NCR ) , it is composed of the City of Manila , Quezon City , the country 's most populous city , and the cities of Caloocan , Las Piñas , Makati , Malabon , Mandaluyong , Marikina , Muntinlupa , Navotas , Parañaque , Pasay , Pasig , San Juan , Taguig , and Valenzuela , including the only remaining municipality of Pateros . The National Capital Region , with an area of 619.5 km2 , has a population of , making it the second most populous region in the Philippines , as well as the 9th most populous metropolitan area in Asia . The total urbanized area , referring to its continuous urban expansion into the provinces of Bulacan , Cavite , Laguna , Rizal and Batangas , was listed as having a population of by Demographia , making it the 4th most populous urban area in the world . These 5 provinces , plus Metro Manila and Pampanga , sum to 30.7 million residents as of the newly counted census of 2015 . The region is the center of culture , economy , education and government of the Philippines . NCR is one of the 12 defined metropolitan areas in the Philippines according to the National Economic and Development Authority . Designated as a global power city , NCR exerts a significant impact on commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , both locally and internationally . It is the home to all the consulates and embassies in the Philippines , thereby making it an important center for international diplomacy in the country . Its economic power makes the region the country 's premier center for finance and commerce . NCR accounts for 37.2 % of the gross domestic product of the Philippines . The region was established in 1975 through Presidential Decree No. 824 in response to the needs to sustain the growing population and for the creation for the center of political power and the seat of the Government of the Philippines . The Province of Manila , the predecessor entity of the region , is one of the first eight provinces that revolted against the Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines at the end of the 19th century . Manila 's role in the Revolution is honoured in the Flag of the Philippines , where the sun 's eight rays symbolise the eight revolutionary provinces .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b846efe07ca891bc0e13b56aab39ea45", "text": "Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas The Nevada State Museum , Las Vegas located at the Springs Preserve , in Las Vegas , Nevada is one of 6 Nevada State Museums operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs . The name was changed from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 2008 when the museum moved from Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas to the Springs Preserve . The museum houses items from the development of Las Vegas as well as the natural history of the area .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1cbac9e9992e1da9d01279f7de9e0dc", "text": "Nevada, Spain Nevada is a municipality in the province of Granada , Spain . As of 2010 , it has a population of 1179 inhabitants .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f2e7e1c25a3f1220077d712ae19d8c3", "text": "Clark County Shooting Complex The Clark County Shooting Complex , located on the northern outskirts of Las Vegas , Nevada , is the largest shooting facility in the United States . The 2900 acre park is being built in stages by Clark County , Nevada . At full build out is anticipated that only 900 acre will be developed with the rest of the site serving as a buffer for the surrounding community . The park is located at the northern end of Decatur Blvd in unincorporated Clark County , just north of the City of Las Vegas boundary .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "05e60263e5bb98b680801ab3f77631cf", "text": "List of Nevada area codes This is a list of telephone area codes in the state of Nevada . 702 : The southeastern tip of Nevada , including the Las Vegas metropolitan area 725 : An overlay area code for the 702 area code effective June 2014 . 775 : All of Nevada outside the southeastern corner , including Reno and Carson City Under the original North American Numbering Plan of 1947 , area code 702 covered all of Nevada . Area code 775 split off in 1998 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d673aa192d292ba26f461c017841af7", "text": "History of Las Vegas This history of Las Vegas covers both the city of Las Vegas , Nevada , and the Las Vegas Valley . The name Las Vegas was given to the area in 1829 by an Australian scout named Richard , a member of the Antonio Armijo trading party that was traveling to Los Angeles , and stopped for water there while heading north and west on the Old Spanish Trail from New Mexico . At that time , several parts of the valley contained artesian wells surrounded by extensive green areas ; Las Vegas means the meadows in Spanish . The flows from the wells fed the Las Vegas Wash , which runs to the Colorado River .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2561535e3364bf58ebcb52903d9b2273", "text": "Dayton, Nevada Dayton is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Lyon County , Nevada , United States . The population was 8,964 at the 2010 census .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e917f73e08a76fb574c1b45b15d06b1c", "text": "List of cities in Nevada Nevada is a state located in the Western United States . According to the 2010 United States Census , Nevada is the 36th most populous state with inhabitants but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109781.18 sqmi of land . Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 incorporated municipalities . Nevada 's incorporated municipalities cover only of the state 's land mass but are home to of its population . Incorporated places in the state are legally described as cities , except for Carson City , which has no legal description . To incorporate , a petition for incorporation can be made to the board of county commissioners , who consider numerous geographic , demographic , and economic factors . Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks : cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are population category one , cities with 5,000 or more but less than 50,000 inhabitants are population category two , and cities having less than 5,000 inhabitants are population category three . The largest municipality by population in Nevada is Las Vegas with 583,756 residents , and the smallest municipality by population is Caliente with 1,130 residents . The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City which spans 208.52 mi2 , while Lovelock is the smallest at 0.85 mi2 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38b25064f7347a74fe84e6de646b71c8", "text": "Las Vegas Nevada Temple The Las Vegas Nevada Temple is the 43rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) . Located in the Sunrise Manor CDP near Las Vegas , Nevada , the temple sits on 10.3 acre of land at the base of Frenchman Mountain . A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication for the temple were held in November 1985 . Gordon B. Hinckley , then a counselor in the church 's First Presidency , presided and gave the dedication prayer . Construction began soon after the ceremony . After construction was completed , the temple was open to the public for tours between November 16 and December 9 , 1989 . Almost 300,000 toured the temple and its grounds during these three weeks . The temple has six spires , the highest of which is 119 ft. At the top of this tower stands a ten-foot statue of the angel Moroni . The exterior is a white finish of pre-cast stone walls with a copper roof . The temple has 192 rooms , which includes four ordinance rooms , a Celestial room , six sealing rooms , a baptismal font , and other facilities to meet the needs of the purposes of the temple . Hinckley dedicated the Las Vegas Nevada Temple in sessions held December 16 -- 18 , 1989 . Eleven sessions were held and more than 30,000 Latter-day Saints attended the dedicatory services .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2c1c841964bdc59dbd298290f54b67d", "text": "Timeline of Reno, Nevada The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reno , Nevada , United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a5750746d8feacf8089f6baab1320f9", "text": "Springs Preserve Las Vegas Springs Preserve consists of 180 acre dedicated to nature walks and displays and is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Valley Water District . The Preserve is located approximately three miles west of downtown Las Vegas , Nevada . The Preserve is built around the original water source for Las Vegas , the Las Vegas Springs . The Springs Preserve includes colorful desert botanical gardens , museum galleries , outdoor concert and event venues , an indoor theater , historic photo gallery and a series of walking trails that meander through a wetland habitat . The Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve , previously known as the Desert Demonstration Gardens opened in 1980 at another location . The gardens now occupy 8 acre within the Springs Preserve site .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba3b80f036ddb2cfd744cd3aec670d74", "text": "Symphony Park Symphony Park is a 61-acre site situated in downtown Las Vegas . The downtown area is located just a few miles north of the Las Vegas Strip and centrally within the Las Vegas Valley . Once housing a Union Pacific rail yard , Symphony Park currently is being master developed for mixed-use by the city of Las Vegas , which is also the landowner . Symphony Park is home to the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health , Smith Center for the Performing Arts and the Discovery Children 's Museum .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "767f69b185b5f2962844f784165835f4", "text": "List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas The city of Las Vegas , Nevada and its surrounding unincorporated communities in the Las Vegas Valley are the sites of more than 160 high-rises , 42 of which stand taller than 400 ft. The tallest structure in the city is the Stratosphere Tower , which rises 1149 ft just north of the Las Vegas Strip . The tower is also the tallest observation tower in the United States . Since the Stratosphere Tower is not fully habitable , however , it is not considered a building . The tallest building in Las Vegas is the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas , which rises 735 ft and was topped out in November 2008 . This building , however , is currently on hold . The tallest completed building in the city is the 52-story Palazzo , which rises 642 ft and was completed in 2007 . The history of skyscrapers in Las Vegas began with the 1954 completion of the Castaways Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas ; the 216 ft structure stood as the tallest building in the city until 1961 , and was demolished in 2006 . Beginning with the completion of the Diamond of the Dunes Tower in 1961 , high-rise hotels began to become more concentrated on the Las Vegas Strip . The first high-rise hotel and casino resort to rise higher than 492 ft was the 529 ft New York-New York Hotel & Casino , completed in 1997 . Las Vegas entered into a skyscraper-building boom in the late 1990s that has continued to the present ; of the city 's 40 tallest skyscrapers , 39 were completed after 1997 . As of 2012 , the skyline of Las Vegas is ranked 66th in the world and 18th in the United States with 176 completed high-rises . In what is being dubbed a `` Manhattanization wave '' , there are over 30 skyscrapers that are proposed , approved or under construction in the city that are planned to rise over 400 ft in height . The tallest building approved for the city is the World Jewelry Center , which is planned for construction in Downtown Las Vegas . The 815 ft tower is part of a proposal to construct a hub for the world 's jewelry industry , across from World Market Center Las Vegas . The tallest building under construction in Las Vegas is the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas , which has also been the tallest building in the city since its topping out in November 2008 ; construction on the building was suspended in mid-2009 and is currently on hold under owner Carl Icahn . __ TOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "009cad48574075a817dc69b59cb0d66b", "text": "Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Coeur d'Alene ( -LSB- kɔər_dəˈleɪn -RSB- ) is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County , Idaho , United States . It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census , the population of Coeur d'Alene was 44,137 . The city is a satellite city of Spokane , which is located about 30 mi to the west , in the state of Washington . The two cities are the key components of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area , of which Coeur d'Alene is the third largest city ( after Spokane and its largest suburb , Spokane Valley ) . Coeur d'Alene is the largest city in northern Idaho Panhandle . The city is situated on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene , 25 mi in length . Locally , Coeur d'Alene is known as the `` Lake City , '' or simply called by its initials : `` CDA '' . The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years , in part because of a substantial increase in tourism , encouraged by several resorts in the area . Broadcaster and media figure Barbara Walters called the city `` a little slice of Heaven '' and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit . On November 28 , 2007 , Good Morning America broadcast the city 's Christmas lighting ceremony because its display is among the largest in the United States . The Coeur d'Alene Resort takes up a prominent portion of the city 's downtown . It is also near two major ski resorts : Silver Mountain Resort to the east in Kellogg , and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint . The city is named after the Coeur d'Alene People , a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who lived along the rivers and lakes of the region , in a territory of 5,500 sqmi extending into Washington and Montana . They were first encountered by French fur traders in the late 18th and early 19th century , who referred to them as Cœur d'Alène , meaning `` heart of an awl , '' reflecting their experience of the tribal traders as tough businessmen , `` sharp-hearted '' or `` shrewd '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03a4a032f3f165faada86a398d7a819f", "text": "Demographics of Texas Texas is the second most populous U.S. state , with an estimated 2017 population of 28.449 million . In recent decades , it has experienced strong population growth . Texas has many major cities and metropolitan areas , along with many towns and rural areas . Much of the population is in the major cities of Houston , San Antonio , Dallas , Fort Worth , Austin , and El Paso .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1a91795a409b2d2f8ffa2c6dc33ab4bc", "text": "Demographics of San Diego County Half of the population of San Diego County lives in San Diego and Chula Vista . Despite having a per capita income that ranks between the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the San Francisco Bay Area , San Diego County has relatively few places with a both a high population and levels of income significantly higher than its state and the United States . The San Diego metropolitan area only has two places with a both a population of over 50,000 per capita income of over $ 40,000 : Carlsbad and Encinitas . In contrast , the Los Angeles metropolitan area has 10 and the San Francisco Bay Area has 12 . ( See California locations by income . ) Even when controlling for population , the San Diego metropolitan area has unusually few large areas with high per capita incomes compared to the state 's other two major metropolitan areas . This is because much of the county 's high-income residents are concentrated in the northern part of the city of San Diego , which is reported as one unit for most demographic purposes . The county 's largest continuous high-income urban area has the appearance of a triangle constructed from a first point on the northern edge of Carlsbad , a second point southeast of Escondido , and a third point on the southern edge of La Jolla . The region is pictured to the right . It contains all or most of the cities of Carlsbad , Encinitas , Solana Beach , Del Mar , and Poway in addition to a substantial portion of northern San Diego .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5560a1e4beddd2171d3530e565587bf0", "text": "Nevada Appeal The Nevada Appeal is a daily newspaper published in Carson City , Nevada , by Swift Communications . It is the state 's third-largest paper , behind the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Reno Gazette-Journal . The paper is available in six regional editions across northern Nevada and eastern California : Lahontan Valley News ( Fallon , Nevada ) Fallon Eagle Standard ( Fallon , Nevada ) Record-Courier ( Gardnerville , Nevada ) Sierra Sun ( Truckee , California ) North Lake Tahoe Bonanza ( Incline Village , Nevada ) Tahoe Daily Tribune ( South Lake Tahoe , California )", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "4170ffd903807145ffcb185dcf771bf1", "text": "Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae `` Alec '' Baldwin III ( born April 3 , 1958 ) is an American actor , writer , producer , and comedian . A member of the Baldwin family , he is the oldest of the four Baldwin brothers , all actors . Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing , in the role of Joshua Rush . He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , as Jack Ryan in the action thriller The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 ) , the romantic comedy The Marrying Man ( 1991 ) , the superhero film The Shadow ( 1994 ) , and two films directed by Martin Scorsese : the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator ( 2004 ) and the neo-noir crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) . His performance in the 2003 romantic drama The Cooler garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . From 2006 to 2013 , Baldwin starred as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock , winning two Emmy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show , making him the male performer with the most SAG Awards . Baldwin co-starred in Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , the fifth installment of the Mission : Impossible series , released on July 31 , 2015 . He is also a columnist for The Huffington Post . Since 2016 , he has been the host of Match Game . He has received worldwide attention and acclaim for his portrayal of President Donald Trump on the long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live , both during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and following the inauguration .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e861f90cc1a1b8ab139f0d11cd1d51aa", "text": "The Man of the Hour (1914 film) The Man of the Hour is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Robert Warwick , Alec B. Francis and Ned Burton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "27ddae4e6dba0677cff0bc8f80d9c944", "text": "Wedlock (film) Wedlock ( originally known as Deadlock ) is a 1991 American science fiction-action television film from HBO Films , directed by Lewis Teague and starring Rutger Hauer , Mimi Rogers , Joan Chen and James Remar . It received an Emmy Nomination for Sound Editing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f330e5f0e8ef4dc86773f7b17100b20", "text": "Alexander Baldwin (disambiguation) Alexander Baldwin was a judge . Alexander Baldwin may also refer to : Alec Baldwin , American actor Alexander & Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III", "title": "" }, { "docid": "61082ca37d49ef2b12e98614f368d42d", "text": "Let the Game Begin Let the Game Begin is a 2010 American romantic comedy from Twisted Light Productions , directed by Amit Gupta . The film stars CSI : Miami actor Adam Rodriguez and Stephen Baldwin . The film was released in Australia on May 5 , 2010 , and was released in other countries in 2010 and 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9235640a0e4caa163df2a47cf269e1c9", "text": "Baldwinholme Baldwinholme is a village in Cumbria , England .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c9a45ef93c40ea3e43343e7b9dcd1a51", "text": "True Identity True Identity is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Charles Lane and starring Lenny Henry , Frank Langella and Anne-Marie Johnson . The plot revolves around a black man ( British actor Henry ) , who disguises himself as a white man to escape the mob .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "576767220a7a7999fa05b01cd54cab43", "text": "Aloha (film) Aloha is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written , produced and directed by Cameron Crowe . The film , starring Bradley Cooper , Emma Stone , Rachel McAdams , Bill Murray , John Krasinski , Danny McBride , and Alec Baldwin , was released on May 29 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews from critics , and has grossed only $ 26 million against a budget of $ 37 million , making the film a box office bomb .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96682347bcd6444e0f809611b9b7b216", "text": "Sarah Long Sarah Long ( 18 March 1938 -- 23 November 1987 ) was an English actress and television presenter . Born in London , she is best remembered for her long run as a presenter on the preschool children 's television series Play School from September 1971 until May 1986 . She also appeared in films and television , notably as Evelyn Harrington in Village of the Damned ( 1960 ) and as the young Queen Mary in the film adaptation of Henry VIII and his Six Wives ( 1972 ) . She was married to the television actor Peter Baldwin . She died in London of cancer on 23 November 1987 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "737fec31ea8e9bf80579a3dd7d754ef7", "text": "No Man of Her Own (1932 film) No Man of Her Own is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama starring Clark Gable and Carole Lombard as a married couple in their only film together , several years before their own legendary marriage in real life . The movie was directed by Wesley Ruggles , and originated as an adaptation of No Bed of Her Own , a 1932 novel by Val Lewton , but ended up based more on a story by Benjamin Glazer and Edmund Goulding , although it retained the title it got from Lewton 's novel . It is not related to the 1950 film of the same name . Released just three years after the stock market crash of 1929 , the plot focuses on the character `` Babe '' Stewart ( played by Gable ) , a card sharp and gambling cheat , and `` Connie Randall '' , a street-wise librarian with whom he develops a relationship . Prevalent themes thoughout the story include crime , gambling , dishonesty , love , commitment and redemption .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a1d800f3a58ce0e26dc0d8caddded51", "text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd4db7db265772d5d5f6b63ae6317315", "text": "Alexander Payne Alexander Payne ( born Constantine Alexander Payne ; February 10 , 1961 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer , known for the films Citizen Ruth ( 1996 ) , Election ( 1999 ) , About Schmidt ( 2002 ) , Sideways ( 2004 ) , The Descendants ( 2011 ) , and Nebraska ( 2013 ) . His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society . Payne is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d5c0213517cc0562c9e7a2b1ab18996", "text": "The Love Match The Love Match is a 1955 British black and white comedy film directed by David Paltenghi and starring Arthur Askey , Glenn Melvyn , Thora Hird and Shirley Eaton . Two football-mad railway engine drivers are desperate to get back in time to see a match . It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn , one of the stars of the film . A TV spin-off series Love and Kisses , appeared later in 1955 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12ed01cfca43018e6838521bf96aff3f", "text": "Mr. Saturday Night Mr. Saturday Night is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that marks the directorial debut of its star , Billy Crystal . It focuses on the rise and fall of Buddy Young Jr. , a stand-up comedian . Crystal produced and co-wrote the screenplay with the writing duo Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz . It was filmed from November 1991 to March 1992 and released on September 23 , 1992 , by Columbia Pictures . Co-star David Paymer received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . The opening title sequence was designed by Elaine and Saul Bass . The film is based on the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update sketch in which Billy Crystal plays Buddy Young Jr. reviewing a restaurant he went to .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "26c35f785aeaabd80707a06981687412", "text": "The Widowmaker The Widowmaker is a 1990 made for television film starring Annabelle Apsion , Alun Armstrong , David Morrissey and Kenneth Welsh . The film deals with a woman whose husband has been arrested after going on a killing rampage and the reaction of her local community . It was produced In the United Kingdom by Central Independent Television for the ITV Network and aired on 29 December 1990 . It received a nomination for Best Single Drama at the 1991 BAFTA Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94b6f4aaf194746cb8b81672d8f34d3d", "text": "The Engagement Ring The Engagement Ring ( Bəxt üzüyü ) is a full-length Azerbaijani comedy film released in 1991 . The film plot is based on a drama of the same name by Azerbaijani writer Vagif Samadoghlu .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "24dc50c73d67b11b2743e9bdfe34b6a5", "text": "A Man of No Importance (film) A Man of No Importance is a 1994 comedy drama film directed by Suri Krishnamma and starring Albert Finney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d5ec1f2b26246fd077961dc4c5db3ae", "text": "This Marriage Business This Marriage Business is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne from a screenplay by Gladys Atwater and J. Robert Bren , based on a story by Mel Riddle and Alex Rubin . The film stars Allan Lane , Jack Carson , Victor Moore , and Vicki Lester . Produced by RKO Radio Pictures , which also distributed the film , it was released on April 8 , 1938 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49939ce28bcae7012e98c0ae22530384", "text": "Ladies Man (1999 TV series) Ladies Man is an American television sitcom series starring Alfred Molina as husband , father , son , ex-husband and son-in-law who lives with a number of women under one roof . The show was first broadcast on September 20 , 1999 , and lasted for two seasons on CBS until June 27 , 2001 . The series co-starred Betty White and is perhaps most memorable for reuniting White and her Golden Girls co-stars Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty in one of the later episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc4f19f62e1649e6dd930e9ff1c141b1", "text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8f6f44b8fea223e948f2efb326a3ed6f", "text": "When a Man Loves a Woman (film) When a Man Loves a Woman is a 1994 American romantic drama film written by Al Franken and Ronald Bass , starring Andy García , Meg Ryan , Tina Majorino , Mae Whitman , Ellen Burstyn , Lauren Tom and Philip Seymour Hoffman . For her performance as an alcoholic mother , Ryan received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role . The film 's title is taken from the song of the same name by Percy Sledge .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "902021ea68cd72d801d71284f615cd7b", "text": "Anorexia nervosa Anorexia nervosa , often referred to simply as anorexia , is an eating disorder characterized by a low weight , fear of gaining weight , a strong desire to be thin , and food restriction . Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight even though they are in fact underweight . If asked they usually deny they have a problem with low weight . Often they weigh themselves frequently , eat only small amounts , and only eat certain foods . Some will exercise excessively , force themselves to vomit , or use laxatives to produce weight loss . Complications may include osteoporosis , infertility and heart damage , among others . Women will often stop having menstrual periods . The cause is not known . There appear to be some genetic components with identical twins more often affected than non-identical twins . Cultural factors also appear to play a role with societies that value thinness having higher rates of disease . Additionally , it occurs more commonly among those involved in activities that value thinness such as high-level athletics , modelling , and dancing . Anorexia often begins following a major life-change or stress-inducing event . The diagnosis requires a significantly low weight . The severity of disease is based on body mass index ( BMI ) in adults with mild disease having a BMI of greater than 17 , moderate a BMI of 16 to 17 , severe a BMI of 15 to 16 , and extreme a BMI less than 15 . In children a BMI for age percentile of less than the 5th percentile is often used . Treatment of anorexia involves restoring a healthy weight , treating the underlying psychological problems , and addressing behaviors that promote the problem . While medications do not help with weight gain , they may be used to help with associated anxiety or depression . A number of types of therapy may be useful including an approach where parents assume responsibility for feeding their child , known as Maudsley family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy . Sometimes people require admission to hospital to restore weight . Evidence for benefit from nasogastric tube feeding , however , is unclear . Some people will just have a single episode and recover while others may have many episodes over years . Many complications improve or resolve with regaining of weight . Globally , anorexia is estimated to affect 2.9 million people as of 2015 . It is estimated to occur in 0.9 % to 4.3 % of women and 0.2 % to 0.3 % of men in Western countries at some point in their life . About 0.4 % of young females are affected in a given year and it is estimated to occur ten times less commonly in males . Rates in most of the developing world are unclear . Often it begins during the teen years or young adulthood . While anorexia became more commonly diagnosed during the 20th century it is unclear if this was due to an increase in its frequency or simply better diagnosis . In 2013 it directly resulted in about 600 deaths globally , up from 400 deaths in 1990 . Eating disorders also increase a person 's risk of death from a wide range of other causes , including suicide . About 5 % of people with anorexia die from complications over a ten-year period , a nearly 6 times increased risk . The term anorexia nervosa was first used in 1873 by William Gull to describe this condition .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "d4eae55b387a86a67b61efbfaa56e9ab", "text": "Psychosocial treatment of needle phobia in children While needle phobia is not age-specific , it is more common in children than in adults . The latest research from all fields indicates that needle-fear is predominant among children fears with some research claiming that up to 93 % of children experience -LSB- needle-related -RSB- stress . '' Many studies have been performed investigating psychosocial methods of helping children cope with their fear . Current research in this area has investigated several types of non-invasive treatments to aid children in their needle phobia . These can be categorized into distraction techniques and other methods . These techniques offer safer , cheaper alternatives to drug or anesthetic treatments ( see Treatment ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f65860a68e0cdfcb5b43a173120c9131", "text": "Sexual identity therapy Sexual identity therapy ( SIT ) is a framework to `` aid mental health practitioners in helping people arrive at a healthy and personally acceptable resolution of sexual identity and value conflicts . '' It was invented by Warren Throckmorton and Mark Yarhouse , professors at small conservative evangelical colleges . It has been endorsed by former American Psychological Association president Nick Cummings , psychiatrist Robert Spitzer , and the provost of Wheaton College , Stanton Jones . Sexual identity therapy puts the emphasis on how the client wants to live , identifies the core beliefs and helps the client live according to those beliefs . The creators state that their recommendations `` are not sexual reorientation therapy protocols in disguise , '' but that they `` help clients pursue lives they value . '' They say clients `` have high levels of satisfaction with this approach '' . It is presented as an alternative to both sexual orientation change efforts and gay affirmative psychotherapy . Work for developing the framework began with the establishment of the Institute for the Study of Sexual Identity in 2004 . The announcement of the framework for Sexual Identity Therapy were first released on April 16 , 2007 . In June 2007 , the guidelines were presented at the American Psychological Association convention in San Francisco . In 2008 the authors announced they were going to review the framework because of `` continual changes that are occurring in the area of therapy for individuals experiencing same-sex attractions . '' In 2009 , the APA released a report stating that such an approach is ethical and may be beneficial for some clients .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad37e45dfa3b258fce60b0f5d85469a2", "text": "Transitional Living for Older Homeless Youth In the United States , Transitional Living Programs usually refer to programs and efforts to teach independent living skills to homeless youth and help them transition to adulthood . The United States government supports a grant program to fund such efforts . The Transitional Living Program for Older Homeless Youth ( often referred to as TLP ) , funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , provides residential services for up to 18 months for homeless youth ages 16 to 22 . Often older runaway , thrownaway , and homeless youth either have no home or are unable to return home because of abuse , neglect , abandonment , or severe family conflict . These youth must transition to adulthood without the support of family , leaving the youth to learn to cook and care for themselves , find jobs ( often without a high school degree ) , and apply to college on their own . Many of these youth end up using drugs and alcohol or participating in prostitution to earn money . TLPs provide youth with safe and stable living arrangements , which can be in the form of host family homes , group homes , maternity group homes , or supervised apartments . TLPs also provide training and support services , either directly or by referral , to help youth develop the life skills needed to gain independence and live on their own . Types of services include : life skills training , including financial planning and responsibility , food preparation , and parenting skills ; educational opportunities , including GED preparation , high-school completion support , college counseling , and vocational training ; employment opportunities and assistance like career counseling , resume writing , and interview skills ; substance abuse treatment or prevention ; group or individual counseling ; and medical care , including routine physicals and emergency treatment . Maternity group homes provide the same services as other TLPs , but also provide parenting instruction and child care . The United States Congress first authorized funding for Transitional Living Programs through the 1988 Amendments to the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act . The program has since been funded through the Runaway , Homeless , and Missing Children Protection Act of 2003 . It is currently funded by FYSB under the Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110-378 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b08c0f8d6499fedab241f4d7294219e9", "text": "Irritable bowel syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome ( IBS ) is a group of symptoms -- including abdominal pain and changes in the pattern of bowel movements without any evidence of underlying damage . These symptoms occur over a long time , often years . It has been classified into four main types depending on if diarrhea is common , constipation is common , both are common , or neither occurs very often ( IBS-D , IBS-C , IBS-M , or IBS-U respectively ) . IBS negatively affects quality of life and may result in missed school or work . Disorders such as anxiety , major depression , and chronic fatigue syndrome are common among people with IBS . The causes of IBS are not clear . Theories include gut -- brain axis problems , small intestinal bacterial overgrowth , genetic factors , food sensitivity , and gut motility problems . Onset may be triggered by an intestinal infection , or stressful life event . IBS is a functional gastrointestinal disorder . Diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms in the absence of worrisome features . Worrisome features include onset at greater than 50 years of age , weight loss , blood in the stool , or a family history of inflammatory bowel disease . Other conditions that may present similarly include celiac disease , microscopic colitis , inflammatory bowel disease , bile acid malabsorption , and colon cancer . There is no cure for IBS . Treatment is carried out to improve symptoms . This may include dietary changes , medication , probiotics , and counseling . Dietary measures include increasing soluble fiber intake , a gluten free diet , or a diet low in fermentable oligosaccharides , disaccharides , monosaccharides , and polyols ( FODMAP ) . The medication loperamide may be used to help with diarrhea while laxatives may be used to help with constipation . Antidepressants may improve overall symptoms and pain . Patient education and a good doctor -- patient relationship are an important part of care . About 10 to 15 % of people in the developed world are believed to be affected by IBS . It is more common in South America and less common in Southeast Asia . It is twice as common in women as men and typically occurs before age 45 . The condition appears to become less common with age . IBS does not affect life expectancy or lead to other serious diseases . The first description of the condition was in 1820 while the current term `` irritable bowel syndrome '' came into use in 1944 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1895cfbc7686c10d20f91d339503064c", "text": "Childhood Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence . According to Piaget 's theory of cognitive development , childhood consists of two stages : preoperational stage and concrete operational stage . In developmental psychology , childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood ( learning to walk ) , early childhood ( play age ) , middle childhood ( school age ) , and adolescence ( puberty through post-puberty ) . Various childhood factors could affect a person 's attitude formation . '' ' The concept of childhood emerged during the 17th and 18th centuries , particularly through the educational theories of the philosopher John Locke and the growth of books for and about children . Previous to this point , children were often seen as incomplete versions of adults .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bacfd2d9b61b084ed650ebf93c5eaf4e", "text": "Delayed- Maturation Theory of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder The Delayed-Maturation Theory of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder suggests that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ( OCD ) can be caused by delayed maturation of the frontal striatal circuitry or parts of the brain that make up the frontal cortex , striatum , or integrating circuits . Some researchers suspect that variations in the volume of specific brain structures can be observed in children that have OCD ( Lambert , K.G ; Kinsley , C.H. , 2011 ) . It has not been determined if delayed-maturation of this frontal circuitry contributes to the development of OCD or if OCD is the ailment that inhibits normal growth of structures in the frontal striatal , frontal cortex , or striatum . However , the use of neuroimaging has equipped researchers with evidence of some brain structures that are consistently less adequate and less matured in patients diagnosed with OCD in comparison to brains without OCD . More specifically , structures such as the caudate nucleus , volumes of gray matter , white matter , and the cingulate have been identified as being less developed in people with OCD in comparison to individuals that do not have OCD ( Lambert , K.G. ; Kinsley , C.H. ) . However , the cortex volume of the operculum ( brain ) is larger and OCD patients are also reported to have larger temporal lobe volumes ; which has been identified in some women patients with OCD ( Jenike , M. ; Breiter , H. ; at el , 1996 ) . Further research is needed to determine the effect of these structural size differences on the onset and degree of OCD and the maturation of specific brain structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e48d2e3ceec273f915aa8ab80c53dae3", "text": "Motivational interviewing Motivational interviewing ( MI ) refers to a counseling approach in part developed by clinical psychologists William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick . The concept of motivational interviewing evolved from experience in the treatment of problem drinkers , and was first described by Miller ( 1983 ) in an article published in Behavioural Psychotherapy . These fundamental concepts and approaches were later elaborated by Miller and Rollnick ( 1991 ) in a more detailed description of clinical procedures . MI is a goal-oriented , client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence . Compared with non-directive counseling , it 's more focused and goal-directed . It departs from traditional Rogerian client-centered therapy through this use of direction , in which therapists attempt to influence clients to consider making changes , rather than non-directively explore themselves . The examination and resolution of ambivalence is a central purpose , and the counselor is intentionally directive in pursuing this goal . MI recognizes and accepts the fact that clients who need to make changes in their lives approach counseling at different levels of readiness to change their behavior . During counseling , some clients may have thought about making a behavior change , but may not yet have taken steps to make that change themselves . Alternatively , other clients may be actively trying to change their behavior and may have been doing so unsuccessfully for years . In order for a therapist to be successful at motivational interviewing , four basic interaction skills should first be established . These skills include : the ability to ask open-ended questions , the ability to provide affirmations , the capacity for reflective listening , and the ability to periodically provide summary statements to the client . These skills are used strategically , while focusing on a variety of topics , such as looking back , reflecting on a typical day , the importance of change , looking forward , and examining one 's confidence about behavior changes . Motivational interviewing is non-judgmental , non-confrontational and non-adversarial . The approach attempts to increase the client 's awareness of the potential problems caused , consequences experienced , and risks faced as a result of the behavior in question . Alternatively , or in addition , therapists may help clients envision a better future , and become increasingly motivated to achieve it . Either way , the strategy seeks to help clients think differently about their behavior and ultimately to consider what might be gained through change . Motivational interviewing focuses on the present , and entails working with a client to access motivation to change a particular behavior that is not consistent with a client 's personal value or goal . Warmth , genuine empathy , and acceptance are necessary to foster therapeutic gain ( Rogers , 1961 ) within motivational interviewing . Another central concept is that ambivalence about decisions is resolved by conscious and unconscious weighing of pros and cons of change vs. not changing ( Ajzen , 1980 ) . The main goals of motivational interviewing are to engage clients , elicit change talk , and evoke motivation to make positive changes from the client . For example , change talk can be elicited by asking the client questions , such as `` How might you like things to be different ? '' or `` How does ______ interfere with things that you would like to do ? '' Change may occur quickly or may take considerable time , and the pace of change will vary from client to client . Knowledge alone is usually not sufficient to motivate change within a client , and challenges in maintaining change should be thought of as the rule , not the exception . Ultimately , practitioners must recognize that motivational interviewing involves collaboration not confrontation , evocation not education , autonomy rather than authority , and exploration instead of explanation . Effective processes for positive change focus on goals that are small , important to the client , specific , realistic , and oriented in the present and/or future . While there are as many variations in technique as there are clinical encounters , the spirit of the method , however , is more enduring and can be characterized in a few key points : Motivation to change is elicited from the client , and is not imposed from outside forces . It is the client 's task , not the counselor 's , to articulate and resolve the client 's ambivalence . Direct persuasion is not an effective method for resolving ambivalence . The counseling style is generally quiet and elicits information from the client . The counselor is directive , in that they help the client to examine and resolve ambivalence . Readiness to change is not a trait of the client , but a fluctuating result of interpersonal interaction . The therapeutic relationship resembles a partnership or companionship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a457a3fc7b417dc55fedafa2a6f2355f", "text": "Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous ( SLAA ) is a twelve-step program for people recovering from sex addiction and love addiction . SLAA was founded in Boston , Massachusetts in 1976 , by a member of Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA ) . Though he had been a member of AA for many years , he repeatedly acted out and was serially unfaithful to his wife . He founded SLAA as an attempt to stop his compulsive sexual and romantic behavior . SLAA is also sometimes known as the Augustine Fellowship , because early members saw many of their shared symptoms described by St. Augustine of Hippo in his work Confessions . COSLAA is another twelve-step fellowship created to support the family members and friends of sex and love addicts . SLAA encourages members to identify their own `` bottom-line behaviors . '' The organization identifies these behaviors as `` any sexual or emotional act , no matter what its initial impulse may be , which leads to loss of control over rate , frequency , or duration of its occurrence or recurrence , resulting in spiritual , mental , physical , emotional , and moral destruction of oneself and others . '' Maintaining `` sobriety '' in the SLAA program requires abstaining from one 's bottom-line behaviors . However , these behaviors are never set in stone and may change as SLAA members continue in the program . Examples of bottom line behaviors might include sexual or romantic activity outside the scope of monogamous relationships , anonymous or casual sex , compulsive avoidance of intimacy or emotional attachment , one-night stands , compulsive masturbation , obsessive fantasy , compulsive attraction to unavailable or abusive partners , and a wide variety of addictive sexual , romantic , or avoidant behaviors . Many of those practicing the SLAA recovery program develop the ability to engage in a healthy committed relationship . SLAA encourages recovery from sexual anorexia , emotional anorexia and social anorexia , three related areas of self-deprivation that lead to isolation and often accompany patterns of addictive behavior . SLAA publishes the book Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous . It is approved by the organization for use in their fellowship . Feminist theorist Christine Saulnier criticized the SLAA book as fiercely defending individualization , that is dismissing the social and political circumstances under which sexual behaviors arise and are labeled deviant .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3edfa53eecd66793f6c78ed38f742c95", "text": "National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders The National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders ( ANAD ) is the oldest organization aimed at fighting eating disorders in the United States . ANAD assists people struggling with eating disorders such as Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa and also provides resources for families , schools and the eating disorder community . Headquartered in Naperville , Illinois , ANAD is a non-profit organization working in the areas of support , awareness , advocacy , referral , education , and prevention . ANAD runs a 9-5 helpline and help email . Activities have included successfully campaigning against pro-anorexia websites . ANAD distributes its quarterly newsletter , Working Together , to members , volunteers , clinicians , and provides an electronic copy on its website , www.anad.org , at no cost to the public . ANAD 's partners include Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital , Linden Oaks Hospital , McCallum Place , Rader Programs , Rogers Memorial Hospital , and Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center . ANAD is a philanthropy of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c71984071bda19d8abd565d687bb065f", "text": "Adaptive behaviors Adaptive behavior refers to behavior that enables a person ( usually used in the context of children ) to get along in his or her environment with greatest success and least conflict with others . This is a term used in the areas of psychology and special education . Adaptive behavior relates to every day skills or tasks that the average person is able to complete , similar to the term life skills . For example , a child born with cerebral palsy will most likely have a form of Hemiparesis or Hemiplegia ( the weakening , or loss of use , of one side of the body ) . In order to adapt to one 's environment , the child may use these limbs as helpers , in some cases even adapt the use of their mouth and teeth as a tool used for more than just eating or conversation . This is only one example of an adaptive behavior for one 's physical environment . There are also other ways one can adapt their behavior for their emotional or communicative environment . For instance , frustration from lack of the ability to verbalize one 's own needs can lead to tantrums . In addition , it may lead to the use of signs or sign language to communicate one 's desires . One subject that is pertinent to this article is ABA therapy . `` Applied means that interventions are geared toward achieving socially-important goals , helping people be more successful in natural settings such as homes , schools , and communities . Behavioral means that ABA focuses on what people say or do , rather than interpretations or assumptions about behavior . And analytic means that assessments are used to identify relationships between behavior and aspects of the environment ( e.g. , screaming occurs most when Johnny is given a difficult task and allows him to delay or avoid that activity ) before proceeding to intervention . '' referenced from http://www.autismsupportnetwork.com/ In education , adaptive behavior is defined as that which ( 1 ) meets the needs of the community of stakeholders ( parents , teachers , peers , and later employers ) and ( 2 ) meets the needs of the learner , now and in the future . Specifically , these behaviors include such things as effective speech , self-help , using money , cooking , and reading , for example . Training in adaptive behavior is a key component of any educational program , but is critically important for children with special needs . The US Department of Education has allocated billions of dollars ( $ 12.3 billion in 2008 ) for Special Education programs aimed at improving educational and early intervention outcomes for children with disabilities . In 2001 , the United States National Research Council published a comprehensive review of interventions for children and adults diagnosed with autism . The review indicates that interventions based on applied behavior analysis have been effective with these groups . Adaptive behavior includes socially responsible and independent performance of daily activities . However , the specific activities and skills needed may differ from setting to setting . When a student is going to school , school and academic skills are adaptive . However , some of those same skills might be useless or maladaptive in a job settings , so the transition between school and job needs careful attention .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83e38f3f43171de578319a1a32fab94b", "text": "Spoiled child A spoiled child , spoiled brat , or simply a brat is a derogatory term aimed at children who exhibit behavioral problems from being overindulged by their parents . Children and teens who are perceived as spoiled may be described as `` overindulged '' , `` grandiose '' , `` narcissistic '' or `` egocentric-regressed '' . Perception is an important term , because when the child has a neurological condition such as autism or intellectual disability , observers may judge them as `` spoiled '' without an understanding of the whole picture . There is no accepted scientific definition of what `` spoiled '' means , and professionals are often unwilling to use the label because it is considered vague and derogatory . Being spoiled is not recognized as a mental disorder in any of the medical manuals , such as the ICD-10 or the DSM-IV , or its successor , the DSM-5 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2ba61b67f8f293365fac53b86d15397", "text": "Video feedback intervention Video feedback interventions are used in health and social care situations . Typically a `` guider '' helps a client to enhance communication within relationships . The client is guided to analyse and reflect on video clips of their own interactions . Applications include a caregiver and infant ( often used in attachment-based therapy ) , and other education and care home interactions . Video feedback interventions have also been used where concerns have been expressed over possible parental neglect in cases where the focus child is aged 2 -- 12 , and where the child is not the subject of a child protection plan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e37a8db50d065e92c33e463057259fe", "text": "Specific social phobia Mental health professionals often distinguish between generalized social phobia and specific social phobia . People with generalized social phobia have great distress in a wide range of social situations . Those with specific social phobia may experience anxiety only in a few situations . The term `` specific social phobia '' may also refer to specific forms of non-clinical social anxiety . The most common symptoms of specific social phobia are glossophobia , the fear of public speaking and the fear of performance , known as stage fright . Other examples of specific social phobia include fears of intimacy or sexual encounters , using public restrooms ( paruresis ) , attending social gatherings , and dealing with authority figures . Specific social phobia may be classified into performance fears and interaction fears , i.e. , fears of acting in a social setting and interacting with other people , respectively . The cause of social phobia is not definite . Symptoms of social phobia can occur in late adolescence when youths highly value the impressions they give off to their peers . Clinical experience of the prognosis of social phobia shows that it can prolong for many years but that it improves by mid life .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7661b91b81bc02f83174372e1ca383d", "text": "Adherence management coaching Adherence management coaching ( AdM coaching ) is an evidence-based applied behavioral approach for significantly improving patient adherence and reducing unplanned hospital readmissions . It is based on the research and work of Bob Wright , Aubrey Daniels and BF Skinner . AdM coaches identify patients at high risk for readmission as a direct result of not following their discharge plan . Once identified , AdM Coaches work with these patients ( patient engagement ) to identify consequences ( consequence analysis ) with their plan of care that might result in non-adherence . Together , with their provider , AdM Coaches establish a patient centered adherence improvement plan ( AIP ) . The AIP is used to identify target behaviors , desired results ( clinical outcomes ) and reinforcers that support following their plan of care and developing adherent habits . Following hospital discharge , at-risk patients , and their families , are followed and coached by an AdM Coach for several months as the adherent replacement habits are developed and strengthened . Home and work environments are filled with cues of a lifetime of habits . While meeting with at-risk patients and their families , AdM coaches identify these cues and work with the family to replace them and reinforce healthier habits . All new behaviors , if not reinforced , will return to the life-style habits that contributed to hospitalization in the first place . Adherence management provides a coaching toolkit to be used in conjunction with Teachback , motivational interviewing , pill counting , biochemical measurements , pharmacy data-base of usage and Directly Observed Treatment Short course ( DOTS ) . Worldwide , half of all patients choose to not follow their plan of care . Current programs , like the teach-back method , focus on teaching all patients , just prior to their discharge , the new information they need to follow to once they go home . Motivational Interviewing takes more nurse educator time as together , with the patient , they attempt to identify and overcome areas of ambivalence concerning their disease process and plan of care . Other programs focus on alerting devices and pill-minders to aid patients in remembering to take their medications on time . At best , these `` cues '' or antecedents have had a marginal impact on improving adherence . The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended provider responsibility and accountability well beyond the front doors of clinics and hospitals . CMS , in responding to a hospital question concerning levels of responsibility following discharge , responded writing , `` Post discharge care is a joint responsibility . '' Punitive programs have been established within the Affordable Care Act of 2010 as a `` quality incentive '' to create change . Hospitals with readmitted patients , above an allowable range and within 30 days of discharge , lose a 4 % `` Quality Withhold '' . A significant number of these readmissions , because of a lack of post-discharge transitional care coordination and patient engagement , will be the result of non-adherence to their discharge plan . Punishing hospitals for patient non-adherence may have some effect on hospital behavior , but little or no impact on improving patient adherence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29d06b162f1edef379ea6336e42d67ca", "text": "Anorexia (disambiguation) Anorexia may refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d38f3d50719c8c827596c25923349af5", "text": "Healthy Lifestyles for High School Students Health and fitness are dominating western culture , and while adults are able to communicate with or hire trained professionals to assist in their journeys to overall health , many teenagers and students do not have access to the resources necessary to answer any questions they may have , or point them in the right direction when starting on their road to fitness . This Wikipedia page aims to teach all those who read it how to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle , regardless of your financial status , schedule , or location . Highlights : What is a Healthy Diet ? Establishing Goals Creating a Diet/Exercise Plan Maintaining a Healthy Diet Finding Time to Exercise Measuring Progress", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6cfe19aacf7c2adc9d3e2e700011fcac", "text": "Postpartum depression Postpartum depression ( PPD ) , also called postnatal depression , is a type of clinical depression which can affect both sexes after childbirth . Symptoms may include sadness , low energy , changes in sleeping and eating patterns , reduced desire for sex , crying episodes , anxiety , and irritability . While many women experience self-limited , mild symptoms postpartum , postpartum depression should be suspected when symptoms are severe and have lasted over two weeks . Although a number of risk factors have been identified , the causes of PPD are not well understood . Hormonal change is hypothesized to contribute as one cause of postpartum depression . The emotional effects of postpartum depression can include sleep deprivation , anxiety about parenthood and caring for an infant , identity crisis , a feeling of loss of control over life , and anxiety due to lack of support from a romantic or sexual partner . Many women recover with treatment such as a support group , counseling , or medication . Between 0.5 % to 61 % of women will experience depression after delivery . Postpartum psychosis occurs in about 1 -- 2 per thousand women following childbirth . Among men , in particular new fathers , the incidence of postpartum depression has been estimated to be between 1 % and 25.5 % . In the United States , postpartum depression is one of the leading causes of the murder of children less than one year of age which occurs in about 8 per 100,000 births .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fddff19ac1068b5226e0b5f2075a65cf", "text": "List of teen films Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers and young adults , such as coming of age , first love , rebellion , conflict with parents , teen angst , and alienation . Some of these films are targeted at adults as well as teenagers . Teen films have been a trope of the cinema industry for decades since the 1950s . At this time , the film industry saw a greater market for teens with more disposable income and therefore more money to spend on leisure activities , largely going to films . Because of the boom in teen viewers , drive-in movie theaters were also very popular . However , even the silent era had teen films . Recently , online streaming services such as Netflix have created a resurgence in the `` tween '' and teenage-oriented film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6594927bb8668b67da4efbdde8242e54", "text": "Booster Breaks Booster Breaks : Improving Employee Health One Break at a Time is a 2010 book . Booster breaks are defined as : `` organized , routine work breaks intended to improve physical and psychological health , enhance job satisfaction , and sustain or increase work productivity . '' Dr. Wendell C. Taylor is recognized as the architect of the Booster Break concept . The intent of Booster Breaks is to encourage health-enhancing breaks during the work day as a corrective to job stress and sedentary behavior . Examples of Booster Breaks are physical activity ( e.g. , a brief sequence of stretching and toning movements ) , meditation , or breath training . Even for brief sessions of 10 to 15 minutes , a routine practice of any of the preceding examples can produce physical , psychological , and/or mental benefits . One objective of Booster Breaks is to transform work place culture so that management supports and encourages Booster Breaks during the work day and that groups of co-workers regularly participate in Booster Break sessions to promote enjoyment , social support , and team building . In many work places , the usual 10 - to 15-minute work breaks in the morning and afternoon can be organized as Booster Breaks to enable a regular practice of a health-promoting behavior at the work place in work clothes during the work day . Ideally , each company would have facilitators , company employees trained to lead the activity , who guide each session .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a1aa4a28dcfae173f556b39470e3fee", "text": "Privacy regulation theory Privacy regulation theory was developed by social psychologist Irwin Altman in 1975 . This theory aims to explain why people sometimes prefer staying alone but at other times like get involved in social interactions . Traditionally , privacy is regarded as a state of social withdrawal ( i.e. , avoiding people ) . Altman , however , regards it as a dialectic and dynamic boundary regulation process where privacy is not static but `` a selective control of access to the self or to one 's group '' ( p. 18 ) . According to Altman , `` dialectic '' refers to the openness and closeness of self to others ( i.e. , seeking and avoiding social interaction ) ; while `` dynamics '' indicates that the desired privacy level ( i.e. , the ideal level of contact at a particular time ) , which varies due to individual and cultural differences , continuously moves along the continuum of openness and closeness in response to different circumstances over time . In other words , the desired privacy level changes with time according to environment . Therefore , we might want to avoid people at a particular time but desire contact at another time . Altman also believes the goal of privacy regulation is to achieve the optimum level of privacy ( i.e. , the ideal level of social interaction ) . In this optimizing process , we all strive to match the achieved privacy ( i.e. the actual level of contact at a specific time ) with the desired one . At the optimum level of privacy , we can experience the desired solitude when we want to be alone or enjoy the desired social contact when we want to be with people . However , if our actual level of privacy is greater than the desired one , we will feel lonely or isolated ; on the other hand , if our actual level of privacy is smaller than the desired one , we will feel annoyed or crowded . According to Altman , if we effectively control the openness and closedness of self to others ( i.e. , make ourselves more or less available to others ) in response to our desire and the environment , we can function better in society than those who can not . In order to regulate our privacy ( i.e. , social interaction ) successfully , we need to use a variety of behavioral mechanisms such as verbal , paraverbal and non-verbal behavior , environmental mechanisms of territoriality and personal space , etc. . By combining these behavioral mechanisms ( i.e. , techniques ) , we can effectively express our desired privacy level to others in order to achieve the optimum level of privacy .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "703520e1e855eac34fae73102e79563b", "text": "Masterminds (2016 film) Masterminds is a 2016 American comedy film based on the 1997 Loomis Fargo Robbery in North Carolina . Directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman , Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey , the film stars Zach Galifianakis , Kate McKinnon , Owen Wilson , Kristen Wiig , Jason Sudeikis and Leslie Jones . It premiered in Los Angeles on September 26 , 2016 , and was theatrically released in the United States on September 30 , 2016 , by Relativity Media . The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 29 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "053d9bb819a054d140cd87e46fe21eb0", "text": "Zach Galifianakis Zachary Knight Galifianakis ( -LSB- ˌgælᵻfəˈnækᵻs -RSB- born October 1 , 1969 ) is an American actor , writer and comedian . He came to prominence with his Comedy Central Presents special in 2001 and presented his own show called Late World with Zach on VH1 the following year . He has also starred in films , such as The Hangover trilogy ( 2009 -- 2013 ) , Due Date ( 2010 ) , The Campaign ( 2012 ) , Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) , Puss in Boots ( 2011 ) , Masterminds ( 2016 ) and The Lego Batman Movie ( 2017 ) . He currently hosts the Emmy Award-winning talk show Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis on the Funny or Die website and executive produces , writes , and stars in the dark comedy series Baskets on FX .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f989b31194417efcb528494f8b7b56e2", "text": "A Simple Plan (film) A Simple Plan is a 1998 American neo-noir crime thriller film adapted by Scott B. Smith from his 1993 novel of the same name . Directed by Sam Raimi , the film stars Bill Paxton , Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda . Set in rural Minnesota , the story follows Hank Mitchell ( Paxton ) and his brother Jacob ( Thornton ) , who , along with Jacob 's friend Lou ( Brent Briscoe ) , discover a crashed plane containing $ 4.4 million in cash . The three men go to great lengths to keep the money a secret but begin to doubt each other 's trust , resulting in lies , deceit and murder . Development of the film began in 1993 before the novel was published . Mike Nichols purchased the film rights , and the project was picked up by an independent film studio , Savoy Pictures . After Nichols stepped down , the film adaptation became mired in development hell ; during the troubled pre-production , Ben Stiller and John Dahl turned down opportunities to direct the film . After Savoy closed in November 1995 , the project was sold to Paramount Pictures . John Boorman was hired to direct , but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Raimi . Principal photography began in January 1998 and concluded in March after 55 days ; filming took place in Wisconsin and Minnesota . The score was produced and composed by Danny Elfman . A Simple Plan premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was met with critical acclaim . The film 's appearance at the festival preceded a limited release in the United States on December 11 , 1998 , followed by a general release in North America on January 22 , 1999 . It underperformed at the North American box office , grossing $ 16.3 million on a $ 17 million production budget . Reviewers praised various aspects of the film 's production , including the storytelling , performances and Raimi 's direction . A Simple Plan earned multiple awards and nominations , among them two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor ( Thornton ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Smith ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fb1da36a33d9b532cd6ff817e8139989", "text": "Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film , written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff , Natalie Portman , Peter Sarsgaard , and Ian Holm . The film centers on Andrew Largeman ( Braff ) , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies . Braff based the film on his real life experiences . It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28 , 2004 . New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location . Garden State received positive reviews upon its release and has garnered a cult following . It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival . The film also spawned a soundtrack for which Braff , who picked the music himself , won a Grammy Award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85de64213596aa316c9a5d0db134a88a", "text": "Green Card (film) Green Card is a 1990 romantic comedy film written , produced , directed by Peter Weir and starring Gérard Depardieu and Andie MacDowell . The screenplay focuses on an American woman who enters into a marriage of convenience with a Frenchman so he can obtain a green card and remain in the United States . Depardieu won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor . The film won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7599575f925d3b427764d03567b30dda", "text": "Scott Masters Scott Masters is a gay pornographic film director and studio owner active in adult film since the mid-1960s . Masters used the pseudonym `` Robert Walters '' when he directed his early films , which include Greek Lightning . when he founded Nova Studios . He later shuttered Nova Studio and became head of production at Catalina Video . In 1992 , he co-founded gay adult film studio Studio 2000 . In 2006 , Masters sold Studio 2000 to former Falcon Entertainment consultant David McKay .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a48ddc5d21e09699d0a8f495cbff4301", "text": "Joel Schumacher Joel T. Schumacher ( born August 29 , 1939 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer . Schumacher rose to fame after directing hit films of his decade St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , The Lost Boys ( 1987 ) and Flatliners ( 1990 ) . He later went on to direct John Grisham adaptations The Client ( 1994 ) and A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) . His films Falling Down ( 1993 ) and 8mm ( 1999 ) were competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear respectively . In 1993 , he signed on to direct the next installments of Batman film series . Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever ( 1995 ) and particularly Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) received negative reactions from both public and critics . After Batman films , Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland ( 2000 ) and Phone Booth ( 2002 ) , both earning positive reviews . He also directed The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) , The Number 23 ( 2007 ) and several episodes of House of Cards . Known for casting young actors , Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell , Kiefer Sutherland , and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f465fa466bdc4e27d262794118652fc7", "text": "Scott Mactavish Scott Mactavish is an American filmmaker and author . Scott Mactavish recently wrote , produced and directed the films entitled MURPH : The Protector and God and Country : Untold Stories of the American Military . Prior to that , he made Summer Running : The Race to Cure Breast Cancer featuring Sissy Spacek . He has also served as executive producer on five films in as many years , including Chagas , directed by Ricardo Preve . Mactavish attended film School at New York University , and upon graduation , worked on major studio projects and independent features while writing original screenplays at night . He was a Goomba in the 1993 film Super Mario Bros. and an uncredited stunt double in The Crow . He launched his own production company in 1998 and has produced dozens of films and videos , with an emphasis on stories of honor , courage and commitment . Scott is the author of The New Dad 's Survival Guide '' , published by Little , Brown and Co. , and Co-author of `` Battle Ready : Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic '' , published by St. Martin 's Press . As a freelance writer , he has contributed to Indiewire , Windcheck , and Film Threat '' . Mactavish is a veteran of the United States Navy . He attended boot camp at the Recruit Training Command in San Diego , California and served with Submarine Squadron 6 , aboard the USS L.Y. Spear , and in Guantanamo Bay , Cuba .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a90aa1415307d4baa4a3f5a05cd5adf8", "text": "G-Force (film) G-Force is a 2009 American family comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films . Written by Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley and directed by Hoyt Yeatman , the film is the directorial debut of Hoyt Yeatman , whose earlier work includes contributions in the area of visual effects . It was released in the United States on July 24 , 2009 . G-Force is based on a story also by Hoyt Yeatman . The film was shown in competing 3-D technologies like Dolby 3D . This is also Jerry Bruckheimer 's first 3-D film . The movie stars Zach Galifianakis , Bill Nighy , and Will Arnett and it features the voices of Sam Rockwell , Tracy Morgan , Penélope Cruz , Nicolas Cage , Steve Buscemi , and Jon Favreau . The film received generally negative reviews , with critics praising its action , but criticizing its plot and character development and it earned $ 292.8 million on a $ 150 million budget .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1a6718025ad55ffc029fb444a7c55b4", "text": "Steve Guttenberg Steven Robert `` Steve '' Guttenberg ( born August 24 , 1958 ) is an American actor , author , businessman , producer , and director . He starred in 1984 's Police Academy , and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s , including Cocoon , Three Men and a Baby , and Short Circuit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "233440afa5f54a8565547735b96136ff", "text": "Undermind (album) Undermind is the tenth studio album by American rock band Phish , released on June 15 , 2004 , by Elektra Records . Undermind was Phish 's last album before their breakup in fall 2004 ( the band subsequently reformed in 2009 ) . The album 's cover art appears to be a direct nod to either Let It Be , the final studio album by The Beatles , or Songs Of Faith And Devotion , the eight studio album by Depeche Mode . In a review of Undermind , Glide Magazine suggests that the album 's individual song contributions may also be intentionally `` Beatles-esque '' . While the bulk of the songs are by frontman Trey Anastasio and Phish lyricist Tom Marshall , keyboard player Page McConnell , bass guitarist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman all contributed one song each . `` Maggie 's Revenge '' is the album 's only instrumental . One month before the album 's release , Anastasio ( and separately , McConnell ) announced on Phish.com that the band would take an indefinitely long hiatus following a final summer tour . As such , a number of the songs were not performed live before the break up , though most have been played since the band 's return in 2009 . Undermind '' 's songs remain among the least played originals in Phish 's large catalog . Many reviews praised `` The Connection '' , calling it `` the most commanding '' and `` most commercially accessible '' song of Phish 's recording career to date . The song has not yet become a fixture in the band 's live rotation , however . Early copies of the album included a DVD with the 25 minute documentary Specimens of Beauty , a behind the scenes film on the making of Undermind , directed by Danny Clinch . An extended improvisational studio jam recorded at the start of the Undermind sessions was later released as the Headphones Jam at LivePhish.com . Two excerpts from the Headphones Jam were used for the Undermind album : `` Maggie 's Revenge '' and `` Tiny '' ( an internet-only bonus track ) . In February 2009 , Undermind '' was made available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats at LivePhish.com .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "afc418c215cdd3149dcfa0b0f94c06d3", "text": "Joe's Garage Joe 's Garage is a three-part rock opera recorded by American musician Frank Zappa in 1979 . Originally released as two separate studio albums on Zappa Records , the project was later remastered and reissued as a triple album box set , Joe 's Garage , Acts I , II & III , in 1987 . The LPs initially received mixed to positive reviews , with critics praising its innovative and original music , but criticizing the scatological , sexual and profane nature of the lyrics . Since its original release , Joe 's Garage has been reappraised in a better light by some critics . Zappa self-deprecatingly described the album as a `` stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music . '' The story is told by a character identified as the `` Central Scrutinizer '' narrating the story of Joe , an average adolescent male who forms a garage rock band , has unsatisfying relationships with women , gives all of his money to a government assisted and insincere religion , explores sexual activities with appliances , and is imprisoned . After being released from prison into a dystopian society in which music itself has been criminalized , he lapses into insanity . The album encompasses a large spectrum of musical styles , while its lyrics often feature satirical or humorous commentary on American society and politics . It addresses themes of individualism , free will , censorship , the music industry and human sexuality , while criticizing government and religion , and satirizing Catholicism and Scientology . Joe 's Garage is noted for its use of xenochrony , a recording technique that takes guitar solos from older live recordings and overdubs them onto new studio recordings . All of the guitar solos on the album are xenochronous except for `` Crew Slut '' and `` Watermelon in Easter Hay '' , a signature song that Zappa has described as the best song on the album , and according to his son Dweezil , the best guitar solo his father ever played .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1a1390660200817b1e4b074567bf1255", "text": "The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox television series The Simpsons . The film was directed by David Silverman , and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Tress MacNeille , Pamela Hayden , Marcia Wallace , and Russi Taylor with guest appearances by Tom Hanks , Green Day , and Albert Brooks . The film follows Homer Simpson , whose irresponsibility gets the better of him when he pollutes the lake in Springfield after the town has cleaned it up following receipt of a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency . As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him , Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Russ Cargill , the fictional head of the EPA , when he intends to destroy Springfield . Previous attempts to create a The Simpsons film failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members . Eventually , producers James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Al Jean , Richard Sakai , and Mike Scully began development of the film in 2001 . A writing team consisting of Brooks , Groening , Jean , Scully , Ian Maxtone-Graham , George Meyer , David Mirkin , Mike Reiss , Matt Selman , John Swartzwelder , and Jon Vitti was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Groening 's being the one developed into a film . The script was re-written over a hundred times , and this creativity continued after the animation had begun in 2006 . This meant hours of finished material was cut , which included cameo roles from Erin Brockovich , Minnie Driver , Isla Fisher , Kelsey Grammer , and Edward Norton . Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Burger King and 7-Eleven , the latter which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts . The film premiered in Springfield , Vermont , which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 527 million worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9101bde09b3b59e93eae8bf241f4b7b", "text": "Gamer (film) Gamer is a 2009 American science fiction action thriller film written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor . The film stars Gerard Butler as a participant in an online game in which participants can control human beings as players , and Logan Lerman as the player who controls him . Alongside Butler and Lerman , it also stars Michael C. Hall , Ludacris , Amber Valletta , Terry Crews , Alison Lohman , John Leguizamo , and Zoe Bell . Gamer was released in North America on September 4 , 2009 , receiving generally negative reviews from critics , who found the plot , direction , and script disappointing , though its performances , effects , and action sequences were praised . It received a mixed reception from audiences , and was a box office bomb , grossing $ 42 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 50 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81cedf3b3331d0de3c61df14a59c2863", "text": "Forrest Landis Forrest Landis ( born August 9 , 1994 ) is an American actor , skateboarder , producer and writer . He is perhaps best known for his roles of Mark Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen and Rhett Loud in Flightplan . He has one sister named Lauren Landis . It is now believed that Landis has retired from acting and has taken up skateboarding .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2748f5b1c1e670d57e11a8f4f4b13963", "text": "Michael Schultz Michael Schultz ( born November 10 , 1938 ) is an American director and producer of film and television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1445773c08da50707979a85167e4edf4", "text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6520a1820c84afa526d24a21c5374fe9", "text": "Nick G. Miller Nick G. Miller ( born January 18 , 1964 in Dayton , Ohio ) , also known as Nick Miller , is an American businessperson . His main interests are within the entertainment industry , the marine industry , and business education . Miller is an award-winning screenwriter , filmmaker , movie producer , movie director , television producer , actor , music producer , film composer , public speaker , and philanthropist . He has owned various companies within the marine industry and is a consultant and keynote speaker . His acting credits include The Last Marshal , The Librarians , Chronicles of an Exorcism , and Catch of a Lifetime . He has produced feature films and television shows such as Palmetto , The Unlikely 's , Catch of a Lifetime , E! Entertainment 's Wild On the Mark Cuban series Art Mann Presents , Talent Rock , and CBS Television 's The Music Cafe Presents ( co-produced with Greg Rike and Greg Rike Studios ) . In 2005 , Miller , along with producing partner Matthew Ashford did a test shoot for a screenplay they had written together in the horror film genre entitled Chronicles of an Exorcism . The film was originally shelved by Miller and his producers , but has since been released on DVD . In October 2008 the movie was one of the most watched horror movies of all time and was listed near the top 100 ( # 116 ) on the Internet Movie Database . Miller is currently post production on the movie Windwalkers and in pre production on a screenplay co-written with published author Timothy G. Grogan . In April 2014 , as executive producer , Miller 's romantic comedy , Catch of a Lifetime , directed by Ben Klopfenstein and written by Miller , Klopfenstein , and book author Connie Neumann , won the Audience Choice for Best Feature award at the Silver Springs International Film Festival . Miller consults and works with companies on forming strategic alliance business plans via product placement , co-branding and media exposure . He has been instrumental in negotiating and placing products in feature films and television shows including War of the Worlds , I , Robot , Fun with Dick and Jane , Scream 3 , Charlie 's Angels , CSI : Miami , 24 , Nash Bridges , V.I.P. , and JAG . Nick G. Miller produces and hosts sales and motivational training workshops across the globe . He has trained thousands of sales and service staff members from companies including FTD Flowers , Harley-Davidson , Featherlite Luxury Coaches , Bombardier , Platinum Coach Works , Northeast Marine Trade Association , Rio Roses , and many others . Miller is also a music producer , and in 2009 became vice president of Living Legends Music , a property which includes a syndicated radio show , streaming iTunes radio , a DVD series , and the CBS television series The Music Cafe Presents , all featuring interviews with musicians . Miller also produced and hosted the 2009 DVD documentary Orleans : Official History & Music for the 1970s and 1980s band Orleans . He comes from a musical family dating back to 1940 when his great uncle Douglas Dalton , played mandolin and guitar for The Whippoorwills , Roy Rogers , Sons of the Pioneers , and other bands and musicians . Today , Miller performs with Nick Miller & The Gathering , a group consisting of rotating legendary musicians playing their own number one hits . Miller 's companies have produced nightclub events , swimwear modeling competitions , and VIP parties for Corona Beer , Harley-Davidson , Loews Hotels , Gibson , Universal Studios Theme Parks , Six Flags Theme Parks and others . Miller has been part of the marine industry since 1986 . As vice president , Miller played an instrumental part in resurrecting Donzi Marine in 1993 . Miller and Donzi Marine manager Steve Simon formed `` Team Donzi '' and raced a Donzi 38 ZX in the American Power Boat Association circuit . The team won two APBA/UIM World Championships five APBA National Championships . Under the same ownership group , Miller organized a marketing campaign and formed strategic alliances with non-endemic companies helping Pro-Line Boats become the # 1 selling fiberglass fishing boats in the United States . During the mid-2000s Miller consulted and worked with the offshore racing champion , Reggie Fountain and his company Fountain Powerboats . In 2012 he became a partner and shareholder of Sak Marine , a Georgia based company that manufactured Caravelle Boats , Key Largo Boats , Interceptor Performance Boats , Clearwater Fishing Boats , and Sea Hawk Boats . Nick Miller was introduced to Burt Reynolds at his home in Florida . The lunch meeting resulted in Miller being offered acting roles in two of Reynolds ' films . Soon after he would meet the man who would become his mentor ; the late award-winning filmmaker John Daly , of which just some of his movies includes Platoon , The Terminator , The Falcon and the Snowman , Salvador , Full Metal Jacket , The Bodyguard , and The Legend of Zorro .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "52e9935752f4db8d70fe09381f0fdecc", "text": "The Mighty Ducks The Mighty Ducks is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek , starring Emilio Estevez . It was produced by The Kerner Entertainment Company and Avnet -- Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the first film in the Mighty Ducks trilogy . In the UK , South Africa and Australia , the film was retitled Champions . Subsequently , UK home releases are now titled The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions , reflecting both titles , as well as to possibly avoid confusion with the sequel ( retitled as just The Mighty Ducks ) . The year after the film 's release , an NHL hockey club , named the `` Mighty Ducks '' in reference to the film , was founded in Anaheim , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "24fde163931dad61927643e071c359b5", "text": "Jeff Garlin Jeffrey Todd `` Jeff '' Garlin ( born June 5 , 1962 ) is an American comedian , actor , producer , voice artist , director , writer , podcast host and author . He has acted in many television shows and some movies , is an expert in magic , and is known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm , for which he was nominated for seven Emmys in his role as Executive Producer and two wins for Producing from the PGAs . He currently stars in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce2231f269cde3adc8afa49631189bbb", "text": "Cooking with Master Chefs: Hosted by Julia Child Cooking with Master Chefs was a PBS television cooking show that featured Julia Child visiting 16 celebrated chefs in the United States . An episode that featured Lidia Bastianich was nominated for a 1994 Emmy Award . Other chefs she visited included Emeril Lagasse , Jacques Pépin , and Alice Waters . The show featured a companion book of the same name , published in 1993 ( ISBN 0-679-74829-6 ) . Reruns of the show currently air on WUCF-TV .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "dc26c8ca1bca2b09c9c8926f2099baed", "text": "Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal ( -LSB- ˌtɑːdʒ_məˈhɑːl -RSB- , more often -LSB- ˈtɑːʒ -RSB- meaning Crown of the Palace ) is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the Yamuna river in the Indian city of Agra . It was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor , Shah Jahan ( reigned 1628 -- 1658 ) , to house the tomb of his favourite wife , Mumtaz Mahal . The tomb is the centrepiece of a 42 acre complex , which includes a mosque and a guest house , and is set in formal gardens bounded on three sides by a crenellated wall . Construction of the mausoleum was essentially completed in 1643 but work continued on other phases of the project for another 10 years . The Taj Mahal complex is believed to have been completed in its entirety in 1653 at a cost estimated at the time to be around 32 million rupees , which in 2015 would be approximately 52.8 billion rupees ( US$ 827 million ) . The construction project employed some 20,000 artisans under the guidance of a board of architects led by the court architect to the emperor , Ustad Ahmad Lahauri . The Taj Mahal was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being `` the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world 's heritage '' . Described by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore as `` the tear-drop on the cheek of time '' , it is regarded by many as the best example of Mughal architecture and a symbol of India 's rich history . The Taj Mahal attracts 7 -- 8 million visitors a year . In 2007 , it was declared a winner of the New7Wonders of the World ( 2000 -- 2007 ) initiative .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "73d68c644eb809cb2add211bed19a406", "text": "Dome A dome ( from Latin : domus ) is an architectural element that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere . The precise definition has been a matter of controversy . There are also a wide variety of forms and specialized terms to describe them . A dome can rest upon a rotunda or drum , and can be supported by columns or piers that transition to the dome through squinches or pendentives . A lantern may cover an oculus and may itself have another dome . Domes have a long architectural lineage that extends back into prehistory and they have been constructed from mud , snow , stone , wood , brick , concrete , metal , glass , and plastic over the centuries . The symbolism associated with domes includes mortuary , celestial , and governmental traditions that have likewise developed over time . Domes have been found from early Mesopotamia , which may explain the form 's spread . They are found in Persian , Hellenistic , Roman , and Chinese architecture in the Ancient world , as well as among a number of contemporary indigenous building traditions . They were popular in Byzantine and medieval Islamic architecture , and there are numerous examples from Western Europe in the Middle Ages . The Renaissance style spread from Italy in the Early modern period . Advancements in mathematics , materials , and production techniques since that time resulted in new dome types . The domes of the modern world can be found over religious buildings , legislative chambers , sports stadiums , and a variety of functional structures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c2f971e16b9345fadd6454d26a8b1e7", "text": "Mosque of Ibn Tulun The Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Ţūlūn is located in Cairo , Egypt . It is arguably the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form , and is the largest mosque in Cairo in terms of land area . The mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Ţūlūn , the Turkic Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868 -- 884 whose rule was characterized by de facto independence . The historian al-Maqrizi lists the mosque 's construction start date as 876 AD , and the mosque 's original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 265 AH , or 879 AD . The mosque was constructed on a small hill called Gebel Yashkur , `` The Hill of Thanksgiving . '' One local legend says that it is here that Noah 's Ark came to rest after the Deluge , instead of at Mount Ararat . The grand ceremonial mosque was intended as the focal point of Ibn Ţūlūn 's capital , al-Qata ` i , which served as the center of administration for the Tulunid dynasty . The mosque originally was backed by ibn Ţūlūn 's palace , and a door adjacent to the minbar allowed him direct entry to the mosque . Al-Qata ' i was razed in the early 10th century , AD , and the mosque is the only surviving structure . The mosque was constructed in the Samarran style common with Abbasid constructions . The mosque is constructed around a courtyard , with one covered hall on each of the four sides , the largest being on the side of the qibla , or direction to Mecca . The original mosque had its ablution fountain ( sabil ) in the area between the inner and outer walls . A distinctive sabil with a high drum dome was added in the central courtyard at the end of the thirteenth century by the Sultan Lajīn . There is significant controversy over the date of construction of the minaret , which features a helical outer staircase similar to that of the famous minaret in Samarra . It is also told that using these stairs one can climb up on a horse . Legend has it that ibn Ţūlūn himself was accidentally responsible for the design of the structure : supposedly while sitting with his officials , he absentmindedly wound a piece of parchment around his finger . When someone asked him what he was doing , he responded , embarrassed , that he was designing his minaret . Many of the architectural features , however , point to a later construction , in particular the way in which the minaret does not connect well with the main mosque structure , something that would have been averted had the minaret and mosque been built at the same time . Architectural historian Doris Behrens-Abouseif asserts that Sultan Lajīn , who restored the mosque in 1296 , was responsible for the construction of the current minaret . The mosque has been restored several times . The first known restoration was in 1177 under orders of the Fatimid wazir Badr al-Jamālī , who left a second inscription slab on the mosque , which is noted for containing the Shī ' ī version of the shahada , adding the phrase `` And Ali is the wali of God '' after acknowledging the oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad . Sultan Lajīn 's restoration of 1296 added several improvements . The mosque was most recently restored by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities in 2004 . During the medieval period , several houses were built up against the outside walls of the mosque . Most were demolished in 1928 by the Committee for the Conservation of Arab Monuments , however , two of the oldest and best-preserved homes were left intact . The `` house of the Cretan woman '' ( Bayt al-Kritliyya ) and the Beit Amna bint Salim , were originally two separate structures , but a bridge at the third floor level was added at some point , combining them into a single structure . The house , accessible through the outer walls of the mosque , is open to the public as the Gayer-Anderson Museum , named after the British general R.G. ` John ' Gayer-Anderson , who lived there until 1942 . Parts of the James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me were filmed at the mosque . The mosque is featured in the game Serious Sam 3 : BFE , forming a significant part of the game 's third level .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b931660f620341fabc4d70900fe4c4a6", "text": "Rumi Darwaza The Rumi Darwaza ( Hindi : रूमी दरवाज़ा , Urdu : رومی دروازه , and sometimes known as the Turkish Gate ) , in Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh , India , is an imposing gateway which was built under the patronage of Nawab Asaf-Ud-dowlah in 1784 . It is an example of Awadhi architecture . Being an entrance to the city of Lucknow , Russell , the reporter of The New York Times who accompanied the victorious British army that entered Lucknow in 1858 , after India 's First War of Independence , had called the stretch of road from Rumi Darwaza to Chattar Manzil the most beautiful and spectacular cityscape that he had ever seen , better than Rome , Paris , London and Constantinople . The Rumi Darwaza , which stands sixty feet tall , was modeled ( 1784 ) after the Sublime Porte ( Bab-iHümayun ) in Istanbul . It is adjacent to the Asafi Imambara in Lucknow and has become a logo for the city of Lucknow . It used to mark the entrance to Old Lucknow City , but as the City of Nawabs grew and expanded , it was later used as an entrance to a palace which was later demolished by the British insurgents .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0a3832f26b9bd331180cb36cc4e4842", "text": "Sheikh Chilli's Tomb Sheikh Chilli 's Tomb ( -LSB- ) is complex of structures located in Thanesar , Haryana , India , near Kurukshetra . It includes two tombs , a madarsa , mughal gardens and various subsequent features .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b57a1c920bd794597039bc1847fe109", "text": "North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India . The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indus-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas , which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia . The term North India has varying definitions - the Ministry of Home Affairs in its Northern Zonal Council Administrative division included the states of Chandigarh , Delhi , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab and Rajasthan . while the Ministry of Culture in its North Culture Zone includes the state of Uttarakhand but excludes Delhi whereas the Geological Survey of India includes Uttar Pradesh and Delhi but excludes Rajasthan and Chandigarh . Other states sometimes included are Bihar , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal . North India has been the historical centre of the Mughal , Delhi Sultanate and British Indian Empires . It has a diverse culture , and includes the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Char Dham , Haridwar , Varanasi , Ayodhya , Mathura , Allahabad , Vaishno Devi and Pushkar , the Buddhist pilgrimage centres of Bodhgaya , Sarnath and Kushinagar , the Sikh Golden Temple as well as world heritage sites such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve , Khajuraho temples , Hill Forts of Rajasthan , Jantar Mantar ( Jaipur ) , Bhimbetka Caves , Sanchi monuments , Qutb Minar , Red Fort , Agra Fort , Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal . The languages that have official status in one or more of the states and union territories located in North India are Hindi , Urdu , Punjabi , Kashmiri/Koshur , Dogri and English .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "006db4c608c15dcade421244f3fffc3c", "text": "Sennefer The Ancient Egyptian noble Sennefer was `` Mayor of the City '' ( i.e. Thebes ) and `` Overseer of the Granaries and Fields , Gardens and Cattle of Amun '' during the reign of Amenhotep II of the 18th dynasty . Being a favourite of the king he accumulated great wealth . He was also allowed to place a double statue of himself and his wife in the temple at Karnak . The famous garden plan , often described is Sennefer 's Garden , is more likely to be of a garden which Sennefer managed , and perhaps designed , than to be of a garden which Sennefer owned . He was the son of Ahmose Humay , a male royal nurse , brother to Amenhotep II 's vizier Amenemopet , and married to the royal nurse Sentnay . His elder daughter Muttuy apparently married Kenamun , who succeeded Sennefer as mayor of Thebes . His brother Amenemipet called Pairy was buried close by in TT29 . He was buried in a small but well decorated tomb ( TT96 , sometimes known as the `` Tomb of the Vineyards '' due to its decoration ) , located in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna district of the Theban Necropolis opposite Luxor in Egypt . However , some funerary items for Sennefer and his family have been found in KV42 , the tomb of Merytre-Hatshepsut , so he may have re-used this tomb for his actual burial . Some containers of Sennefer and Sentnay were also discovered in KV32 , the tomb of Queen Tiaa , wife of Amenhotep II and mother of Thutmose IV .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1fcc52a57c9f333808fbe2b5ac9fe433", "text": "Umm al-Qura Mosque The Umm al-Qura ( `` Mother of All Cities '' ) mosque in Baghdad is the city 's largest place of worship for Sunni Muslims . Originally called the Umm al-Ma ` arik ( `` Mother of All Battles '' ) mosque , it was designed to commemorate Saddam Hussein 's victory in the 1991 Gulf War and was intended to serve as a personal tribute to Saddam himself . It is located in the Sunni-populated al-Adel area of western Baghdad . Costing $ 7.5 million to build , the mosque 's cornerstone was laid on Saddam 's 61st birthday on 28 April 1998 . It was formally completed on 28 April 2001 in time for the ten-year anniversary of the Gulf War . Although never confirmed by his regime or himself during his lifetime , there has been speculation that it was intended to have been Saddam 's final resting place . Many architectural features of the mosque and the surrounding complex allude to either Saddam or the war ( or both ) . It has four minarets on its perimeter , each resembling a Kalashnikov rifle barrel and standing 43 m high , marking the 43 days of the Gulf War . Around the dome are another four minarets , each in the shape of a Scud missile on its launchpad standing 37 m high . The dome is set in the middle of a lake in the shape of the Arab world , in which was set a 7.5 m wide mosaic representation of Saddam 's thumbprint with an inset magnified version of his initials , made from gold . The mosque was formerly used to display a Qur ` an written in Saddam 's blood . The 28 fountains of the lake , the four inner minarets and the 37 m height of each minaret together represent the date of Saddam 's birth - 28 April 1937 . The building is constructed from white limestone with blue mosaic decorations , and red , white and black Iraqi flags are painted on the peaks of the inner minarets . Following the fall of Saddam Hussein in the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq , the mosque was taken over by a Sunni group called the Association of Muslim Scholars . It became a recruiting site and propaganda centre for the early Iraqi insurgency . The association became a de facto Al Qaeda ally ; its leader Harith Suleiman al-Dhari , who operated out of the mosque , is said to have played a key role in mobilizing insurgents during the 2004 fighting in Fallujah , west of Baghdad . In 2007 , the association was expelled by the Sunni Endowment , a quasi-governmental agency responsible for Sunni mosques in Iraq , which took control of Umm al-Qura . On 28 August 2011 , the mosque was attacked by a suicide bomber during prayers , killing at least 28 people and injuring 30 more . An Iraqi member of parliament was among the dead .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "906839801e5cd805db0076c2cc1f8d55", "text": "Mocárabe Mocárabe , Honeycomb work , or Stalactite work ( Arabic al-halimat al - ` uliya , `` the overhang '' ) is an ornamental design used in certain types of Islamic architecture that spread throughout the Islamic world in the 12th century . The design consists of a complex array of vertical prisms resembling stalactites . The terms mocárabe and muqarnas are similar and may be used interchangeably at times , but muqarnas do not necessarily have stalactite formations . The stalactite design may be a symbolic representation of the cave where Mohammed received the Koran . Mocárabe was used on friezes , vaults , windows , arches , and columns . The Nasrid dynasty of Granada used mocárabe extensively and used it around the capitals of its columns thereby making a new order of column . Mocárabe was constructed in a variety of materials including wood and plaster . Under the Nasrid , mocárabe was originally carved into its medium . Later on , moulds were made to cast the designs with clay or plaster . The Nasrid used mocárabe in the Alhambra , most notably in the `` Sala de los Mocárabes . '' Mocárabe was originally introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Almoravids .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "228816894ff9508fa03fad53fd402475", "text": "Menkauhor Kaiu Menkauhor Kaiu ( also known as Ikauhor and in Greek as Mencherês , Μεγχερῆς ) was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Old Kingdom period . He was the seventh ruler of the Fifth Dynasty at the end of the 25th century BC or early in the 24th century BC . Menkauhor ruled for possibly eight or nine years , following king Nyuserre Ini , and was succeeded in turn by Djedkare Isesi . Although Menkauhor is well attested by historical sources , few artifacts from his reign have survived . Consequently , his familial relation to his predecessor and successor is unclear , and no offspring of his have been identified . Khentkaus III may have been Menkauhor 's mother , as indicated by evidence discovered in her tomb in 2015 . Beyond the construction of monuments , the only known activity dated to Menkauhor 's reign is an expedition to the copper and turquoise mines in Sinai . Menkauhor ordered the construction of a sun temple , called the `` Akhet-Ra '' , meaning `` The Horizon of Ra '' . The last ever to be built , this sun temple , known from inscriptions found in the tombs of its priests , is yet to be located . Menkauhor was buried in a small pyramid in Saqqara , which the Ancient Egyptians named Netjer-Isut Menkauhor , `` The Divine Places of Menkauhor '' . Known today as the Headless Pyramid , the ruin had been lost under shifting sands until its rediscovery in 2008 . The figure of Menkauhor was at the centre of a long lasting funerary cult until the end of the Old Kingdom period , with at least seven agricultural domains producing goods for the necessary offerings . The cult of a deified Menkauhor , then known by the titles `` Strong Lord of the Two Lands , Menkauhor the Justified '' reappeared during the New Kingdom period ( c. 1550 -- c. 1077 BC ) , and lasted until at least the Nineteenth Dynasty ( c. 1292 -- c. 1077 BC ) , some 1200 years after his death .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9ab539c5d1dc32e435fc6760e12d490", "text": "TT189 Tomb TT189 is located in the necropolis of El-Assasif in Thebes in Egypt . It contains the sepulchre of Nakhtdjehuty ( or Nakht-Thuty ) , who was an overseer of the carpenters of the northern lake of the god Amun and the head of the goldworkers in the Estate of Amun during the 19th dynasty reign of Ramesses II . Nakhtdjehuty 's tomb is part of the TT192 tomb complex .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da2d7b045f120b67a64a749c067c9871", "text": "Mausoleum of Aga Khan The Mausoleum of Aga Khan is the mausoleum of Aga Khan III , Sir Sultan Muhammed Shah , who died in 1957 . The mausoleum is located at Aswan , along the Nile of Egypt , since Egypt was formerly the centre of power of the Fatimids . The mausoleum is built in the style of the Fatimid tombs in Cairo . It is built of pink limestone , while the tomb is built of white Carrara marble . The Aga Khan was buried there two years after he died , since he used to spend part of the winter season living in a nearby villa . A red rose is laid on the Aga Khan 's tomb everyday - a practice first started by the Aga Khan 's wife .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7806d85c2665dce41c967c1d469694bd", "text": "Alhamra Arts Council Alhamra Arts Council ( also known as the Alhamra Hall , Alhamra Cultural Complex , Alhamra Art Gallery and Lahore Arts Council ) was designed by Nayyar Ali Dada and completed in 1992 . The Alhamra Arts Council is located on a colonial-period road in Lahore , Pakistan , that was formerly known as Mall Road and has been renamed as Shahrah Quaid-e-Azam . The origins of the arts complex lie in an initial commission of Nayyar Ali Dada to design a 1000-seat auditorium for the Alhambra Arts Council ( AAC ) , of which he was a member . The AAC had been given the site by the government in the years immediately following independence but had generally staged its performances outdoors . The auditorium was completed in 1979 and replaced some temporary buildings . A further three phases of construction followed that of the auditorium . There were commissioned from Dada by the Lahore Arts Council , a government agency that took over the project from the non-governmental AAC following a dispute concerning ownership of the land . The first of these phases was completed in 1984 and consisted of offices and art galleries housed in four octagonal structures . In the following year , a 450-seat theatre in hexagonal form was added to the existing auditorium and , in 1992 , an octagonal 250-seat facility for lectures and recitals was completed . The buildings are placed in a manner that creates semi-enclosed courtyards and the various polygonal shapes in their design are intended to enhance acoustics when used for performances . The structures are influenced by Mughal architecture and are constructed using a veneer of handmade red bricks overlaying a concrete form . The bricks are bonded with a local mortar and reflect the construction of the historic Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque , as well as the red sandstone that was favoured by the Mughals . The design was a winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1998 , when the jury described it as `` a rare example of flexible spaces that has enabled several additions to be made over time , each of which has in turn enhanced , rather than detracted from , its overall architectural value . This is a very popular and successful public building , projecting its complexities in a simple and powerful manner . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1dd4bc5c9cb2a4b279bceadbb6c9bef", "text": "Tomb of Salim Chishti The Tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti is famed as one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture in India , built during the years 1580 and 1581 , along with the imperial complex at Fatehpur Sikri near Zenana Rauza and facing south towards Buland Darwaza , within the quadrangle of the Jama Masjid which measures 350 ft. by 440 ft. It enshrines the burial place of the Sufi saint , Salim Chisti ( 1478 -- 1572 ) , a descendant of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti of Ajmer , and who lived in a cavern on the ridge at Sikri . The mausoleum , constructed by Akbar as a mark of his respect for the Sufi saint , who foretold the birth of Akbar 's son , who was named Prince Salim after the Sufi Saint and later succeeded Akbar to the throne of the Mughal Empire , as Jahangir .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ddccab8201c79f791301469853f0ed12", "text": "Kotla Mohsin Khan Kotla Mohsin Khan was constructed in the mid-16th century in the old city of Peshawar , and today consists of two domed tombs and the famous majestic gateway , it was also the residence of Mazullah Khan , a 17th-century Pashto poet . The last Mughal governor , Nawab Nasir Khan welcomed the Afghan King , Mohammed Nadir Shah and gave him the key to Peshawar in 1741 when he visited the city . This signaled the end of the Mughal Empire in Peshawar . According to an earlier legend , the foundation of the gate was laid down in the latter half of the 16th century in the presence of renowned personalities of the time , Sheikh Kaka Sahib and Akhund Derwaza Baba . It is also recorded that Arbab Mustajab Khan , being the representative of the Mughals , settled disputes amongst the Ghori Khel tribes in the balconies of the building . When the Mughals arrested Khushal Khan Khattak , Arbab Mustajab Khan , secured his release from the dungeon , through his personal efforts and kept him as a guest in the castle . On the orders of the ruler of Peshawar , when Khushal Khan Khattak was sent to Delhi , Mustajab Khan also accompanied his friend . This verse by Khushal Khan Khattak says : I was accompanied on my journey To Hind by Mustajab , Being a Khan , a Malik and an Arbab The original name of this site was Kotla Mustajab Khan . It was renamed as Kotla Mohsin Khan due to the owner 's close relationship with Mustajab Khan during the reign of Afghan King , Ahmad Shah Durrani . During the siege of Peshawar in 1830s , the Sikhs also burnt this site and it was later refurbished . The gate and minarets of Kotla Mohsin Khan are historical landmarks of the 16th - and 17th-century `` Roshnai period '' . Bayazid Ansari alias Pir Rokhan started his religious and political movement against the Mughal emperor Akbar from this site . Allah Dad Doshani alias Rashid Khan constructed minarets at this site to conduct judicial duties . The `` Village Kotla Mohsin Khan was founded by the forefathers of Afghan Mohib Khel family , some four to five centuries ago or even before . Afghan Mohib Khel is one of the famous caste and sect of the Tapa Mohmand of Pushtoon tribe of district Peshawar . The individuals of Afghan Mohib Khel family were and are respectable people and every member of this family with little or great social status calls himself Malik . Therefore , every member of the Afghan Mohib Khel family of village Kotla Mohsin Khan was and is basically a malik . However , different Governments ( Mughals , and the British , etc. ) in the past bestowed the title of Arbab on some powerful individuals of this family and had also given them certain responsibilities/services which they had to render on behalf of the governments of the time . However , Malikee of the village has been revolved in the descendants of the two sons ; Jehangir and Allou of Malik Karam Khan of the same family ( Afghan Mohib Khel ) . In the 6th generation his great grandson Mushtaq Hussain S/O Abdul Hamid is a Malik of the Village Kotla Mohsin Khan . Moreover , it may be understood that Arbab and Malik are two titles and not two separate castes/sects . Other families residing in the village are also respectable . They have their own castes and sects . However , it is clear that they had and have come to the village in the past from the different neighbouring areas/villages of Peshawar district or other districts in the province . Arbabs and Maliks of village Kotla Mohsin Khan are both Afghan Mohib Khel by caste and sect and have common genealogy . -LSB- see Naqal Shajara-i-Maleekan Muza Kotla Mohsin Khan , Tehsil Wa Zela Peshawar Sal-i-Bandubast-1870 , Tawareekh-i-Peshawar by Gopal Dass and Revenue record of the village Kotla Mohsin Khan Peshawar -RSB- .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8cb15af789da1a479be579be27a36c66", "text": "Teen Murti Bhavan The Teen Murti Bhavan ( Teen Murti House ) is the former residence of the first Prime Minister of India , Jawaharlal Nehru in Delhi , India , who stayed here for 16 years until his death on May 27 , 1964 . It was designed by Robert Tor Russell , the British architect of Connaught Place and of the Eastern and Western Courts on Janpath during the British Raj . Teen Murti Bhavan was built in 1930 as part of the new imperial capital of India , New Delhi as the residence of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army . Today , Teen Murti houses various institutions including the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library ( NMML ) , which runs under the Indian Ministry of Culture , and has Dr. Karan Singh as the chairman of its Executive Council . The complex also houses the offices of the ` Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund ' , established in 1964 under the Chairmanship of Dr S. Radhakrishnan , then President of India . Teen Murti Bhavan also contains a number of mementos from various nations including England , Nepal , Somalia , China , etc. . Each memento represents a notable resource of each nation . The foundation also awards the ` Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship ' , established in 1968 . Also contained within the complex are the ` Centre for Contemporary Studies ' and the Nehru Planetarium which opened in 1984 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c7ac76ce17323da16f07f25d2b16e230", "text": "Hajj The Hajj ( -LSB- hædʒ -RSB- -LSB- `` pilgrimage '' ) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca , the most holy city of the Muslims , and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey , and can support their family during their absence . It is one of the five pillars of Islam , alongside Shahadah , Salat , Zakat , and Sawm . The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of people in the world . The state of being physically and financially capable of performing the Hajj is called istita'ah , and a Muslim who fulfills this condition is called a mustati . The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people , and their submission to God ( Allah ) . The word Hajj means `` to intend a journey '' , which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions . The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th ( or in some cases 13th ) of Dhu al-Hijjah , the last month of the Islamic calendar . Because the Islamic calendar is lunar and the Islamic year is about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year , the Gregorian date of Hajj changes from year to year . Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which pilgrims wear two white sheets of seamless cloth and abstain from certain actions . The Hajj is associated with the life of Islamic prophet Muhammad from the 7th century , but the ritual of pilgrimage to Mecca is considered by Muslims to stretch back thousands of years to the time of Abraham . During Hajj , pilgrims join processions of hundreds of thousands of people , who simultaneously converge on Mecca for the week of the Hajj , and perform a series of rituals : each person walks counter-clockwise seven times around the Ka'aba ( the cube-shaped building and the direction of prayer for the Muslims ) , runs back and forth between the hills of Al-Safa and Al-Marwah , drinks from the Zamzam Well , goes to the plains of Mount Arafat to stand in vigil , spends a night in the plain of Muzdalifa , and performs symbolic stoning of the devil by throwing stones at three pillars . The pilgrims then shave their heads , perform a ritual of animal sacrifice , and celebrate the three-day global festival of Eid al-Adha . Pilgrims can also go to Mecca to perform the rituals at other times of the year . This is sometimes called the `` lesser pilgrimage '' , or Umrah . However , even if they choose to perform the Umrah , they are still obligated to perform the Hajj at some other point in their lifetime if they have the means to do so , because Umrah is not a substitute for Hajj .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c01a0f2a2bfee9e11d97463b82b3a744", "text": "Mastaba A mastaba ( -LSB- 'm æstəbə -RSB- , -LSB- 'm ɑːstɑːbɑː -RSB- or -LSB- mɑː ` stɑːbɑː -RSB- ) or pr-djt ( meaning `` house for eternity '' or `` eternal house '' in Ancient Egyptian ) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed , rectangular structure with inward sloping sides , constructed out of mud-bricks ( from the Nile River ) . These edifices marked the burial sites of many eminent Egyptians during Egypt 's Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom . In the Old Kingdom epoch , local kings began to be buried in pyramids instead of in mastabas , although non-royal use of mastabas continued for over a thousand years . Egyptologists call these tombs mastaba , which is the Arabic word for `` stone bench '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df9ab2e641c6106f517fc902891e20a3", "text": "Islamic art Islamic art encompasses the visual arts produced from the 7th century onward by people who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations . It is thus a very difficult art to define because it covers many lands and various peoples over some 1,400 years ; it is not art specifically of a religion , or of a time , or of a place , or of a single medium like painting . The huge field of Islamic architecture is the subject of a separate article , leaving fields as varied as calligraphy , painting , glass , pottery , and textile arts such as carpets and embroidery . Islamic art is not at all restricted to religious art , but includes all the art of the rich and varied cultures of Islamic societies as well . It frequently includes secular elements and elements that are frowned upon , if not forbidden , by some Islamic theologians . Apart from the ever-present calligraphic inscriptions , specifically religious art is actually less prominent in Islamic art than in Western medieval art , with the exception of Islamic architecture where mosques and their complexes of surrounding buildings are the most common remains . Figurative painting may cover religious scenes , but normally in essentially secular contexts such as the walls of palaces or illuminated books of poetry . The calligraphy and decoration of manuscript Qur ` ans is an important aspect , but other religious art such as glass mosque lamps and other mosque fittings such as tiles ( e.g. Girih tiles ) , woodwork and carpets usually have the same style and motifs as contemporary secular art , although with religious inscriptions even more prominent . `` Islamic art developed from many sources : Roman , Early Christian art , and Byzantine styles were taken over in early Islamic art and architecture ; the influence of the Sassanian art of pre-Islamic Persia was of paramount significance ; Central Asian styles were brought in with various nomadic incursions ; and Chinese influences had a formative effect on Islamic painting , pottery , and textiles . '' Though the whole concept of `` Islamic art '' has been criticised by some modern art historians , calling it a `` figment of imagination '' or a `` mirage '' , the similarities between art produced at widely different times and places in the Islamic world , especially in the Islamic Golden Age , have been sufficient to keep the term in wide use by scholars . There are repeating elements in Islamic art , such as the use of geometrical floral or vegetal designs in a repetition known as the arabesque . The arabesque in Islamic art is often used to symbolize the transcendent , indivisible and infinite nature of God . Mistakes in repetitions may be intentionally introduced as a show of humility by artists who believe only God can produce perfection , although this theory is disputed . Typically , though not entirely , Islamic art has focused on the depiction of patterns , whether purely geometric or floral , and Arabic calligraphy , rather than on figures , because it is feared by many Muslims that the depiction of the human form is idolatry and thereby a sin against God , forbidden in the Qur ` an . Human portrayals can be found in all eras of Islamic art , above all in the more private form of miniatures , where their absence is rare . Human representation for the purpose of worship is considered idolatry and is duly forbidden in some interpretations of Islamic law , known as Sharia law . There are also many depictions of Muhammad , Islam 's chief prophet , in historical Islamic art . Small decorative figures of animals and humans , especially if they are hunting the animals , are found on secular pieces in many media from many periods , but portraits were slow to develop .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "41fd791e473df6cbc5c6e66f179342d1", "text": "Sidi Saiyyed Mosque The Sidi Saiyyed Mosque more popularly known as `` Sidi Saiyyid ki Jaali '' ( Sidi Saiyyed Ni Jaali ) , built in 1573 , is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad . As attested by the marble tablet fixed on the wall of the mosque , it was built by Sidi Saeed or Sidi Saiyyed , an Abyssinian in the retinue of Bilal Jhajar Khan , general in the army of the last Sultan Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah III of the Gujarat Sultanate . The mosque was built in the last year of the existence of Sultanate of Gujarat . The mosque is entirely arcuated and is famous for beautifully carved ten stone latticework windows ( jalis ) on the side and rear arches . The rear wall is filled with square stone pierced panels in geometrical designs . The two bays flanking the central aisle have reticulated stone slabs carved in designs of intertwined trees and foliage and a palm motif . This intricately carved lattice stone window is the Sidi Saiyyed Jali , the unofficial symbol of city of Ahmedabad and the inspiration for the design of the logo of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad . The central window arch of the mosque , where one would expect to see another intricate jali , is instead walled with stone . This is possibly because the mosque was not completed according to plan before the Mughals invaded Gujarat .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "176aebdd5d79d94df624b720ededcedd", "text": "Cave of the Patriarchs The Cave of the Patriarchs , also called the Cave of Machpelah ( Hebrew : מערת המכפלה , , trans . `` cave of the double tombs '' ) and known by Muslims as the Sanctuary of Abraham or the Ibrahimi Mosque , is a series of subterranean chambers located in the heart of the old city of Hebron ( Al-Khalil ) in the Hebron Hills . According to tradition that has been associated with the Holy Books Torah , Bible and Quran , the cave and adjoining field were purchased by Abraham as a burial plot . The site of the Cave of the Patriarchs is located beneath a Saladin-era mosque , which had been converted from a large rectangular Herodian-era Judean structure . Dating back over 2,000 years , the monumental Herodian compound is believed to be the oldest continuously used intact prayer structure in the world , and is the oldest major building in the world that still fulfills its original function.The Hebrew name of the complex reflects the very old tradition of the double tombs of Abraham and Sarah , Isaac and Rebecca , Jacob and Leah , considered the Patriarchs and Matriarchs of the Jewish people , who are all believed to be buried there . The only Jewish matriarch missing is Rachel , who is believed to be buried at Rachel 's Tomb near Bethlehem . The Arabic name of the complex reflects the prominence given to Abraham , revered by Muslims as a Quranic prophet and patriarch through Ishmael . Outside biblical and Quranic sources there are a number of legends and traditions associated with the cave . In Acts 7:16 of the Christian Bible the cave of the Patriarchs is located in Shechem ( Neapolis Arabic : Nablus ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "520c7a7d7e016349c6b8f0ba66fe6394", "text": "Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . After signing with Capitol Records in 1962 , Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group . Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques , he is widely acknowledged , by critics and musicians alike , as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music . In the mid-1960s , Wilson composed , arranged and produced Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) , considered one of the greatest albums ever made . The intended follow-up to Pet Sounds , Smile , was canceled for various reasons , which included Wilson 's deteriorating mental health . As he suffered repeated nervous breakdowns , Wilson 's contributions to the Beach Boys diminished , and his erratic behavior led to tensions with the band . Following a court-ordered removal from the care of psychologist Eugene Landy , Wilson started receiving conventional medical treatment , and in the late 1990s , he began performing and recording consistently as a solo artist . He remains a member of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Incorporated . Wilson is considered a major innovator in the field of music production , the principal originator of the California Sound , one of the first music producer auteurs , and one of the most famous examples of the outsider musician . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument . Wilson effectively set a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as their own producers or co-producers . His songs became inextricably tied with the zeitgeist of the early 1960s , and he helped develop the sound of the wistful Flower Power era that proceeded . In later years , Wilson was regarded as a `` godfather '' to an era of indie musicians who were inspired by his melodic sensibilities , chamber pop orchestrations , and recording explorations . His honors include being inducted into the 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning Grammy Awards for Brian Wilson Presents Smile ( 2004 ) and The Smile Sessions ( 2011 ) . In lists published by Rolling Stone , Wilson ranked 52 for the `` 100 Greatest Singers of All Time '' in 2008 and 12 for the `` 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time '' in 2015 . In 2012 , music publication NME ranked Wilson number 8 in its `` 50 Greatest Producers Ever '' list , elaborating `` few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson 's studio techniques were in the mid-60s '' . He is an occasional actor and voice actor , having appeared in television shows , films , and other artists ' music videos . His life was portrayed in the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy , which received a wide release in 2015 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "aa4e9c774ac634b1f5ad2865be310446", "text": "Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony) `` Fall Breaks and Back to Winter ( W. Woodpecker Symphony ) '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . Released in 1967 as the second track on the group 's album Smiley Smile , the composition derives from `` Fire '' -- a piece recorded by Wilson several months earlier , but left unreleased due to his paranoia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ebfb6bdccabe05d0c00fc1cacd771b2a", "text": "Sunshine pop Sunshine pop ( originally `` soft pop '' ) is a subgenre of pop music originating in Southern California in the mid-1960s , although it only acquired the name later . Rooted in easy-listening , advertising jingles , and the growing drug culture , sunshine pop acts purveyed a lightly produced style that combined nostalgic or anxious moods with `` an appreciation for the beauty of the world '' . It began as an outgrowth of the 1960s California Sound and folk rock movements , largely consisting of lesser-known artists who imitated more popular groups like the Beach Boys , the Mamas & the Papas , and the 5th Dimension . While the Beach Boys are noted as prominent influences , they rarely worked in the genre . Sunshine pop is characterized by lush vocals and light arrangements similar to samba music . In some ways the genre is similar to baroque pop music through being elaborate and melancholic , though it also crossed into folk pop and Brill Building styles . Sunshine pop enjoyed mainstream success in the latter half of the decade , with many of its top 40 hits peaking in the spring and summer of 1967 , especially just before the Summer of Love . Popular bands include the Mamas & the Papas , the Turtles , and the Association . Other acts , like the Millennium , Sagittarius , and the Yellow Balloon were less successful but gained a cult following years later ; with albums like Begin ( 1968 ) and Present Tense ( 1968 ) highly sought-after on the collectors ' market .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8918e4ec333858c4196f43be0cb7eee0", "text": "Feel Flows `` Feel Flows '' is a song written by Carl Wilson and Jack Rieley for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released on their 1971 album Surf 's Up .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c6e27b3ed590d0c435c7e453b40bda1", "text": "Wipe Out (instrumental) `` Wipe Out '' is an instrumental composed by Bob Berryhill , Pat Connolly , Jim Fuller , and Ron Wilson . It is a twelve bar blues first performed and recorded by the Surfaris , who were elevated to international status with the release of the `` Surfer Joe '' and `` Wipe Out '' single in 1963 . The single was first issued on the tiny DFS label ( # 11/12 ) in January 1963 . It was reissued on the tiny Princess label ( # 50 ) in February 1963 , and finally picked up for national distribution on Dot 45-16479 in April 1963 . Dot reissued the single in April 1965 as 45-144 . The song -- both the Surfaris ' version as well as cover versions -- has been featured in over 20 films and television series since 1964 , appearing at least once a decade . The term `` wipe out '' refers to a fall from a surfboard , especially one that looks painful .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0d048dd623d2d514d40711a6fe6ae5d", "text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f70c1d5a3279e3bdcbcf1906bcc46c0", "text": "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys Good Vibrations : Thirty Years of The Beach Boys is a 1993 boxed set released by Capitol Records which collects tracks spanning The Beach Boys ' entire career to that point on four CDs . A fifth disc contains mostly studio session tracks , complete vocal and instrumental tracks , and rare live performances . The set also includes a car window decal . Though it never charted , Good Vibrations : Thirty Years of The Beach Boys went gold in the US just over four months after its release . The first four discs anthologize the band with mostly mono single versions , but also several demos and unreleased songs ; the tracks are organized essentially in chronological order . Included is 30 minutes of music from the 1966/1967 Smile sessions , which had never been officially released , though had been heavily bootlegged for years . In addition , there is a hidden recording at the end of Disc 1 of a young Brian Wilson singing `` Happy Birthday Four Freshmen '' to his favorite vocal group into his multi-track tape recorder in 1960 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66cb6dca2e6848ff5bf891358677059d", "text": "Holland (album) Holland is the 19th studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys , released on January 8 , 1973 . Self-produced by the band , the album peaked at number 36 in the US and number 20 in the UK . The album is the last to feature Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar , who joined the band the previous year to record Carl and the Passions - So Tough ( 1972 ) . Holland was mostly recorded in Baambrugge , Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from California , and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and added to the album at the last minute . The photograph on the album 's front cover is an upside down image of the Kromme Waal , a canal that runs through the center of Amsterdam . Holland included a bonus EP , Mount Vernon and Fairway ( A Fairy Tale ) , a musical fairy tale written by Brian Wilson about a magical transistor radio who appears to a young prince . Narration was provided by the group 's manager : Jack Rieley .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c6775aadc77a19c3e43f77b20500eb32", "text": "Carl Wilson Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21 , 1946 -- February 6 , 1998 ) was an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer who co-founded the Beach Boys . He is best remembered as their lead guitarist and as the youngest brother of bandmates Brian and Dennis Wilson . Influenced by the guitar playing of Chuck Berry and the Ventures , Carl 's initial role in the group was that of lead guitarist and backing vocals , but he performed lead vocals on several of their hits , including `` God Only Knows '' ( 1966 ) and `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) . Unlike other members of the band , he often played alongside the studio musicians employed during the group 's critical and commercial peak in the mid 1960s . After Brian began withdrawing from the group , Carl was forced to take a more active production role , and he became the band 's musical director on stage from 1965 until his death from lung cancer in 1998 . During the 1980s , he attempted to launch a solo career , releasing the albums Carl Wilson ( 1981 ) and Young Blood ( 1983 ) . Shortly before his death , he recorded material with Gerry Beckley and Robert Lamm , later released for the posthumous album Like a Brother ( 2000 ) . In 1988 , Carl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Beach Boys .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad42cb19608142f0c08dd435569427e0", "text": "Sandin Wilson Sandin Wilson ( born October 6 , 1959 in Medford , Oregon ) is a veteran bassist and vocalist from the Pacific Northwest . As a youth , Sandin played football , baseball , and was involved in music early on , convinced by his Mom , `` it will be good for you '' . Orchestra was Sandin 's first calling on the acoustic bass violin , with a trip to NYC with `` America 's Youth in Concert '' in 1976 , at age 16 , to play Carnegie Hall , and 9 European Countries . Sandin picked up the electric and fretless bass as a 9th grader , and took his musical journey a bit further . A year attending Mt. Hood Community College was next after graduating from Medford Sr. . High in 1978 . Sandin went on to perform with the groups , Freeway , Calvin Walker band , The 3 Humans , Caryl Mack band , Quarterflash , Nu Shooz , Soul vaccination , Linda Hornbuckle , and METRO . In 2003 , Sandin released his first solo CD , Into My World ( Microfish Music ) , with bassist Jimmy Haslip , of the `` Yellowjackets '' fame , getting Executive producer credits and Haslip contributing 2 tracks from his songwriting portfolio . Sandin 's second solo project was recorded live to 2-track on October 2006 at Jimmy Maks Jazz club in Portland , Oregon . Entitled , `` Sandin Wilson Group '' , a `` Night on the Town '' ( 2007 , Microfish Music ) , it is a very live recording featuring stellar bass and vocal performances from Sandin and his 6 piece group . Aside from his solo projects , the `` Sandin Wilson Group '' and Sandin Wilson Trio , he also tours with vocalist/songwriter Gino Vannelli . Sandin has recorded two DVDs with Gino Vannelli 's band , one on the Orange lounge.com site and also a Live DVD while performing at the Java Jazz festival in Jakarta , Indonesia . Sandin has recorded on over 120 CDs to date and has recorded ( on the album Girl In the Wind ) and toured with the band Quarterflash , Nu Shooz and opened shows for people such as Kenny Loggins , Chaka Khan , Tower of Power , The Nevell Brothers and Level 42 . Sandin 's most recent gigs with Gino Vannelli have been in Jakarta , at the `` Java Jazz Festival '' , in Indonesia , `` Cape Town South Africa Jazz Festival '' , and the Suncoast Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "880eb377554c85df414a0e18725fcdfd", "text": "The Endless Summer The Endless Summer is a seminal 1966 surf movie ( the initial release was in 1964 , world-wide release was 1966 ) . Filmmaker/narrator Bruce Brown follows two surfers , Mike Hynson and Robert August , on a surfing trip around the world . Despite the balmy climate of their native California , cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter . They travel to the coasts of Australia , New Zealand , Tahiti , Hawaii , Senegal , Ghana , Nigeria and South Africa in a quest for new surf spots and introduce locals to the sport . Other important surfers of the time , such as Miki Dora , Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen also appear . Its title comes from the idea , expressed at both the beginning and end of the film , that if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer up and down the world ( northern to southern hemisphere and back ) , making it endless . The concept of the film was born through the suggestion of a travel agent to Bruce Brown during the planning stages of the film . The travel agent suggested that the flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town , South Africa and back would cost $ 50 more than a trip circumnavigating the world . After which , Bruce came up with the idea of following the summer season by traveling up and down the world . The narrative presentation eases from the stiff and formal documentary of the 1950s and early 1960s to a more casual and fun-loving personal style filled with sly humor . The surf rock soundtrack to the film was provided by The Sandals . The `` Theme to the Endless Summer '' was written by Gaston Georis and John Blakeley of the Sandals . It has become one of the best known film themes in the surf movie genre . When the movie was first shown , it encouraged many surfers to go abroad , giving birth to the `` surf-and-travel '' culture , with prizes for finding `` uncrowded surf '' , meeting new people and riding the perfect wave . It also introduced the sport , which had become popular outside of Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands in places like California and Australia , to a broader audience . In addition , it set the style for later surf-and-travel movies , including Momentum , ( These Are ) Better Days , and Thicker Than Water .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7736ce790dc6415469b5d6e4ec4e3e75", "text": "Jeffrey Foskett Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Foskett is an American singer , record producer , arranger and guitarist best known for his work with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys . Foskett is described as The Beach Boys ' `` vice principal '' by its core members .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "434fffbb82edabc229b1a2b5f0b56ffc", "text": "Bellevue murders The Bellevue murders , or the Bellevue massacre , occurred on the night of January 3 and early morning of January 4 , 1997 , when Alex Baranyi and David Anderson , both 17 , lured Kim Wilson , 20 , to a Bellevue , Washington park and murdered her . Afterwards , they entered her family home and murdered Bill Wilson , his wife Rose Wilson , and their other daughter , Julia Wilson . Both Baranyi and Anderson were convicted and sentenced to serve four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole . Although the motives behind the murders were unclear , the boys exhibited psychological disturbance when they were brought in for questioning . When Baranyi was questioned about his motives , he calmly replied that he wanted to kill someone because he was `` in a rut '' . Testimonies by Baranyi and Anderson led investigators to suggest that they killed the Wilson family for the sheer experience of killing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8683021172c0bd2bc0bbbc5b6be5c647", "text": "Farewell My Friend `` Farewell My Friend '' is a song written by Dennis Wilson . It was released as the tenth track for his 1977 solo album Pacific Ocean Blue . The song was released as a single in Europe as the B-side of the `` River Song '' single . The single however , failed to chart . The track , as with the rest of the album , was credited as having been produced by Dennis Wilson and his close friend Gregg Jakobson . Dennis Wilson sings the lead vocals on this and every other track on the album . The song also features vocals from his brother , Carl Wilson . The song was written as a tribute to Otto Hinsche , the father of Billy Hinsche and the father-in-law of Dennis Wilson 's brother Carl , who was married to Annie Hinsche . Dennis wrote this tribute to Otto Hinsche , as he had died in Dennis 's arms . Dennis described the song as `` sort of a happy farewell '' . The song was played at Wilson 's funeral in January 1984 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5887bf4536e3e9d113ecafcf355f517", "text": "Elvis Presley's guitars Elvis Presley 's guitars were a major component of the iconic rock and roll image created by Elvis Presley that revolutionized popular culture in the 1950s and 1960s . It is impossible to gauge the impact of that image on millions of young people around the world who were inspired to learn to play guitar after watching Presley in performance , on television , or in films . Although not known for his abilities as a guitarist , Presley had a profound musical influence on some of the most important rock and roll artists to emerge since the 1950s , including Buddy Holly , John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison , Bob Dylan , and Bruce Springsteen . The extent of Presley 's impact on their lives and music is captured in John Lennon 's famous quote : `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' According to his first lead guitarist , Scotty Moore , Presley was not `` an accomplished musician '' , yet he possessed `` an uncanny and amazing sense of timing and rhythm . '' In the early years of his career , Presley 's rhythm guitar accompaniment played a major role in the sound of his early performances and recordings . Moore noted that as Presley began to learn to move on stage and to work the audience with his physical performance , his guitar became more of a `` prop '' . Presley was not known to treat his instruments in a gentle manner . His very aggressive strumming style would frequently break strings during his performances . The lack of a microphone on his guitar throughout those years contributed to the development of his `` aggressive style in attempt to be heard '' . As his career progressed , he became even more aggressive toward his instruments , frequently tossing his guitar to Charlie Hodge , who sometimes failed to catch it . The impact of the large belt buckles and jewelry he wore left their marks on most of his instruments .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ace00f5889838617c6e3c718dc9c445d", "text": "Ricky Wilson (American musician) Ricky Helton Wilson ( March 19 , 1953 -- October 12 , 1985 ) was an American musician best known as the original guitarist and founding member of rock band the B-52 's . Born in Athens , Georgia , Wilson was the brother of fellow member Cindy Wilson . The B-52 's was founded in 1977 , when Ricky , his sister Cindy , Kate Pierson , Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider shared a tropical Flaming Volcano drink at a Chinese restaurant and , after an impromptu music session at the home of their friend Owen Scott III , played for the first time at a Valentine 's Day party for friends . On October 12 , 1985 , at the age of 32 , Wilson died from complications related to AIDS following the recording of the band 's fourth studio album Bouncing off the Satellites . According to Keith Strickland , the album had been completed and mixed before Ricky 's death , with only the cover art not yet designed ( an illustration by Kenny Scharf was ultimately decided upon ) . Devastated , the band went into seclusion and did not tour to promote the album , although did several photo shoots and TV appearances , as well as filming a video for `` Girl From Ipanema Goes To Greenland '' . In addition to his work with The B-52 's , Wilson played the guitar on the song `` Breakin ' In My Heart '' on Tom Verlaine 's self-titled debut album in 1979 . This was his only non-B-52 's appearance on record . He also appeared in various films , namely One Trick Pony . Posthumously he also appeared in Athens , GA : Inside/Out , The B-52 's 1979-1989 , and The B-52 's Time Capsule : Videos for a Future Generation 1979-1998 through archival footage .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf0f6d2b5038221669da16b9e3449669", "text": "River Song (Dennis Wilson song) `` River Song '' is a song written by Dennis Wilson and his younger brother Carl Wilson . It served as the opening track for Dennis Wilson 's 1977 debut solo album Pacific Ocean Blue . The song was released as a single in Europe with the B-side being `` Farewell My Friend '' . The single however , failed to chart . The track , as with the rest of the album , was credited as being produced by Dennis and his close friend Gregg Jakobson . Dennis Wilson sings the lead vocals on this and every other track on the album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "10d207ba950e0b9764f6aede50586c96", "text": "Winslow Wilson Arthur William Wilson ( July 20 , 1892 -- November 18 , 1974 ) was an American artist who painted under several known pseudonyms , including Winslow Wilson and Pico Miran . In Gloucester , Wilson/Miran has been considered an early actor in the Post Modern Art Movement . He is widely quoted from his Manifesto For Post-Modern Art , published in 1951 , under the name Pico Miran . Wilson was born in Brady , Texas in 1892 , one of five sons of Horace and Stella Wilson . The family moved to Junction , Texas , and it was here that he graduated high school . He attended Texas A&M in 1910-1911 as a Chemical Engineering Major , but transferred to Harvard with the support of professors at Texas A&M . Wilson attended Harvard College between 1911-1915 , becoming an Editor of The Harvard Monthly with his friends John Dos Passos and E. E. Cummings . Wilson would go on to share an apartment at 21 East 15th Street in New York City with E.E. Cummings . He enlisted in the U.S. Military during 1917-1919 , joining John Dos Passos and E.E. Cummings and other Harvard students in France . He spent time in Paris with E.E. Cummings , and mingled with Salvador Dali , Pablo Picasso and other influential painters of the period in London and Paris in the 1920s . In fact , Wilson maintained lifelong friendships with many of the Harvard Aesthetes , including Cummings and Dos Passos . During his days at Harvard , Wilson was playfully known as `` Tex '' , a nickname that stayed with him for life . Wilson was active in the New York , NY , Lime Rock , CT , Newport , RI , Gloucester , MA , and Rockport , MA art scenes between the 1930 's -- 1972 . Wilson painted post-modern artwork utilizing the name Pico Miran in his Gloucester , Massachusetts studio , taught portraiture at the Rockport Art Association in Rockport , Massachusetts under the name Winslow Wilson , and painted seascapes as Winslow Wilson in his Rockport , Massachusetts studio . Wilson was strongly influenced by his time at Harvard and World War I . In addition to a tragic event in Boston which resulted in the death of one of Wilson 's friends in 1912 , there is evidence that Wilson encountered trauma during World War I. Art became a vehicle through which Wilson found solace . His Post-Modern artwork is replete with images of industrial and nuclear effects upon the common man , and those who knew him confirm that he was consumed with the concept of a nuclear holocaust . Growing up in rural Texas , to a life in Boston and New York , friendships with intellectuals , Wilson 's writings reveal a man who held his craft and opinions in high regard . Understanding that Wilson eschewed family relationships while fully immersing himself as a bit of an artistic recluse , provides an insight into the life of this artist . Wilson painted seascapes in his Rockport , Massachusetts studio . His seascapes were exhibited at Vose Gallery in Boston . In a letter dated January 24 , 1991 , Robert C. Vose , Jr. , of Vose Gallery , confirmed that the gallery `` did give -LCB- Wilson -RCB- an exhibition in our galleries in Boston '' and stated `` We thought of -LCB- the paintings -RCB- of excellent quality , and much in the spirit of Frederick Waugh '' . Eleanor Roosevelt chaired a one-man art show held in New York City entitled `` Paintings of the Sea '' . On June 4 , 1951 , the First Lady , Eleanor Roosevelt `` blogged '' in her My Day report , that she had visited this exhibit , and she reported : `` In certain ones the light made one think of tropical climates ; in others the shores of Maine seemed to stand out . More often the sky and the sea were stormy , but the light was nearly always breaking through . Let us hope that out of this turbulent period in history the light will break through for all human beings '' . Under the pseudonym of Pico Miran painted in his Gloucester studio . Upon occasion , he would have a visitor , however the room in which he painted was never open . His post-modern art , or as he referred to it as `` super-realistic '' , is replete with political and religious tones , and is highly reflective of the nuclear and mechanical themes of the period . Wilson was a member of the Rockport Art Association from 1946 through 1972 , and for many of those years he taught portraiture . His portraits have included local Gloucester residents and friends . Following Wilson 's death in 1974 , his long-term companion , Jane Grey ( an accomplished portrait artist ) , gifted his paintings to his only son , Horace Peter Wilson . Those paintings remained stored in Kansas City until 2012 , at which time the paintings were distributed to Wilson 's grandchildren . In 2014 , Dave Rich , a Gloucester native , stated in a correspondence with Peter Anastas : `` ... would take an interest in the precocious postmodernism of Pico Miran . His value lies in his theorizing postmodernity , and making the first forays into postmodern visual art -- the seascapes were a virtuoso performance ; Winslow was no less a character than Pico or Tex. . In that sense he was a performance artist . A kind of Andy Kaufman who took personae and masks to the extreme . On this conceptual level , if explained as such , Wilson ought to be recovered ; and could be recovered by an astute and enterprising curator . '' The paintings are in the process of being professionally restored and framed , and efforts are underway to showcase Wilson 's paintings . A website exists with the roots of a biography about the artist , currently being documented and researched by Claudia Wilson Howard in conjunction with interested parties across the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "faf7bec32fa29fca03d151eb7477051f", "text": "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man) `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' is a song written and composed by Brian Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love for the American rock band The Beach Boys . It was released on their 1965 album The Beach Boys Today ! and as a single the previous year hit number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , number seven in Cash Box , number five in Variety and number three in the Associated Press/Gilbert Youth chart . It spent two weeks at number one in Canada 's national RPM chart . The B-side of the single was `` She Knows Me Too Well '' and stopped one place under the Hot 100 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "61315f3ceed1e184a690a143b1a9034e", "text": "All I Want to Do (The Beach Boys song) `` All I Want to Do '' is a song written by Dennis Wilson . It was recorded by American rock band The Beach Boys for their 1969 album 20/20 . It was later released as the b-side to `` I Can Hear Music '' , a single which charted at # 24 in the U.S. and at # 10 in the U.K. .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8af0645d88b2e6aa515a38304c99d6ff", "text": "Brian Walton (musician) Brian George Walton Jr. ( born October 8 , 1964 in Duarte , California ) is an American Country , Southern rock , and Classic rock multi-instrumentalist , songwriter , producer and singer . In 1991 , he made his debut releasing the album `` Made in the Shade '' which included the billboard Country Chart Top 5 hits `` Made in the Shade '' and `` Travelin ' Band '' . Since then he has released three more albums , including the highly successful `` Made in the Shade Live ! '' album recorded during live performances in 2001 . Brian studied music at Juilliard and has been a long time member of the Songwriters Guild of America , American Music Association and ASCAP . In the last 30 years he has written and/or produced over 400 jingles for radio and television , 5 Billboard hits and produced 4 Top 100 albums . He currently lives in Challis , Idaho with his wife Inge . Brian has three sons Christopher ( 28 ) and Patrick ( 24 ) from his current wife Inge and Stephan ( 29 ) from a previous marriage . Brian considers himself `` genre agnostic '' preferring a wide range of musical styles although country and country rock is where he has had the most success .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "74c4a644c92debf2bd2d612f3e68a71c", "text": "Adventure Time Adventure Time is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network . It follows the adventures of a boy named Finn ( voiced by Jeremy Shada ) and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake ( John DiMaggio ) a dog with the magical power to change shape and size at will . Finn and Jake live in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo , where they interact with Princess Bubblegum ( Hynden Walch ) , the Ice King ( Tom Kenny ) , Marceline the Vampire Queen ( Olivia Olson ) , BMO ( Niki Yang ) , and others . The series is based on a 2007 short produced for Nicktoons and Frederator Studios ' animation incubator series Random ! Cartoons . After the short became a viral hit on the Internet , Cartoon Network commissioned a full-length series , which previewed on March 11 , 2010 , and officially premiered on April 5 , 2010 . The series draws inspiration from a variety of sources , including the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons and video games . It is produced using hand-drawn animation ; action and dialogue for episodes are decided by storyboarding artists . Because each episode takes roughly eight to nine months to complete , multiple episodes are worked on concurrently . The cast members record their lines in group recordings , and the series regularly employs guest actors for minor and recurring characters . Each episode runs for about eleven minutes ; pairs of episodes are often telecast to fill half-hour program slots . Eight seasons of the program have aired , and a ninth and final season premiered on April 21 , 2017 . , a feature-length film is in development . Since its debut , Adventure Time has been a ratings success for Cartoon Network , with the highest-rated episodes having attracted over 3 million viewers . The show has received positive reviews from critics anddespite being aimed primarily at childrenhas developed a following among teenagers and adults . Adventure Time has won awards including : six Primetime Emmy Awards , a Peabody Award , three Annie Awards , two British Academy Children 's Awards , a Motion Picture Sound Editors Award , a Pixel Award , and a Kerrang ! Award . The series has also been nominated for three Critics ' Choice Television Awards , two Annecy Festival Awards , a TCA Award , and a Sundance Film Festival Award , among others . Of the many comic book spin-offs based on the series , one received an Eisner Award and two Harvey Awards . The series has also inspired various clothing items and related merchandise , video games , and DVD compilations .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c5cdcf6dd2b9b695e290d5be8515e9a6", "text": "Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . '' The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "428b10dd0438c60c4a4b728cb82d3674", "text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c22e9dca5143c4c6d7a10504a044a888", "text": "The Adventure Zone The Adventure Zone is a fortnightly comedy and adventure podcast based upon the popular Dungeons & Dragons game series . The show is distributed by the Maximum Fun network and hosted by brothers Justin , Travis , and Griffin McElroy , and father Clint McElroy . Regular episodes of the podcast feature the family solving puzzles , fighting enemies , and leveling up their characters in a series of cinematic and humorous encounters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f3952392bc5544fae35ffe8cf10ebebd", "text": "Sesame Street Sesame Street is a long-running American children 's television series , produced by Sesame Workshop ( formerly known as the Children 's Television Workshop ) and created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett . The program is known for its educational content , and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson 's Muppets , animation , short films , humor , and cultural references . The series premiered on November 10 , 1969 , to positive reviews , some controversy , and high viewership ; it has aired on the U.S. 's national public television provider ( PBS ) since its debut , with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16 , 2016 . The show has undergone significant changes throughout its history . The format of Sesame Street consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience 's viewing habits . With the creation of Sesame Street , producers and writers of a children 's television show used , for the first time , educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content . It was also the first time a show 's educational effects were studied . Shortly after creating Sesame Street , its producers developed what came to be called the `` CTW model '' ( after the production company 's previous name ) , a system of television show planning , production , and evaluation based on collaborations between producers , writers , educators , and researchers . The show was initially funded by government and private foundations but has become somewhat self-supporting due to revenues from licensing arrangements , international sales , and other media . By 2006 , there were independently produced versions , or `` co-productions '' , of Sesame Street broadcast in twenty countries . In 2001 there were over 120 million viewers of various international versions of Sesame Street , and by the show 's 40th anniversary in 2009 , it was broadcast in more than 140 countries . By its 40th anniversary in 2009 , Sesame Street was the fifteenth-highest-rated children 's television show in the United States . A 1996 survey found that 95 % of all American preschoolers had watched the show by the time they were three years old . In 2008 , it was estimated that 77 million Americans had watched the series as children . As of 2014 , Sesame Street has won 167 Emmy Awards and 8 Grammy Awards -- more than any other children 's show .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c11c22f5bdf0f8b95ab3139f371a0a59", "text": "The Music of Ooo The Music of Ooo is the name of a vinyl release by label Spacelab9 . This record collects 38 songs culled from the first seven seasons of the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87b2a1f3ba2ed7cebc4eedd8230874b8", "text": "List of Aladdin episodes Aladdin is an animated television series made by Walt Disney Television Animation which aired from 1994 to 1995 , based on the original 1992 feature film of the same name . Coming on the heels of the direct-to-video sequel The Return of Jafar , the series picked up where that installment left off , with Aladdin still living on the streets of Agrabah but now engaged to the beautiful and fearless Princess Jasmine . `` Al '' and Jasmine went together into peril among sorcerers , monsters , thieves , and more . Monkey sidekick Abu , the animated Magic Carpet , and the fast-talking , shape-shifting Genie came along to help , as did sassy , complaining , temperamental but angry parrot Iago , formerly Jafar 's pet but now an anti-hero . Many of the films ' stars provided the voices of their TV counterparts , with the notable exception of Dan Castellaneta filling in for Robin Williams in the Genie role . Nine episodes were first aired on The Disney Channel in early 1994 as a preview for the series -- these episodes have their Disney Channel airdates noted separately . In the fall , the series simultaneously premiered on both The Disney Afternoon syndicated block and on CBS Saturday mornings . Eighty-six episodes were made .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db279f4408baae936c50c5069120dc86", "text": "Jep! Jep ! is an American children 's television game show , adapted from the quiz show Jeopardy! It aired first on Game Show Network ( now known by its abbreviated name , `` GSN '' ) throughout the 1998 -- 99 season , and then on Discovery Kids through late 2004 . It was hosted by cartoon voice actor Bob Bergen , and created by Scott Sternberg who had earlier created Wheel 2000 , a children 's version of Wheel of Fortune . The show 's production involved many of the daily syndicated Jeopardy! then-current personnel , including director Kevin McCarthy and four of the nine writers that the show employed at the time , and Alex Trebek , the main Jeopardy! series ' host , served as Jep ! creative consultant . Unlike the main Jeopardy! series , Jep ! was taped at Stage 11 of the Sony Pictures Studios , rather than Stage 10 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40959f8d3abb23b5b06a6c913ab273ac", "text": "Animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media . The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce , own the physical equipment for production , employ operators for that equipment , and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced . They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company , much like authors holding copyrights . In some early cases , they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity . Overall , they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms . Currently there are about 201 animation studios dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films that are active . Few are actual production house where as others are corporate entities . Many of these animation studios help with the fulfillment of animation works for big brand names and have carried out outsourced projects including Nemo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0e5205aab3c0ab7824b64939249c8304", "text": "William Hanna William Denby `` Bill '' Hanna ( July 14 , 1910 -- March 22 , 2001 ) was an American animator , director , producer , voice actor , and cartoon artist , whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century . After working odd jobs in the first months of the Depression , Hanna joined the Harman and Ising animation studio in 1930 . During the 1930s , Hanna steadily gained skill and prominence while working on cartoons such as Captain and the Kids . In 1937 , while working at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ( MGM ) , Hanna met Joseph Barbera . The two men began a collaboration that was at first best known for producing Tom and Jerry and live action/animated hybrid films . In 1957 , they co-founded Hanna-Barbera , which became the most successful television animation studio in the business , producing programs such as The Flintstones , The Huckleberry Hound Show , The Jetsons , Scooby-Doo , The Smurfs , and Yogi Bear . In 1967 , Hanna-Barbera was sold to Taft Broadcasting for $ 12 million , but Hanna and Barbera remained heads of the company until 1991 . At that time , the studio was sold to Turner Broadcasting System , which in turn was merged with Time Warner in 1996 ; Hanna and Barbera stayed on as advisors . Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards . Their cartoons have become cultural icons , and their cartoon characters have appeared in other media such as films , books , and toys . Hanna-Barbera 's shows had a worldwide audience of over 300 million people in their 1960s heyday , and have been translated into more than 28 languages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6f1c298ac3cc197841cfcc7abf8293e", "text": "Dora the Explorer Dora the Explorer is an American educational animated TV series created by Chris Gifford , Valerie Walsh , and Eric Weiner . Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000 . The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network , including the associated Nick Jr. channel . It aired on CBS until September 2006 . A Spanish-dubbed version first aired as part of a Nick en español block on NBC Universal-owned Telemundo through September 2006 ; since April 2008 , this version of the program has been carried on Univision as part of the Planeta U block . The series is co-produced by Nickelodeon Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio . Dora the Explorer is one of the longest-running shows of Nick Jr. . During the sixth season , the show became the Nick Jr. series with the most episodes , surpassing Blue 's Clues with 143 episodes , having 144 after it had completed broadcasting on television . It won a Peabody Award in 2003 `` for outstanding efforts in making learning a pleasurable experience for pre-schoolers . '' It ended on June 5 , 2014 after 8 seasons and 172 episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "063d7ec0f20ad751c06b1585c6b0a98f", "text": "Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Disney 's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is a Disney animated television series that first aired in the United States from 1985 to 1991 . The series was the first animated production by Walt Disney Animation Television , and loosely inspired by the gummy bear candies ; Disney CEO Michael Eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day . The series premiered on NBC on September 14 , 1985 , and aired there for four seasons . The series moved to ABC for one season from 1989 to 1990 ( airing alongside The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as the Gummi Bears-Winnie the Pooh Hour ) , and concluded on September 6 , 1991 as part of the Disney Afternoon television syndication package . Of the series ' 65 shows , 30 were double-features , consisting of two 11-minute cartoons , thereby bringing the series total to 94 distinct episodes overall . The show is well-remembered for its theme music , written by Michael and Patty Silversher and creation of `` gummiberry juice '' which was a type of magic potion , granting abilities , which allowed them to bounce away from their hunters . The theme was memorably performed by Joseph Williams , son of composer John Williams and one-time lead singer of Toto . The series was later rebroadcast on the syndicated Disney Afternoon block , and rerun on the Disney Afternoon through the summer of 1991 . In later years , it was shown on The Disney Channel ( from October 7 , 1991 to at least January 1997 ) , and later on Toon Disney , with its most recent televised airing occurring on December 28 , 2001 . Seasons 1 to 3 of the series were released on DVD on November 14 , 2006 featuring commentary from producers Eric Wong and Daniel Weinstein .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "41222b619fd584a70532cc59d545f98f", "text": "Goliad (Adventure Time) `` Goliad '' is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series Adventure Time . The episode was written and storyboarded by Tom Herpich and Skyler Page , from a story by Patrick McHale , Kent Osborne , and Pendleton Ward . It originally aired on Cartoon Network on June 4 , 2012 . The episode guest stars Graham Linehan 's children , Wendy and Henry . The series follows the adventures of Finn ( voiced by Jeremy Shada ) , a human boy , and his best friend and adoptive brother Jake ( voiced by John DiMaggio ) , a dog with magical powers to change shape and grow and shrink at will . In this episode , Princess Bubblegum ( voiced by Hynden Walch ) begins to fear for her mortality , and creates an eternal sphinx named Goliad to be her successor . Things go awry , however , when the sphinx turns against Bubblegum . Linehan 's children , Wendy and Henry , were brought on to voice Goliad and Stormo , respectively , after Ward saw video of them impersonating Adventure Time characters . Linehan is currently putting together a story for a sequel episode . The episode received largely positive critical reviews , and was later nominated for an Annie Award for `` Storyboarding in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production '' at the 2013 award ceremony , although the episode did not win .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "439c38242be73ceb473ec9d3648366ac", "text": "The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series The Hanna-Barbera New Cartoon Series , a.k.a. . The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series or The Wally Gator Show , was a syndicated television package of animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions , starting in 1962 . The series included three unrelated short cartoon segments featuring funny animal characters : Wally Gator Touché Turtle and Dum Dum Lippy the Lion & Hardy Har Har The package consisted of Fifty-two episodes , each with three individual segments and no bridge animation . Each individual cartoon segment , had its own opening theme and closing title . The title The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon series was an off-screen promotional title to distinguish this package from other Hanna-Barbera cartoons ( such as Ruff and Reddy , Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear all of which had bridge animation between the cartoons . ) available at the time . For example , WGN-Channel 9 in Chicago ran the three segments in a half-hour timeslot under the name Wally Gator . In New York , WPIX-TV originally used the segments for a local series , Cartoon Zoo , featuring Milt Moss as host and `` Zookeeper '' , with life-sized cutouts of the characters in `` cages '' as a backdrop . The package was originally syndicated by Screen Gems , the TV division of Columbia Pictures . The Hanna-Barbera studio was later purchased by Taft Broadcasting Company , which distributed the studio 's product first through Taft-HB Program Sales , and later through Worldvision Enterprises . Over time , the studio regained control of many of its earlier productions and distributed them through Worldvision . The elements of The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series were split up , with Wally Gator airing as a segment on Magilla Gorilla and Friends on USA Network 's Cartoon Express from 1987 through 1991 . Meanwhile , Touche Turtle and Lippy the Lion were part of another package of cartoons aired on The Family Channel . Following the purchase of the Hanna-Barbera library by Turner Entertainment , these shorts eventually appeared on Cartoon Network and later Boomerang . The cartoons were put on DVD with Saturday Morning Cartoons : Vol . 2 . Strangely , the Lippy the Lion cartoon was of noticeably better quality than the other two on the DVD . Very likely due to the cartoon coming from a better quality film print then the others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "290759ae97a636557d9eab7656bd06f4", "text": "D-TV D-TV is a series of music videos created by Walt Disney Productions in 1984 . Disney combined hit songs from the past with footage of vintage Disney animation , created in the style of MTV music videos , which inspired the name of this series . The videos were shown as filler material on the Disney Channel ( as the network did not air commercials at this time ) , as well as being the focus of television specials . Home video collections were also released on the VHS , Beta , CED Videodisc , and Laserdisc formats . After the first run of D-TV , in 1989 a second series was produced known as DTV ² . The show 's main title theme song is `` RPM '' from Larry Owens for the Network Music Library . D-TV ceased airing in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba9a88c581133944102ca440232e6fc9", "text": "List of Total Drama World Tour episodes This is a list of the episodes of Total Drama World Tour , a Canadian animated television series which premiered on June 10 , 2010 , at 8:30 p.m. EST on Teletoon in Canada , and on June 21 , 2010 , at 9:00 p.m. EST on Cartoon Network in the U.S. . It also aired on ABC3 in Australia . Total Drama World Tour , a sequel to Total Drama Island and Total Drama Action , is a parody of reality TV shows . This season takes the contestants around the world , where they must break into song at the sound of a jingle or face instant elimination .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fd76783922979bece284ea69bcec947f", "text": "Adult animation Adult animation , adult cartoon , or mature animation is any type of animation work that is mainly targeted towards adults and sometimes also teenagers , acting as a contrast to most animated films and TV series being aimed at children . Works in this genre may be considered adult for any number of reasons . They may be noted for using risqué themes , graphic violence , profane language , sexuality , or dark humor . Works in this genre may explore philosophical , political , or social issues . Some productions are noted for sophisticated and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques . Before the enforcement of the Hays Code , some cartoon shorts contained humor that was aimed at adult audience members rather than children . Following the introduction of the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system , independent animation producers attempted to establish an alternative to mainstream animation . Initially , few animation studios in the United States attempted to produce animation for adult audiences , but later examples of animation produced for adults would gain mainstream attention and success .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b9c8fcb24f1f2746d86b6294761bf670", "text": "A&E Networks A&E Networks ( branded as A+E Networks ) is an American media company that owns a group of television channels available via cable & satellite in the U.S. and abroad . A&E stands for Arts & Entertainment . The company is a joint venture with Hearst and Disney-ABC Television Group , a unit of the Disney Media Networks subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee5eb2faf688d2bc896dd479902dc004", "text": "Warner Bros. Cartoons Warner Bros. . Cartoons , Inc. was the in-house division of Warner Bros. . Pictures during the Golden Age of American animation . One of the most successful animation studios in American media history , Warner Bros. . Cartoons was primarily responsible for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short subjects . The characters featured in these cartoons , including Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Speedy Gonzales , Sylvester and Tweety , Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner , are among the most famous and recognizable characters in the world . Many of the creative staff members at the studio , including directors and animators such as Chuck Jones , Friz Freleng , Robert McKimson , Tex Avery , Robert Clampett and Frank Tashlin , are considered major figures in the art and history of traditional animation . The Warner animation division was founded in 1933 as Leon Schlesinger Productions , an independent company which produced the popular Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated short subjects for release by Warner Bros. . Pictures . In 1944 , Schlesinger sold the studio to Warner Bros. , who continued to operate it as Warner Bros. . Cartoons , Inc. until 1963 . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were briefly subcontracted to Freleng 's DePatie-Freleng Enterprises studio from 1964 until 1967 . The Warner Bros. . Cartoons studio briefly re-opened in 1967 before shutting its doors for good two years later . A successor company , Warner Bros. . Animation , was established in 1980 . That company continues to produce Looney Tunes-related works , in addition to television shows and feature films centering on other properties . The classic Warner Bros. animation studio is sometimes referred to as `` Termite Terrace '' , a name given to the temporary headquarters Tex Avery and his animators were assigned to during Avery 's first year as a Looney Tunes director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58a915170d1b6c2a02b6c064cdccd400", "text": "Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series) Inspector Gadget is a French-Canadian-American animated comic science fiction television series that revolves around the adventures of a clumsy , dim-witted detective named Inspector Gadget -- a human being with various bionic gadgets built into his body . Gadget 's nemesis is Dr. Claw , the leader of an evil organization known as `` M.A.D. '' The series launched the Inspector Gadget franchise . This is the first syndicated cartoon show from DIC Entertainment , as well as the first from the company to be created specifically for US viewers , along with The Littles . It originally ran from 1983 to 1986 and remained in syndication into the late 1990s . It was shown on ABC in Australia from 26 July 1984 to 8 February 1991 . Created by Andy Heyward , Bruno Bianchi , and DiC 's founder Jean Chalopin , the series was a co-production between DiC Entertainment ( at the time named DiC Enterprices ) and the Canadian studio Nelvana , which DiC outsourced the pre-production to . The animation work was outsourced to Asian studios Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Japan and Cuckoo 's Nest Studio in Taiwan . It was the first animated television series to be presented in stereo sound .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2237d61f502d5c08ae504bb52f6bc928", "text": "Super Milk Chan is an anime comedy directed by Hideyuki Tanaka and produced by Genco , Suplex , framegraphics and Geneon Entertainment for the 24-hour channel Animax . The show pre-began as 14 eight-minute segment episodes which aired on Fuji Television 's Flyer TV block from June 18 , 1998 to September 24 , 1998 from 24:45 to 24:55 , with the animation being produced by Tokyo Kids . The full-length show , entitled , ran for 12 twenty-four-minute episodes which aired on WOWOW 's Space Shower TV block from January 27 , 2000 to April 13 , 2000 at 19:00 and then 18:00 . In Canada , 14 episodes of Super Milk Chan aired on Teletoon in 1998 . The North American DVD release by A.D. Vision features two different English-dubbed versions : a straight translation of the Japanese version ( which aired on Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim block on October 31 , 2004 with the original vintage episodes before making its official series premiere a week later ) and an Americanized version with western pop culture references and short live-action skits featuring ADV voice cast members .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "eb68ae5bc29cc778105318851ad96c05", "text": "Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston , Texas . The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , as a member of the league 's Western Conference Southwest Division . The team plays its home games at the Toyota Center , located in downtown Houston . The Rockets have won two NBA championships and four Western Conference titles . The team was established as the San Diego Rockets , an expansion team originally based in San Diego , in 1967 . In 1971 , the Rockets moved to Houston . The Rockets won only 15 games in their debut season as a franchise in 1967 . In the 1968 NBA draft , the Rockets , picking first overall , selected power forward Elvin Hayes , who would lead the team to its first playoff appearance in his rookie season . The Rockets did not finish a season with a winning record until the 1976 -- 77 season , when they traded for center Moses Malone . Malone went on to win the NBA Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award twice and led Houston to the conference finals in his first year with the team . He also led the Rockets to the NBA Finals in 1981 where they were defeated in six games by the Boston Celtics , led by Larry Bird and future Rockets coach Kevin McHale . In 1984 , the Rockets drafted center Hakeem Olajuwon , who would be paired with 7 ft Ralph Sampson , forming one of the tallest front courts in the NBA . Nicknamed the `` Twin Towers '' , they led the team to the 1986 NBA Finals -- the second NBA Finals appearance in franchise history -- where Houston was again defeated by the Boston Celtics . The Rockets continued to reach the playoffs throughout the 1980s , but failed to advance past the first round for several years following a second-round defeat to the Seattle SuperSonics in 1987 . Rudy Tomjanovich took over as head coach midway through the 1991 -- 92 season , ushering in the most successful period in franchise history . Olajuwon-led Rockets went to the 1994 NBA Finals and won franchise 's first championship against Patrick Ewing and the New York Knicks . The following season , the Rockets reinforced by another All-Star , Clyde Drexler , repeated as champions as the sixth seed in the West and swept the Orlando Magic , led by a young Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway , in four games . Houston became the lowest-seeded team in NBA history to win the title . The Rockets acquired all-star forward Charles Barkley in 1996 , but the presence of three of the NBA 's 50 greatest players of all-time ( Olajuwon , Drexler , and Barkley ) was not enough to propel Houston past the Western Conference Finals . Each one of the aging trio had left the team by 2001 , and the Rockets of the early 21st century , led by superstars Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming , followed the trend of consistent regular-season respectability followed by playoff underachievement as both players struggled with injuries . After Yao 's early retirement in 2011 , the Rockets entered a period of rebuilding , completely dismantling and retooling their roster . The acquisition of franchise player James Harden in 2012 has launched the Rockets back into championship contention in the mid-2010s . The Rockets , under general manager Daryl Morey , are notable for popularizing the use of advanced statistical analytics ( similar to sabermetrics in baseball ) in player acquisitions and style of play .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "9c00800557203b8e2f2c11eebaaff07c", "text": "2014–15 Houston Rockets season The 2014 -- 15 Houston Rockets season was the 48th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , and the 44th in the Houston area . The Rockets finished the regular season with a 56 -- 26 record , the third best in franchise history . They also won their first ever Southwest Division title and first Division crown since 1994 . The Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks 4 -- 1 in the first round , advancing to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2009 . They beat the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games after trailing the series 1 -- 3 , advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1997 . They became just the ninth team in NBA history to come back from such a deficit -- and currently the only franchise to do so twice . The Rockets ' season ended with a 1 -- 4 loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9f1d38a84b91be367a911b26694c106", "text": "2010–11 Anaheim Ducks season The 2010 -- 11 Anaheim Ducks season was the 18th season of operation ( 17th season of play ) for the National Hockey League franchise . After a disappointing previous season , the Ducks attempted to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history . They were ultimately defeated by the Nashville Predators in the first round of the playoffs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "11671e59c4ff288241abf9c9e8ba66c3", "text": "History of the National Hockey League (1917–42) The National Hockey League ( NHL ) was founded in 1917 following the demise of its predecessor league , the National Hockey Association ( NHA ) . In an effort to remove Eddie Livingstone as owner of the Toronto Blueshirts , a majority of the NHA franchises ( the Montreal Canadiens , Montreal Wanderers , Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs ) suspended the NHA and formed the new NHL . Quebec , while a member , did not operate in the NHL for the first two years . Instead the owners of the Toronto Arena Gardens operated a new Toronto franchise . While the NHL was intended as a temporary measure , the continuing dispute with Livingstone led to the four NHA owners meeting and making the suspension of the NHA permanent one year later . The NHL 's first quarter-century saw the league compete against two rival major leagues , the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and Western Canada Hockey League , for players and the Stanley Cup . The NHL first expanded into the United States in 1924 with the founding of the Boston Bruins , and by 1926 consisted of ten teams in Ontario , Quebec , the Great Lakes region , and the Northeastern United States . At the same time , the NHL emerged as the only major league and the sole competitor for the Stanley Cup . The game itself continued to evolve during this time . Numerous innovations to the rules and equipment were put forward as the NHL sought to improve the flow of the game and make the sport more fan-friendly . The NHL played with six men to a side rather than the traditional seven , and was among the first leagues to allow goaltenders to leave their feet to make saves . The NHL 's footprint spread across Canada as Foster Hewitt 's radio broadcasts were heard coast-to-coast starting in 1933 . The Montreal Forum and Maple Leaf Gardens were built , and each played host to All-Star benefit games held to raise money to support Ace Bailey and the family of Howie Morenz in Toronto and Montreal , respectively . Both players ' careers had ended due to an on-ice incident , with Morenz eventually dying , a month after he sustained his initial injury . These early NHL All-Star games would lead to the annual All-Star games which continue today . The Great Depression and World War II reduced the league to six teams by 1942 . Founding team Ottawa , and expansion teams New York Americans , Montreal Maroons and Pittsburgh Pirates/Philadelphia Quakers passed from the scene . Expansion team Detroit Falcons declared bankruptcy in 1932 and only survived through a merger with the Chicago Shamrocks of the American Hockey League and the pockets of prosperous owner James Norris to become the Detroit Red Wings . Desperate conditions in Montreal meant that the city nearly lost both of its teams in the 1930s ; the Canadiens nearly moved to Cleveland , but survived due to its stronger fan support . The six teams left standing in 1942 ( the Boston Bruins , Chicago Black Hawks , Detroit Red Wings , Montreal Canadiens , New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs ) are known today as the `` Original Six '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf455ee88ed3481172d8058df8aeea1f", "text": "Southwest Division (NBA) The Southwest Division is one of the three divisions in the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . The division is located in the South Central United States and consists of five teams , the Dallas Mavericks , the Houston Rockets , the Memphis Grizzlies , the New Orleans Pelicans and the San Antonio Spurs . Three of the teams , the Mavericks , Rockets , and Spurs , are based in Texas . The division was created at the start of the 2004 -- 05 season , when the league expanded from 29 to 30 teams with the addition of the Charlotte Bobcats . The league realigned itself into three divisions in each conference . The Southwest Division began with five inaugural members , the Mavericks , the Rockets , the Grizzlies , the Hornets ( now Pelicans ) and the Spurs . The Mavericks , the Rockets , the Grizzlies and the Spurs joined from the now-defunct Midwest Division , while the Pelicans joined from the Central Division . The Spurs have won the most Southwest Division titles with eight . The Mavericks have won two titles and the Pelicans and Rockets have won one title each . The Grizzlies have never won the Southwest Division title . Four NBA champions came from the Southwest Division . The Spurs won the NBA championship in 2005 , 2007 and 2014 , while the Mavericks won in 2011 . In the 2007 -- 08 season , all four teams that qualified for the playoffs each had more than 50 wins . In the 2010 -- 11 season and the 2014 -- 15 season , all teams in the division had winning percentages above 0.500 ( 50 % ) . In the 2014 -- 15 season , the Southwest Division saw every one of its teams making the playoffs , a feat achieved only twice in the last 30 years . The most recent division champion is the San Antonio Spurs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d348f4c2a8602e962d84890bedc4c8b6", "text": "1975–76 Houston Aeros season The 1975 -- 76 Houston Aeros season was the Aeros ' fourth season of operation in the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) . The Aeros again qualified first for the playoffs and made it to the Avco Cup Final but lost the championship to the Winnipeg Jets . This was the first season that the Aeros played in the Summit after three seasons at Sam Houston Coliseum .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f7bd841cff94fd4435be9c856ff4e2d", "text": "2000–01 Houston Rockets season The 2000 -- 01 NBA season was the Rockets ' 34th season in the National Basketball Association , and 30th season in the city of Houston . In an effort to shore up their front line , the Rockets signed free agent Maurice Taylor during the offseason . After the retirement of Charles Barkley , second-year star Steve Francis continued to emerge as the new star of the Rockets averaging 19.9 points per game . The Rockets got off to a 13 -- 9 start to the season , but then went on a six-game losing streak afterwards . They would recover and play above .500 for the remainder of the season . However , the Rockets missed the playoffs despite finishing fifth in the Midwest Division with a winning record of 45 -- 37 , which was two games behind the 8th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves . This season marked an end of an era as Hakeem Olajuwon was traded to the Toronto Raptors following the season . Also following the season , Shandon Anderson was traded to the New York Knicks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c363292efe3d474d5f249699cad8baf5", "text": "North American Hockey League The North American Hockey League ( NAHL ) is one of the top junior hockey leagues in the United States and is in its 42nd season of operation in 2017 -- 18 . It is the only Tier II junior league sanctioned by USA Hockey , and acts as an alternative to the Tier I United States Hockey League ( USHL ) . The NAHL is the oldest junior hockey league in the United States and is headquartered in Frisco , Texas ( they are co-located in the same facility as the National Hockey League 's Dallas Stars ) . The league consists of four divisions with a total of 23 teams . The teams span the United States from Massachusetts in the East to Alaska in the Northwest and to Texas in the South . The teams play a 60-game regular season , starting in mid-September and ending in early April . The top teams of the NAHL playoffs meet in a predetermined location to play in the Robertson Cup Championship Tournament . From its beginning in 1975 , the NAHL was primarily a 6 -- 12-team league based in the Midwest , known as the Great Lakes Junior Hockey League and changed the name to the North American Hockey League in 1984 . The league 's all-time leading scorer is Mike York who tallied 371 points in two seasons . Other notable alumni from the NAHL include Pat Lafontaine , Mike Modano , Doug Weight , Pat Peake , Brian Rolston , Brian Holzinger , Brian Rafalski , Todd Marchant and John Scott . In 2003 , the league merged with the defunct America West Hockey League to form a 19-team league .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "605b070c9f3185b264d5ff93e68d6502", "text": "1996–97 Calgary Flames season The 1996 -- 97 Calgary Flames season was the 17th National Hockey League season in Calgary . It was another season of decline , as the Flames began the rebuilding process after remaining near the top of the league standings for nearly a decade . Finishing 5th in the Pacific Division , the Flames missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1991 -- 92 season , and for only the second time since coming to Calgary . As a result of missing the playoffs , the Flames fired head coach Pierre Page following the season , replacing him with Brian Sutter . Page ended his Flames career with a coaching record of 66 -- 78 -- 20 . His .463 winning percentage was , at the time , the worst for any coach in Flames history . On November 23 , 1996 , rugged forward Sasha Lakovic authored one of the more memorable moments in the history of the Battle of Alberta when he attempted to leap over the glass at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton to attack a drunken fan who had reached over the barrier to dump a beer on the head of Flames assistant coach Guy Lapointe . Lakovic , who was held back by his team-mates from going into the crowd , was suspended two games , while the Edmonton Oilers were fined $ 20,000 for having inadequate security . Theoren Fleury was named to the Western Conference team at the 47th National Hockey League All-Star Game , where he recorded an assist . Rookie forward Jarome Iginla , acquired the previous season in a trade for Joe Nieuwendyk led all NHL rookies in scoring at 50 points . Despite his success , Iginla failed to win the Calder Memorial Trophy , as defenceman Bryan Berard was voted the league 's top rookie . Iginla was named to the All-Rookie team , however .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "715f29f541e8b8f2c3ca201153631682", "text": "1965–66 Detroit Red Wings season The 1965 -- 66 Detroit Red Wings season saw the Red Wings finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) with a record of 31 wins , 27 losses , and 12 ties for 74 points . They defeated the Chicago Black Hawks in six games in the semi-finals before falling to the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup Final , also in six games . The Red Wings would not appear in the Final again until the 1995 Final .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4f16a1101c53866177617aba91bf1b3", "text": "1993–94 Calgary Flames season The 1993 -- 94 Calgary Flames season was the 14th National Hockey League season in Calgary . It was a season of change across the NHL , as the league reorganized its divisions and playoff format . The Smythe Division was retired and the Flames joined the new Pacific Division of the Western Conference , as the NHL aligned itself with the other major sports leagues in naming divisions by geographical boundaries . The change angered fans , who preferred the traditional convention , which honoured the game 's past builders . Realignment also led to significant changes in the playoff format , as the top eight teams in each conference now qualified for the post-season , rather than the top four in each division . Under the new format , the top team in each division was guaranteed one of the top two seeds , and declared the divisional champion , as opposed to having to win two playoff rounds to capture the division title . Thus , the Flames became the first Pacific Division champions , and the second seed in the playoffs . They faced the second place Vancouver Canucks in the playoffs rather than the fourth place Mighty Ducks of Anaheim who failed to qualify under the new system . The playoffs ended in another bitter disappointment , as the Flames blew a 3 -- 1 series lead , losing the last three games in overtime to the Canucks , who would eventually go onto the Stanley Cup finals before bowing out to the New York Rangers . Two Flames represented the Western Conference at the 1994 All-Star Game : Forward Joe Nieuwendyk and defenceman Al MacInnis . For the second consecutive season , four Flames reached the 30-goal plateau . Three of them ( Theoren Fleury , Robert Reichel and Gary Roberts ) were also 40-goal scorers . Prior to the season , Calgary lost two players in the 1993 NHL Expansion Draft , as the Florida Panthers selected defenceman Alexander Godynyuk 13th overall , and centre Brian Skrudland 32nd overall . The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim did not select any Flames players .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5b63be1b088e6bbef0757b0dcfaf3256", "text": "1988–89 NHL season The 1988 -- 89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League . The Calgary Flames won an all-Canadian Stanley Cup final against the Montreal Canadiens four games to two . As of the end of the 2017 NHL season this is the last time two Canadian teams faced each other for the Stanley Cup .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29dc7886a2b1e5beb50d3973c262296c", "text": "Jason Smith (ice hockey) Jason Matthew Smith ( born November 2 , 1973 ) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played his entire career in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) from 1993 to 2009 , playing in over 1,000 regular season games . In his 16-year NHL career , he played for the New Jersey Devils , Toronto Maple Leafs , Edmonton Oilers , Philadelphia Flyers and Ottawa Senators , having been originally selected by New Jersey in the first round , 18th overall , at the 1992 NHL Entry Draft . Smith served as team captain of both the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers , the former of which he led for five years and guided to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals . Smith is currently the head coach for the WHL 's Kelowna Rockets", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f92101fedfd4f6ee687f1f726dde5cfe", "text": "1990–91 Los Angeles Kings season The 1990 -- 91 Los Angeles Kings season saw the Kings finish first in the Smythe Division with a 46-24-10 record for 102 points . This was the only regular-season division title in Kings history , and the second-best regular-season finish in franchise history . The team defeated the Vancouver Canucks four games to two in the Smythe Division Semi-final before falling to the Edmonton Oilers four games to two in the Division Final . The Kings were coached by Tom Webster and captained by Wayne Gretzky .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e7eba6d9810950f29ace6f00f1b058aa", "text": "19th National Hockey League All-Star Game The 19th National Hockey League National Hockey League All-Star Game was played in Montreal Forum on October 20 , 1965 , where the host Montreal Canadiens lost to a team of all-stars from the remaining NHL teams 5 -- 2 . It was the last time that an All-Star Game was held at the start of the season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b8d3d2bf5448e621c9fa07961c9768f", "text": "2003 Stanley Cup Finals The 2003 Stanley Cup Finals was a best-of-seven playoff series that determined the champion of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the 2002 -- 03 season . As a culmination of the 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs , the second-seeded Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils defeated the seventh-seeded Western Conference champion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in seven games and were awarded the Stanley Cup . It was New Jersey 's first appearance since 2001 and third in four years . It was Anaheim 's first-ever appearance . The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks in seven games to win their third Stanley Cup in less than a decade . The Devils ' win was the last in a series of wins they , along with the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings , established in the era from 1995 to 2003 . The three teams won a combined eight of nine Stanley Cups during that time . The Devils won in 1995 , followed by the Avalanche in 1996 , then the Red Wings in 1997 and 1998 . After the Dallas Stars won in 1999 , the four-year cycle repeated again as the Devils started it again in 2000 , followed by Colorado in 2001 and Detroit in 2002 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0b836bf279861a9fd47d261355f1ac5", "text": "Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim , California . They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Since their inception , the Ducks have played their home games at the Honda Center . The club was founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , a name based on the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks . Disney sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry and Susan Samueli , who along with General Manager Brian Burke , changed the name of the team to the Anaheim Ducks before the 2006 -- 07 season . The Ducks have made the playoffs 13 times and won six Pacific Division titles ( 2006 -- 07 , 2012 -- 13 , 2013 -- 14 , 2014 -- 15 , 2015 -- 16 , and 2016 -- 17 ) , two Western Conference championships ( 2002 -- 03 and 2006 -- 07 ) and one Stanley Cup ( 2006 -- 07 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f462ae4300bbb8d004d2063739657bb", "text": "Don McLeod Donald Martin `` Smokie '' McLeod ( August 24 , 1946 -- March 11 , 2015 ) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played briefly in the National Hockey League and six full seasons in the World Hockey Association . McLeod 's NHL career consisted of 18 games played with the Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers over the 1970-71 and 1971-72 seasons . With the formation of the WHA in 1972 , McLeod was signed by the Houston Aeros where he played two seasons . The 1973-74 season was his finest year . He was awarded the Ben Hatskin trophy as the new league 's top goalie and was named to the First All-Star team . To top off his best professional season , the Aeros won the WHA playoff championship ( Avco Trophy ) . McLeod was also chosen to represent Canada ( WHA ) in the 1974 Summit Series against the Soviet Union in September 1974 . For the 1974-75 season , McLeod signed with the Vancouver Blazers where he appeared in a league record 72 games . McLeod followed the franchise to Calgary and for the next two seasons was the Calgary Cowboys main goalie . When that franchise folded in 1977 , McLeod was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques where he played in only 7 games before being dealt to the Edmonton Oilers where he finished out the 1977-78 season and his professional career . McLeod was the holder of numerous WHA career , season and playoff goaltending records . He died in 2015 , aged 68 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "65c40e9cc1ae7a0fd7c45c9c49070d2c", "text": "1993–94 Edmonton Oilers season The 1993 -- 94 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers ' 15th season in the NHL , and they were coming off their worst season in team history in 1992 -- 93 , finishing with only 60 points and failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time . During the off-season , the NHL announced it would be renaming the divisions and conferences , and the Oilers would be placed in the newly created Pacific Division in the Western Conference , along with their Battle of Alberta rivals , the Calgary Flames , Vancouver Canucks , Los Angeles Kings , San Jose Sharks , and the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . Edmonton would get off to a horrible start , starting the year 3 -- 18 -- 3 , before head coach Ted Green was fired and replaced by Glen Sather for the remainder of the season . The Oilers would play much better under Sather , but still fail to qualify for the playoffs for the 2nd straight season , finishing 18 points behind the 8th seeded San Jose Sharks . During the season , Edmonton would once again trade veteran players for youngsters , as team captain Craig MacTavish was dealt to the New York Rangers for Todd Marchant , while Dave Manson was shipped to the Winnipeg Jets for Boris Mironov . Offensively , Doug Weight would lead the club with 74 points , while 19-year-old rookie Jason Arnott would score a team high 33 goals , and finish just behind Weight with 68 points . Shayne Corson and Zdeno Ciger would each score over 20 goals , with 25 and 22 respectively . Igor Kravchuk would lead the Oilers blueline with 12 goals and 50 points , while Bob Beers would put together a solid season on defense , scoring 10 goals and 37 points . Kelly Buchberger would be the team leader in penalty minutes , accumulating 199 . In goal , Bill Ranford would appear in a career high 71 games , winning 22 of them , with a 3.48 GAA and 1 shutout . Rookie Fred Brathwaite would back him up , appearing in 19 games , and winning 3 of them . The Oilers scored the fewest shorthanded goals ( 2 ) during the regular season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e7e15458e039040bcdf8d51f48865a42", "text": "Eastern Conference (NHL) The Eastern Conference ( Conférence de l'Est ) is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League ( NHL ) used to divide teams . Its counterpart is the Western Conference . Previously known as the Prince of Wales Conference ( or Wales Conference for short ) , it was created in 1974 when the NHL realigned its teams into two conferences and four divisions . Because the new conferences and divisions had little to do with North American geography , geographical references were removed . The conference was instead named for the Prince of Wales Trophy . . The current champions are the Pittsburgh Penguins , winning in 2016 -- 17 . The Prince of Wales Trophy dates back to 1925 , when it was donated to the League by the then-current Prince of Wales , who later became King Edward VIII . It was originally given to the NHL 's champion . ( Until 1926 , the Stanley Cup was presented to the winner of a post-season playoff between the NHL and Western Hockey League champions . ) Since 1926 -- 27 , the Stanley Cup has gone to the NHL 's playoff champion . During the years when the NHL had no divisions , ( i.e. , 1925 -- 26 ; 1938 to 1967 ) , the Prince of Wales Trophy was presented to the League 's regular season champion ( analogous to today 's Presidents ' Trophy ) . From 1928 to 1937 , the Trophy went to the American Division regular season champion ; from 1967 to 1974 , it was presented to the East Division regular season champion ; and from 1974 to 1981 , it was presented to the Wales Conference regular season champion . The conferences and divisions were re-aligned for the 1981 -- 82 to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams , but the existing names were retained with the Wales Conference becoming the conference primarily for the NHL 's eastern teams . The names of conferences and divisions were changed for the 1993 -- 94 season to reflect their geographic locations . Then-new NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made the change to help non-hockey fans better understand the game , as the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , National Football League ( NFL ) and Major League Baseball ( MLB ) all use geographic-based names for their conferences and divisions . However , the trophy awarded to the conference champion , the Prince of Wales Trophy , retains some connection to the heritage of the League . In 2005 , following the 2004 -- 05 NHL lockout , Bettman changed the Eastern Conference logo ( along with the Western Conference and NHL logos ) to its current format .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59140be16bd2a852c7f7a4e851176705", "text": "1966 Memorial Cup The 1966 Memorial Cup was the 48th annual Memorial Cup competition , organized by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association ( CAHA ) to determine the champion of `` junior A '' ice hockey . The George Richardson Memorial Trophy champions Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey Association in Eastern Canada competed against the Abbott Cup champions Edmonton Oil Kings of the Central Alberta Hockey League in Western Canada . Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto , Ontario hosted the Final , which featured Bobby Orr , the Generals captain . It was the last of 18 Memorial Cup series to be played at the Gardens . In a best-of-seven series , Edmonton won their second Memorial Cup , defeating Oshawa four games to two . Orr was injured and played sparingly .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "a29c9ad5a090626f42bf7a417cff0bbc", "text": "Cochrane (organisation) Cochrane , previously known as the Cochrane Collaboration , is an independent , non-profit , non-governmental organization consisting of a group of more than 37,000 volunteers in more than 130 countries . The group was formed to organize medical research information in a systematic way to facilitate the choices that health professionals , patients , policy makers and others face in health interventions according to the principles of evidence-based medicine . The group conducts systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of health-care interventions and diagnostic tests , which it publishes in The Cochrane Library . A few reviews ( in fields such as occupational health ) have also studied the results of non-randomized , observational studies .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f9313106a7a4fd24aef3786927e721bc", "text": "Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany ( AWMF ; Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften ) , established in 1962 and located in Frankfurt am Main ( office at Düsseldorf ) , is the umbrella organisation of the more the 150 German medical societies . AWMF advises the government of the Federal Republic of Germany as well as the governments of the German federal countries ( `` Bundesländer '' ) in all topics of scientific medicine and medical research and classification . It co-ordinates the national programm of medical guidelines of its member organisations being a member of the Guidelines International Network . AWMF is the national member for Germany in the `` Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences CIOMS '' at WHO . The German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Healthcare ZEFQ is one of the organisation 's official organs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0cdcea37d91c3664c8445eb75528c5f6", "text": "Brighton Collaboration The Brighton Collaboration ( BC ) , named after the city in England where the idea was first formulated , is an independent global vaccine safety research network for health care professionals . It is a non-profit partnership providing high-quality vaccine safety information . The Brighton Collaboration was launched in 2000 as a voluntary international organization to facilitate the development , evaluation , and dissemination of high quality information about the safety of human vaccines . The idea of the collaboration started in 1999 , following a presentation by Bob Chen at an international scientific vaccine conference in Brighton , U.K. . In his talk , he stressed the need to improve vaccine safety monitoring by developing internationally accepted standards . Among the members of the audience were Harald Heijbel , Ulrich Heininger , Tom Jefferson , and Elisabeth Loupi who approached Bob Chen after his presentation . The 5 of them decided to start the project to develop a common language and standardized research methodology to improve the accuracy of vaccine safety risk assessment modeled after the Cochrane Collaboration for evidence-based medicine", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d4c7a5b470323ca5ebf1a8fb504c7032", "text": "Systematics Association The Systematics Association ( SystAss for short ) is a charitable organisation based in the UK founded in 1937 for the promotion of the study of systematics and taxonomy . It publishes research , organises conferences , and provides competitive research funds for systematics research .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42d2a7d37c2999c0678f169c42ccd457", "text": "International POPs Elimination Network The International POPs Elimination Network ( IPEN ) is a global network of NGOs dedicated to the common aim of eliminating persistent organic pollutants . IPEN is composed of public interest non-governmental organizations who support a common platform for the global elimination of POPs . The Participating Organizations ( POs ) of IPEN are those NGOs which have endorsed the POPs Elimination Platform and/or the Stockholm Declaration . Because the network is primarily engaged in facilitating information exchange and in supporting activities of its constituents , and because the purpose of the network does not include developing network-wide-policy statements , strategies , or action plans , a formal decision-making process for the network can be simple , flexible , and largely administrative in nature . ( IPEN 2005 ) The International POPs Elimination Network ( IPEN ) is a global network of more than 600 public interest non-governmental organizations working together for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants , on an expedited yet socially equitable basis . This mission includes achieving a world in which all chemicals are produced and used in ways that eliminate significant adverse effects on human health and the environment , and where persistent organic pollutants ( POPs ) and chemicals of equivalent concern no longer pollute our local and global environments , and no longer contaminate our communities , our food , our bodies , or the bodies of our children and future generations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b338a45b57dfa892a1b2fd5396c00379", "text": "UNISIST model The UNISIST model of information dissemination was proposed in 1971 by the United Nations . UNISIST ( United Nations International Scientific Information System ) is a model of the social system of communication , which consists of knowledge producers , intermediaries , and users . These groups of people ( or actors ) are different kinds of professionals . The social system also contains institutes such as research institutes , publishers , and libraries . The actors and institutions perform information services such as writing , publishing , storing and retrieving documents and information . The actors are communicating in both formal and informal ways and they are producing different kinds of documents such as journal articles , books , book reviews , proceedings , bibliographies and catalogues , dictionaries , handbooks , encyclopedias and review articles . The UNISIST model can be used to define relations between various kinds of scientific and scholarly documents and to compare various domains and their discursive practices . It provides a classification of documents and information services into primary , secondary and tertiary services and products . The original UNISIST model has been updated . The two most important reasons for the updated version have been : to emphasize differences between different knowledge domains and their structures of communication to reflect the changes in scientific and scholarly communication facilitated by the Internet and information technologies", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1b6e9729f0d990861b8776d4c6dd097", "text": "HRHIS A `` Human Resource for Health Information System '' ( `` HRHIS '' ) -- also known within the health care sector as `` human resource information system '' ( `` HRIS '' ) -- is a system for collecting , processing , managing and disseminating data and information on human resource for health ( HRH ) . Depending on the level of development of a country 's health care system and the organization of its workforce , an HRHIS can be computerized or paper-based , and including information on numbers and distribution of health workers and track their career information . It is usually an integral part of a comprehensive health management information system , and may be used to monitor and assess the performance of the overall health system . For example , in Tanzania the title Human Resource for Health Information System refers to an open-source software solution for HRH information management developed by the Department of Computer Science , University of Dar es Salaam for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ( Tanzania ) , and funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) and other development partners . The system supports the capture of data linked to any level in the organizational hierarchy and is customizable at both the input and output sides . In Canada , the HRHIS is composed of multiple computerized components , including the National Physician Database and the Registered Nurses Database . Similar systems have been developed and implemented elsewhere . In Uganda , an open-source HRHIS was implemented under the request of the Ugandan Ministry of Health ( MOH ) , to link and better manage a variety of independent sources of health workforce data , including data from censuses and other national surveys , MOH administrative records , district level sources , independent research studies , and health professional council data . In Brazil , the national web-based HRHIS ( known in Portuguese as sistema de informação e gestão de recursos humanos em saúde ) was implemented by the Brazilian Ministry of Health under a process of health systems reform and decentralization , catalyzed by the availability of new information technologies at the level of local health organizations . Botswana developed its HRHIS in 1994 , and Ministry of Health staff used the data as a basis for coordinated national workforce planning efforts with other agencies and ministries , such as the Department of Local Government which employs health workers in local regions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "023202c3eb8fbaf91a89f6f6b76f8e83", "text": "NeuroSearch NeuroSearch A/S is a Danish biotechnology company specializing in pharmaceuticals for treating diseases and disorders affecting the central nervous system ( CNS ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d93243828fb4fdce7a9350295a6ded3", "text": "Controlled substance A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture , possession , or use is regulated by a government , such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated a Controlled Drug in the United Kingdom . In the United States , the Drug Enforcement Administration is responsible for suppressing illegal drug use and distribution by enforcing the Controlled Substances Act , which regulates both the drugs themselves and certain precursors . Some U.S. states have additional restrictions for substances which might or might not be regulated by the federal government . During the Obama Administration , the federal government also voluntarily suspended enforcement of federal laws restricting marijuana where people were operating in compliance with state law . Some precursor chemicals used for the production of illegal drugs are also controlled substances in many countries , even though they may lack the pharmacological effects of the drugs themselves . Substances are classified according to schedules and consist primarily of potentially psychoactive substances . The controlled substances do not include many prescription items such as antibiotics . Some states in the U.S. have statutes against health care providers self-prescribing and/or administering substances listed in the Controlled Substance Act schedules . This does not forbid licensed providers from self-prescribing medications not on the schedules .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e13f6cec12e7e29dd8ef947083a6efa0", "text": "David Suzuki Foundation The David Suzuki Foundation is a science-based environmental organization headquartered in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada , with offices in Montreal and Toronto . It is a non-profit organization that is incorporated in both Canada and the United States , and is funded by close to 30,000 donors . The Foundation describes its goal as to : Work towards balancing human needs with the Earth 's ability to sustain all life . Our goal is to find and communicate practical ways to achieve that balance . The mission of the foundation is to `` protect the diversity of nature and our quality of life , now and for the future '' and their vision is `` that within a generation , Canadians act on the understanding that we are all interconnected and interdependent with nature '' . Its origins lie in a 1989 `` think-tank '' retreat on Pender Island , British Columbia that was organized by David Suzuki and Tara Cullis . A dozen concerned individuals were invited , and inspired by those discussions the Foundation was incorporated on September 14 , 1990 . It officially opened its doors on January 1 , 1991 . It is a federally registered Canadian charity supported entirely by Foundation grants and donations . It does not accept any government funding , except from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada . It is also not a funding body for other organizations . Currently the Foundation employs roughly fifty staff members . The Foundation 's CEO is Peter Robinson , formerly the head of Mountain Equipment Co-op and BC Housing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "76949c704ed72a8bd0ad8a824bed3e59", "text": "ProRec The ProRec initiative of 1996 is a network of national non-profit organisations ( the `` ProRec centres '' ) . The initiative was a consequence of the conclusions of the Concerted Action MEDIREC ( 1994-1995 ) regarding the reasons why Electronic Health Record ( EHR ) systems were not used more widely in any of the European Union . As part of the Lisbon Declaration suggestions were made to remedy this situation . The ProRec initiative is supported by the DG Information Society of the European Union . The DG Information Society supported the ProRec initiative with the ProRec Support Action ( 1996-1998 ) , and the WIDENET Accompanying Measure ( 2000-2003 ) . The goal of the initiative is to build awareness of the limitations , shortcomings and obstacles on the way towards widespread development , implementation and use of quality Electronic Health Records ( EHRs ) and pointing them out . Especially significant for implementing Electronic Health Record systems is the ability to communicate and interoperate .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "153c28889bed5a2bd3d8df8e3f55369f", "text": "Drug prohibition law Drug prohibition law is prohibition-based law by which governments prohibit , except under licence , the production , supply , and possession of many , but not all , substances which are recognized as drugs , and which corresponds to international treaty commitments in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 , the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 , and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 . When produced , supplied or possessed under licence , otherwise prohibited drugs are known as controlled drugs . The aforementioned legislation is the cultural institution and social fact that de facto divides world drug trade as illegal vs legal , according to geopolitical issues . The United Nations has its own drug control programme , as part of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ) , which was formerly called the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention ( ODCCP ) , and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the central drug policy-making body within the United Nations system . The International Narcotics Control Board ( INCB ) is an independent and quasi-judicial control organ for the implementation of the United Nations drug control conventions . It is important to note that there are several different sets of `` schedules '' , or lists , of controlled drugs . One is the INCB schedules ( four schedules numbered I-IV ) , while another is the United States ' Controlled Substances Act schedules of controlled substances ( five schedules , numbered I-V ) . Other countries also have different classifications and numbers of lists , such as those of the United Kingdom and Canada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b468491eb41ecb52e5233990fa1afd84", "text": "Data dissemination Data dissemination is the distribution or transmitting of statistical , or other , data to end users . There are many ways organisations can release data to the public , i.e. electronic format , CD-ROM and paper publications such as PDF files based on aggregated data . The most popular dissemination method today is the ` non-proprietary ' open systems using internet protocols . `` They are used in data dissemination through various communication infrastructures across any set of interconnected networks . '' Data is made available in common open formats . Some organisations choose to disseminate data using ` proprietary ' databases in order to protect their sovereignty and copyright of the data . Proprietary data dissemination requires a specific piece of software in order for end users to view the data . The data will not open in common open formats . The data is first converted into the propitiatory data format and specifically designed software is provided by the organisation to users . Dissemination formats and standards Under the Special Data Dissemination Standard , the formats are divided into two categories : `` hardcopy '' and `` electronic '' publications Some examples of Hardcopy publications : yearbook panorama of municipalities monthly review trends pocketbook periodical Some examples of electronic copy publications : CD Rom Webpage PDF Downloadable Databases for private use in 3rd party software applications Standards Standards have been developed in order to provide an internationally accepted statistical methodology for the dissemination of statistical data . The ` International Organization for Standardization ' ( ISO ) are one such international standard-setting body made up of representatives from various national standards organizations . They created the SDMX standard widely used around the world . SDMX stands for ` Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange ' . It is commonly used in national and international statistical and economic data sharing systems . This standard is for the exchange of essential social and economic statistics , for example between European national agencies and Eurostat and the European Central Bank . SDMX is used for the dissemination of multi-dimensional aggregated data . The Data Documentation Initiative ( DDI ) was created by the DDI Alliance . DDI is an open metadata specification and covers the full data life cycle from planning through to dissemination and archiving data . It is most popularly used for social statistics micro data but is not limited to this subject area . There are some examples online where these two standards are in use in proprietary data form . The following portals provide users with access to statistical data online from leading statistical agencies : Some examples of Propitiatory data dissemination online Public Transport Victoria Online Portal Health Workforce Australia Online Portal Cancer Council Victoria Online Portal Catholic Education Office Canberra Online Portal Department of Workplace and Pensions UK Online Portal Australian Bureau of Statistics Table builder Table Builder Online Portal King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Centre Online Portal", "title": "" }, { "docid": "064fe7e5e981b228d0dd0539e5da416a", "text": "Abbreviated New Drug Application An Abbreviated New Drug Application ( ANDA ) is an application for a U.S. generic drug approval for an existing licensed medication or approved drug . The ANDA is submitted to FDA 's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research , Office of Generic Drugs , which provides for the review and ultimate approval of a generic drug product . Once approved , an applicant may manufacture and market the generic drug product to provide a safe , effective , low cost alternative to the American public . Electronic submissions of ANDAs have grown by 70 % since November 2008 . The Section IV challenge has been credited with suppressing new drug innovation . A generic drug product is one that is comparable to an innovator drug product in dosage form , strength , route of administration , quality , performance characteristics and intended use . All approved products , both innovator and generic , are listed in FDA 's Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations ( Orange Book ) . Generic drug applications are termed `` abbreviated '' because ( in comparison with a New Drug Application ) they are generally not required to include preclinical ( animal and in vitro ) and clinical ( human ) trial data to establish safety and effectiveness . Instead , generic applicants must scientifically demonstrate that their product is bioequivalent ( i.e. , performs in the same manner as the innovator drug ) . One way scientists demonstrate bioequivalence is to measure the time it takes the generic drug to reach the bloodstream in 24 to 36 healthy volunteers . This gives them the rate of absorption , or bioavailability , of the generic drug , which they can then compare to that of the innovator drug . The generic version must deliver the same amount of active ingredients into a patient 's bloodstream in the same amount of time as the innovator drug . In cases of topically active drugs , the bioequivalence of a drug can be demonstrated by comparing drugs dissolution or transdermal drug absorption is compared with the innovator drug . In cases of systemically active drugs , active drug blood concentration of that drug is compared with the innovator drug . Using bioequivalence as the basis for approving generic copies of drug products was established by the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984 , also known as the Hatch-Waxman Act . This Act expedites the availability of less costly generic drugs by permitting FDA to approve applications to market generic versions of brand-name drugs without conducting costly and duplicative clinical trials . At the same time , the brand-name companies can apply for up to five additional years longer patent protection for the new medicines they developed to make up for time lost while their products were going through FDA 's approval process . Brand-name drugs are subject to the same bioequivalence tests as generics upon reformulation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ec6a7127832c896e586c7f6b7337b7c", "text": "National Core for Neuroethics The National Core for Neuroethics at the University of British Columbia was established in August 2007 , with support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research , the Institute of Mental Health and Addiction , the Canada Foundation for Innovation , the British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund , the Canada Research Chairs program , the UBC Brain Research Centre and the UBC Institute of Mental Health . Led by Judy Illes , the Core studies neuroethics , with particular focus on ethics in neurodegenerative disease and regenerative medicine , international and cross-cultural challenges in brain research , neuroimaging and ethics , the neuroethics of enhancement , and personalized medicine . The Core 's major research projects are focused on the use of drugs and devices for neuroenhancement , ethics in neurodegenerative disease and regenerative medicine research , brain research , neuroimaging in the private sector , and the ethics of personalized medicine , among others . Members of the Core also lead initiatives aside from their research projects . Considerable attention has been given to the Core by both the scholarly and non-academic media , with the Core featured in The New York Times , the Vancouver Sun , on the Canwest Global Newshour , and in the journal Science , amongst others . As an effort to engage the public in neuroethics discussion , the Core has recently started an online blog .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ab9dcc1ad2ffdfdf30a1be79c7159eb", "text": "Medscape Medscape is a web resource for physicians and health professionals . It features peer-reviewed original medical journal articles , CME ( Continuing Medical Education ) , a customized version of the National Library of Medicine 's MEDLINE database , daily medical news , major conference coverage , and drug information -- including a drug database ( Medscape Drug Reference , or MDR ) and drug interaction checker . All content in Medscape is available free of charge for professionals and consumers alike , but registration is required .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1c3150777430c182790bab209dd0a53", "text": "Dignitas International Dignitas International is a medical and research organization , which is dedicated to improving access to lifesaving treatment and care for HIV , TB and related diseases in resource-limited settings . Dignitas was founded by James Orbinski and James Fraser , both formerly with Médecins Sans Frontières ( MSF/Doctors Without Borders ) , with an underlying belief in human dignity . Dignitas works in partnership with patients , health workers , researchers and policymakers to tackle the barriers to health care in resource-limited communities . Dignitas emphasizes a balance between frontline care and research in order to treat patients , strengthen health systems and shape health policy and practice . Community-based care enables communities to overcome the lack of health care workers in regions overwhelmed by the AIDS pandemic . Dignitas 's work is based on the notion that by creating links between hospitals , health centres and communities , patients will have better access to with life-extending antiretroviral ( ARV ) therapies . Dignitas tries to develop and refine community-based approaches for HIV-related treatment and prevention so that the lessons learned can be disseminated to other parts of the developing world overwhelmed by AIDS . Dignitas also conducts research in collaboration with the University of Toronto and other partners to monitor and evaluate effectiveness , improve programming , and inform the work of other stakeholders . Since October 2004 , Dignitas has been working particularly in Zomba District , Malawi in partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health , providing antiretroviral ( ARV ) therapy to thousands of children and adults in the country .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4a215a732513b113b8edb87a55db295", "text": "Improvement Science Research Network The Improvement Science Research Network ( ISRN ) ( Principal Investigator : Kathleen R. Stevens , EdD , MS , RN , ANEF , FAAN ) is a large-scale academic-practice based healthcare research network that was created to accelerate interprofessional improvement science across multiple healthcare sites . In October , 2009 , development of the ISRN was supported by the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) through funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 's `` Grand Opportunities '' Program ( Principal Investigator/Director , Kathleen R. Stevens , EdD , MS , RN , ANEF , FAAN ) . The ISRN 's goal is to fill a national gap in improvement science through a sustained research network for testing system-focused improvement strategies in healthcare . To anchor its interprofessional focus , the ISRN is part of the Institute for Integration of Medicine and Science ( NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award ) at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio ( UTHSCSA ) and is housed in the UTHSCSA School of Nursing . The ISRN provides a national laboratory for investigators from across broad geographical range to study improvement , healthcare delivery systems , dissemination , implementation , translation , safety , and patient outcomes . The ISRN infrastructure supports virtual collaboration in the conduct of network studies through direct engagement of study partners and sites , network study principal investigators , and centralized support . Built upon lessons learned from practice-based research networks ( PBRNs ) , the ISRN is registered with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality as an active PBRN .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "527a9f2eeb6505bb208d92e03cf4c054", "text": "Collaborative governance Governance is a broader concept than government and also includes the roles played by the community sector and the private sector in managing and planning countries , regions and cities . Collaborative Governance involves the government , community and private sectors communicating with each other and working together to achieve more than any one sector could achieve on its own . Ansell and Gash ( 2008 ) have explored the conditions required for effective collaborative governance . They say `` The ultimate goal is to develop a contingency approach of collaboration that can highlight conditions under which collaborative governance will be more or less effective as an approach to policy making and public management '' Collaborative governance covers both the informal and formal relationships in problem solving and decision-making . Conventional government policy processes can be embedded in wider policy processes by facilitating collaboration between the public , private and community sectors . Collaborative Governance requires three things , namely : support ; leadership ; and a forum . The support identifies the policy problem to be fixed . The leadership gathers the sectors into a forum . Then , the members of the forum collaborate to develop policies , solutions and answers . There are many different forms of collaborative governance as such as Consensus Building and a Collaborative Network : Consensus Building -- `` A process where stakeholders build consensus on actions to address specific public policy problems ; Community visioning is a process where members of a community build consensus on a descriptions of the community 's desired future and on actions to help make goals for the future a reality . '' Collaborative Network -- `` This system is meant to accomplish more alignment among community needs , strategies of service agencies , priority outcomes , and resource allocation . It 's also meant to accomplish building social capital ; integration of human service delivery ; and interconnected strategies for relationship building , learning processes , and measurement and modeling among the participants . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "34835899f696e6a068b2ea0e57b34c62", "text": "Health informatics Health informatics ( also called health care informatics , healthcare informatics , medical informatics , nursing informatics , clinical informatics , or biomedical informatics ) is informatics in health care . It is a multidisciplinary field that uses health information technology ( HIT ) to improve health care via any combination of higher quality , higher efficiency ( spurring lower cost and thus greater availability ) , and new opportunities . The disciplines involved include information science , computer science , social science , behavioral science , management science , and others . The NLM defines health informatics as `` the interdisciplinary study of the design , development , adoption and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery , management and planning . '' It deals with the resources , devices , and methods required to optimize the acquisition , storage , retrieval , and use of information in health and biomedicine . Health informatics tools include amongst others computers , clinical guidelines , formal medical terminologies , and information and communication systems . It is applied to the areas of nursing , clinical medicine , dentistry , pharmacy , public health , occupational therapy , physical therapy , biomedical research , and alternative medicine . All of which are designed to improve the overall of effectiveness of patient care delivery by ensuring that the data generated is of a high quality e.g. an mHealth based early warning scorecard . The international standards on the subject are covered by ICS 35.240.80 in which ISO 27799:2008 is one of the core components . Molecular bioinformatics and clinical informatics have converged into the field of translational bioinformatics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6981206ca619eb0401fc1a168faf72b7", "text": "Access to Medicine Index The Access to Medicine Index is an independent initiative that ranks the world 's 20 largest research-based pharmaceutical companies according to their efforts to improve access to medicine in 107 low - to middle-income countries . The Index assesses how companies are making their products more available , affordable , accessible and acceptable to patients in need . By comparing companies to one another , the Index aims to stimulate pharmaceutical companies to play a bigger part in addressing the challenges of access to medicine in developing countries and to offer them insight into the activities of their peers . Furthermore , the Access to Medicine Index seeks to create a platform for stakeholders from the pharmaceutical industry , governments , investors , civil society , patient organisations and academia to gather and form a common view of how these pharmaceutical companies can make further progress . The Access to Medicine Index is published every two years by the Access to Medicine Foundation , an international not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving access to medicine for people in need . The organisation is based in Haarlem , The Netherlands and receives financial support from donors such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , the UK Department for International Development ( DFID ) and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ba6649c494370b73c45b1105c4b4aeff", "text": "Batman Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , and first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 ( 1939 ) . Originally named the `` Bat-Man '' , the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader , the Dark Knight , and the World 's Greatest Detective . Batman 's secret identity is Bruce Wayne , a wealthy American playboy , philanthropist , and owner of Wayne Enterprises . After witnessing the murder of his parents Dr. Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne as a child , he swore vengeance against criminals , an oath tempered by a sense of justice . Bruce Wayne trains himself physically and intellectually and crafts a bat-inspired persona to fight crime . Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City with assistance from various supporting characters , including his butler Alfred , police commissioner Gordon , and vigilante allies such as Robin . Unlike most superheroes , Batman does not possess any superpowers ; rather , he relies on his genius intellect , physical prowess , martial arts abilities , detective skills , science and technology , vast wealth , intimidation , and indomitable will . A large assortment of villains make up Batman 's rogues gallery , including his archenemy , the Joker . The character became popular soon after his introduction in 1939 and gained his own comic book title , Batman , the following year . As the decades went on , differing interpretations of the character emerged . The late 1960s Batman television series used a camp aesthetic , which continued to be associated with the character for years after the show ended . Various creators worked to return the character to his dark roots , culminating in 1986 with The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller . The success of Warner Bros. ' live-action Batman feature films have helped maintain the public 's interest in the character . An American cultural icon , Batman has been licensed and adapted into a variety of media , from radio to television and film , and appears on various merchandise sold all over the world , such as toys and video games . The character has also intrigued psychiatrists , with many trying to understand the character 's psyche . In 2015 , FanSided ranked Batman as number one on their list of `` 50 Greatest Super Heroes In Comic Book History '' . Kevin Conroy , Bruce Greenwood , Peter Weller , Anthony Ruivivar , Jason O'Mara , and Will Arnett , among others , have provided the character 's voice for animated adaptations . Batman has been portrayed in both film and television by Lewis Wilson , Robert Lowery , Adam West , Michael Keaton , Val Kilmer , George Clooney , Christian Bale , and Ben Affleck .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "047b8b801470cbb62f5e74f16179eb95", "text": "Harley Quinn Harley Quinn ( Harleen Frances Quinzel ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm , and first appeared in Batman : The Animated Series in September 1992 . She later appeared in DC Comics ' Batman comic books , with the character 's first comic book appearance in The Batman Adventures # 12 ( September 1993 ) . Harley Quinn is the frequent accomplice and lover of the Joker , whom she met while working as a psychiatric intern at Gotham City 's Arkham Asylum , where the Joker was a patient . Her name is a play on the name `` Harlequin '' , a character which originated in the commedia dell ` arte . The character was originally voiced by Arleen Sorkin in various tie-ins to the DC animated universe . Since then , she has also been voiced by Hynden Walch and Tara Strong in either DC Animated Showcases or in various video games . In the Birds of Prey television series , she was portrayed by actress Mia Sara . The character made her live-action cinematic debut in the 2016 film Suicide Squad , portrayed by Margot Robbie .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "fd83c9c0f48cf3ce95dab89af9fb990e", "text": "The World's Greatest Super-Heroes The World 's Greatest Super-Heroes is the name to the oversized slipcased hardcover anthology collection , that reprinted six oversized graphic novels all created by artist Alex Ross and writer Paul Dini . Four graphic novels were originally published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of DC main characters : Superman , Batman , Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman , thus Superman : Peace on Earth were published in 1998 , Batman : War on Crime in 1999 , Shazam ! : Power of Hope in 2000 and finally Wonder Woman : Spirit of Truth in 2001 . Alex Ross original idea was make a statement about the four superhero comics archetypes : Science Fiction ( Superman ) , Crime/Mystery ( Batman ) , Magic ( Captain Marvel ) and Myth ( Wonder Woman ) . In the following year , DC Comics also published one extra book : JLA : Secret Origins . Not featuring any storyline whatsoever , it only presented the origins of the four main characters already published in the previous books and the origins of other Justice League characters : Green Lantern , Flash , Green Arrow , Black Canary , Martian Manhunter , Hawkman , Hawkgirl and Plastic Man . Every origin was present in two-pages layout based on Joe Shuster 's origin of Superman from Action Comics # 1 . The final book , published in 2003 , JLA : Liberty and Justice presented a full story featuring the entire group , the first time that Alex Ross was able to use all characters in the current timeline . The artwork is of Ross ' very own photorealism , and the books themselves were created after the success of Ross ' and writer Mark Waid 's famous Kingdom Come . The World 's Greatest Super-Heroes was released on August 1 , 2005 on dust-jacket slipcase hardcover edition ( 9.6 '' x 13 '' ) and got paperback reprint ( 8.2 '' x 11 '' ) on September 28 , 2010 . Both collected versions are smaller than the original Treasury Editions ( 10 '' x 13.5 '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37f7bcce42dad1d2e2eb7794def383fd", "text": "Death (comics) Death , in comics , may refer to : Comic book death , the deaths of characters in comic books and the related entry : List of dead comic book characters The personification of death : Death ( DC Comics ) Death ( Marvel Comics ) Death , a member of the Horsemen of Apocalypse Other characters : Death Adder ( comics ) , a Marvel supervillain Death 's Head , a Marvel UK character Death 's - Head ( comics ) , a Marvel character and enemy of Daredevil Death Metal ( comics ) , a Marvel UK character Death Squad ( comics ) , a Marvel Comics team of supervillains Death-Stalker , a Marvel character Death Wreck , a Marvel character Doctor Death ( comics ) , a DC supervillain Black Death ( comics ) , a Marvel supervillain Lady Death Lady Deathstrike Storylines : The Death of Superman Death of Buffy ( Buffy comic )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a4994211af3096a392463c6bae114f4", "text": "Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider . The first supernatural Ghost Rider is stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze , who , in order to save the life of his father , agreed to give his soul to `` Satan '' ( later revealed to be an arch-demon named Mephisto ) . At night and when around evil , Blaze finds his flesh consumed by hellfire , causing his head to become a flaming skull . He rides a fiery motorcycle and wields blasts of hellfire from his body , usually from his skeletal hands . He eventually learns he has been bonded with the demon Zarathos . Blaze starred in the series from 1972 to 1983 . The subsequent Ghost Rider series ( 1990 -- 1998 ) featured Danny Ketch as a new Ghost Rider . After his sister was injured by ninja gangsters , Ketch came in contact with a motorcycle that had somehow been mystically enchanted to contain the essence of a Spirit of Vengeance . Blaze reappeared in this 1990s series as a supporting character , and it was later revealed that Danny and his sister were Johnny Blaze 's long lost siblings . In 2000s comics , Blaze again became the Ghost Rider , succeeding Ketch . In 2013 , Robbie Reyes became Ghost Rider as part of the Marvel NOW ! initiative . Nicolas Cage starred as the Johnny Blaze iteration of the character in the 2007 film Ghost Rider and the sequel Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance in 2012 . Gabriel Luna plays the Robbie Reyes version in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", "title": "" }, { "docid": "703eb28127c3e92d714e7ff8837a5ee8", "text": "Gladiatrix (comics) Gladiatrix ( Robin Braxton ) is a fictional heroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42ac586ee826cdf853d46056a85d48a2", "text": "Dick Grayson Richard John `` Dick '' Grayson is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly in association with Batman . Created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger and illustrator Jerry Robinson , he first appeared in Detective Comics # 38 in April 1940 as the original incarnation of Robin . In Tales of the Teen Titans # 44 ( July 1984 ) the character retires his role as Robin and assumes the superhero persona of Nightwing , created by Marv Wolfman and artist George Pérez . The youngest in a family of acrobats known as the `` Flying Graysons '' , Dick watches a mafia boss kill his parents in order to extort money from the circus that employed them . Batman ( Bruce Wayne ) takes him in as a legal ward ( retconned as an adopted son in some cases ) and the crime-fighting partner Robin . He is written by many authors as the first son of Batman . As well as being Batman 's crime-fighting partner , Dick establishes himself as the leader of the Teen Titans , a team of teenage superheroes . As a young man , he retires as Robin and takes on his own superhero identity to assert his independence , becoming Nightwing . As Nightwing , he continues to lead the Teen Titans and later the Outsiders . In the first volume of his eponymous series ( 1996 -- 2009 ) , he becomes the protector of Blüdhaven , Gotham 's economically troubled neighboring city , the locale the character is most closely associated with . He has also served stints protecting the streets of New York , Chicago and Gotham in other runs over the years . Dick Grayson has taken on the identity of Batman on a few occasions . Following `` Batman : Knightfall '' , Grayson declines taking up the mantle of Batman while the original was recovering from a broken back as he feels Nightwing is a hero in his own right and not Batman 's understudy , but after the events of the Zero Hour miniseries later that year , he replaces Bruce Wayne as Batman , beginning in Robin # 0 ( 1994 ) and extending throughout the Batman : Prodigal storyline in 1995 . Dick again assumes the mantle following the events of `` Batman R.I.P. '' ( 2008 ) and Final Crisis ( 2008 -- 9 ) . As Batman , Dick moves to Gotham City following his mentor 's apparent death and partners with the fifth Robin , Damian Wayne . On Bruce 's return , both men maintained the Batman identity until 2011 , when Dick returned to the Nightwing identity with DC 's The New 52 continuity reboot . In a 2014 comic story , Dick is forced to abandon the Nightwing identity after being unmasked on TV and faking his death , setting up Tim Seeley 's Grayson comic book , Dick becomes Agent 37 , Batman 's mole in the nefarious spy organization Spyral . Following the conclusion of the Grayson series , and the restoration of his secret identity in the series ' final issue , Dick returns to being Nightwing as part of the DC Rebirth relaunch in 2016 . Dick Grayson has appeared as Robin in several other media adaptations : the 1943 serial played by Douglas Croft , the 1949 serial played by Johnny Duncan , the 1966 -- 1968 live action Batman television series and its motion picture portrayed by Burt Ward , played by Chris O'Donnell in the 1995 film Batman Forever and its 1997 sequel Batman & Robin . Loren Lester voiced the character as Robin in Batman : The Animated Series and later as Nightwing 's first screen adaptation in The New Batman Adventures . In May 2011 , IGN ranked Dick Grayson # 11 on their list of the `` Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time '' . In 2013 , ComicsAlliance ranked Grayson as Nightwing as # 1 on their list of the `` 50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0363d7bafc65c170834b4fca89cb3584", "text": "Action Comics Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman , one of the first major superhero characters as the term is popularly defined . The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications , and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications , before taking on its current name of DC Comics . Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues . A second volume of Action Comics with issue # 1 ran from 2011 to 2016 . Action Comics returned to its original numbering beginning with issue # 957 ( Aug. 2016 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14a3b3fa803d19026f203886c5e6730a", "text": "Hoggoth Hoggoth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b8da7ae6398eaaceceeba1bc5d3bf6f", "text": "List of Batman Family adversaries The Batman Family adversaries or the rogues gallery are a collective of fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies . Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics # 27 ( May 1939 ) , his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes , and has become what is now informally called the Batman Family . As with most superheroes , a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman Family have been introduced throughout the decades , collectively referred to as the rogues gallery . Many characters from Batman 's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended . The Batman Family 's rogues gallery has widely been well received , considered by many journalists to be one of the greatest superhero rogues galleries in all of comics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d8c98d6e410a567b648b3ac9f1089fd2", "text": "Inferno (Dante Pertuz) Inferno ( Dante Pertuz ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e0d8fdc0fbe4e2b3fee74e9e7c63619", "text": "Batman: Anarky Batman : Anarky is a 1999 trade paperback published by DC Comics . The book collects prominent appearances of Anarky , a comic book character created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle . Although all of the collected stories were written by Alan Grant , various artists contributed to individual stories . Dual introductions were written by the creatorsboth of whom introduce the character and give insight into their role in Anarky 's creation and development . Featured as an antagonist in various Batman comics during the '90s , stories based on the character were highly thematic , political , and philosophical in tone . The majority of the collected stories ( `` Anarky in Gotham City '' , `` Anarky : Tomorrow Belongs to Us '' , `` Anarky '' ) are influenced by the philosophy of anarchism , while the final story ( `` Metamorphosis '' ) is influenced by Frank R. Wallace . Although anti-statism is the overarching theme of the collection , other concepts are explored . Anarky 's characterization was expanded throughout the stories to present him first as a libertarian socialist and anarchist , and in the final story as a vehicle for explorations into atheism , rationalism , and bicameralism . Literary references are also utilized throughout the collected stories to stress the philosophical foundations of the character . The collection also tracks the character 's evolution from a petty , street-crime fighting vigilante , to a competent freedom fighter in opposition to powerful forces of evil . Critics have positively received some of the stories within the collection , analyzing Anarky as a unique force for political commentary and discussion within DC Comics ' storytelling . However , the expansive growth of the character 's unique abilities and characterization has also fueled criticism as having overpowered the character beyond suspension of disbelief .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ced05eef9ffac83662b4e2c14f405499", "text": "Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel , also known as Shazam , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 . Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940 ) , published by Fawcett Comics . He is the alter ego of Billy Batson , a boy who , by speaking the magic word `` SHAZAM '' ( acronym of 6 Greek `` immortal elders '' - Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury ) , can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength , speed , flight , and other abilities . Based on book sales , the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s , outselling even Superman . Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other `` Marvels '' , primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. , who can harness Billy 's powers as well . Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film , in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel . Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics since 1967 , DC chose to publish the character 's adventures in a comic book titled Shazam ! for many years , leading many to assume that this was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . In addition , since 1972 , the character has been featured in two television series adaptations , one live action and one animated , by Filmation , and an upcoming Warner Bros. . Shazam ! feature film scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe . Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine . IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time , stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time . UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment , saying , `` At his best , Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy , goofy fun '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d234d4a641c49429238cb1950043a61a", "text": "Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books One of the key aspects of the Modern Age of Comic Books was that it was the beginning of big events . In 1984 , Marvel Comics debuted the first large crossover , Secret Wars , a storyline featuring the company 's most prolific superheroes , which overlapped into a 12-issue limited series and many monthly comic books . A year later , DC Comics introduced its first large scale crossover , Crisis on Infinite Earths , which had long-term effects on the `` DC Universe '' continuity . In the early and mid-1990s , big events were regularly published by Marvel and DC , often leading to extra publicity and sales . These events helped fend-off competition from Image Comics , and such events were more likely to become `` collector 's items . '' Some events , such as DC 's `` Zero Hour '' and Marvel 's `` Onslaught saga '' spanned a publisher 's entire line while others only affected a `` family '' of interrelated titles . The X-Men and Batman franchises featured crossovers almost annually . Some of the most significant mid-1990s events , such as Spider-Man 's `` Clone Saga , '' Batman 's `` Batman : Knightfall '' and particularly , `` The Death of Superman '' caused dramatic changes to long-running characters and received coverage in the mainstream media . These events led to significant sales boosts and publicity , but many fans began to criticize them as excessive and lacking compelling storytelling . They also complained that monthly series had become inaccessible because one had to follow a number of comics to understand the full storyline . By the end of the 1990s , the number of large crossovers decreased , but they were still launched sporadically .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a8ca574ece44e5e71890fe6736b6ea0", "text": "List of comics characters which originated in other media This list is for original fictional characters created for adaptations of comic books in other forms of media ( television series , films , books , games and advertising ) . It includes characters like Firestar and X-23 that were later incorporated into mainstream comics . The category does not include preexisting characters from fiction ( books , film , television , etc. ) such as Dracula , Conan or Rima that were later incorporated into comics . Characters unique to certain movies and television programs such as Rachel Dawes and Max Shreck are not included on this list because they do not have counterparts in any mainstream comic book . DC Comics : Nora Fries Gleek ( Super Friends ) Ethan Bennett Mercy Graves Gray Ghost ( fictional character ) Inspector William Henderson Isis ( DC Comics ) Inque King Tut ( Batman ) Livewire ( DC Comics ) Lock-Up ( comics ) Lionel Luthor Batman ( Terry McGinnis ) Renee Montoya Más y Menos Non ( DC Comics ) Jimmy Olsen Harley Quinn Roxy Rocket Samurai ( Super Friends ) Chloe Sullivan Ursa ( comics ) Wendy and Marvin Kristin Wells Perry White Wonder Twins Cinderblock ( comics ) John Diggle ( Arrow ) Marvel Comics : Firestar Lightwave Ms. Lion H.E.R.B.I.E. Hypnotia Iceberg Icemaster Spyke Abraham Whistler X-23 Phil Coulson Erik Selvig Melinda May Leo Fitz Jemma Simmons Antoine Triplett Anna Jarvis Other publishers : Cammy Jessica Priest Launchpad McQuack", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df6c32d32acd25ab2418ed5836f07b7d", "text": "Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch ( Wanda Maximoff ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in X-Men # 4 ( March 1964 ) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision , and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title The Avengers . Scarlet Witch has the superhuman ability to alter reality in unspecific ways . In most depictions , she is a mutant , a human born with natural superhuman powers . Originally revealed to be the daughter of the Golden Age superhero Whizzer , it was later established she and her twin brother Quicksilver were the children of X-Men villain Magneto , and the half-siblings of his daughter Polaris . This parentage was their status quo until 2014 , when a further retcon revealed that she and Quicksilver were in fact non-mutants who had been kidnapped and experimented on by the High Evolutionary , and then misled to believe that Magneto was their father . The character was ranked 97th in Wizard 's `` 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time '' list , 12th in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , and 14th in Comics Buyer 's Guide 's `` 100 Sexiest Women in Comics '' list . The character has appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films ; arcade and video games ; television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards . Elizabeth Olsen portrays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "798279cdc21d0b7ff3d39d251ab23bc9", "text": "Cat Bauer Catherine `` Cat '' Bauer ( born July 27 , 1955 in Greenville , South Carolina ) is the award-winning author of contemporary novels featuring the young protagonist , Harley Columba , and is known for her unique and honest voice . Publishers Weekly said , `` Bauer creates a witty and resilient narrator in ... Harley Columba ... Readers will be rooting for this sympathetic heroine . '' In the Thomson Gale biography , the authors noted that : `` Readers and reviewers often found the strength of Bauer 's novel in the authentic voice of its heroine , Harley . Patricia Morrow , for example , in Voice of Youth Advocates ( VOYA ) , remarked that ` Harley 's voice is true to the experience of many young people , ' and that ` Although the outcomes are not unexpected , they do not follow any formulas . ' '' Bauer is the oldest of five children . She was born on an Air Force Base where her father was stationed in Greenville , South Carolina . According to family lore , she was struck by ball lightning while sleeping in her bassinet during a thunderstorm . She spent the first five years of her life in Kearney , New Jersey in the same three-family house as her paternal grandparents , and her summers at the Bauer family property on Bodin Lake in Upstate New York . Her grandfather was the foreman of Kearfott , where her father was also an engineer . When she was nearly five years old , her grandparents relocated to Montreat , North Carolina , while her immediate family moved to Pompton Lakes , New Jersey , a small , suburban town in North Jersey which Bauer has fictionalized in her novels as `` Lenape Lakes '' -- `` only forty-five minutes outside of New York City , if there 's no traffic , although it may as well be four zillion light-years away since no one from here ever goes there . '' Bauer learned to read and use the slide rule before she went to kindergarten , and began writing books at the age of six . She showed musical ability at a young age , and played the clarinet , piano , violin and guitar , and was also active in the theater . Bauer graduated with honors from Pompton Lakes High School in 1973 . After a brief marriage to her high school sweetheart , she moved to the West Village in New York City , and studied acting with Stella Adler and the National Shakespeare Conservatory . She later moved to Los Angeles , California to pursue an acting career , and was active in the LA theater scene as both an actress and a playwright , co-authoring and performing in the cult hit , `` Peacocks . '' She was a close friend and student of the late Don Richardson , whose former students also included Grace Kelly and Anne Bancroft . Bauer assisted Mr. Richardson with his book `` Acting Without Agony , '' and it was in his workshop that she met her future husband , television director , James Quinn , noted for one-hour episode shows such as Law & Order . During this period , Bauer lived in the hills of Los Feliz . In July , 1993 , Sassy published her first short story , Run Away , which was the inspiration for her first novel , Harley , Like a Person . Under the working title of `` Zee , '' that effort was the recipient of the very first Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award given by the Society of Children 's Book Writers and Illustrators ( SCBWI ) . Selected from manuscripts submitted for individual critique at the SCBWI Annual Conference in Los Angeles , the award is given to the manuscript deemed most promising for publication . Another in the list of `` firsts , '' Bauer 's winning entry was critiqued by Walter Dean Myers , the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award winner , a prize which recognizes excellence in young adult literature . Bauer later changed the title of her first novel to Harley , Like a Person , which was originally published in 2000 by Winslow Press , a boutique publisher that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2002 . John Lennon 's life and work were major influences on Bauer , and her novels are peppered with references to the former Beatle . For example , Harley Columba was born on the anniversary of John Lennon 's death , December 8 , while her parents were attending a memorial concert in his honor . In 2004 , Holly Bolstad of White Bear Lake , Minnesota , won her state Level I Letters About Literature competition , a national reading-writing contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress , together with Target Stores , by writing to Cat Bauer about how Harley , Like a Person had affected her life . To enter , readers write a personal letter to an author , living or dead , from any genre -- fiction or nonfiction , contemporary or classic , explaining how that author 's work changed the student 's way of thinking about the world or themselves . In April 1998 , Bauer moved to Venice , Italy , where she lives today on the Grand Canal . She is presently divorced . Bauer was also a regular contributor to International Herald Tribune 's Italian supplement , Italy Daily , writing about the art , culture and architecture of Venice . Her popular blog , Venetian Cat - Venice Blog has been featured in the Financial Times Arts & Weekend Magazine . On May 27 , 2004 the Honorable Prudence Carter Beatty signed an Order reverting all rights to Harley , Like a Person to Bauer . That book was republished in a slightly different form in 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf , a division of Random House , Inc. , New York , together with a companion novel entitled , Harley 's Ninth , which takes place all on one day , October 9 , John Lennon 's birthday . AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS for HARLEY , LIKE A PERSON Booklist Top Ten Youth First Novel American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults Two-time Winner American Library Association YALSA Popular Paperback for Young Adults American Library Association YALSA Quick Pick New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age Bookreporter Top Ten Teen First Novel Book of the Year - First Place YA Fiction - ForeWord Magazine Oregon Young Adult Network Book Rave BookSense 76 Pick teenreads.com Top 10 Teen Book Teen People Book Club Selection CosmoGirl Book Club Selection Selected Adoption-Related Book No . American Council on Adoptable Children Awareness Guide Winner - SCBWI Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award Novels Harley , Like a Person Harley 's Ninth Collections Sixteen - Stories About that Sweet and Bitter Birthday , edited by Megan McCafferty Lines in the Sand , New Writing on War and Peace Time Out Venice : Verona , Treviso and the Veneto Time Out Guides", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad47dc43670072898442977a55502324", "text": "Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation . A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts . The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a71ff14710d8dc502e457378a4ddf76", "text": "Superpower (ability) Superpower is a popular culture term for a fictional superhuman ability , most commonly used in the American comic book genre . When a character possesses multiple such abilities , the terms super powers or simply powers are used . It is most frequently used in pulp magazines , comic books , science fiction , television programs , and film as the key attribute of a superhero . The concept originated in American comic books and pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s , and has gradually worked its way into other genres and media .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "acf64dd80cc9697de0e1f5c74c47621d", "text": "Zatanna Zatanna Zatara is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published DC Comics . The character was created by Julius Schwartz , Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson , and first appeared in Hawkman # 4 ( November 1964 ) . Zatanna is both a stage magician and an actual magician , like her father Giovanni `` John '' Zatara . As such she has many of her father 's powers relating to magic , typically controlled by speaking the words of her incantations spelled backwards . She is known for her involvement with the Justice League , her retconned childhood association with Batman , and her crossing of the Vertigo line with characters such as romantic partner John Constantine .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53341abcf654b9bdc7c0523fb8f99c21", "text": "Erotic comics Erotic comics are adult comics which focus substantially on nudity and sexual activity , either for their own sake or as a major story element . As such they are usually not permitted to be sold to legal minors . Like other genres of comics , they can consist of single panels , short comic strips , comic books , or graphic novels/albums . Although never a mainstream genre , they have existed as a niche alongside -- but usually separate from -- other genres of comics . During the mid-twentieth century , most comics were produced for children , and in North America the contents of most comics were constrained by the Comics Code Authority to be suitable for children . Consequently erotic comics have sometimes been subject to criticism and extra scrutiny compared to other forms of erotic art and storytelling . Additionally , the application of laws against child pornography to materials featuring fictional characters with no legal ages , have varied internationally .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49d71e56ee525f9320f5fe91547d54c6", "text": "Leila Davis Leila Davis is a fictional character , a supervillain and later costumed hero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She first went by Hardshell and later as the second version of Beetle . She was primarily an enemy of Spider-Man .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "94a148bab1c6944e1427be952b666911", "text": "Cage Warriors Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion , based in London . Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July , 2002 . Currently it has scheduled events in Chechnya , Baghdad and Beirut . Many of the biggest stars in MMA have made their names under the Cage Warriors banner , including Gegard Mousasi , Conor McGregor and Michael Bisping . CWFC are one of the few top promotions to take their events abroad , travelling throughout countries in Europe , North America and the Middle East . CWFC staged 26 events across 12 different countries in 2012 and 2013 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "72c96c323bb7e41f934106ef522781a2", "text": "UFC 10 UFC 10 : The Tournament was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) on July 12 , 1996 , at the Fairgrounds Arena in Birmingham , Alabama . The event was seen live on pay per view in the United States , and later released on home video . A fictional UFC 10 , staged at the Grand Olympic Auditorium , is featured during one scene in the film Virtuosity , including an appearance from fighter Ken Shamrock .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98b29769dcaf0af415075a41c802d260", "text": "1999 in King of the Cage The year 1999 is the 1st year in the history of King of the Cage , a mixed martial arts promotion based in The United States . In 1999 King of the Cage held 1 event , KOTC 1 : Bas Rutten 's King of the Cage .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0403d198f87f913d622115f16c2ee574", "text": "UFC 172 UFC 172 : Jones vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 26 , 2014 , at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore , Maryland .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "15cfdc058e59239f9fe83298f11b4d03", "text": "2005 in UFC The year 2005 is the 13th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States . In 2005 the UFC held 10 events beginning with , UFC 51 : Super Saturday . The reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter and the UFC Ultimate Fight Night both premiered on Spike TV . The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale was the first ever live UFC broadcast on non-pay-per-view television .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83cee4e19f2c395a312db33b1428fd64", "text": "K-1 Premium Dynamite!! K-1 PREMIUM Dynamite !! ( or Dynamite !! ) is an annual kickboxing and mixed martial arts event held in Japan by the Fighting and Entertainment Group . It began as a co-production between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1 held on August 28 , 2002 . The event was called K-1 Dynamite ! by K-1 and PRIDE Shockwave by PRIDE Fighting Championships ' , though in Japan it was simply called Dynamite ! . The live audience totaled 91,108 people , and is the largest on record for either organization or any professional fighting event .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e69fa27122ad5e2722691c560d991eac", "text": "2002 in UFC The year 2002 is the 10th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States . In 2002 the UFC held 7 events beginning with , UFC 35 : Throwdown .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "193f369def59ae9af707ecde1cbe14ec", "text": "EliteXC: Uprising EliteXC : Uprising was a mixed martial arts event promoted by EliteXC and co-promoted by Icon Sport and Rumble World Entertainment . The event took place on Saturday , September 15 , 2007 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Oahu , Hawaii .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3621ec42afa1db0287417f5a25334637", "text": "2012 in mixed martial arts events The year 2012 has seen champions retain their belt , new champions crowned and new promotions begin their campaigns . As of March 30 , 2012 , the Ultimate Fighting Championship has held seven events with another fourteen so far reported to be held throughout the rest of the year . Bellator Fighting Championship began its sixth season containing tournaments in five different weight classes . A new Indian promotion , Super Fight League , arrived on the scene in 2012 with seven events scheduled throughout the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85f66c6f77b54389eedc3b82f0453bdb", "text": "2005 in WEC The year 2005 is the 5th year in the history of World Extreme Cagefighting , a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States . In 2005 WEC held 5 events beginning with , WEC 13 : Heavyweight Explosion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1da21091db68c3bcc5df973ff78bd736", "text": "UFC Ultimate Fight Night UFC Ultimate Fight Night ( also known as UFC Fight Night 1 ) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 6 , 2005 . The event took place at University of Nevada 's Cox Pavilion , Las Vegas , Nevada and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93a315b9acd96bba8f80922403e05d97", "text": "Phoenix Championship Wrestling Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River , New Jersey . It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later . The promotion enjoyed a high degree of success during its existence and was home to many independent wrestlers in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region later signed to both Total Non-Stop Action and World Wrestling Entertainment . Stars from both promotions made appearances for PCW such as TNA 's Alexis Laree , Frankie Kazarian , Amazing Red and The S.A.T. ( Jose and Joel Maximo ) . The Wall and the Harris Brothers were also signed to TNA while competing for the promotion . From the World Wrestling Federation included former and then current superstars such as Jimmy Snuka , Gillberg , Gangrel , Eddie Guerrero and Three Minute Warning ( Rosey and Jamal ) . A number of WWE developmental wrestlers from Ohio Valley Wrestling spent time in the promotion including Kara Drew , Charlie Haas , Mike Kruel , Tank Toland and The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny Basham ) . Mike Bucci , a mainstay of Extreme Championship Wrestling , was also able to bring in many of its stars prior to and following the promotion 's close in 2001 . Among these included Prodigy , Chris Chetti , Little Guido , Jerry Lynn , Crowbar , Steve Corino , Julio Dinero , Chris Hamrick , Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Joey Matthews & Christian York and the `` heel '' stable Triple Threat ( `` Franchise '' Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . Both Bucci and Prodigy would win titles in the promotion , Prodigy being the first PCW Television Champion . Despite the fierce competitive environment among independent Mid-Atlantic promotions , the smaller PCW had working relationships with several of its rivals allowing appearances by Nicky Benz and Ric Blade from Combat Zone Wrestling , and Michael Shane , `` Fallen Angel '' Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe from Ring of Honor . PCW also featured many established independent wrestlers , not only in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region , but from throughout the United States and Canada . The mix of wrestlers would occasionally result in unofficial interpromotional matches that would not normally be seen in mainstream companies . The promotion also had a weekly Public-access television cable TV series , Fire Bird TV , and many of its supercards and televised events were later released on VHS/DVD by Smart Mark Video and RF Video .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e3ac4979af93091f5491342f62476db", "text": "UFC 49 UFC 49 : Unfinished Business was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 21 , 2004 , at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . The event was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States , and later released on DVD .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a008be36a9ed3b247adef7fdc4d82297", "text": "World Combat Games The World Combat Games are an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts . Fifteen Olympic and non-Olympic sports are currently on the programme : aikido , boxing , fencing , judo , ju-jitsu , karate , kendo , kickboxing , Muay Thai , sambo , savate , sumo , taekwondo , wrestling and wushu . The World Combat Games were initiated by SportAccord , the umbrella organisation for international sports federations and organizers of sports events , in order to bring these sports closer to a worldwide public . The World Combat Games are accompanied by a cultural program that reflects the ancient traditions and values of martial arts as well as their contribution to modern society .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72df738c9baa5a8324f7a2093f4f6d84", "text": "Victor Cui Victor Cui is the CEO / Owner of ONE Championship ( ONE ) , a mixed martial arts organization based in Singapore which is widely regarded as being the biggest in Asia and has some of the best MMA fighters in the world on the roster including Shinya Aoki , Bibiano Fernandes , Masakatsu Ueda , Melvin Manhoef and Tatsuya Kawajiri . Before setting up ONE in 2011 Cui had nearly 15 years of experience in the sports media industry and was also the man behind Martial Combat , a promotion which ran two shows per month at Resorts World Sentosa from May to October in 2010 . Cui has previously worked as a senior executive at ESPN Star Sports and the PGA Tour and has also been involved in X Games , Olympics Games , Commonwealth Games , and many other sporting events . The first ONE show , ONE Fighting Championship : Champion vs. Champion , took place at the 12,000 capacity Singapore Indoor Stadium on 3 September 2011 and featured Phil Baroni , Yoshiyuki Yoshida , Gregor Gracie , and Eduard Folayang . According to Cui everyone , including his wife , told him to use a smaller venue but he was determined to prove them wrong . Since then the Singapore based promotion has held sold out events in Kuala Lumpur , Jakarta , Manila , and Singapore , secured a ten-year TV deal with ESPN Star Sports and signed well known fighters including Rolles Gracie , Masakatsu Ueda , Renato Sobral , Andrei Arlovski , Roger Huerta and Tim Sylvia . Cui has repeatedly been described as ` The most powerful man in Asian MMA ' due to ONE 's rapid success and his relationship with other key players in the industry . He was one of only five candidates to be nominated for ` Leading Man of the Year ' the 2012 World MMA Awards and the only representative of an Asian promotion on this shortlist . Cui 's family is originally from Cebu and he was a major awardee at the 31st SAC-SMC Cebu Sports Awards on March 17 , 2013 for his work in turning ONE into the biggest MMA organization in Asia and showcasing Filipino fighters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9aaaf599bee6e6d6a1f56fed0588833", "text": "Jewels 5th Ring Jewels 5th Ring was a mixed martial arts ( MMA ) event held by MMA promotion Jewels . The event took place on at Shinjuku Face in Kabukicho , Tokyo , Japan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "983b684398ed33c5536160f6433a7356", "text": "World Series of Fighting 1: Central America World Series of Fighting 1 : Central America was a mixed martial arts event held on in Managua , Managua , Nicaragua .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9653966b79f4045a2446be42dcbf38eb", "text": "UFC Fight Night 6 UFC Fight Night : Sanchez vs. Parisyan ( also known as UFC Fight Night 6 ) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 17 , 2006 . The event took place at the Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada , and was broadcast live on Spike TV in the United States and Canada . It acted as a lead-in to the season four premiere of The Ultimate Fighter . The two-hour broadcast of UFC Fight Night 6 on Spike TV drew a 1.5 overall rating . The main event of the evening -- a welterweight bout between The Ultimate Fighter superstar Diego Sanchez and former title contender Karo Parisyan -- was given heightened interest , as the winner of the bout was rumored to designate the next challenger for the UFC welterweight championship . The disclosed fighter payroll for this event was $ 173,500 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c05b7511a208aa9ba38c5933a7b372b0", "text": "List of WEC events This is a list of is of mixed martial arts events held by World Extreme Cagefighting . The first event , WEC 1 , took place on June 30 , 2001 . The first event held under Zuffa management , WEC 25 , took place on January 20 , 2007 . The final event , WEC 53 , took place on December 16 , 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e78ad6bafe1bfbe696341e4be6e8adf", "text": "Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight ( Chinese : 昆仑决 ; pinyin : Kūnlún Jué ) , is a Chinese kickboxing promotion developed by Kunsun Media . Kunlun Fight debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world . The first event was held in Pattaya , Thailand on January 25 , 2014 . The promotion has since kept on a steady pace of events and in 2015 alone held over 20 events . Kunlun Fight is broadcast in mainland China on Jiangsu Television and on HKSTV in Hong Kong and Taiwan . In 2017 Kunlun Fight MMA began to broadcast monthly on CCTV-5 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3169333e9b1bd23780b5586dbda67388", "text": "Jewels 4th Ring Jewels 4th Ring was a mixed martial arts ( MMA ) event hosted by promotion Jewels . The event took place on at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto , Tokyo , Japan .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "69423f5ac4c1ca317d2dee4520d122a4", "text": "The Girl on the Train (2016 film) The Girl on the Train is a 2016 American mystery thriller drama film directed by Tate Taylor and written by Erin Cressida Wilson , based on Paula Hawkins ' 2015 debut novel of the same name . The film stars Emily Blunt , Rebecca Ferguson , Haley Bennett , Justin Theroux , Luke Evans , Allison Janney , Édgar Ramírez , and Lisa Kudrow , and follows an alcoholic divorcée who becomes involved in a missing persons investigation . Principal photography began on November 4 , 2015 in New York City . Produced by Marc Platt and DreamWorks Pictures , The Girl on the Train was the first DreamWorks Pictures film to be distributed by Universal Pictures , as part of DreamWorks ' new distribution deal via Amblin Partners . It premiered in London on September 20 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on October 7 , 2016 . The film grossed $ 173 million worldwide , and received mixed reviews , although Blunt 's performance received praise and gained a nomination at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards , as well as a nomination for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 70th British Academy Film Awards .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "d22056ed57a1b48d9dde95888c62dc8a", "text": "Home Insurance Plaza Home Insurance Plaza is a 630 ft tall skyscraper in New York City , New York . It was completed in 1966 and has 44 floors . Alfred Easton Poor designed the building , which is the 61st tallest in New York . The building 's plaza had a redevelopment in 1987 by Kohn Pedersen Fox . The plaza is the home of `` Liberty , '' a 75 x 50 foot mural by Julie Harvey ( artist ) . Simple in its concept , it illustrates that New York 's present was built upon the foundations its forefathers placed many years ago . The Statue of Liberty is reflected in the mirrored facade of a skyscraper . Early 19th century New York emerges revealing the cobblestone streets , horses and carriages , gentlemen with top hats , and ships in the seaport . Ms. Harvey has also included the old shipping barrels , lamp posts and even pigs that ran freely around Lower Manhattan . The Liberty Mural was presented to the community as a visual expression of the foundations on which New York was established .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0285c0989af12ffcdb6b7dd5f5c89a6f", "text": "Statue of Responsibility The Statue of Responsibility is a proposed structure to be built on the West Coast of the United States . The prototype , sculpted by project artist Gary Lee Price , consists of a pair of clasped hands oriented vertically , symbolizing the Special : Search/responsibility that comes with liberty . The original idea of a Statue of Responsibility was the vision of Dr. Viktor E. Frankl , a Holocaust survivor who went on to publish the best-seller Man 's Search for Meaning , which today is considered to be among the top 10 most influential books in the U.S. . In this work published in 1946 , Frankl stated that : The realization of this vision started when Frankl met Dr. Stephen R. Covey , educator , businessman , and bestselling author of the The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People . They decided it was time to move past conversation . Covey contacted world-renowned sculptor Gary Lee Price and asked him to sculpt the concept of the Statue of Responsibility . Gary , an award-winning sculptor and Fellow of the National Sculpture Society , envisioned a statue depicting a hand reaching up for help with another hand reaching down in a clasping position . The hands are symbolic of Responsibility : in different times of our lives we are the hand reaching up for help or the hand reaching down to lift others . Covey loved the concept but wished to know whether it met the approval of Frankl . Unfortunately , Frankl had already died at this time ( 1997 ) , but his widow , Dr. Eleonore ( Elly ) Frankl , was living in Vienna , Austria . In 2004 , a select group of representatives of the Statue of Responsibility Foundation , including Gary Lee Price , flew to Vienna to meet with Frankl 's widow and seek approval . When Gary unveiled the sculpture that depicts the two hands clasped together , Elly could not contain her emotions . It was everything Frankl would have hoped , and more . She brought Gary and the others to Frankl 's study to show them one of Viktor 's most prized possessions . In a niche amidst his massive library stood a single sculpture , a bust Viktor called `` The Suffering Man '' , which depicted a man reaching towards the heavens in obvious agony . Elly described how Frankl had found this sculpture just after leaving the death camps of World War II ; he did n't have enough money to buy it at the time so he put it on layaway . She said that Viktor would often use this bust as a metaphor for responsibility , asking , `` Where is the hand reaching down to help this man ? '' She then stated , indicating the sculpture presented to her by Gary , `` You my American friend have brought me the answer to my husband 's question . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a344c232bf9090ad9e64c5a8322d50f", "text": "Abraham Lincoln (Brown) Abraham Lincoln is an outdoor bronze sculpture of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Kirke Brown , located at Union Square in Manhattan , New York . Cast in 1870 and dedicated on September 16 of that year , the statue was originally installed at the southwest corner of Union Square , where the sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi stands today . In 1875 , a stone and bronze rail fence was constructed around the statue of Lincoln ; the fence included an inscription of text from his second inaugural address , `` ... with malice toward none ; charity toward all . '' During the 1930 redesign of Union Square Park , the statue was moved to its current location , but the fence remained . The statue is in axial alignment with the Independence Flagstaff and George Washington . It was conserved in 1992 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "079c72feaa9a6192f334319bba50cd3d", "text": "Metropolitan Savings Bank Building The Metropolitan Savings Bank Building opened on May 22 , 1867 at the northeast corner of Third Avenue ( Manhattan ) -- now Cooper Square -- and East 7th Street , in New York City . The building , which was designed by architect Carl Pfeiffer in Second Empire style , is four stories high , 45 ft wide and 75 ft deep , and was considered at the time it opened to be one of the most finely constructed edifices , `` from garret to basement . '' Its facades were composed of white marble , with the upper floor being enclosed by a mansard roof . The building was fireproof , as no combustible materials were used during construction , either internally or externally . The entire cost of the structure was $ 150,000 . The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1969 , and was added to the National Register of Historic Place in 1979 . It has an alternate address of 61 Cooper Square .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ec224c3fd7745b5366d884061708c13", "text": "110th Street (disambiguation) 110th Street is a major east-west street in Manhattan , New York City . 110th Street may also refer to the following subway stations on the aforementioned street : Cathedral Parkway -- 110th Street ( IRT Broadway -- Seventh Avenue Line ) , serving the train Cathedral Parkway -- 110th Street ( IND Eighth Avenue Line ) , serving the trains Central Park North -- 110th Street ( IRT Lenox Avenue Line ) , serving the trains 110th Street ( IRT Lexington Avenue Line ) , serving the trains 110th Street ( IRT Ninth Avenue Line ) , former station", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67efa4b8f6824a08c11ccbcd83fda050", "text": "Westchester Avenue (NYW&B station) Westchester Avenue is a former railroad station located in the borough of the Bronx in New York City , partially suspended over Amtrak 's busy Northeast Corridor line . It was built in 1908 with rich terra cotta detailing to a design by Cass Gilbert , who would later employ similar terra cotta detailing in his 1910 design for the Woolworth Building . Train service to the station ceased in 1937 , and as of 2014 the station was a ruin in poor condition . The Westchester Avenue station is located just to the southeast of the intersection of Westchester Avenue and the Sheridan Expressway , in the Morrisania section of the South Bronx . The Bronx River is a short distance to the east . The structure consists of a taller entry hall portion that stands on solid ground immediately to the west of the tracks , and a shorter waiting room section that is suspended over the tracks on metal beams . Formerly , this section had staircases that led down to low platforms at track level , but these were removed long ago . The entry hall portion has colorful glazed architectural terra cotta ornamentation , including a caduceus near the eaves , topped with the letters NYH . Though this seems to refer to the New York , New Haven and Hartford Railroad , the original builder of the station , the caduceus was also the symbol of the New York , Westchester and Boston Railroad , a local commuter railroad that also served the station .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "906d0176c87aa677091b7d5654b84fc4", "text": "Our Lady of Victory Church (Manhattan) __ NOTOC __ The Church of Our Lady of Victory , also known as the War Memorial Church , is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York , located at 60 William Street on the northeast corner of William Street and Pine Street in the Financial District of Manhattan , New York City . It was established in 1944 , during World War II , by Francis Cardinal Spellman , Archbishop of New York and Apostolic Vicar for the U.S. Armed Forces from December 11 , 1939 to December 2 , 1967 , at a time when `` victory in the war was in sight but not yet assured . '' A quote from Cardinal Spellman greets worshipers at the front door : `` This Holy Shrine is dedicated to Our Lady of Victory in Thanksgiving for Victory won by our valiant dead , our soldier 's blood , our country 's tears , shed to defend men 's rights and win back men 's hearts to God . '' A Soldier 's Shrine is in the lower chapel , and the Teresa Benedicta Auschwitz Memorial in the lobby commemorates a victim of the Holocaust . A 9-11 Remembrance Book is displayed . Today , the church primarily serves as a place for daytime worship , rather than as a neighborhood church .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1eea1fd605aaf2175867ea00a8a8e148", "text": "Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York The Metropolitan Correctional Center , New York ( MCC New York ) is a United States federal administrative prison in Manhattan , New York which holds male and female prisoners of all security levels . It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons , a division of the United States Department of Justice . Most prisoners held at MCC New York have pending cases in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York . MCC New York also holds prisoners serving brief sentences . The Los Angeles Times stated that the prison is often referred to as the `` Guantanamo of New York '' , and The New York Times stated that its administrative segregation units had severe security measures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64c8cf5aa9168de07defb97adeabf15c", "text": "Penn Station Access Penn Station Access is a public works project proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York City . The goal of the project is to allow Metro-North Railroad commuter trains to access Penn Station on Manhattan 's West Side , using existing trackage owned by Amtrak . Metro North trains currently terminate exclusively at Grand Central on Manhattan 's East Side . The project would complement the ongoing East Side Access project , and would commence in two separate phases . The first phase would add four new stations on the Northeast Corridor line in the Bronx and route some New Haven Line trains to Penn Station , while the second phase would add two more stations on Manhattan 's West Side on the Empire Connection , which would be served by the Hudson Line .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f42a20687a42cc85286bad3059eaae92", "text": "42nd Street Shuttle The 42nd Street Shuttle is a New York City Subway shuttle train service that operates in Manhattan . Part of a former Interborough Rapid Transit Company ( IRT ) line , it is sometimes referred to as the Grand Central/Times Square Shuttle , since these are the only two stations served by the shuttle . It runs at all times except late nights , connecting Times Square to Grand Central under 42nd Street . It is the shortest regular service in the system , running about 2700 ft in under two minutes . The 42nd Street Shuttle is part of the A Division of New York City Transit , and the tracks that it uses opened in 1904 as part of the first subway in the city . In order to distinguish it from the other shuttles in the system , NYCT Rapid Transit Operations internally refers to it as the 0 ( zero ) . Its route bullet is colored on route signs , station signs , and rolling stock with the letter `` S '' on the official subway map .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dd897f956619ae765b8dfce3e43ee3c", "text": "Manhattan Transfer (novel) Manhattan Transfer is an American novel by John Dos Passos published in 1925 . It focuses on the development of urban life in New York City from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age as told through a series of overlapping individual stories . It is considered to be one of Dos Passos ' most important works . The book attacks the consumerism and social indifference of contemporary urban life , portraying a Manhattan that is merciless yet teeming with energy and restlessness . The book shows some of Dos Passos ' experimental writing techniques and narrative collages that would become more pronounced in his U.S.A. trilogy and other later works . The technique in Manhattan Transfer was inspired in part by James Joyce 's Ulysses ( 1922 ) , T. S. Eliot 's The Waste Land , and experiments with film collage by Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein . Sinclair Lewis described it as `` a novel of the very first importance ... The dawn of a whole new school of writing . '' D. H. Lawrence called it `` the best modern book about New York '' he had ever read , describing it as `` a very complete film ... of the vast loose gang of strivers and winners and losers which seems to be the very pep of New York . '' In a blurb for a European edition , Ernest Hemingway wrote that , alone among American writers , Dos Passos has `` been able to show to Europeans the America they really find when they come here . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d5789e7f122e37d0a9dc1bb6b513dc1", "text": "East Broadway (IND Sixth Avenue Line) East Broadway is a station on the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway . Located at East Broadway and Rutgers Street in the Lower East Side , it is served by the F train at all times .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "144933a8a0e5fb2663601d738a406207", "text": "Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , often referred to as The Guggenheim , is an art museum located at 1071 Fifth Avenue on the corner of East 89th Street in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . It is the permanent home of a continuously expanding collection of Impressionist , Post-Impressionist , early Modern and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions throughout the year . The museum was established by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1939 as the Museum of Non-Objective Painting , under the guidance of its first director , the artist Hilla von Rebay . It adopted its current name after the death of its founder , Solomon R. Guggenheim , in 1952 . In 1959 , the museum moved from rented space to its current building , a landmark work of 20th-century architecture . Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , the cylindrical building , wider at the top than the bottom , was conceived as a `` temple of the spirit '' . Its unique ramp gallery extends up from ground level in a long , continuous spiral along the outer edges of the building to end just under the ceiling skylight . The building underwent extensive expansion and renovations in 1992 ( when an adjoining tower was built ) and from 2005 to 2008 . The museum 's collection has grown organically , over eight decades , and is founded upon several important private collections , beginning with Solomon R. Guggenheim 's original collection . The collection is shared with the museum 's sister museums in Bilbao , Spain , and elsewhere . In 2013 , nearly 1.2 million people visited the museum , and it hosted the most popular exhibition in New York City .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d3d3310c140ceeedd54206be2002f837", "text": "Crestwood (Metro-North station) Crestwood ( originally Yonkers Park ) is a Metro-North Railroad station serving the residents of Crestwood and Tuckahoe , New York on the Harlem Line . It is 16.7 mi from Grand Central Terminal . Because of its location at the northern end of the triple-track segment of the Harlem Line , Crestwood is often the first/last stop outside New York City on Harlem Line express trains , and its center island platform is frequently used to short turn local trains during rush hour . The Harlem Line runs parallel to the Bronx River and has two stations in the village of Tuckahoe . Since both stations could not be named `` Tuckahoe , '' the southern station near the Village Hall is named `` Tuckahoe '' and the northern station `` Crestwood '' after the adjoining residential neighborhood of Crestwood , Yonkers . As of August 2006 , daily commuter ridership was 1,596 , and there are 283 parking spots . This station is the first/last station in the Zone 3 Metro-North fare zone .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4b21eb04a8a2d9df94bbec3795bc51b", "text": "Giuseppe Mazzini (sculpture) Giuseppe Mazzini is an outdoor bronze bust of Giuseppe Mazzini by Giovanni Turini , overlooking Sheep Meadow in Central Park in Manhattan , New York . The sculpture was commissioned by a group of Italian-Americans and was dedicated in 1878 . It sits on a granite pedestal , which includes two inscriptions that translate to `` thought and action '' and `` God and the people '' . In 1994 , the bust was restored by the Central Park Conservancy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "948cee9fbf0bc3706d6e4c0b47c4763e", "text": "Freedom Tunnel The Freedom Tunnel is the name given to the Amtrak tunnel under Riverside Park in Manhattan , New York City . It got its name because the graffiti artist Chris `` Freedom '' Pape used the tunnel walls to create some of his most notable artwork . The name may also be a reference to the former shantytowns built within the tunnel by homeless populations seeking shelter and freedom to live rent-free and unsupervised by law enforcement .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45f4c35a8ef3e2429af6a03ce145e2eb", "text": "E (New York City Subway service) The E Eighth Avenue Local is a rapid transit service in the B Division of the New York City Subway . Its route emblem , or `` bullet '' , is since it uses the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan . The E operates at all times between Jamaica Center -- Parsons/Archer in Jamaica , Queens , and Chambers Street -- World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan , running express on the IND Queens Boulevard Line in Queens ( except nights when it serves all stops ) and local in Manhattan . E trains also serve two local stops in eastern Queens ( 75th Avenue and Briarwood ) on evenings and weekends . Limited rush hour service runs fully expressE signs are located above the express tracks at Parsons Boulevard , showing that trains skip 169th Street . Part of one of these signs can be seen in this 2004 photo . to and from 179th Street at the end of the Queens Boulevard Line , due to lack of capacity at Jamaica Center .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "20b883974fc72f59bfd12ead7b6575e9", "text": "Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Manhattan) The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin , colloquially known as `` Smoky Mary 's '' because of the use of incense in the services , is an Episcopal Anglo-Catholic church which is part of the Episcopal Diocese of New York of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . The church complex is located in the heart of Times Square at 133-145 West 46th Street , with other buildings of the complex at 136-144 West 47th Street , both between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in the borough of Manhattan in New York City . The church , which has been called `` one of the finest Gothic-inspired designs of New York 's late 19th century '' , was designated a New York City landmark in 1989 , and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba5a9586765371df9673c8e2b9bea4de", "text": "July 2013 Spuyten Duyvil derailment On the evening of July 18 , 2013 , a CSX freight train carrying municipal solid waste on tracks of the Hudson Line along the Harlem River Ship Canal in the New York City borough of The Bronx partially derailed between the Marble Hill and Spuyten Duyvil stations . While no one was injured , the derailment caused over US$ 800,000 in damage and took several days to clean up . Commuter rail service by Metro-North Railroad , which owns the line , was suspended for two weekends in order to fully restore normal operations . After investigating the accident , the National Transportation Safety Board ( NTSB ) found it had been caused by the track stretching to an excessive gauge at the point of derailment . It did not fault the crew , instead criticizing Metro-North for failing to maintain the track and surrounding ballast to the point that the track went out of gauge . Later in the year , in a comprehensive safety review after another derailment of a passenger train nearby resulted in the first passenger fatalities in Metro-North 's history , the NTSB cited the maintenance shortfall as part of an inadequate `` safety culture '' at the railroad .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff45494300f867a93ad16b79a40d6a7a", "text": "Manhattan (disambiguation) Manhattan is a borough of New York City , located primarily on Manhattan Island . Manhattan may also refer to :", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c9a5a7ce1ef0944b1d19dba54e7e335b", "text": "Shailene Woodley Shailene Diann Woodley ( born November 15 , 1991 ) is an American actress . Born in San Bernardino County , California and raised in the Simi Valley , she took acting classes with Anthony Meindl and made her screen debut in the television film Replacing Dad ( 1999 ) , followed by numerous guest roles on television , including as Kaitlin Cooper on The O.C. ( 2003-04 ) , and several television films . Her leading roles as California Ford in A Place Called Home ( 2004 ) and Felicity Merriman in Felicity : An American Girl Adventure ( 2005 ) both earned her Young Artist Award nominations and she gained recognition for her starring role as Amy Juergens on the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager ( 2008-2013 ) . Woodley rose to stardom for performances in various popular and critically acclaimed films such as The Descendants ( 2011 ) , for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture and won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female and was awarded the Cannes Trophée Chopard , The Spectacular Now ( 2013 ) , for which she won the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize for Dramatic Acting , and The Fault in Our Stars ( 2014 ) , for which she earned both popular and critical praise . Her role as Beatrice `` Tris '' Prior in The Divergent Series ( 2014 -- 2016 ) garnered her international recognition . In addition , she portrayed Edward Snowden 's girlfriend Lindsay Mills in Snowden ( 2016 ) , and received critical acclaim for her performance as a single mother on the HBO miniseries Big Little Lies ( 2017 ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f36a177db81e7505899638e65e45e050", "text": "John Wood (governor) John Wood ( December 20 , 1798 -- June 4 , 1880 ) was the 12th Governor of Illinois , serving from March 18 , 1860 , to January 14 , 1861 . Wood was a founder and the first settler of Quincy , Illinois .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8de33acf8618dfa251005ef21103d79", "text": "Indian barrier state thumb | 300px | Old Northwest ; the 1792 version included a strip along New York 's northern border The Indian barrier state or buffer state was a British proposal to establish a Native American state in the portion of the Great Lakes region of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains , and bounded by the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the Great Lakes . The concept of establishing such a state , first conceived in the late 1750s , was part of a long-term plan to reconcile the Indian tribes to British rule and diminish hostilities between the tribes and the British Army following its victory in the French and Indian War . After the region was assigned to the United States in the 1783 treaty ending the American Revolutionary War , British officials pursued efforts to organize the various tribes within it into a sort of Confederation that would form the basis of an Indian state , independent of the United States and under their tutelage , as a way to protect their fur trade ventures in the region and to block anticipated American attacks upon their remaining North American possessions . The idea of establishing an Indian barrier state in the Great Lakes region was conceived and developed solely by British officials ; Indian tribal leaders had no role in it . Among the plan 's most ardent proponents was John Graves Simcoe , Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada ( now Ontario ) from 1791 until 1796 . In 1814 the British government abandoned efforts to bring such a state into being .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4547363aca67288f61cdadecee6033fb", "text": "Pacific Fur Company The Pacific Fur Company ( PFC ) was an American fur trade venture wholly owned and funded by John Jacob Astor that functioned from 1810 to 1813 . It was based in the Pacific Northwest , an area contested over the decades between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , the Spanish Empire , the United States of America and the Russian Empire . Management , clerks and fur trappers were sent both by land and by sea to the Pacific Coast in the Autumn of 1810 . The base of operations was constructed at the mouth of the Columbia River in 1811 , Fort Astoria ( present-day Astoria , Oregon ) . The destruction of the company vessel the Tonquin later that year off the shore of Vancouver Island took with it the majority of the annual trading goods . Commercial competition with the NWC began soon after the foundation of Fort Astoria . The Canadian competitors maintained several stations in the interior , primarily Spokane House , Kootanae House and Saleesh House . Fort Okanogan was also opened in 1811 , the first of several PFC posts created to counter these locations . The Overland Expedition faced military hostilities from several Indigenous cultures and later had an acute provision crisis leading to starvation . Despite losing men crossing the Great Plains and later at the Snake River , they arrived in groups throughout January and February 1812 at Fort Astoria . A beneficial agreement with the Russian-American Company was also planned through the regular supply of provisions for posts in Russian America . This was planned in part to prevent the rival Montreal based North West Company ( NWC ) to gain a presence along the Pacific Coast , a prospect neither Russian colonial authorities nor Astor favored . The lack of military protection during the War of 1812 forced the sale of PFC assets to the NWC . While the transactions were not finalized until 1814 , due to the distance from Fort Astoria to Montreal and New York City , the company was functionally defunct by 1813 . A party of Astorians returning overland to St. Louis in 1813 made the important discovery of the South Pass through the Rocky Mountains . This geographic feature would later be used by hundreds of thousands of settlers traveling over the Oregon , California , and Mormon routes , collectively called the Westward Expansion Trails . The emporium envisioned by Astor was a failure for a number of reasons , including the loss of two supply ships , the material difficulties of crossing the North American continent and competition from the North West Company . Historian Arthur S. Morton concluded that `` The misfortunes which befell the Pacific Fur Company were great , but such as might be expected at the initiation of an enterprise in a distant land whose difficulties and whose problems lay beyond the experience of the traders . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36f8f40257be7b768290bf2a2097bc09", "text": "Old Fort Duquesne Old Fort Duquesne , or , Captain Jack , the Scout is an historical novel by the American writer Charles McKnight ( 1826 - 1881 ) set in 1750s Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The novel tells the story of Captain Jack , a scout and Indian fighter , who is the protagonist of this retelling of the events of Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6708b29c5fa3a6378659dc3593f87aeb", "text": "Origins of the War of 1812 The War of 1812 , a war between the United States , Great Britain , and Britain 's Indian allies , lasted from 1812 to 1815 . The U.S. declared war and historians have long debated the multiple factors behind that decision . There were several immediate stated causes for the U.S. declaration of war : First , a series of trade restrictions introduced by Britain to impede American trade with France , a country with which Britain was at war ( the U.S. contested these restrictions as illegal under international law ) ; second , the impressment ( forced recruitment ) of U.S. seamen into the Royal Navy ; third , the British military support for American Indians who were offering armed resistance to the expansion of the American frontier to the Northwest ; fourth , a possible desire on the part of the United States to annex Canada . An implicit but powerful motivation for the Americans was the desire to uphold national honor in the face of what they considered to be British insults ( such as the Chesapeake affair ) . American expansion into the Northwest ( Ohio , Indiana , Michigan , Illinois and Wisconsin ) was impeded by Indian raids . Some Canadian historians in the early 20th century maintained that Americans had wanted to seize parts of Canada , a view that many Canadians still share , while others argue that inducing the fear of such a seizure had merely been a U.S. tactic designed to obtain a bargaining chip . Some members of the British Parliament at the time and dissident American politicians such as John Randolph of Roanoke claimed that land hunger rather than maritime disputes was the main motivation for the American declaration . However , some historians , both Canadian and American , retain the view that desire to annex all or part of Canada was an American goal . Although the British made some concessions before the war on neutral trade , they insisted on the right to reclaim their deserting sailors . The British also had the long-standing goal of creating a large `` neutral '' Indian state that would cover much of Ohio , Indiana and Michigan . They made the demand as late as 1814 at the peace conference , but lost battles that would have validated their claims . The war was fought in four theatres : on the oceans , where the warships and privateers of both sides preyed on each other 's merchant shipping ; along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. , which was blockaded with increasing severity by the British , who also mounted large-scale raids in the later stages of the war ; on the long frontier , running along the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River , which separated the U.S. from Upper and Lower Canada ( Ontario and Quebec ) ; and finally along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico . During the course of the war , both the Americans and British launched invasions of each other 's territory , all of which were unsuccessful or gained only temporary success . At the end of the war , the British held parts of Maine and some outposts in the sparsely populated West while the Americans held Canadian territory near Detroit , but these occupied territories were restored at the end of the war . In the United States , battles such as New Orleans and the earlier successful defence of Baltimore ( which inspired the lyrics of the U.S. national anthem , The Star-Spangled Banner ) produced a sense of euphoria over a `` second war of independence '' against Britain . It ushered in an `` Era of Good Feelings , '' in which the partisan animosity that had once verged on treason practically vanished . Canada also emerged from the war with a heightened sense of national feeling and solidarity . Britain , which had regarded the war as a sideshow to the Napoleonic Wars raging in Europe , was less affected by the fighting ; its government and people subsequently welcomed an era of peaceful relations with the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc24017f85ae2791b0d9940c4be741be", "text": "1812 in Australia", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d68d5fb3fc16659de623eee72a93698", "text": "Carpenter and Westley Carpenter and Westley were a British optical , mathematical and scientific instrument makers between 1808 and 1914 . The company was founded by Philip Carpenter ( 18 November 1776 , Kidderminster -- 20 April 1833 , London ) and , after his death , was continued by his sister Mary Carpenter alongside former apprentice William Westley . The company 's contribution to the development of magic lanterns was significant and Philip Carpenter pioneered the use of copperplate slides .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0aace43362a08ea02a4280a62e1723fe", "text": "Tecumseh's War Tecumseh 's War or Tecumseh 's Rebellion was a conflict between the United States Army and an American Indian confederacy led by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in the Indiana Territory . Although the war is often considered to have climaxed with William Henry Harrison 's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 , Tecumseh 's War essentially continued into the War of 1812 , and is frequently considered a part of that larger struggle . The war lasted for two more years , until the fall of 1813 , when Tecumseh , as well as second-in-command Roundhead died fighting Harrison 's Army of the Northwest at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada , near present-day Chatham , Ontario , and his confederacy disintegrated . Tecumseh 's War is viewed by some academic historians as being the final conflict of a longer term military struggle for control of the Great Lakes region of North America , encompassing a number of wars over several generations , referred to as the Sixty Years ' War .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "445816e47cb46b815a4caf08a0ce642a", "text": "Wood County, Ohio Wood County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio . As of the 2010 census , the population was 125,488 . Its county seat is Bowling Green . The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood , the engineer for General William Henry Harrison 's army , who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812 . Wood County is part of the Toledo , OH Metropolitan Statistical Area . Its diagonnal northwest border is formed by the Maumee River , which has its mouth at Maumee Bay on Lake Erie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b716e3a9270cc12596ae3bc7f5aac67", "text": "Samuel Leech Samuel Leech ( 1798 -- 1848 ) was a young sailor in the Royal Navy and the United States Navy during the War of 1812 . He became notable as one of very few who wrote an account of his experiences , titled , in the manner of the time , Thirty Years from Home , or a Voice from the Main Deck ; Being the Experience of Samuel Leech , Who Was Six Years in the British and American Navies : Was Captured in the British Frigate Macedonian : Afterwards Entered the American Navy , and Was Taken in the United States Brig Syren , by the British Ship Medway . Leech 's nautical career began in 1810 , at the age of thirteen , when Lord William FitzRoy agreed to take Samuel into his frigate , as a favor to FitzRoy 's sister Frances , the wife of Francis Spencer , 1st Baron Churchill , Leech being the son of one of her servants . He was a powder monkey during Macedonian 's duel with the in 1812 , and would later vividly describe the carnage on board the British ship before she struck her colors . As a prisoner of war , he was due to be exchanged at some point , but when Macedonian was brought into New York City , Leech jumped ship . Soon after he joined the US Navy , where he compared his treatment favorably vs the Royal Navy , and was serving in the when she was captured by in 1814 . His imprisonment seems not to have been too uncomfortable , and did not last long in any case , since the war ended the following year . He was in subsequently . Around 1816 he went ashore , where he worked at various jobs and joined the Methodist Church . He eventually accumulated enough money to go into business for himself , and became a merchant living in Wilbraham , Massachusetts with a wife and three children . Many years later he revisited , now a US ship , when it was in port in New York ( probably 1840 ) , and reminisced with the sailors there . Perhaps this encounter inspired his book , which was published by Tappen & Dennet in 1843 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "655ec2df4d01a8c56841ad1f0869d745", "text": "Woodlake, California Woodlake is a city in the San Joaquin Valley in Tulare County , California , United States . The population was 7,279 at the 2010 census , up from 6,651 at the 2000 census .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a62f14fdb5b05541d5bd5c1fcccca234", "text": "John Wood (congressman) John Wood ( September 6 , 1816 -- May 28 , 1898 ) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania . John Wood ( uncle of Alan Wood , Jr. ) was born in Philadelphia . He attended the Friends Society schools of Philadelphia , and was employed by his father in the manufacture of tools and agricultural machinery from 1832 to 1840 . He was engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel near Wilmington , Delaware , from 1841 to 1844 . He moved to Conshohocken , Pennsylvania , in 1844 and engaged in the milling of iron and steel . He was first burgess of Conshohocken . Wood was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress . He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860 . He resumed his former manufacturing pursuits and died in Conshohocken in 1898 . He was interred in Montgomery Cemetery in West Norriton Township , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania , near Norristown , Pennsylvania .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b7bff5ff46e56c590738857c908a07c4", "text": "Orrin S. Wood Orrin Squire Wood ( December 14 , 1817-June 22 , 1909 ) ( normally referred to as Orrin S. Wood ) was one of early pioneers of the telegraph industry in the United States and Canada . The brother-in-law of Ezra Cornell , who assisted Samuel Morse in the construction of the Baltimore-Washington telegraph line , Wood was recruited in August 1844 to be a telegraph operator on the line , and was Morse 's first pupil . He was one of the founders of the Magnetic Telegraph Company with Cornell , Morse , and others , in 1845 . He helped set up a telegraph exhibition in lower Manhattan in New York , and built a one-mile line for demonstration at the 1845 New York State Fair in Utica , New York . He also oversaw the building of the line between Albany , New York and Utica which opened in early 1846 , the beginning of the rapid expansion of the telegraph in North America . He then opened the first commercial telegraph office in New York City in the fall of 1846 . In 1847 , he was recruited to be president of the newly formed Montreal Telegraph Company , which rapidly established lines to Toronto and , Quebec City , and then New York in August 1847 . He remained with that company until 1866 , and substantially retired following a few years additional work in the Wisconsin area . Duggan House , a mansion in Montreal now owned by McGill University , was built for Wood in 1861 . Wood was born in Sherburne , New York on December 14 , 1817 , and died in Turner , New York at age 91 on June 22 , 1909 . Having long outlined Morse , Alfred Vail , and Cornell , he was noted to be the `` oldest living telegrapher '' in his final years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bda35cfacb43d69518f1cd87c6c26f8c", "text": "The New World (newspaper) The New World was a weekly newspaper in New York City , New York , in the United States.The New World was published from October 1839 to 1845 by J. Winchester . The paper was founded and edited by Park Benjamin Sr. . It billed itself as an apolitical `` family newspaper '' , featuring British and American literature and religious discourses . The paper 's masthead reads : `` No pent-up Utica contracts our powers ; The whole unbounded Continent is ours ! , '' a quote originally attributed to Jonathan M. Sewall from his epilogue to Cato , a Tragedy in 1778 . Notable contributions include : Charles Dickens ' Barnaby Rudge , reprinted in 1841 in weekly installments after its original appearance in Master Humphrey 's Clock . Thomas Carlyle 's six-part lecture series On Heroes , Hero-Worship , and The Heroic in History , printed in 1841 . Thomas Moore 's `` Fifteen Songs , '' a collection of unpublished songs published in 1841 , which were later released in The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore . Anna Cora Mowatt 's complete play , Gulzara or The Persian Slave : 1 drama in Five Acts , in 1841 . E.P. Hurlbut 's `` The Rights of Woman , '' later published in his work , Essays on Human Rights and their Political Gauranties in 1845 . Hurlbut knew Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 follows many of the examples set forth in `` The Rights of Woman . '' G.P.R. James ' complete novels , The Jacquerie and Morley Ernstein ; or , The Tenants of the Heart , both published in extra editions in 1842 . Sarah Stickney Ellis ' complete novel , Summer and Winter in the Pyrenees .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d70480591f269e0fd19e6b4a4c226c49", "text": "Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( -LSB- ˈbɜrmɪŋhæm -RSB- ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County . The city 's population was 212,237 in the 2010 United States Census . In the 2010 US Census , the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of about 1,128,047 , which is approximately one-quarter of Alabama 's population . Birmingham was founded in 1871 , during the post-Civil War Reconstruction period , through the merger of three pre-existing farm towns , notably , former Elyton . It was named for Birmingham , England , one of the UK 's major industrial cities . The Alabama city annexed smaller neighbors and developed as an industrial and railroad transportation center , based on mining , the new iron and steel industry , and railroading . Most of the original settlers who founded Birmingham were of English ancestry . The city was developed as a place where cheap , non-unionized , and African-American labor from rural Alabama could be employed in the city 's steel mills and blast furnaces , giving it a competitive advantage over unionized industrial cities in the Midwest and Northeast . From its founding through the end of the 1960s , Birmingham was a primary industrial center of the southern United States . Its growth from 1881 through 1920 earned its nicknames as The Magic City and The Pittsburgh of the South . Its major industries were iron and steel production , plus a major component of the railroading industry . Rails and railroad cars were both manufactured in Birmingham . The two primary hubs of railroading in the Deep South have been nearby Atlanta and Birmingham , since the 1860s . The economy diversified in the latter half of the 20th century . Banking , telecommunications , transportation , electrical power transmission , medical care , college education , and insurance have become major economic activities . Birmingham ranks as one of the largest banking centers in the United States and as one of the most important business centers in the Southeast . In higher education , Birmingham has been the location of the University of Alabama School of Medicine ( formerly the Medical College of Alabama ) and the University of Alabama School of Dentistry since 1947 . Since that time it has also gained the University of Alabama at Birmingham ( founded circa 1969 ) , one of three main campuses of the University of Alabama System . It is also home to three private institutions : Samford University , Birmingham-Southern College , and Miles College . In total , the Birmingham area has major colleges of medicine , dentistry , optometry , physical therapy , pharmacy , law , engineering , and nursing . The city has three of the state 's five law schools : Cumberland School of Law , Birmingham School of Law , and Miles Law School . Birmingham is also the headquarters of the Southwestern Athletic Conference , and Southeastern Conference , one of the major U.S. collegiate athletic conferences .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "572dfde1a6087ece50614360a5010dd2", "text": "James Caldwell (Ohio politician) James Caldwell ( November 30 , 1770 -- May 5 , 1838 ) was the first member of the United States House of Representatives to represent Ohio 's 4th congressional district . Caldwell was born in Baltimore , Maryland , and moved to Wheeling , which was at the time in Virginia . He came to St. Clairsville , Ohio , in 1799 . He purchased the first lot in the village , and opened a store in 1801 . He became wealthy and was the first president of the Belmont Bank of St. Clairsville . When Belmont County was organized in 1801 , Northwest Territory Governor Arthur St. Clair named him Clerk of Courts . He was a Belmont county delegate to the 1802 Ohio Constitutional Convention . He was a member of the Ohio Senate from 1809 to 1813 . He ran for his first term in Congress in 1812 as a captain in the militia supporting the administration and the War of 1812 against Federalist candidate Bezaleel Wells . All six seats in Ohio were won by Democratic-Republicans , but Caldwell was the only one who supported the Tammany wing of the party . He was elected to the 13th and 14th United States Congresses ( 1813-03-04 -- 1817-03-03 ) . After he retired from Congress , he resumed business in St. Clairsville . Ohio Presidential elector in 1820 for James Monroe . Ohio Presidential elector in 1824 for Henry Clay . Caldwell later moved to Wheeling , where he was president of the Merchants and Mechanics Bank . He died in Wheeling May 5 , 1838 , and was buried in Episcopal Cemetery , St. Clairsville .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1f3e894097330eae73c095dda783ec26", "text": "Woodruff (surname) Woodruff is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Abraham O. Woodruff ( 1872 -- 1904 ) , member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and son of Wilford Woodruff Blake Woodruff ( born 1995 ) , actor Bille Woodruff , video and film director Bob Woodruff , an American journalist Bob Woodruff ( American football ) former University of Florida and Baylor University head football coach Bob Woodruff ( singer ) , American country musician Bobby Woodruff ( born 1940 ) , former professional footballer Carle Augustus Woodruff ( 1841 -- 1913 ) , U.S. Army brigadier general and Medal of Honor recipient C. E. Woodruff , American reverend , educator , and college football coach Chris Woodruff ( born 1973 ) , American tennis player Christian B. Woodruff ( born 1829 ) , New york politician Dwayne Woodruff ( born 1957 ) , American football player Elvira Woodruff ( born 1951 ) , American children 's writer Ernest Woodruff ( 1863 -- 1944 ) , Atlanta businessman who took over Coca-Cola Freddie Woodruff , American officer George Cecil Woodruff , an American businessman and football coach George Washington Woodruff , an American football coach as well as a teacher , lawyer and politician Hale Woodruff ( 1900 -- 1980 ) , American painter John Woodruff ( representative ) ( 1826 -- 1868 ) , was a U.S. Congressman from Connecticut John Woodruff ( 1915 -- 2007 ) , American 1936 Olympic gold metal 800 meter runner JT Woodruff , guitarist and lead vocalist of Hawthorne Heights Judy Woodruff , a TV journalist Lewis Bartholomew Woodruff ( 1809 -- 1875 ) , New York judge Maurice Woodruff ( 1916 -- 1973 ) , a British clairvoyant and astrologer Michael Woodruff , a pioneer in transplantation biology and surgery Paul Woodruff , philosophy and classics professor , University of Texas at Austin Richard Woodruff ( Upper Canada politician ) ( 1784 -- 1872 ) Robert Woodruff ( disambiguation ) , several people Rosalie Woodruff , Australian politician Roscoe B. Woodruff ( 1891 -- 1975 ) , American general Roy O. Woodruff ( 1876 -- 1953 ) , U.S. Representative from Michigan Sarah Woodruff , the main character of The French Lieutenant 's Woman Thomas M. Woodruff ( 1804 -- 1855 ) , U.S. Congressman from New York Thomas Tuttle Woodruff ( 1811 -- 1892 ) , Woodruff Sleeping & Palace Car Company , Central Transportation Company , Woodruff Sleeping & Parlor Coach Company , Union Palace Car Company Timothy L. Woodruff ( 1858 -- 1913 ) , Lieutenant Governor of New York William Woodruff ( disambiguation ) , several people Wilford Woodruff , fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36d66306659c51a0e31d07fb67f48a57", "text": "The Wodehouse The Wodehouse ( formerly also Woodhouse ) is a grade II * listed country house near Wombourne , Staffordshire , notable as the family seat of the Georgian landscape designer and musicologist Sir Samuel Hellier and , a century later , Colonel Thomas Bradney Shaw-Hellier , director of the Royal Military School of Music . For almost 200 years the family owned the Hellier Stradivarius . It is claimed that the Wodehouse has not been sold for over 900 years , though more than once the family has died out .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d293adf9c515215c8eab68ee0055947e", "text": "History of Springfield, Massachusetts The history of Springfield , Massachusetts ( est. 1636 ) springs in large part from its favorable geography , situated on a steep bluff overlooking the Connecticut River 's confluence with three tributaries . It was an ancient Indian crossroad for two major trade routes : Boston-to-Albany and New York City-to-Montreal . Springfield also sits on some of the northeastern United States ' most fertile soil . Springfield was founded in 1636 as Agawam , the northernmost settlement of the Connecticut Colony . The settlement defected from Connecticut after four years , however , later joining forces with the coastal Massachusetts Bay Colony . The town changed its name to Springfield , and changed the political boundaries among what later became New England States . Springfield flourished as a trading post and agricultural center until 1675 's King Philip 's War , when a coalition of Indians laid siege to Springfield and later burned it to the ground . Its prosperity waned for the next hundred years but , in 1777 , United States Revolutionary War leaders made it a National Armory to store weapons , and in 1795 it began manufacturing muskets . Until 1968 , the Armory made small arms . Its first American muskets ( 1794 ) were followed by the famous Springfield rifle and the revolutionary M1 Garand and M14s . The Springfield Armory attracted generations of skilled laborers to the city , making it the United States ' longtime center for precision manufacturing ( comparable to a Silicon Valley of the Industrial Revolution ) . The Armory 's near-capture during Shays Rebellion of 1787 was among the troubles that prompted the U.S. Constitutional Convention later that year . Innovations in the 19th and 20th centuries include the first American English dictionary ( 1805 , Noah Webster ) , the first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing ( 1819 , Thomas Blanchard ) , the first American horseless car ( 1825 , again Thomas Blanchard ) , vulcanized rubber ( 1844 , Charles Goodyear ) , the first American gasoline-powered car ( 1893 , Duryea Brothers ) , the first American motorcycle company ( 1901 , `` Indian '' ) , an early commercial radio station ( 1921 , WBZ , and most famously , the world 's third-most-popular sport of basketball ( 1891 , Dr. James Naismith ) . Throughout the latter half of the 20th century , Springfield endured a protracted decline , accelerated by the decommission of the Springfield Armory in 1969 . Springfield became increasingly like the declining , second tier Northeastern U.S. cities from which it had long been set apart . During the 1980s and 1990s , Springfield developed a new reputation for crime , political corruption , and cronyism . Seeking to overcome its downgrade , the city undertook several large ( but unfinished ) projects , including a $ 1 billion high-speed rail ( New Haven-Hartford-Springfield high-speed rail ) , a proposed $ 1 billion MGM Casino , and others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d6e05efc64ada63498de09ce5c3bb2f", "text": "Abraham Cowley Abraham Cowley ( -LSB- ˈkuːli -RSB- 161828 July 1667 ) was an English poet born in the City of London late in 1618 . He was one of the leading English poets of the 17th century , with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "92a5be6e3e737556868fcc1e74369f5d", "text": "Warren Casey Warren Casey ( April 20 , 1935 -- November 8 , 1988 ) was an American theatre composer , lyricist , writer , and actor . He is best known for being the writer and composer , with Jim Jacobs , of the stage and film musical Grease .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "a755e4716b5b46db4a7c2d6a3db9a42f", "text": "Jackson Gillis Jackson Clark Gillis ( August 21 , 1916 -- August 19 , 2010 ) was an American radio and television scriptwriter whose career spanned more than 40 years and encompassed a wide range of genres . Gillis was born in Kalama , Washington to a highway engineer and a piano teacher . His family moved to California when he was a teenager . He attended California State University , Fresno , but transferred to Stanford University , where he earned his undergraduate degree in English in 1938 . He worked in England after graduating from college . After returning to the United States , he performed with the Barter Theatre in Virginia , together with Gregory Peck . George Bernard Shaw attended a performance of one of his plays , in which Gillis acted . Gillis received a note from Shaw that critiqued his exit , a postcard Gillis retained for decades . He enlisted in the United States Army and worked as an intelligence officer during World War II in the Pacific Theater . After completing his military service , Gillis moved to Los Angeles and took a job writing for radio shows , including the dramas The Whistler and Let George Do It . He moved into television scriptwriting and earned his first credit -- for an episode of Racket Squad , a series that starred Reed Hadley -- in 1952 . He wrote for The Adventures of Superman from 1953 to 1957 and also spent several years writing for Perry Mason and Lassie . His scriptwriting was prolific and varied , and over the years , he worked on shows such as Lost in Space , Hawaii Five-O , and Knight Rider . He wrote for the series Columbo , starring Peter Falk , from 1971 to 1992 . He also wrote a pair of detective novels , The Killers of Starfish and Chainsaw . After retiring from Hollywood in the 1990s , Gillis and his wife moved to Moscow , Idaho , to be near their daughter . Gillis was married to the former Patricia Cassidy , a fellow actor whom he met during his brief acting career at the Barter Theatre , until her death in 2003 . He died at age 93 on August 19 , 2010 , of pneumonia in Moscow , Idaho . His daughter recalled that her father watched little on television other than football , as `` he thought most of what was on TV was junk '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1967e5336bb92486aeb166b7bf69418", "text": "Ernest Thayer Ernest Lawrence Thayer ( August 14 , 1863 -- August 21 , 1940 ) was an American writer and poet who wrote the poem `` Casey '' ( or `` Casey at the Bat '' ) , which is `` the single most famous baseball poem ever written '' according to the Baseball Almanac , and `` the nation 's best-known piece of comic verse -- a ballad that began a native legend as colorful and permanent as that of Johnny Appleseed or Paul Bunyan . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "202f980c91fccc03d68ff99b370540bb", "text": "Warren Lee (pianist) Warren Wai On Lee is a Hong Kong-born pianist , Steinway Artist , an artist of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra , composer and a music educator . He was awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award ( Hong Kong ) in 2012 and elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2015 in recognition of his achievements in the performing arts and contribution to the community . At the age of six , he made his début with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra . Following his Macau début with the Macau Chamber Orchestra at the age of ten , the South China Morning Post wrote , `` Warren Lee 's performance bore out the insight ... that exceptional artists are not so much people to be praised as phenomena to be treasured , bearers of a power altogether greater than the poor vessels that contain it . '' He went on to become the first prize winner of the 1995 Stravinsky Awards International Piano Competition and the Grand Prix Ivo Pogorelich . In 2000 , he graduated from the Royal Academy of Music and Yale School of Music with the highest of honors . As a music educator , he released in 2008 his educational CD album , `` From Bach To Gershwin : A Musical Journey '' ( Universal Music Hong Kong 480102-0 ) . The Audio Land Magazine calls it a `` rare successful album that Hong Kong can be proud of . '' He has also been appointed a Guest Professor by the Central Conservatory of Music EOS Orchestra Academy and an Honorary Artist-in-Residence by the Hong Kong Institute of Education . He is also co-currently serving as the Music Director of his alma mater , St. Paul 's Co-educational College in Hong Kong . His latest recording `` Ebony and Ivory '' ( 2013 ) , with clarinetist Andrew Simon on Naxos garnered no fewer than nine favourable reviews worldwide . The Fanfare Magazine calls it `` a winner '' . As a composer , his choral works are published by Pavane Publishing ( USA ) , Profiri & Horvath ( Germany ) ; and his series of Piano Sight-reading Method is due for release by Brio Music Press ( Hong Kong ) . His a cappella choral work , `` House Rules '' won the Second Prize of the Gianni Bergamo Awards in 2013 in Switzerland . Warren Lee also holds a MBA degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and is elected to the Beta Gamma Sigma . As a renowned pianist , Warren was hailed by critics as a pianist :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a9bf080a192c782a636da86bd8b9f9f", "text": "Tod Dockstader Tod Dockstader ( March 20 , 1932 -- February 27 , 2015 ) was an American composer of electronic music , and particularly musique concrète . Dockstader was born in Saint Paul , Minnesota , United States . He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota , before moving to Hollywood in 1955 , to become an apprentice film editor . He moved into work as a sound engineer in 1958 , and apprenticed at Gotham Recording Studios , where he first started composing . Around this same time he also worked for Terrytoons alongside Gene Deitch . From 1961 to 1962 , when Deitch directed thirteen new Tom and Jerry shorts , Dockstader was responsible for creating the unusual , heavily reverberated sound effects heard throughout them ; he also wrote the shorts Mouse into Space and Landing Stripling . Dockstader 's first record , Eight Electronic Pieces , was released in 1960 , and was later used as the soundtrack to Federico Fellini 's Fellini Satyricon ( 1969 ) . He continued to create music throughout the first half of that decade , working principally with tape manipulation effects . In 1966 Owl Records released four albums of his work from this period including what many consider to be Dockstader 's masterpiece , Quatermass . He achieved modest recognition and radio play alongside the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen , Edgard Varèse , and John Cage . In 1961 he applied to use the facilities at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center and was denied access by Vladimir Ussachevsky . Ussachevsky 's official reason was the `` overstrained '' scheduling of the studios , although many suspect that Dockstader 's lack of academic training was a factor in the decision . After leaving Gotham Recording Studios in the late 1960s he formed the audio-visual service Westport Communications Group along with business partner , and former Gotham executive , Fred Hertz . The company focused on corporate clients and produced award-winning educational films for the American Heritage series . Dockstader was also a prolific writer , with several articles published by Electronic Music Review and The Musical Quarterly . In the early 1990s , Starkland re-released most of the content of Dockstader 's out-of-print Owl records , along with previously unreleased material . The two CDs brought new , significant acclaim to the composer . The Washington Post called Dockstader `` a highly imaginative pioneer , '' and The Wire concluded , `` The obsessive care with which Starkland have compiled these extraordinary recordings should ensure that Dockstader will be remembered as the innovative , visionary figure he undoubtedly was . '' Reinvigorated , Dockstader returned to music at the start of the 21st century , adopting computer composition in favor of tapes . New CDs appeared from Sub Rosa and ReR Megacorp . Work on a documentary about his life , Unlocking Dockstader , was begun in 2011 , however lack of funding has stalled the project . He died in Arlington , Massachusetts , on February 27 , 2015 , at the age of 82 . In 2016 , Starkland released `` Tod Dockstader : From the Archives , '' a CD that premiered 15 works selected from the unexpected discovery of 4,200 sound files found on Dockstader 's private computer after his death . Created from 2000-2008 , these were among the last pieces composed by Dockstader , before dementia put an end to his studio work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6cd6a6500d70eb9ca67e39e7e7069790", "text": "John Casey (climate change author) John L. Casey is an American author . Casey 's literary works include Dark Winter and Cold Sun . His current residence is Orlando , Florida .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f2197bbf40b56ee30c041f5273f0932d", "text": "Ken Casey Kenneth William `` Ken '' Casey Jr. ( born April 15 , 1969 ) is the bass guitarist , primary songwriter , and one of the lead singers of the Boston Celtic punk group the Dropkick Murphys . Casey was one of the original members , starting the band in 1996 with guitarist Rick Barton and singer Mike McColgan . He is the only original member of the Dropkick Murphys left in the band , though drummer Matt Kelly joined shortly after formation in 1997 . He is known for his melodic vocal parts and solid punk rock bass playing . Dropkick Murphys released their ninth album 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory on January 6 , 2017 . Casey also founded the charity group The Claddagh Fund , owns his own bar in Boston and runs his own boxing promotion called Murphys Boxing . Casey has a small role in the 2016 film Patriots Day which is about the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the subsequent terrorist manhunt .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ee68208ca68b9b061f073ed3be37c6f8", "text": "J. T. Harding John Thomas `` J. T. '' Harding is an American country music songwriter . He has written songs for Uncle Kracker and Kenny Chesney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f2bb34652e97518c82f395e847f5221", "text": "James Cohn James Cohn is an American composer born February 12 , 1928 in Newark , New Jersey . After taking violin and piano lessons in his native town , he studied composition with Roy Harris , Wayne Barlow and Bernard Wagenaar , and majored in Composition at Juilliard , graduating in 1950 . He has written solo , chamber , choral and orchestral works , among them 3 string quartets , 5 piano sonatas and 8 symphonies . He was awarded a Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Prize for his Symphony No. 2 ( premiered at Brussels ) and an A.I.D.E.M. prize for his Symphony No. 4 ( premiered in Florence at the Maggio Musicale ) . His Symphony No. 3 and Variations on `` The Wayfaring Stranger '' were premiered by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra under Paul Paray . The Detroit Free Press observed in the Symphony No. 3 `` an economy of means ... but no yielding of inventiveness or imaginative composition . Indeed , the work throughout is marked strongly by individuality , and comes as a refreshing experience in modern music . '' Among his earlier works ( 1946 , preceding the 1948 second symphony ) is a concertino for piano and orchestra . In 1966 he composed a three-movement Concerto for Concertina and Strings , as his Op. 44 . In 2008 his 2nd and 7th symphonies were issued on compact disc by the Naxos label . In 2012 his 3rd , 4th and 8th symphonies , recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirk Trevor , were published on compact disc by the MSR ( Musicians Showcase Recordings ) label .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68e696976336ab879672410a5506169e", "text": "Leigh Harline Leigh Adrian Harline ( March 26 , 1907 -- December 10 , 1969 ) was a film composer and songwriter . He was known for his `` musical sophistication that was uniquely ` Harline-esque ' by weaving rich tapestries of mood-setting underscores and penning memorable melodies for animated shorts and features . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5b95c2c4047cc75f5af19b8bf405cac", "text": "Al Casey (rock guitarist) Alvin Wayne `` Al '' Casey ( October 26 , 1936 -- September 17 , 2006 ) was an American guitarist . He was mainly noted for his work as a session musician , but also released his own records and scored three Billboard Hot 100 hits in the United States . His contribution to the rockabilly genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2bf6d98cfb5cf1c8c4ac5165fbeabd63", "text": "David Warren (director) David Warren is an American theatre and television director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "188fefaa2a2ae558061fa0c93108bced", "text": "America's Top 10 America 's Top 10 ( commonly abbreviated to AT10 ) was a television program of music hits based on the Billboard Hot 100 , with the exception of the last season in 1992 which used the Radio and Records chart . It aired in syndication by Gold Key Media from 1980 -- 1982 and by All American Television from 1982-1992 . The show was hosted by Casey Kasem , the host of American Top 40 and Casey 's Top 40 , until 1991 . After that point , the show was hosted by Siedah Garrett and then Tommy Puett ; Kasem later returned as host until he closed down the show in 1992 to focus on launching `` Casey 's Countdown , '' an adult contemporary music spinoff of Casey 's Top 40 . From around 1987 onwards , the show was also transmitted by various regions of ITV in the United Kingdom , where it was often broadcast as part of the network 's then-new overnight service . Charlie Tuna served as announcer , and Syd Vinnedge was producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e33f3ba908341239f645fe87bb84dfd9", "text": "Raymond Warren Raymond Warren ( born 7 November 1928 ) is a British composer and university teacher . He studied at Cambridge , and taught at Queen 's University Belfast before becoming Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol from 1972 until his retirement in 1994 . His works include a choral Passion , a Violin Concerto , and the oratorio Continuing Cities . He has also written six operas . He currently lives in Clifton in Bristol .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d05f18cfcae39c03c609262d34b84404", "text": "Jim Stanton Jim Stanton is an American composer and political writer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "804bccb4614597879317add0a9832269", "text": "Buddy Sheffield Morris Taylor `` Buddy '' Sheffield is an American comedy writer , producer and composer . He is probably best known as Emmy-nominated head writer on Fox TV 's breakthrough sketch comedy series , In Living Color , having written such favorites as `` Homey Claus '' , `` Homeboy Shopping Network '' , `` This Old Box '' and `` Men on Books '' . Sheffield , who is white and was raised in the rural south , won an NAACP Image Award for his work on the show . Prior to that he had spent 10 years writing for dozens of performers ranging from Dolly Parton to the Smothers Brothers . Sheffield co-created the teen hit Roundhouse on Nickelodeon in the 1990s , often cited as revolutionary for its frenetically paced staging and sophisticated satire involving real teen issues . Roundhouse was shot in real-time before a live audience and was described by one critic as `` like seeing all the high points of a smash Broadway show in half an hour . '' Sheffield created the show with his former wife , Rita Hester , with whom he had founded a children 's theatre company when they were students at The University of Southern Mississippi . That venture , Sheffield Ensemble Theatre , lasted 13 years and had become the number one touring children 's theatre in the country prior to going bankrupt as a major contractor to the failed New Orleans World 's Fair . Sheffield paid off his cast and crew and moved to Los Angeles . His years in live theatre are apparent in `` Roundhouse '' and all his work . In 2016 Nick began rerunning episodes of Roundhouse to the delight of fans . In 1982 , his musical Cleavage , for which he had written book , music and lyrics , opened on Broadway . Though it had been playing successfully in New Orleans , it closed after one performance . One day after it closed it received a favorable review from the NY Times . Sheffield is again targeting Broadway with a musical send-up of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Oklahoma ! called IDAHO ! for which he also wrote book , music and lyrics ( with additional music and arrangements by long-time friend and collaborator Keith Thompson ) . IDAHO ! premiered at the NY Musical Festival winning several awards including the `` Best of Fest '' Audience Prize for best-received show . In July 2016 IDAHO ! will be presented on the main stage at the magnificent Smith Center in Las Vegas . In 2007 , Sheffield sued Disney for breach of implied contract over a musical sitcom called `` Rock and Roland '' that he pitched to the Disney Channel in late 2001 . Sheffield 's detailed pitch was about a junior high kid with a widowed parent who is a regular kid by day and secretly a pop superstar by night . The lawsuit claims that Disney executives showed great interest , requested more material , passed on the project and then misappropriated it . The lawsuit also claimed Disney did little more than switch the genders of all the main characters , an option Sheffield gave them during the pitch . Disney went on to produce the show under the name Hannah Montana and it became a worldwide mega-hit generating millions for the company . An August 26 , 2008 court date was set in Los Angeles Superior Court , but prior to that date the case was quietly settled .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "451d6b5b175400a0ae79c207133599de", "text": "William F. Brown (writer) William Ferdinand Brown ( born April 16 , 1928 in Jersey City , New Jersey ) is an American playwright best known for writing the book of the musical , The Wiz ( 1974 ) , an adaptation of L. Frank Baum 's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls , for which he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical . His other works include The Girl in the Freudian Slip ( 1967 ) based on his 1959 novel , which played on Broadway for three days in May after a tour ; How to Steal an Election ( 1968 ) , A Single Thing in Common ( 1978 ) , and A Broadway Musical with Lee Adams and Charles Strouse , which had only one non-preview performance on December 21 , 1978 . Other plays include Damon 's Song , Twist , The Nutley Papers , and numerous revues . His work for television includes episodes of That Was The Week That Was , Love American Style , As the World Turns , and Jackie Gleason 's American Scene Magazine . He is also a cartoonist who wrote and drew the syndicated comic strip , Boomer . Although The Wiz and A Broadway Musical are written for black casts using black street slang , Brown himself is white . He is married to writer Tina Tippit and has two children .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "23678af8b979acd82d8ac7d7045116f9", "text": "Jim Jarmusch James Robert `` Jim '' Jarmusch ( -LSB- ˈdʒɑrməʃ -RSB- born January 22 , 1953 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , actor , producer , editor , and composer . He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s , directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise ( 1984 ) , Down by Law ( 1986 ) , Mystery Train ( 1989 ) , Dead Man ( 1995 ) , Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai ( 1999 ) , Coffee and Cigarettes ( 2003 ) , Broken Flowers ( 2005 ) , Only Lovers Left Alive ( 2013 ) , and Paterson ( 2016 ) . Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002 . As a musician , Jarmusch has composed music for his films and released two albums with Jozef van Wissem .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "738be1ae11fb57dacecd6f8e1e8fbca5", "text": "Tony Lee Tony Lee is a British comics writer , screenwriter , audio playwright , and novelist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c072acbe7286d4ad1705402fd288f78", "text": "Lawyers, Guns and Money `` Lawyers , Guns and Money '' is a song by Warren Zevon , the closing track on his 1978 album Excitable Boy . The lyrics describe going home with a waitress who is `` with the Russians , too '' . The narrative goes on to speak of `` gambling in Havana '' , with the request that `` Dad '' send `` lawyers , guns and money '' to `` get me out of this '' . The lyrics then claim that the speaker is an `` innocent bystander '' who is down on his luck . Finally the narrative relates that the speaker is `` hiding in Honduras '' and that he is a `` desperate man '' . The lyrics repeat the refrain to `` send lawyers , guns and money '' , with the final comment that `` the shit has hit the fan '' . The song was first covered by Rick Derringer on the 1978 album `` If I Were n't So Romantic , I 'd Shoot You '' and was released as a single . It was later covered by The Wallflowers on the album Enjoy Every Sandwich : The Songs of Warren Zevon in 2004 . It was also a hit for Hank Williams , Jr. in 1983 and regularly played live by Widespread Panic . The song also lent its title to a light-hearted radio program on the Melbourne community radio station 3RRR which looked at the legal fraternity in the city . The program started in 1985 and ran for several years hosted by the pseudonymous duo `` Donoghue & Stevenson '' - Dennis Connell and Ross Stevenson . The song was used as both intro and exit music for the program . The chorus was changed to `` send robots , bears and Lincolns '' in a parody song set to past sketches on the Late Night With Conan O'Brien show .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e83c6b6402ba81ea8c4f4d45df28a00", "text": "Arthur Zorn Arthur Zorn is a musician and artist from Montpelier , Vermont . Zorn is a composer of vocal and piano music . His major pieces , `` January 25th , 1945 '' ( about the liberation of Auschwitz ) and `` Garden Sketches '' ( a suite for piano ) have been performed all around New England . Currently , Zorn resides in Montpelier , Vermont and teaches vocal music at Spaulding High School . In addition to being a musician , Zorn has received praise from all around the United States and Canada for his impressionist and abstract artwork . In July 2007 , Zorn 's newest artwork will be featured in the third installment of the Bundy Gallery 's powerful series based on Zorn 's creations ; the third installment will be called `` Zorn 3 . '' Arthur Zorn has won several awards for his teaching : he was elected Spaulding High School Teacher of the Year in 1994 , and also won the Jaycee Outstanding Young Educator earlier in his career . Zorn has been a finalist in the Vermont State Teacher of the Year .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "1ddee6e498c83664673e299f4d615739", "text": "Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders ( born September 8 , 1941 ) is an American politician who has been the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007 . Sanders is the longest serving independent in U.S. congressional history . Since his election to the House of Representatives in 1991 , he has caucused with the Democratic Party , which has entitled him to congressional committee assignments and at times given Democrats a majority . Sanders became the ranking minority member on the Senate Budget Committee in January 2015 ; he had previously been chair of the Senate Veterans ' Affairs Committee for two years . Since January 2017 , he has been Chair of the Senate Democratic Outreach Committee . Sanders 's campaign against Hillary Clinton for the party 's 2016 U.S. presidential nomination raised more money in small , individual contributions than any other in American history , and helped him rise to international recognition . A self-described democratic socialist , Sanders is pro-labor and emphasizes reversing economic inequality . Many scholars consider his views to be more in line with social democracy and New Deal-era American progressivism than democratic socialism . Sanders was born and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964 . While a student he was an active protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement . After settling in Vermont in 1968 , Sanders ran unsuccessful third-party campaigns for governor and U.S. senator in the early to mid-1970s . As an independent , he was elected mayor of Burlington -- Vermont 's most populous city of 42,417 in 2010 -- in 1981 , by a margin of ten votes . He went on to be reelected as mayor three times . In 1990 , he was elected to represent Vermont 's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives , where he co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus in 1991 . He served as a congressman for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 . In 2012 , he was reelected with 71 % of the popular vote . Polls indicate that he is among the senators most popular with their constituents , ranking third in 2014 and first in both 2015 and 2016 . Sanders rose to national prominence following his 2010 filibuster against the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 , which extended the Bush tax cuts that favored the wealthiest Americans . He has built a reputation as a leading progressive voice on issues such as campaign finance reform , corporate welfare , global warming , income inequality , LGBT rights , parental leave , and universal healthcare . Sanders has long been critical of U.S. foreign policy and was an early and outspoken opponent of the Iraq War , the First Gulf War , and U.S. support for the Contras in Nicaragua . He is also outspoken on civil liberties and civil rights , particularly criticizing racial discrimination in the criminal justice system as well as advocating for privacy rights against mass surveillance policies such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance programs . Sanders announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 30 , 2015 . Initially considered a long shot , Sanders won 23 primaries and caucuses and approximately 43 % of pledged delegates to Clinton 's 55 % . His campaign was noted for the enthusiasm of its supporters , as well as his rejection of large donations from corporations , the financial industry , and any associated Super PAC . On July 12 , 2016 , Sanders formally endorsed Clinton against her Republican general election opponent Donald Trump , while urging his supporters to continue the `` political revolution '' his campaign had begun . In November 2016 , Sanders 's book Our Revolution : A Future to Believe In was released ; upon its release , it was on The New York Times best-seller list at number 3 . In 2016 Sanders formed a political organization , Our Revolution , to educate voters about issues , get people involved in the political process , and work to organize and elect progressive candidates . In February 2017 , Sanders began webcasting The Bernie Sanders Show on Facebook .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "0d86d00c11cbf2bedc6628128b38d9ce", "text": "History of democracy A democracy is a political system , or a system of decision-making within an institution or organization , in which all members have an equal share of power . Modern democracies are characterized by two capabilities that differentiate them fundamentally from earlier forms of government : the capacity to intervene in their own societies and the recognition of their sovereignty by an international legalistic framework of similarly sovereign states . -LSB- 2 -RSB- Democratic government is commonly juxtaposed with oligarchic and monarchic systems , which are rule by a minority and a sole monarch respectively . Democracy in its earliest forms is generally associated with the efforts of the ancient Greeks and Romans , who were themselves considered the founders of Western civilization by the 18th century intellectuals who attempted to leverage these early democratic experiments into a new template for post-monarchical political organization . The extent to which these 18th century democratic revivalists succeeded in turning the democratic ideals of the ancient Greeks and Romans into the dominant political institution of the next 300 years is hardly debatable , even if the moral justifications they often employed might be . Nevertheless , the critical historical juncture catalyzed by the resurrection of democratic ideals and institutions fundamentally transformed the ensuing centuries and has dominated the international landscape since the dismantling of the final vestige of empire following the end of the Second World War . Modern representative democracies attempt to bridge the gulf between the Hobbesian ` state of nature ' and the grip of authoritarianism through ` social contracts ' that enshrine the rights of the citizens , curtail the power of the state , and grant agency through the right to vote .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25da80b77ee604af89f75bebd9874f11", "text": "Socialist Party of Illinois The Socialist Party of Illinois ( SPIL ) is a political party in the state of Illinois . It was affiliated with the Socialist Party of America . It was founded in September 1901 , though the grouping met in 1900 at a convention in Chicago and supported Eugene V. Debs for president in 1900 . It was the successor to the Social Democratic Party of America . In 1915 , the party had 6,004 members . 44 party members held public office in that year , including one mayor , 18 aldermen and 2 members of the Illinois House of Representatives among others . The Chicago Socialist was the newspaper of the Socialist Party of Illinois . The Chicago Socialist Party was the most active local in the SPIL and one of the most active in the United States . It is now an affiliate of the Socialist Party USA .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d58468ca498d1990d23664ae90c52fe1", "text": "Communist revolution A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution often , but not necessarily inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism , typically with socialism as an intermediate stage . The idea that a proletarian revolution is needed is a cornerstone of Marxism ; Marxists believe that the workers of the world must unite and free themselves from capitalist oppression to create a world run by and for the working class . Thus , in the Marxist view , proletarian revolutions need to happen in countries all over the world . Leninism argues that a communist revolution must be led by a vanguard of `` professional revolutionaries '' , men and women who are fully dedicated to the communist cause and who can then form the nucleus of the revolutionary movement . Some Marxists disagree with the idea of a vanguard as put forth by Lenin , especially left communists . Some who continue to consider themselves Marxist -- Leninists also oppose the vanguard despite disagreeing with the majority of left communism . These critics insist that the entire working class -- or at least a large part of it -- must be deeply involved and equally committed to the socialist or communist cause in order for a proletarian revolution to be successful . To this end , they seek to build massive communist parties with very large memberships .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7038f014e7431ad21b8ce43f885be638", "text": "Socialist Appeal (US, 1935) Socialist Appeal was the name of a newspaper published by American Trotskyists from 1935 to 1941 . It was started by supporters of the Trotskyist Workers Party of the United States in Chicago who had entered the Socialist Party of America in 1935 and was edited by Albert Goldman . In 1936 , when the Workers Party formerly dissolved and entered en masse into the SPA and in August 1937 the publication moved to New York City and was re-launched as the organ of the `` Left Wing Branches of the Socialist Party '' but was effectively controlled by the unofficial Trotskyist faction within the SPA . The `` Socialist Appeal tendency '' split from the Socialist Party to form the Socialist Workers Party in 1938 . The publication became the official organ of the SWP and continued as Socialist Appeal until 1941 when it was renamed The Militant , reverting to the name of the original ( 1928-1934 ) Communist League of America publication .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32dcad926c89a1e1dbb6fbce5ae890ef", "text": "Swedish Social Democratic Party The Swedish Social Democratic Party , ( Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti , SAP ; literally , `` Social Democratic Workers ' Party of Sweden '' ) , contesting elections as the Arbetarepartiet -- Socialdemokraterna ( ` The Workers ' Party -- The Social Democrats ' ) , usually referred to just as the ` Social Democrats ' ( Socialdemokraterna ) ; is the oldest and largest political party in Sweden . The current party leader since 2012 is Stefan Löfven ; he has also been Prime Minister of Sweden since 2014 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b028477e1f7532ca36d84f8b7dbfa52f", "text": "Christian Social Party (Switzerland) The Christian Social Party ( CSP ) ( German : Christlich-soziale Partei ; French : Parti chrétien-social ) is a political party in Switzerland . The CSP is more social democratic than the Christian Democratic People 's Party of Switzerland ( CVP ) . With the moderate Christian left as its background , the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions . The core principles of the CSP contain , among others `` solidarity with the socially and economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment . '' The party should not be confused with the Christian Social Party of Obwalden , which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic People 's Party and holds a seat in the National Council .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "df7dc9ba3f7a4d7954d5d46d79cbc167", "text": "Welsh Socialist Alliance The Welsh Socialist Alliance ( WSA ) was a socialist political organisation in Wales . It was closely related to , but separate from the Socialist Alliance . It was founded by the Socialist Party and Cymru Goch and some independents . From the start this seemed to many an unlikely alliance given that the two principal groups involved have major disagreements over many issues , mainly over the national question . Cymru Goch called for an independent socialist republic whereas Socialist Party Wales at the time supported a Welsh parliament with law making powers short of independence . However they agreed to discuss the issue while the WSA called for the Welsh Assembly to have the same powers as the Scottish parliament . The WSA ensured that no one party could `` control '' it through the self-denying 40 % ordinance which limited members of any organisation to no more than 40 % of the Alliance committees . The Welsh Socialist Alliance stood on a joint United Socialist ticket with the Socialist Workers Party at the Welsh Assembly election , 1999 . The Socialist Workers Party has originally declined to accept the invitation to join the WSA because the SWP was opposed in principle to standing in elections . In 2000 it changed its position and entered the WSA . The attempts by the SWP to dominate the WSA destabilised the organisation and by the end of 2002 both Cymru Goch and Socialist Party Wales had left . The SWP ignored the 40 % rule and packed meetings with members to ensure that its position prevailed and its supporters were selected as candidates . Cymru Goch left when any opportunity to argue for its pro-independence position was closed off and the Socialist Party left when the SWP packed a selection meeting in Swansea to ensure that no Socialist Party candidates would be selected for Swansea seats in the General Election . The Socialist Party 's open letter of resignation ( http://www.socialistparty.org.uk/CampaignsSocialistAlliances.htm#SPW ) blamed the SWP : `` To lose one founding organisation could be unfortunate ; to lose both can only mark the decline of the WSA as a genuine alliance '' The WSA is now largely inactive and was regarded by some as being little more than a front for the SWP standing in elections until the launch of the Respect Coalition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1bbd03bb497eb810a98b52b3f83ffc9f", "text": "Social Democratic Federation (U.S., 1889) The Social Democratic Federation ( SDF ) was an American political party established as a result of a factional split in the Socialist Labor Party in 1889 . Moving its headquarters through a succession of cities , the organization landed in Cleveland , Ohio , merging with the Social Democracy of America -- forerunner of the Socialist Party of America -- in the summer of 1897 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cbd8047b9796015123c453764feb1116", "text": "Democratic and Social Centre Democratic and Social Centre may refer to : Democratic and Social Center - People 's Party ( Portuguese : Centro Democrático e Social - Partido Popular ) , a Portuguese centre-right political party , with an ideological foundation on Christian democracy , Conservatism and Classical liberalism , founded on 19 July 1974 . Centre of Social Democrats , a French Christian-democratic and centrist party , which existed from 1976 to 1995 . Democratic and Social Centre ( Spain ) , a Spanish moderate , social democratic and centrist political party , which was founded in 1982 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1894d78bdc58b2f963b5e8550cb2c999", "text": "Socialist Party of Ohio The Socialist Party of Ohio ( SPOH ) is a socialist political party in the U.S. state of Ohio . Founded in 1901 , the SPO was an affiliate of the Socialist Party of America . Since the 1972 renaming of the SPA to Social Democrats , USA , it has been the state chapter of the Socialist Party USA ( SPUSA ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58a683925a50395a9b6ea959e3515fd0", "text": "Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor `` Gene '' Debs ( November 5 , 1855 -- October 20 , 1926 ) was an American union leader , one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies ) , and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States . Through his presidential candidacies , as well as his work with labor movements , Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States . Early in his political career , Debs was a member of the Democratic Party . He was elected as a Democrat to the Indiana General Assembly in 1884 . After working with several smaller unions , including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen , Debs was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union ( ARU ) , one of the nation 's first industrial unions . After workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company organized a wildcat strike over pay cuts in the summer of 1894 , Debs signed many into the ARU . He called a boycott of the ARU against handling trains with Pullman cars , in what became the nationwide Pullman Strike , affecting most lines west of Detroit , and more than 250,000 workers in 27 states . To keep the mail running , President Grover Cleveland used the United States Army to break the strike . As a leader of the ARU , Debs was convicted of federal charges for defying a court injunction against the strike and served six months in prison . In jail , Debs read various works of socialist theory and emerged six months later as a committed adherent of the international socialist movement . Debs was a founding member of the Social Democracy of America ( 1897 ) , the Social Democratic Party of America ( 1898 ) , and the Socialist Party of America ( 1901 ) . Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President of the United States five times , including 1900 ( earning 0.63 % of the popular vote ) , 1904 ( 2.98 % ) , 1908 ( 2.83 % ) , 1912 ( 5.99 % ) , and 1920 ( 3.41 % ) , the last time from a prison cell . He was also a candidate for United States Congress from his native state Indiana in 1916 . Debs was noted for his oratory , and his speech denouncing American participation in World War I led to his second arrest in 1918 . He was convicted under the Sedition Act of 1918 and sentenced to a term of 10 years . President Warren G. Harding commuted his sentence in December 1921 . Debs died in 1926 , not long after being admitted to a sanatorium due to cardiovascular problems that developed during his time in prison . He has since been cited as the inspiration for numerous politicians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0db8fd59061262838fa55e24cc470d97", "text": "Social Democratic Party (Bolivia) The Social Democratic Party ( Spanish : Partido Social Demócrata , PSD ) was a conservative , small and elitist , but influential Bolivian political party formed by middle-class intellectuals . The Social Democratic Party was founded in 1944 by younger , conservative Bolivians committed to modernization and the technological and technocratic strategies they believed necessary to achieve it . Led by Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas ( Hernán Siles Zuazo 's half-brother ) , Roberto Arce , Manfredo Kempf Mercado , Gastón Arduz Eguia , Alberto Crespo Gutiérrez , Tomás Guillermo Elio , and Mario Estenssoro , the party embraced developmentalist , nominally Christian-Democratic principles . For the 1947 general elections the Party allied with the Liberal Party and Revolutionary Left Party and backed Liberal Luis Femando Guachalla as the coalition 's presidential candidate . For the 1951 general elections the PSD allied with the Republican Socialist Unity Party and backed PURS ' presidential candidate Gabriel Gosalvez . During the Revolutionary Nationalist Movement regime ( 1952 -- 1964 ) , the Social Democratic Party was a minor force , allied electorally with the Bolivian Socialist Falange . It was generally regarded as an ideological relic of the prerevolutionary period , surviving only because its leaders were relatively young . After Víctor Paz Estenssoro 's overthrow in 1964 , the Social Democratic Party obtained a new lease on life and cooperated with the military regime of General René Barrientos Ortuño . Their influence no doubt was stimulated by the growing prominence of `` technocrats '' in the military dictatorships of Brazil and Argentina . For the 1966 general elections PSD allied with the Revolutionary Left Party , Authentic Revolutionary Party and Popular Christian Movement and backed Barrientos as the coalition 's presidential candidate . The PSD 's leader , Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas was chosen as vice-presidential candidate . The PSD withdrew support Barrientos in 1968 , but returned to a pro-government stance , when René Barrientos Ortuño died in a helicopter crash on 27 April 1969 and Siles Salinas became president , serving with conspicuous dedication and honesty for five months until overthrown by General Alfredo Ovando Candía . In succeeding years , the Social Democratic Party became inactive after that , although Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas continued to pursue his presidential ambitions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "323fdfd898203b82fb5b95e4cd178ebd", "text": "Socialist democracy Socialist democracy can refer to mainly two things ; ( 1 ) any of several political parties . Groups using this name tend to have a connection to the reunified Fourth International , reflecting its distinctive position on socialist democracy and ( 2 ) a form of democracy espoused by parties espousing communism or political groups who supports socialist one-party states . Alternative 1 Socialist Democracy ( Australia ) Socialist Democracy ( Brazil ) Socialist Democracy ( Ireland ) Socialist Democracy Group ( England ) Socialist Democracy Party ( Canada ) Socialist Democracy Party ( Turkey ) Alternative 2 Dictatorship of the proletariat Democratic centralism Democratic socialism Category : Political party disambiguation pages Category : Democracy", "title": "" }, { "docid": "754dac3b6c132d0e107f1dc01b2eaec6", "text": "Larry Sanders (politician) Lawrence `` Larry '' Sanders ( born 25 April 1935 ) is an American-British academic , social worker , and Health Spokesperson of the Green Party of England and Wales . Sanders is the elder brother of United States Senator and former 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "760c0c9c4c5740f713c2fb2dd53e1c90", "text": "Frank Llewellyn Frank Llewellyn is the former National Director of the Democratic Socialists of America ( DSA ) , which is the largest U.S. organization advocating democratic socialism . DSA is an affiliate of the Socialist International , which is the international association of socialist and social-democratic parties . Llewellyn has criticized the Republican Party 's use of the term `` socialist '' as a negative epithet , particularly since the Barack Obama 's presidential campaign . Llewellyn has also criticized the liberalism of the Democratic Party leadership . Llewellyn has spoken and written to support a social democratic agenda , which includes strengthened unions and a government-sponsored system of health care . In October 1983 , Frank Llewellyn was a New York delegate to the DSA conference in New York City . He was a member of the DSA 's Racial-Diversity Task-Force in 1992 , and a member of DSA 's steering committee in 1994 . He was also a member of the DSA 's delegation to the 12th and 13th congresses of the Socialist International . In 2011 , Llewellyn was succeeded as national director by Maria Svart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9943a25ec1a09a429180de642b3d5ba0", "text": "Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee The Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee is a position within the United States Democratic Party that was created by Tom Perez in February 2017 after the 2017 DNC Chair race , won by Perez . After a close victory over Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison , Perez appointed Ellison as Deputy Chair to lessen the divide in the Democratic Party after the contentious 2016 Democratic presidential primaries , which saw conflicts between supporters of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders . Perez was seen as being more in line with the Clinton wing ( liberal ) , while Ellison was more in line with the Sanders wing ( progressive ) . The role has been described as largely ceremonial .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4241eb73ba08e4a5c1da719a279ec135", "text": "Democratic Socialist Movement (South Africa) The Democratic Socialist Movement ( DSM ) is a Trotskyist organisation in South Africa , affiliated to the Committee for a Workers ' International , and a founding member of the Workers and Socialist Party ( WASP ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7962a01436f911a28e75d15bda5ebde", "text": "Orthodox Marxism Orthodox Marxism is the body of Marxist thought that emerged following the death of Karl Marx which became the official philosophy of the socialist movement as represented in the Second International until the First World War . Orthodox Marxism aims to simplify , codify and systematize Marxist methodology and theory , ironing out the perceived ambiguities and contradictions of Classical Marxism . The `` orthodoxy '' in orthodox Marxism specifically refers to the methodology of historical materialism and dialectical materialism employed and not to any of the normative aspects inherent to classical Marxism . `` Orthodox '' does not imply adherence to the results of Marx 's own investigations . The fundamental characteristics of orthodox Marxism include the understanding that material development ( advances in technology in the productive forces ) is the primary agent of change in the structure of society and human social relations , and that social systems and their relations ( e.g. : feudalism , capitalism , etc. ) become increasingly contradictory and inefficient as the productive forces advance , resulting in some form of social revolution arising in response to these mounting contradictions . This revolutionary change serves as the vehicle for fundamental society-wide changes and ultimately leads to the emergence of new economic systems .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f9540e0d3cdee222cdb436490003ca10", "text": "Third Way In politics , the Third Way is a position akin to centrism that tries to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of right-wing economic and left-wing social policies . The Third Way was created as a serious re-evaluation of political policies within various centre-left progressive movements in response to international doubt regarding the economic viability of the state ; economic interventionist policies that had previously been popularized by Keynesianism and contrasted with the corresponding rise of popularity for economic liberalism and the New Right . The Third Way is promoted by some social democratic and social liberal movements . Major Third Way social democratic proponent Tony Blair claimed that the socialism he advocated was different from traditional conceptions of socialism . Blair said `` My kind of socialism is a set of values notions of social justice ... Socialism as a rigid form of economic determinism has ended , and rightly '' . Blair referred to it as `` social-ism '' that involves politics that recognized individuals as socially interdependent , and advocated social justice , social cohesion , equal worth of each citizen , and equal opportunity . Third Way social democratic theorist Anthony Giddens has said that the Third Way rejects the traditional conception of socialism , and instead accepts the conception of socialism as conceived of by Anthony Crosland as an ethical doctrine that views social democratic governments as having achieved a viable ethical socialism by removing the unjust elements of capitalism by providing social welfare and other policies , and that contemporary socialism has outgrown the Marxian claim for the need of the abolition of capitalism . Blair in 2009 publicly declared support for a `` new capitalism '' . It supports the pursuit of greater egalitarianism in society through action to increase the distribution of skills , capacities , and productive endowments , while rejecting income redistribution as the means to achieve this . It emphasizes commitment to balanced budgets , providing equal opportunity combined with an emphasis on personal responsibility , decentralization of government power to the lowest level possible , encouragement of public-private partnerships , improving labour supply , investment in human development , protection of social capital , and protection of the environment . The Third Way has been criticized by some conservatives and libertarians who advocate laissez-faire capitalism . It has also been heavily criticized by many social democrats , democratic socialists , anarchists and communists in particular as a betrayal of left-wing values . Specific definitions of Third Way policies may differ between Europe and America .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e7f368dc486cff97a623531df0640872", "text": "Socialist Party (San Marino) The Socialist Party ( Partito Socialista , PS ) is a Moderate and social-democratic political party in San Marino . The party was founded on 30 May 2012 as a merger of the New Socialist Party and Sammarinese Reformist Socialist Party . During the Sammarinese election of 2012 the party joined the unsuccessful centrist coalition of the Agreement for the Country , even if the party itself obtained quite good results gaining 7 seats .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "09efd9cdc002b1da3c6892f187f070e9", "text": "WALL-E WALL-E ( stylized with an interpunct as WALL · E ) is a 2008 American computer-animated dystopian science fiction comedy film directed and co-written by Andrew Stanton , produced by Jim Morris , and co-written by Jim Reardon . It stars the voices of Ben Burtt , Elissa Knight , Jeff Garlin , Fred Willard , John Ratzenberger , Kathy Najimy , Sigourney Weaver and the MacInTalk system . It was produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures , and was the overall ninth feature film produced by the company . After directing Finding Nemo , Stanton felt Pixar had created believable simulations of underwater physics and was willing to direct a film set largely in space . WALL-E has minimal dialogue in its early sequences ; many of the characters do not have voices , but instead communicate with body language and robotic sounds designed by Ben Burtt . The film criticizes consumerism , corporatism , nostalgia , waste management , human environmental impact and concerns , obesity , and global catastrophic risk . It is also Pixar 's first animated film with segments featuring live-action characters . Following Pixar tradition , WALL-E was paired with a short film titled Presto for its theatrical release . WALL-E was released in the United States and Canada on June 27 , 2008 , by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures . It was an instant blockbuster , grossing $ 533.3 million worldwide over a $ 180 million budget , receiving overwhelming acclaim from critics and winning the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film , the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Long Form Dramatic Presentation , the final Nebula Award for Best Script , the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film and the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature with five nominations . The film also topped Times `` Best Movies of the Decade '' .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "13104f0418b0eecf7bd552fa184702e7", "text": "National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank The creation of a National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank was first proposed by United States Senator Christopher J. Dodd and Senator Chuck Hagel in 2007 . However , several other iterations of a National Infrastructure Bank have been proposed and considered and it is likely that implementing legislation for the Bank will look quite different from that which was proposed in the original legislation . Barack Obama backed the proposed legislation in February 2008 and repeated his call in September 2010 , although he did not provide specifics about how the Bank should operate . In 2008 , Obama suggested that the Bank would borrow US$ 60 billion of federal funding to invest in infrastructure over 10 years , while leveraging `` up to $ 500 billion '' of private investment . It would invest in high-speed trains to provide an alternative to air travel , energy efficiency , and clean energy , among other kinds of public infrastructure . According to Obama , the Bank 's `` work will be determined by what will maximize our safety and security and ability to compete '' and it would `` create nearly two million new jobs '' , mainly in the construction industry . According to the text of the proposed legislation , funding for the bank would be taken from borrowed funds not to exceed one percent . The Bank would complement existing federal programs to fund infrastructure , such as the Highway Trust Fund or State Revolving Funds . It is expected to invest primarily in surface transport infrastructure , which is likely to include highways and mass transit . Obama did not mention investments in water supply and sanitation as an area of activity for the new Bank . The American Water Works Association ( AWWA ) estimates that investment in water supply and sanitation in the United States will have to be `` over $ 250 billion above current levels of spending in the next 20 to 30 years '' to replace aging infrastructure . The original version of the bill expired with the 110th Congress ; a different version of the bill was introduced into the 112th Congress by U.S. Representative Rosa L. DeLauro ( D - Connecticut 3rd District ) as H.R. 402 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d7de5aa42887b0ccbd05f8f2ef5c84e3", "text": "Executive Order 13772 Executive Order 13772 , titled `` Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System '' , is an executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump on February 3 , 2017 . The eighth executive action by the president during his first 100 days in office , it establishes the `` core principles '' of regulation under the Trump Administration and tasks the United States Department of the Treasury to review the Financial Stability Oversight Council , originally established under the Dodd -- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act , and report to the President in 120 days on current regulations and their effectiveness in carrying out these core principles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8aef824e79201e941ab1e55107ee06c0", "text": "Working Group on Financial Markets The Working Group on Financial Markets ( also , President 's Working Group on Financial Markets , the Working Group , and colloquially the Plunge Protection Team ) was created by Executive Order 12631 , signed on March 18 , 1988 , by United States President Ronald Reagan . As established by the executive order , the Working Group has three purposes and functions : '' ( a ) Recognizing the goals of enhancing the integrity , efficiency , orderliness , and competitiveness of our Nation 's financial markets and maintaining investor confidence , the Working Group shall identify and consider : ( 1 ) the major issues raised by the numerous studies on the events in the financial markets surrounding October 19 , 1987 , and any of those recommendations that have the potential to achieve the goals noted above ; and ( 2 ) the actions , including governmental actions under existing laws and regulations ( such as policy coordination and contingency planning ) , that are appropriate to carry out these recommendations . ( b ) The Working Group shall consult , as appropriate , with representatives of the various exchanges , clearinghouses , self-regulatory bodies , and with major market participants to determine private sector solutions wherever possible . ( c ) The Working Group shall report to the President initially within 60 days ( and periodically thereafter ) on its progress and , if appropriate , its views on any recommended legislative changes . '' The Working Group consists of : The Secretary of the Treasury , or his or her designee ( as Chairperson of the Working Group ) ; The Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , or his or her designee ; The Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission , or his or her designee ; and The Chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , or his or her designee .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37607a29642073fe04a20f29c1c0ae8a", "text": "The Global Dow The Global Dow ( GDOW ) is a 150-stock index of corporations from around the world , created by Dow Jones & Company . Only blue-chip stocks are included in the index . Like its progenitor , the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( INDU ) , stocks in The Global Dow are selected by senior editors of The Wall Street Journal . Joining them for this new index were Dow Jones Newswires senior editors in the three major regions of the globe . The Global Dow is bigger -- 150 stocks rather than 30 -- and its components are weighted equally rather than by price . All 30 Dow industrial stocks are included , as well as some from the Dow Jones Transportation and Utility averages . The Global Dow tracks leading companies from around the world in all industries , selected not just for current size and reputation but also for their potential . It covers both developed and emerging markets . In addition , it includes companies from emerging sectors , such as alternative energy . The components are equally weighted , which means that price movements of the larger stocks have no greater impact on index performance than those of the smaller stocks . The Global Dow is calculated and disseminated in real time by Dow Jones Indexes . Current and closing values can be accessed daily in The Wall Street Journal , and real time at www.djindexes.com . The Base Value is 1000 as of December 31 , 2000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18d5f70e233524d849a44f3241d5f336", "text": "Doug Lowenstein Douglas Lowenstein is the founder and former President of the Entertainment Software Association ( ESA ) . He resigned on February 12 , 2007 to head up the newly formed Private Equity Council . Doug started his career as a reporter for The Buffalo Courier Express from 1973-74 . He was awarded the Buffalo newspaper Guild 's Rookie of the Year award in 1974 . He moved to Washington , DC in 1974 to take a position as a reporter for the Capitol Hill News Service . In 1976 , he joined the Cox Newspapers Washington Bureau . After six years at Cox , Lowenstein joined the Senate staff of U.S. Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum , Democrat of Ohio . He served the last two years of his five-year stint on the Hill as Metzenbaum 's Legislative Director . Doug became the first president of the ESA , then called the Interactive Digital Software Association ( IDSA ) , in June 1994 . Creator and owner of the E3 Tradeshow , the Entertainment Software Rating Board ( ESRB ) , and the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences , the ESA is the only association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish video and computer games , for video game consoles , personal computers , and the Internet . As president , Lowenstein was responsible for the association 's operations and for sector-wide initiatives that affect the nation 's fastest growing entertainment industry . Doug worked cooperatively with parallel industry trade associations including the Video Software Dealers Association ( VSDA ) and Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association ( IEMA ) to defeat hundreds of anti-games legislation across the United States . He was the industry 's go-to person in Washington , D.C. on all legislative matters ranging from piracy to censorship and was frequently called upon as the trade 's spokesperson , representing the software publisher 's perspective . Lowenstein was a very public figure in his service of the games business - along with Patricia Vance , ESRB head and Hal Halpin , IEMA boss - and as such had both his supporters and detractors in the industry and media . Critics were vocal about his passivity with regard to anti-games advocates , most notably Jack Thompson , who repeatedly attacked Lowenstein personally and professionally , even going so far as to liken him to `` Hitler '' . Doug did however , deliver a very pointed speech in his final days in the job which drew the ire of many in the interactive entertainment business . Prior to joining the staff of the ESA , Lowenstein was an Executive Vice President in the Washington , D.C. and New York strategic communications firm Robinson Lake Sawyer Miller , Inc. . From 1986 to 1991 , Lowenstein was a principal in National Strategies , Inc. , a Washington , D.C. public policy consulting firm . In 1982 , he began a five year-stint in the office of U.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum ( D-Ohio ) , including two as Legislative Director . From 1976 to 1982 , Lowenstein was a Washington , D.C. correspondent in the Cox Newspapers Washington bureau . Lowenstein is also the author of `` Lowenstein : Acts of Courage and Belief '' about his late uncle , political and civil rights activist and former Congressman Allard Lowenstein .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e50128bcbd5d2f49bc495827ef5995c", "text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6417de893c1edbcbdd719d2dc88892d6", "text": "Lawrence A. Gordon Lawrence A. Gordon is the EY Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance at the University of Maryland 's Robert H. Smith School of Business . He is also an Affiliate Professor in the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies . Dr. Gordon earned his Ph.D. in Managerial Economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . An internationally known scholar in the areas of managerial accounting ( often called management accounting ) and cybersecurity economics , Dr. Gordon 's research focuses on such issues as economic aspects of information security ( including cybersecurity or computer security ) , corporate performance measures , cost management systems , and capital investments . He is the author of approximately 100 articles , published in such journals as The Accounting Review , ACM Transactions on Information and System Security , Communications of the ACM , Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis , Journal of Computer Security , MIS Quarterly , Accounting , Organizations and Society , and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy . Dr. Gordon 's current research emphasizes the importance of applying concepts from economics and managerial accounting to an information-based economy . Dr. Gordon is the co-creator ( with Martin P. Loeb ) of the Gordon-Loeb Model , which provides a mathematical economic model for deriving an organization 's optimal investment level in cyber/information security . The Gordon-Loeb Model has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times . For a 3-minute video that provides a non-mathematical overview of the Model , go to : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd8dT0FuqQ4 . Dr. Gordon also is the author of several books , including Managerial Accounting : Concepts and Empirical Evidence , Managing Cybersecurity Resources : A Cost-Benefit Analysis and Improving Capital Budgeting : A Decision Support System Approach . In addition , he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy and serves on the editorial boards of several other journals . Dr. Gordon 's research has over 6,400 citations in Google Scholar . The recipient of numerous research and teaching awards , Dr. Gordon has been an invited speaker at various universities throughout the world . He also has served as a consultant to several private sector and public sector organizations . In October 2007 , he was invited to provide Congressional Testimony concerning his research on cybersecurity economics before a Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security . In addition to the Smith School of Business support , Dr. Gordon 's research on cybersecurity economics has been supported by the United States National Security Agency and the United States Department of Homeland Security .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5a1d800f3a58ce0e26dc0d8caddded51", "text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9ec5879ae0ce9084851035df9a5a9d07", "text": "Chewco Chewco Investments L. P. , was a limited partnership associated with the Enron scandal , which resulted in the bankruptcy of Enron . It was named after the Star Wars character Chewbacca , because it was created to hide losses from the Joint Energy Development Investment Limited , known by its acronym `` JEDI '' . Like Chewbacca , the Jedi Knights were prominent characters in Star Wars . Enron created Chewco as a limited partnership which would help keep the JEDI project off its books . It wanted to buy out the California Public Employees ' Retirement System 's interest in JEDI , but it did not want to be forced , by accepted accounting principles , to consolidate JEDI in the Enron financial statements and thus reflect debt and/or financial losses . Enron wanted to keep JEDI afloat , but it needed a partner to take at least a 3 % stake , or the partnership 's results would have to be included in Enron 's financial statements . Chewco was created to be that partner . The Chewco structure did not meet the SPE consolidation rules . The three basic rules for nonconsolidation of an SPE require that the independent equity investor -- continuously invest at least 3 % of the SPE 's assets ; exercise control of and assume risks of the SPE ; and like all other transactions , provide real ( potential ) economic benefits to Enron . Chewco appeared to meet these tests , because it was financed by an unsecured loan from Barclay 's Bank ; in reality , however , the loan had been guaranteed by Enron stock held by Enron itself . Additionally , as investors became more wary of Chewco , Michael Kopper , an Enron employee who reported to CFO Andrew Fastow , took over the titular management role and was used to hide actual ownership . With Enron thus assuming practical control over Chewco , the structure did not meet an additional requirement for a non-consolidated SPE . More prosaically , this was one of many ways in which Enron `` cooked the books '' , failing to disclose corporate debt that SEC regulations require to be disclosed . Over the course of three years , Kopper received between $ 1.5 and $ 2 million in management fees from Chewco , some of which was kicked back to Fastow in the form of checks written to members of his family . According to the Powers Report ( the report of the investigative committee chaired by William Powers , Jr ) Kopper did little actual work , aside from time spent manipulating the books . Chewco itself did little actual work other than moving funds from one account to another , and that was done with minor expenditure of labor by lower-level employees . After all was said and done , Enron used Chewco to report roughly $ 400 million in profits which did not exist , while concealing $ 600 million in debt . Enron 's requirement to restate its earnings to remove this fake $ 400 million profit was a primary catalyst of Enron 's downfall .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b1de582408c1dc460543ecbfd9b8022", "text": "PIMCO Pacific Investment Management Company , LLC ( commonly called PIMCO ) , is an American investment management firm headquartered in Newport Beach , California , with over 2,000 employees working in 13 offices across 12 countries , and $ 1.51 trillion in assets under management as of 30 June 2016 . The company provides mutual funds and other portfolio management and asset allocation solutions for millions of investors worldwide . PIMCO offers a broad list of investment strategies that encompass the entire risk spectrum and capital structure , including core bonds and credit , structured credit , alternatives , real assets , equities and currencies . PIMCO oversees investments on behalf of millions of clients , including retirement savers , public and private pension plans , educational institutions , central banks and government agencies , foundations and endowments and financial intermediaries among others . The firm , a prominent thought leader in the financial markets , is known to have coined and popularized the phrase `` The New Normal '' in the aftermath of the subprime mortgage crisis in 2009 . `` The new normal '' as a standalone phrase has a long history dating to the post-First World War era and then seeing a new resurgence in use in the post 9/11 era . More recently , PIMCO introduced `` The New Neutral '' thesis to characterize a period of lower but stable economic growth , and interest rates to remain lower than historically for a longer period of time . In April 2015 , PIMCO announced the hire of former Federal Reserve Chairman , Dr. Ben Bernanke as a Senior Advisor , following in the footsteps of predecessor Federal Reserve Chairman , Alan Greenspan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "59479e707be329441073301ea299b277", "text": "Scot J. Paltrow Scot J. Paltrow is an American journalist . A financial journalist , Paltrow currently works for Reuters . Paltrow is from New York . He received his bachelor 's degree from the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and a master 's degree from the London School of Economics . Paltrow 's journalism career began in 1977 when he joined the Memphis Commercial Appeal as a reporter . The following year , he joined the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner , where his investigative series on corruption in Industry , California , `` The City of Insiders , '' resulted in federal and state criminal probes and several convictions . In 1981 , Paltrow moved to the Washington Star , where he covered federal courts . After the Star shut down the same year , Paltrow moved to the Wall Street Journal , where he was a reporter in the Los Angeles bureau . In 1985 , Paltrow became a European correspondent for the Journal based in Brussels . In April 1988 , Paltrow returned to the United States as New York financial bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times . During this period he did numerous investigative stories on Wall Street investment banks , markets and the insurance industry . '' While at the Times , Paltrow won a 1993 George Polk Award for Financial Reporting . Paltrow returned to the Wall Street Journal in May 1997 and served as senior special writer based in New York and writes for the paper 's Washington bureau . In 2007 , following Rupert Murdoch 's purchase of Dow Jones & Company ( which owns the Wall Street Journal ) , Paltrow left the paper and joined Condé Nast 's Portfolio.com as a contributing editor , starting September 1 , 2007 , following another longtime Journal journalist who moved to Portfolio.com , Peter Waldman . In September 2010 , Paltrow moved to Reuters , where he and fellow financial journalist Mark Hosenball were brought on as `` key hires '' in an effort to expand Reuters ' `` coverage of business , Wall Street and Washington . '' Paltrow joined Reuters to cover `` financial crimes , specifically covering criminal and civil investigations related to the financial crisis , as well as the effort to more closely regulate and police the financial world . '' In 2012 , Paltrow won a Society of American Business Editors and Writers Best in Business Awards in the Explanatory/News Agency category for his investigation into banks ' use of robo-signing . Paltrow has written a report , The Case for a Stronger Federal Role in Insurance Regulation : Weak State Regulation Highlights the Need for Federal Oversight of Health Premiums , for the Center for American Progress Action Fund . Paltrow has received a Gerald Loeb Award . Paltrow won 1992 and 1993 John Hancock Awards for Excellence in Business & Financial Journalism , the 1994 Los Angeles Times Editorial Award , the Unity Award in Media , and a 2001 Deadline Club Award from New York City Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82ce5efc975419724b224b726e86091e", "text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7715c6d2158d1664e14b3fe0bf7fe7b7", "text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b29beb23a40bebdc88e1447c50df59db", "text": "Banking in the United States Banking in the United States is regulated by both the federal and state governments . The five largest banks in the United States at December 31 , 2011 were JPMorgan Chase , Bank of America , Citigroup , Wells Fargo , and Goldman Sachs . In December 2011 , the five largest banks ' assets were equal to 56 percent of the U.S. economy , compared with 43 percent five years earlier . The U.S. finance industry comprised only 10 % of total non-farm business profits in 1947 , but it grew to 50 % by 2010 . Over the same period , finance industry income as a proportion of GDP rose from 2.5 % to 7.5 % , and the finance industry 's proportion of all corporate income rose from 10 % to 20 % . The mean earnings per employee hour in finance relative to all other sectors has closely mirrored the share of total U.S. income earned by the top 1 % income earners since 1930 . The mean salary in New York City 's finance industry rose from $ 80,000 in 1981 to $ 360,000 in 2011 , while average New York City salaries rose from $ 40,000 to $ 70,000 . In 1988 , there were about 12,500 U.S. banks with less than $ 300 million in deposits , and about 900 with more deposits , but by 2012 , there were only 4,200 banks with less than $ 300 million in deposits in the U.S. , and over 1,800 with more . American banking is closely linked to the UK ; in 2014 , the biggest US banks held almost 70 percent of their on and off-balance sheet foreign assets there .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64c1380b7f9961b0eecc07041b28f3ff", "text": "Office of Net Assessment The United States Department of Defense 's Office of Net Assessment ( ONA ) was created in 1973 by Richard Nixon to serve as the Pentagon 's `` internal think tank '' that `` looks 20 to 30 years into the military 's future , often with the assistance of outside contractors , and produces reports on the results of its research '' . The Director of Net Assessment is the principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on net assessment . According to Defense Directive 5111.11 , the Director shall develop and coordinate net assessments of the standing , trends , and future prospects of U.S. military capabilities and military potential in comparison with those of other countries or groups of countries in order to identify emerging or future threats or opportunities for the United States . Paul Bracken explains that it is important to have a good grasp of net assessment because it is an `` important part of the language spoken by leaders in the higher levels of DOD '' and officers who lack familiarity `` will be at a disadvantage in communicating with the civilian leadership '' . Andrew Marshall was named its first director , a position he continued to hold under succeeding administrations . In October 2014 , Marshall announced plans to retire in January 2015 . He was replaced by Jim Baker in May 2015 . Staff members have included : David S. Yost John Milam , strategic analyst Donald Henry , `` special assistant to the director of net assessment in the Office of Net Assessment within OSD '' Stephen Michael Meyer Andrew D. May Andrew F. Krepinevich , Jr. , formerly the president of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Keith Bickel , currently Director of Corporate Strategy for Freddie Mac Tim Graczewski , currently Director of Strategic Alliances & Corporate Development for Intuit Larry Seaquist , recently a member of Washington State 's House of Representatives", "title": "" }, { "docid": "217cf9030e23f3ab902741569570d4fb", "text": "Reuters Insider Reuters Insider is a website provided by Thomson Reuters that offers financial videos for viewing online , and launched on May 11 , 2010 . Visitors can view videos free-of-charge during the current promotional period , after which the website will only be accessible to Reuters subscribers , who typically pay about US$ 2,000 per month . The website has been described as `` YouTube for traders '' . Video from the website is created by Thomson Reuters ' own reporters , as well as the company 's roughly 150 partners . Thomson Reuters spent about $ 100 million to develop the website . Reuters Insider is targeted towards financial experts , while Thomson Reuter 's primary competitor , Bloomberg L.P. , has begun to focus more on targeting the average consumer by purchasing business magazine BusinessWeek . The website is part of an overall $ 1 billion plan by the company to update its technology to make financial information accessible to more users .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "972d758e113d9d8d802856623f6a04e7", "text": "Private equity firm A private equity firm is an investment management company that provides financial backing and makes investments in the private equity of startup or operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies including leveraged buyout , venture capital , and growth capital . Often described as a financial sponsor , each firm will raise funds that will be invested in accordance with one or more specific investment strategies . Typically , a private equity firm will raise pools of capital , or private equity funds that supply the equity contributions for these transactions . Private equity firms will receive a periodic management fee as well as a share in the profits earned ( carried interest ) from each private equity fund managed . Private equity firms , with their investors , will acquire a controlling or substantial minority position in a company and then look to maximize the value of that investment . Private equity firms generally receive a return on their investments through one of the following avenues : an initial public offering ( IPO ) -- shares of the company are offered to the public , typically providing a partial immediate realization to the financial sponsor as well as a public market into which it can later sell additional shares ; a merger or acquisition -- the company is sold for either cash or shares in another company ; a recapitalization -- cash is distributed to the shareholders ( in this case the financial sponsor ) and its private equity funds either from cash flow generated by the company or through raising debt or other securities to fund the distribution . Private equity firms characteristically make longer-hold investments in target industry sectors or specific investment areas where they have expertise . Private equity firms and investment funds should not be confused with hedge fund firms which typically make shorter-term investments in securities and other more liquid assets within an industry sector but with less direct influence or control over the operations of a specific company . Where private equity firms take on operational roles to manage risks and achieve growth through long term investments , hedge funds more frequently act as short-term traders of securities betting on both the up and down sides of a business or of an industry sector 's financial health .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "125057216a549454f391403b44408ba0", "text": "Wall Street Warriors Wall Street Warriors is a documentary and reality TV series that details the lives of various Wall Street entrepreneurs . A MOJO HD channel original series , each episode is 30 minutes long and shot in high definition video . Currently two seasons have aired and a third season is in production . MOJO HD recently announced it will be going dark in December , 2008 and it is uncertain which network will air the current season of the series . On February 18 , 2009 the opening scenes surfaced on the web for the Wall Street Warriors Season 3 . Even though it was a very brief video it seems to have been made during the peak of the October 2008 stockmarket turmoil .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "44440996479ace8f9dcfad828161d898", "text": "Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( -LSB- dᵻˈdʒɛnərᵻs -RSB- born January 26 , 1958 ) is an American comedian , television host , actress , writer , and producer . DeGeneres starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show , The Ellen DeGeneres Show , since 2003 . Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s , and included a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . As a film actress , DeGeneres starred in Mr. Wrong ( 1996 ) , appeared in EDtv ( 1999 ) , and The Love Letter ( 1999 ) , and provided the voice of Dory in the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo ( 2003 ) and Finding Dory ( 2016 ) ; for Nemo , she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress , the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance . In 2010 , she was a judge on American Idol for its ninth season . She starred in two television sitcoms , Ellen from 1994 to 1998 , and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002 . During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997 , she came out as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show . Her character , Ellen Morgan , also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey , and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues , including the coming-out process . This made her the first openly lesbian actress to play an openly lesbian character on television . In 2008 , she married her longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi . DeGeneres has hosted the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards , and the Primetime Emmys . She has authored three books and started her own record company , Eleveneleven . She has won 29 Emmys , 20 People 's Choice Awards ( more than any other person ) , and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts . In 2016 , she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b4d78ceb190d29baf35da7a7d7146f86", "text": "Kathleen Noone Kathleen Noone ( born Kathleen O'Meara , January 8 , 1945 ) is an American actress . She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals in off-Broadway stage , before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera , As the World Turns ( 1975 -- 76 ) . From 1977 to 1989 , Noone played Ellen Shepherd Dalton on the ABC daytime soap opera , All My Children . For this role , she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1987 . In 1990 , Noone moved to prime time , starring as villainous Claudia Whittaker in the CBS series , Knots Landing ( 1990 -- 1993 ) . She returned to daytime television as Bette Katzenkazrahi on NBC 's Sunset Beach ( 1997 -- 1999 ) , for which she received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination . She also has had the recurring roles on L.A. Law , Party of Five , According to Jim , and Dexter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "79ee45ed83325535b3b268bfa98cfef7", "text": "Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards , commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards , are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books , sometimes referred to as the Comics Industry 's equivalent of the Oscar Awards . They are named in honor of the pioneering writer and artist Will Eisner , who was a regular participant in the award ceremony until his death in 2005 . The Eisner Awards include the Comic Industry 's Hall of Fame . The nominations in each category are generated by a five-member panel , then voted on by comic book professionals and presented at the annual San Diego Comic-Con International convention held in July , usually on a Friday .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49359cd95d89b659f38d5a9bc3a5813c", "text": "The Comedian (2016 film) The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman , Richard LaGravenese , Art Linson , and Jeff Ross . The film stars Robert De Niro , Leslie Mann , Danny DeVito , Edie Falco , Veronica Ferres , Charles Grodin , Cloris Leachman , Patti LuPone and Harvey Keitel . The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 11 , 2016 and was released on December 9 , 2016 , by Sony Pictures Classics . The film opened to negative reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83856fa034fa80beafca3283167e8e3b", "text": "Ellen Marlow Ellen Taylor Marlow ( born February 22 , 1994 ) is a former American child actress . She is best known for her role as Claire Lyons in The Clique movie based on the books by Lisi Harrison .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40a1f6971d30f39c8d3b3f7602f4c97c", "text": "Saturday Night Live (season 22) The twenty-second season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 28 , 1996 , and May 17 , 1997 . This season is notable for the host selection . Seven of the 20 hosts were former cast members . They included Dana Carvey , Robert Downey , Jr. , Phil Hartman , Chris Rock , Martin Short , Chevy Chase and Mike Myers . This would mark Chase 's final time hosting before getting banned ( returning much later for numerous guest appearances ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "854b2f496606f9c81e0f2f8fc27abb05", "text": "Moonlight and Valentino Moonlight and Valentino is a 1995 comedy-drama film directed by David Anspaugh . The screenplay by Ellen Simon is based on her semi-autobiographical play of the same title .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bc95c206832917d8b508fa9c9bc3bb67", "text": "Grandma Lee Lee Strong ( born May 29 , 1934 ) , better known by her stage name Grandma Lee , is an American stand-up comedian and was a contestant on the fourth season of America 's Got Talent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f308393388860b76d30d8fb28746f83", "text": "Nor Kiddie Nor Kiddie was the stage name of the comedian , actor and juggler of the 1920s and '30s , Norman Chilton Kiddie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbc8bf81f27171c034bdfe3b7a72d18a", "text": "History of Saturday Night Live (1995–2000) Saturday Night Live is an American sketch comedy series created and produced by Lorne Michaels for most of the show 's run . The show has aired on NBC since 1975 . After a disastrous 1994 -- 95 season featuring a mix of old and new characters , Michaels decided to once again revamp the cast , keeping only five cast members and hiring six . The 1995 -- 96 season once again saved the show from cancellation , introducing a new era of Saturday Night Live characters and sketches that were highly popular with audiences . This cast stayed mostly stable until the 1998 -- 99 season , which added cast members such as Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz . These two would pave the way for the next era of Saturday Night Live in the early 2000s .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "25ca1c20d4c110b3fbfdd886f6a0bf0c", "text": "List of Saturday Night Live episodes Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels . It premiered on NBC , a terrestrial television network , on October 11 , 1975 under the title NBC 's Saturday Night . The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics . Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast : the repertory members , also known as the `` Not Ready for Prime-Time Players , '' and newer cast members , known as `` Featured Players . '' Each week , the show features a host , often a well-known celebrity , who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast . A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets ( usually two , and occasionally more ) . Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles , such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002 , Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010 , Justin Timberlake in 2003 , 2006 and 2013 , Taylor Swift in 2009 , Bruno Mars in 2012 , Lady Gaga in 2013 , Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015 , Drake in 2014 and 2016 , Blake Shelton in 2015 , and Ariana Grande in 2016 . With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases , the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming `` Live from New York , it 's Saturday Night ! '' Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running network programs in American television history , with over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons . A number of the show 's sketches have been developed into feature films , including The Blues Brothers , Wayne 's World , A Night at the Roxbury , Superstar , Coneheads , and MacGruber . Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1 . Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats , including streaming on Hulu and Netflix . Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49c91b0cc2e32a38ed7664ba3812605f", "text": "IO Theater iO , or iO Chicago , ( formerly known as `` ImprovOlympic '' ) is an improv theater and training center in central Chicago , with a branch in Los Angeles called iO West . The theater both teaches and hosts performances of improvisational comedy . It was founded in 1981 by the late Del Close and Charna Halpern . The theater has many notable alumni , including Amy Poehler and Stephen Colbert .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "01489e8a57e3cdfa09ad13e81e26060f", "text": "Richard Degener Richard Kempster Degener ( March 14 , 1912 -- August 24 , 1995 ) was an American diver who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics . In 1932 he won the bronze medal in the 3 metre springboard event . Described as the `` Fred Astaire of diving '' , Degener competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics with University of Michigan classmates , Eddie Tolan and James Cristy . Four years later he won the gold medal in the 3 metre springboard competition . In April , 1936 , Degener , along with many other sports champions and stand outs , was honored at a banquet in Detroit , MI . This Banquet was the first celebration of Champions Day . In July , 1936 , A plaque was presented to Detroit from the White House honoring Detroit as the City of Champions . The plaque has five `` medallions '' featuring athletes . Originally the plans called for these five athletes to be a baseball player , football player , hockey player , power boat racer , and a boxer . But Joe Louis was surprisingly knocked out in a boxing match just weeks before the plaque was to be presented . Planners changed the boxer to a diver , to represent Degener , at the last minute . Degener introduced the full layout in which his body seemed to soar , lazy-like and graceful in the air . This astonished the diving world and caused a buzz of admiration around the pool . `` If there is one thing I 've gotten out of sports , it 's that I learned to be intense and to do the job . '' Degener never lost a diving contest in college during the three years he represented Michigan from 1931 to 1934 as he took the Big Ten and National Collegiate championship . In AAU competition Dick was unbeaten for years as he won 14 national indoor and outdoor diving titles . He won four outdoor AAU Nationals in the high board representing the Detroit Athletic Club , and three NCAA titles for the University of Michigan . At the Indoor AAUs he won five straight three-meter springboard titles and two one-meter titles . Degener later turned pro with the Billy Rose Aquacade when it opened in Cleveland . In 1971 , Degener was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1b75e1f2b362a6e218ddecea070f9df4", "text": "Ted Alexandro Edward `` Ted '' Alexandro ( born January 26 , 1969 ) is a stand-up comedian from New York City . He has appeared on most late night talk shows and has had his own half-hour specials on Comedy Central .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14fdb2b2ff9374372c5b351ee1f2fb5d", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies , the supporting categories were not always genre , or even gender , specific . Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards , supporting actors in comedy have competed alone . However , these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries , telefilms , and guest performers competing against main cast competitors . Such instances are marked below : # -- Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film , prior to the category 's creation . § -- Indicates a performance as a guest performer , prior to the category 's creation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3488f8d031dea902c32ae77b9268340f", "text": "The Will Rogers Follies The Will Rogers Follies is a musical with a book by Peter Stone , lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green , and music by Cy Coleman . It focuses on the life and career of famed humorist and performer Will Rogers , using as a backdrop the Ziegfeld Follies , which he often headlined , and describes every episode in his life in the form of a big production number . The Rogers character also performs rope tricks in between scenes . The revue contains snippets of Rogers ' famous homespun style of wisdom and common sense and tries to convey the personality of this quintessentially American figure whose most famous quote was `` I never met a man I did n't like . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d03cd6a793c6744959229e31300c0570", "text": "Ellen Forney Ellen Forney ( born March 8 , 1968 ) is a cartoonist and educator based in Seattle , Washington . She is known for her autobiographic comics , which included I was Seven in '75 , I Love Led Zepellin , and Marbles . She teaches at the Cornish College of the Arts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9e175ca32071aa0cbb8d9c7ce0bcd54", "text": "American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show . Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque , music hall and minstrel shows , burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy ( lewd jokes ) and female striptease . By the early 20th century , burlesque in America was presented as a populist blend of satire , performance art , music hall , and adult entertainment , featuring striptease and broad comedy acts . The entertainment was presented often in cabarets and clubs , as well as music halls and theatres . Performers , usually female , often created elaborate tableaux with lush , colorful costumes , mood-appropriate music , and dramatic lighting ; novelty acts , such as fire breathing or contortionists , might be added to enhance the impact of their performance . The genre traditionally encompassed a variety of acts : in addition to the striptease artistes , there was some combination of chanson singers , comedians , mime artists , and dancing girls , all delivered in a satiric style with a saucy edge . The striptease element of burlesque became subject to extensive local legislation , leading to a theatrical form that titillated without falling afoul of censors . Burlesque gradually lost popularity beginning in the 1940s . A number of producers sought to capitalize on nostalgia for the entertainment by attempting to recreate the spirit of burlesque in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s . There has been a resurgence of interest in this format since the 1990s , and it inspired a 2010 musical film , Burlesque , starring Christina Aguilera and Cher .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "34dca7332e487ae50c0f26689584cfeb", "text": "Ellen Goldsmith-Vein Ellen Goldsmith-Vein is an American television and film producer . She is the founder and CEO of the Gotham Group , a talent management agency . As the only woman to own her own entertainment management agency completely , Goldsmith-Vein was the first talent manager ever featured on the cover of the `` Power 100 '' special issue of The Hollywood Reporter in 2006 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54b34bde860f82c3d3efe616271f2f7a", "text": "DeGeneres DeGeneres is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Betty DeGeneres ( born 1930 ) , mother of Ellen DeGeneres and American activist . Ellen DeGeneres ( born 1958 ) , American stand-up comedian , television hostess , and actress . Vance DeGeneres ( born 1954 ) , American actor , older brother of Ellen DeGeneres . Portia de Rossi , or Portia DeGeneres ( born 1973 ) , wife of Ellen DeGeneres and American actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1f530e6dbe833da2e97ca2db66db213d", "text": "Tourettes Without Regrets Tourettes Without Regrets is an underground performance art show in Oakland , CA . Founded in 1999 , Tourettes Without Regrets is hosted by comedian/filmmaker Jamie DeWolf and occurs every first Thursday of the month at the Oakland Metro Opera House . Part poetry slam , part circus and part rap battle , the event incorporates audience participation and an open mic , billing itself as `` the Fight Club of underground art . ''", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ec27be5e2c22609707495b79c740202f", "text": "Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney ( born Joseph Yule , Jr. ; September 23 , 1920 -- April 6 , 2014 ) was an American actor , vaudevillian , producer , and radio personality . In a career spanning nine decades and continuing until shortly before his death , he appeared in more than 300 films and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era . At the height of a career that was marked by precipitous declines and raging comebacks , Rooney performed the role of Andy Hardy in a series of 15 films in the 1930s and 1940s that epitomized American family values . A versatile performer , he became a celebrated character actor later in his career . Laurence Olivier once said he considered Rooney `` the best there has ever been . '' Clarence Brown , who directed him in two of his earliest dramatic roles , National Velvet and The Human Comedy , said he was `` the closest thing to a genius I ever worked with . '' Rooney first performed in vaudeville as a child and made his film debut at the age of six . At 14 he played Puck in the play and later the 1935 film adaptation of A Midsummer Night 's Dream . Critic David Thomson hailed his performance as `` one of cinema 's most arresting pieces of magic '' . In 1938 , he co-starred in Boys Town . At nineteen he was the first teenager to be nominated for an Oscar for his leading role in Babes in Arms , and he was awarded a special Academy Juvenile Award in 1939 . At the peak of his career between the ages of 15 and 25 , he made forty-three films , which made him one of MGM 's most consistently successful actors and a favorite of studio head Louis B. Mayer . Rooney was the top box office attraction from 1939 to 1941 , and one of the best-paid actors of that era , but his career never rose to such heights again . Drafted into the Army during World War II , he served nearly two years entertaining over two million troops on stage and radio and was awarded a Bronze Star for performing in combat zones . Returning from the war in 1945 , he was too old for juvenile roles but too short to be an adult movie star , and was unable to get as many starring roles . Nevertheless , Rooney 's popularity was renewed with well-received supporting roles in films such as Requiem for a Heavyweight ( 1962 ) , It 's a Mad , Mad , Mad , Mad World ( 1963 ) , and The Black Stallion ( 1979 ) . In the early 1980s , he returned to Broadway in Sugar Babies and again became a celebrated star . Rooney made hundreds of appearances on TV , including dramas , variety programs , and talk shows , and won an Emmy in 1964 , with another Emmy plus a Golden Globe for his role in Bill ( 1981 ) . At his death , Vanity Fair called him `` the original Hollywood train wreck . '' He struggled with alcohol and pill addiction and married eight times , the first time to Ava Gardner . Despite earning millions during his career , he had to file for bankruptcy in 1962 due to mismanagement of his finances . Shortly before his death in 2014 at age 93 , he alleged mistreatment by some family members and testified before Congress about what he alleged was physical abuse and exploitation by family members . By the end of his life , his millions in earnings had dwindled to an estate that was valued at only $ 18,000 . He died owing medical bills and back taxes , and contributions were solicited from the public .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "61e8e4a8b9b1457d239940ed236f0cf7", "text": "Mickey's Eleven Mickey 's Eleven is a 1927 silent short film in Larry Darmour 's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney . Directed by Albert Herman , the two-reel short was released to theaters in November 1927 by FBO .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a65aaed66b2d4cda629f922f9e160c9c", "text": "Mickey McBan Mickey McBan ( February 27 , 1919 -- October 30 , 1979 ) was an American child actor . He began his acting career at the age of four and specialized in portraying the everyday youngster in many films . McBan never made the transition to portraying adults and his screen career was already over by 1929 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "265457bbd71c6794b018f6d68b1e85e8", "text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f883d310b40b902422f5b8bc1fa203b", "text": "Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation , established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ' educational and cultural activities , including the preservation of motion picture history . Although the current incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929 . Located in Hollywood , California at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study , the Archive has a diverse range of moving image material . The Archive 's collection comprises 85,000 titles and 190,000 separate items , including early American cinema , a vast collection of documentary films , filmed and taped interviews , amateur and private home movies of Hollywood legends , makeup and sound test reels , and a wide selection of experimental film , as well as Academy Award-winning films , Academy Award-nominated films , and a complete collection of every Academy Awards show since 1949 . Since acquiring the Packard Humanities Institute Collection , the Archive has the world 's largest known trailer collection . The Archive is also concerned with the preservation and restoration of films , as well as new technologies and methods of preservation , restoring over 800 titles of historical and artistic importance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb6da3ade65f4b41ad2c6afb050947a9", "text": "15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . Best Picture honors went to the film Mrs. Miniver . The ceremony is most famous for the speech by the film 's Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson . Garson 's acceptance speech as Best Actress ran nearly 6 minutes and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony . Mrs. Miniver was the second film ( after My Man Godfrey in 1936 ) to receive nominations in all four acting categories , as well as the first film to garner five acting nominations . Also notable at the ceremony , Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song , which he ended up winning for `` White Christmas '' . Best Documentary had four winners , something that has not happened before or since . A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c865b086a3607815cdb07fde783c4e06", "text": "Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award ( originally known as the Youth in Film Award ) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association , a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers , and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged . First presented in 1979 , the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979 , at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season . The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony , honoring young performers of 2016 , was held at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles , California on March 17 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d2a23f8fef87bcea66580b8c8272972e", "text": "Little Annie Rooney (1925 film) Little Annie Rooney is a 1925 American silent comedy-drama film starring Mary Pickford and directed by William Beaudine . Pickford , one of the most successful actresses of the silent era , was best known throughout her career for her iconic portrayals of penniless young girls . After generating only modest box office revenue playing adults in her previous two films , Pickford wrote and produced Little Annie Rooney to cater to silent film audiences . Though she was 33 years old , Pickford played the title role , an Irish girl living in the slums of New York City . The film was a critical and commercial success , becoming one of the highest grossing films of 1925 . Restored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2014 , Little Annie Rooney is remembered today for Pickford 's performance and the high quality associated with its production .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "57fa02595e2d219579ab7e8c4afddfd8", "text": "52nd Academy Awards The 52nd Academy Awards were presented April 14 , 1980 , at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Johnny Carson who , in noting the long duration of the production , joked that President Jimmy Carter was working hard for their `` release '' from the ceremonies , a clear reference to the Iranian hostage crisis . Among the nominees for Best Supporting Actor were 8 year-old Justin Henry -- the youngest Best Supporting Actor nominee ever -- and 79-year-old Melvyn Douglas . This was the largest age difference between two competing actors in Oscar history until 2013 . Ironically , their age difference was partially the reason why Douglas did not attend the Oscars that night , despite winning the award . Henry was nominated for Kramer vs. Kramer , which out of its eight other nominations , finished with five awards , including Best Picture , Best Director for Robert Benton , and Best Actor for Dustin Hoffman .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4227c31a8a6f2b4cd6635c58100e58d7", "text": "Drunk Driving (film) Drunk Driving is a 1939 American short drama film directed by David Miller . It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 12th Academy Awards in 1940 for Best Live Action Short Film , Two-Reel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97e69b12cafe8bac808c75e5d636fa5b", "text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "42558d18843a088993f0e5da20fca7b0", "text": "El indio El indio ( The Indian ) is a 1939 Mexican drama film directed by Armando Vargas de la Maza . It was released in Mexico on February 10 , 1939 and later released in United States on May 12 , of the same year . Consuelo Frank and Pedro Armendáriz received equal billing , while Dolores Camarillo ( billed as Dolores C. de Frausto ) who was the film 's comic relief , was billed last . Later she would receive a somewhat higher billing in Cantinflas ' Ahí está el detalle . The film also explores an early form of Mexican `` indio '' comic performances given by Carlos López `` Chaflán '' and Dolores Camarillo . These comic roles would later give inspiration to María Elena Velasco 's La India María film series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5df96c0814e26b36c1c686b0693dcb1b", "text": "26th Academy Awards The 26th Academy Awards honored the best in films of 1953 . The second national telecast of the Awards show drew an estimated 43 million viewers . Shirley Booth , appearing in a play in Philadelphia , presented the Best Actor award through a live broadcast cut-in , and privately received the winner 's name over the telephone from co-host Donald O'Connor . ( Actor Fredric March co-hosted from New York City . ) Gary Cooper filmed his presentation of the Best Actress award in advance on a set in Mexico , with O'Connor announcing the winner 's name . All the major winners in this year were black-and-white films . The big winner was Fred Zinnemann 's From Here to Eternity , with thirteen nominations and eight awards including Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor , Best Supporting Actress , Best Director , Best Screenplay ( Daniel Taradash ) , Best Cinematography ( Burnett Guffey ) , Best Sound , and Best Film Editing . All five of its major actors and actresses were nominated , with secondary players Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra taking home Oscars . The candid film was based on James Jones ' controversial , best-selling novel about Army life on a Hawaiian ( Oahu ) military base just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack and World War II , illustrating the conflict between an individualistic private ( Montgomery Clift ) and rigid institutional authority ( exemplified by the Army ) . Its achievement of eight awards matched the then record held by Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) . The record would be tied again the following year by On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) . Walt Disney won four awards , which remains the record for the most Oscars won in the same year . William Holden 's speech for Best Actor for his role in Stalag 17 was simply `` Thank You '' , making it one of the shortest speeches ever ; the TV broadcast had a strict cutoff time which forced Holden 's quick remarks . The frustrated Holden personally paid for advertisements in the Hollywood trade publications to thank everyone he wanted to on Oscar night . He also remarked that he felt that either Burt Lancaster or Montgomery Clift should have won the Best Actor Oscar for From Here to Eternity , instead of him .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a5ca36bde05b90b9ad943c0fcd5856c8", "text": "Mickey's Big Broadcast Mickey 's Big Broadcast is a 1933 short film in Larry Darmour 's Mickey McGuire series starring a young Mickey Rooney . Directed by Jesse Duffy , the two-reel short was released to theaters on June 6 , 1933 by RKO Radio Pictures . An edited version of this short appeared in the feature film compilation `` Mickey the Great '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e842e889dc5d38f8e209c230781ecec", "text": "1939 Academy Awards 1939 Academy Awards may refer to : 11th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1939 12th Academy Awards , the 1940 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1939", "title": "" }, { "docid": "769036d4bfd9f0f54dfeaaedea0482d4", "text": "Trigger Fingers (film) Trigger Fingers is a 1939 Western film starring Tim McCoy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4aaaba4417a279384cd1c8a7ee603931", "text": "Mickey and the Seal Mickey and the Seal is a cartoon short created by Walt Disney in 1948 . It was nominated for Academy Award for Animated Short Film , but lost to Tom and Jerry cartoon The Little Orphan , which shared one of seven Oscars for the Tom and Jerry series . This cartoon was featured in the video game Disney 's Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cda38be18cf563ca97221f79cd34b961", "text": "Miss America 1944 Miss America 1944 , the 18th Miss America pageant , was held at the Warner Theater in Atlantic City , New Jersey on September 9 , 1944 . Venus Ramey , Miss District of Columbia won the title and also received swimsuit and talent preliminary awards . One of the five finalists , Betty Jane Rase , who would become known as B. J. Baker , was a backup singer for many top recording artists , and also was one of the wives of actor Mickey Rooney .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87388499e9e7335f2ca6f88d379a5814", "text": "Outlaws' Paradise Outlaws ' Paradise is a 1939 American film directed by Sam Newfield .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ea203ee49603537eda00c8ef1f85ba3", "text": "Child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television , but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child ; to avoid confusion , the latter is also called a former child actor . Closely associated is teenage actor or teen actor , an actor who reached popularity as a teenager . Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults . Lindsay Lohan and Macaulay Culkin are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age ; Lohan 's career resumed after an interruption of several years . Many child actors also become successful adult actors as well , an example being Mickey Rooney 's career that included both the popular 1935 film A Midsummer Night 's Dream and the popular 2011 film The Muppets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b5185da4080f603ea20ca2fab458388", "text": "1939 in baseball", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "48803221da4ed30da3ba5a6da05a8cd8", "text": "Lion The lion ( Panthera leo ) is one of the big cats in the genus Panthera and a member of the family Felidae . The commonly used term African lion collectively denotes the several subspecies in Africa . With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight , it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger , barring hybrids like the liger . Wild lions currently exist in sub-Saharan Africa and in India ( where an endangered remnant population resides in and around Gir Forest National Park ) . In ancient historic times , their range was in most of Africa , including North Africa , and across Eurasia from Greece and southeastern Europe to India . In the late Pleistocene , about 10,000 years ago , the lion was the most widespread large land mammal after humans : Panthera leo spelaea lived in northern and western Europe and Panthera leo atrox lived in the Americas from the Yukon to Peru . The lion is classified as a vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) , having seen a major population decline in its African range of 30 -- 50 % over two decades during the second half of the twentieth century . Lion populations are untenable outside designated reserves and national parks . Although the cause of the decline is not fully understood , habitat loss and conflicts with humans are the greatest causes of concern . Within Africa , the West African lion population is particularly endangered . In the wilderness , males seldom live longer than 10 to 14 years , as injuries sustained from continual fighting with rival males greatly reduce their longevity . In captivity they can live more than 20 years . They typically inhabit savanna and grassland , although they may take to bush and forest . Lions are unusually social compared to other cats . A pride of lions consists of related females and offspring and a small number of adult males . Groups of female lions typically hunt together , preying mostly on large ungulates . Lions are apex and keystone predators , although they are also expert scavengers obtaining over 50 percent of their food by scavenging as opportunity allows . While lions do not typically hunt humans , some have . Sleeping mainly during the day , lions are active primarily at night ( nocturnal ) , although sometimes at twilight ( crepuscular ) . Highly distinctive , the male lion is easily recognised by its mane , and its face is one of the most widely recognised animal symbols in human culture . Depictions have existed from the Upper Paleolithic period , with carvings and paintings from the Lascaux and Chauvet Caves in France dated to 17,000 years ago , through virtually all ancient and medieval cultures where they once occurred . It has been extensively depicted in sculptures , in paintings , on national flags , and in contemporary films and literature . Lions have been kept in menageries since the time of the Roman Empire , and have been a key species sought for exhibition in zoos over the world since the late eighteenth century . Zoos are cooperating worldwide in breeding programs for the endangered Asiatic subspecies .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "1458b37fabc3e9781feefe13a0be8879", "text": "List of people known as the Lion The Lion is an epithet used to describe : Ali Pasha ( 1740-1822 ) , Ottoman pasha of Yanina Henry the Lion ( 1129-1195 ) , Duke of Saxony and Duke of Bavaria Louis VIII of France ( 1187-1226 ) , King of France Robert III , Count of Flanders ( 1249-1322 ) , the `` Lion of Flanders '' Umur Beg ( 1309 ? -1348 ) , Emir of Aydin William the Lion ( c. 1143-1214 ) , King of the Scots from 1165 to 1214 Willie `` The Lion '' Smith ( 1893-1973 ) , American jazz pianist `` The Lion '' , a Miami-based American smuggler for the Medellin Cartel , featured in Narcos season 2 , episode 5", "title": "" }, { "docid": "369f67102772b390ad4a94d7bc27d6b3", "text": "Zeta Leonis Zeta Leonis ( ζ Leonis , abbreviated Zeta Leo , ζ Leo ) , also named Adhafera , is a third-magnitude star in the constellation of Leo , the lion . It forms the second star ( after Gamma Leonis ) in the blade of ` the Sickle ' , which is an asterism formed from the head of Leo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf53dbe32833515535890d0abab40104", "text": "Lion dance Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion 's movements in a lion costume . The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional , cultural and religious festivals . It may also be performed at important occasions such as business opening events , special celebrations or wedding ceremonies , or may be used to honour special guests by the Chinese communities . The Chinese lion dance is sometimes mistakenly referred to as dragon dance . An easy way to tell the difference is that a lion is normally operated by just two dancers , while a dragon is longer and needs many people . Also , in a lion dance , the performers ' faces are only seen occasionally , since they are inside the lion . In a dragon dance , the performers ' faces can be easily seen since the dragon is held on poles . Chinese lion dance fundamental movements can be found in most Chinese martial arts . There are two main forms of the Chinese lion dance , the Northern Lion and the Southern Lion . Both forms are commonly found in China , but around the world especially in South East Asia , the Southern Lion predominates as it was spread by the Chinese diaspora communities who are historically mostly of Southern Chinese origin . Versions of the lion dance are also found in Japan , Korea , Tibet and Vietnam . Another form of lion dance exists in Indonesian culture , but it may be of a different tradition and may be referred to as Singa Barong .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37ac51e47fe367b2a2dd0d7bc2689d6a", "text": "Black lion tamarin The black lion tamarin ( Leontopithecus chrysopygus ) , also known as the golden-rumped lion tamarin , is a lion tamarin endemic to the Brazilian state of São Paulo , almost exclusively at the Morro do Diabo State Park . Its limited geographical range makes it the rarest of the New World monkeys , with little known about it . It was thought to be extinct for 65 years until its rediscovery in 1970 . In 2016 an adult couple was found to the east , in the Caetetus Ecological Station , after six years with no sightings . The total number of individuals is estimated to be around 1000 . Some experts believe this to be an overestimate , as recent studies have shown that the average area inhabited by the black lion tamarin is closer to 106 ha than the previously estimated 66 ha . They are usually found in groups of 4 to 9 , living in the secondary and primary forests along the circumference of its home range . On average , the black lion tamarin weighs 590 -- .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "be2311ad910d59f858920706d3a9be65", "text": "Proailurus Proailurus ( meaning `` first cat '' ) is an extinct carnivoran felid that lived in Europe and Asia approximately 25 million years ago in the Late Oligocene and Miocene . Fossils have been found in Mongolia , Germany , and Spain . One recent phylogeny places it as a basal member of the Feliformia , the suborder that includes mongooses , civets , hyenas , and cats ; but other studies suggest that it instead was a felid ( a true cat ) . Proailurus was a compact and small animal , just a little larger than the domestic cat , weighing about 20 lb ( 9 kg ) . It had a long tail , large eyes and sharp claws and teeth , with similar proportions to the modern viverrids . Its claws would have been retractable to some extent . Like the viverrids , Proailurus was at least partially arboreal . Proailurus was a likely ancestor of Pseudaelurus , which lived 20-10 million years ago , and probably gave rise to the major felid lines , including the extinct machairodontines and the extant felines and pantherines , although the phylogeny of the cats is still not precisely known .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43b782d051c3984330c5597f08c6d0b2", "text": "Leoger The leoger is a panthera hybrid between a female tiger and a male leopard . It is closely related to a tigard . Leogers have always been recorded to be stillborn . This is probably due to either to growth dysplasia or some incompatibility of the fetus leoger with the womb of the tigress . Leoger have supposedly appeared many times . Frederick Codrington Hicks recorded that the weight of these creatures varied from 50 to the weight of a tigress . In addition , in September 1965 , a leoger skin was supposedly put on sale . There are some more documentations of the leoger , but most of them are just of strange-looking skins that could also be attributed to genetic mutations . Most of these reports are probably hoaxes or misinterpretation , which makes it hard for scientists to learn about leogers , but at least a part of the claims are true or in part true , such as the ones made by Frederick Codrington Hick 's .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8cbe32dd1996deb0c0d96a04f68fc04f", "text": "Chinese guardian lions Chinese guardian lions or Imperial guardian lions , traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi , and often called `` Foo Dogs '' in the West , are a common representation of the lion in imperial China . The concept which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism , subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including , Japan , Korea , Tibet , Thailand , Burma , Vietnam , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Cambodia and Laos .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "99f2c1941e639828184dc64c621453cb", "text": "Sea lion (disambiguation) A sea lion is an aquatic mammal generally found in shallow waters . Sea Lion , Sealion , Sea-lion , or Sea Lions may also refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51e64b61b2c5a5b096c7b3564f216835", "text": "Sri Lankan leopard The Sri Lankan leopard ( Panthera pardus kotiya ) is a leopard subspecies native to Sri Lanka that was first described in 1956 by the Sri Lankan zoologist Deraniyagala . In 2008 , the Sri Lankan leopard was listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List . The wild population is roughly estimated at 700 -- 950 individuals as of 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f472c975824e91ee99a45abe66443f2e", "text": "Priscileo Priscileo ( `` Ancient Lion '' ) is the basal-most genus of Thylacoleonidae . Fossils of this genus have been found in Oligocene and Miocene strata of South Australia and Queensland . It was about the size of a possum and was less powerful than the other marsupial lions . The two species have crushing molar teeth ( as in omnivorous kangaroos ) as well as carnassial blades ( large , flesh cutting teeth derived from the first lower molar and last upper molar ) . The Early Miocene species of P. roskellyae may have been an arboreal species . Priscileo pitikantensis lived in Australia about 25 million years ago from the late Oligocene to middle Miocene and was approximately the size of a cat . It is known only from a few post cranial bones found at Lake Pitakanta in northeastern south Australia and a poorly preserved maxillary fragment . To date P. pitikantensis is the oldest and most primitive of the Thylacoleonidae known .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c6417cb57932eb77d595a8dbb79eb86d", "text": "Lion mask Lion mask is a motif used from antiquity as an emblem of strength , courage , and majesty . The lion mask holding a ring in its mouth for a handle derives from furniture from ancient Rome and it continues to be popular as doorknocker . Both Venetian and Façon de Venise goblets feature decorative prunts moulded in the lion mask shapes alluding to the symbol of Venice , the Lion of Saint Mark . From the early to mid-18th century , the lion mask enjoyed popularity as a favoured motif for furniture ornament , used as an arm rest support or to decorate a cabriole leg . Occasionally , a lion 's paw or pelt appears alongside the mask . Category : Masks in Europe Category : Lions in art", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e9402de833a364039c1f6ab949585e0", "text": "Jungle cat The jungle cat ( Felis chaus ) , also called the reed cat or swamp cat , is a medium-sized cat native to the Middle East , South and Southeast Asia and southern China . It is a member of the genus Felis and was first described by Johann Anton Güldenstädt in 1776 . Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber gave the jungle cat its present binomial name and is therefore generally considered as binomial authority . Ten subspecies are recognised at present . The jungle cat is a large , long-legged cat ; it stands nearly 36 cm at shoulder and weighs 2 -- . Its sandy , reddish-brown or grey coat is uniformly coloured and without spots ; melanistic and albino individuals are also known . Moults occur biannually . Typically diurnal , the jungle cat hunts throughout the day . Solitary in nature , jungle cats do not interact appreciably except in the mating season . The only prominent interaction is the mother-kitten bond . Territories are maintained by urine spraying and scent marking . The cat is primarily a carnivore , and prefers small mammals ( gerbils , hares and rodents ) and birds . It hunts by stalking its prey , followed by a sprint or a leap ; the sharp ears help in pinpointing the location of prey . Both sexes become sexually mature by the time they are a year old ; females enter oestrus from January to March . Mating behaviour is similar to that in the domestic cat : the male pursues the female in oestrus , seizes her by the nape of her neck and mounts her . Gestation lasts nearly two months . Births take place between December and June , though this might vary geographically . Kittens begin to catch their own prey at around six months and leave the mother after eight or nine months . The jungle cat is a habitat generalist ; it inhabits places with adequate water and dense vegetation , such as swamps , wetlands and riparian areas . Despite its name , the jungle cat shuns rainforests and woodlands . The jungle cat is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and is mainly threatened by destruction of wetlands , trapping and poisoning . The status of the cat in the wild needs further study , though populations are thought to be declining .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd085b7a36337602f85c95c4b95b1b76", "text": "Leona Leona is a female variant of the name Leo or Leon . The name is derived from the Latin leo for `` lion '' . The French form of Leona is Leonie . Leona may also refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "91a6142febfefecf922ffe8415a3e87f", "text": "L-number The L-number system is a pseudo-scientific classification system of catfish based on photographs of shipments of tropical catfish of the family Loricariidae published by the German aquarium magazine DATZ ( Die Aquarien - und Terrarienzeitschrift ( The Aquarium and Terrarium Magazine ) ) . The first L-number was published in 1988 . An L-number is not a formal scientific designation , but it allows people to identify various loricariid catfish by a `` common name '' before the fish is officially described . When a loricariid receives an official scientific name , the L-number ( or numbers ) is retired . and best practice is then to use the scientific name . A specific L-number classification does not guarantee a discrete species , multiple L numbers have been given to different populations of the same species . To add to the confusion , sometimes a single L-number may be used for multiple species . Additionally the aquarium magazine ` Das Aquarium ' introduced a similar system using the prefix ` LDA ' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6c453047ff236ff0ae573a9aaa31af7", "text": "English words of African origin azawakh - probably from Fula or Tuareg . A breed of dog from West and North Africa banjo -- probably Bantu mbanza basenji -- breed of dog from Central Africa - Congo , Central African Republic etc. . Also visible on Ancient Egyptian stelae . boma -- from Swahili bwana -- from Swahili , meaning a husband , important person or safari leader . chemistry - from Ancient Egyptian khemia meaning transmutation of earth chimpanzee -- loaned in the 18th century from a Bantu language , possibly Kivili ci-mpenzi . dengue -- possibly from Swahili dinga ebony - from Ancient Egyptian hebeni gerenuk - from Somali . A long-necked antelope in Eastern Africa ( Kenya , Somalia , Tanzania , Ethiopia and Djibouti ) . gnu -- from Khoisan ! nu through Khoikhoi i-ngu and Dutch gnoe goober -- possibly from Bantu ( Kikongo and Kimbundu nguba ) gumbo -- from Bantu ( Kimbundu ngombo meaning `` okra '' ) impala -- from Zulu im-pala impi -- from Zulu language meaning war , battle or a regiment indaba -- from Xhosa or Zulu languages -- ` stories ' or ` news ' typically conflated with ` meeting ' ( often used in South African English ) isis - from an Ancient Egyptian name for a god . Isis is a Greek transliteration . Asa occurs as the name for God in Kenyan languages . Isis appears in West Africa as Osu . jenga - from the Swahili word for ` build . ' jumbo -- from Swahili ( jambo ( hello ) or from Kongo nzamba `` elephant '' ) kalimba -- a type of thumb piano . Kwanzaa -- recent coinage ( Maulana Karenga 1965 ) as the name of an African American holiday , abstracted from a Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza , meaning `` first fruits -LSB- of the harvest -RSB- '' . kijiji - from Swahili for ` village , ' ` hamlet ' or ` small town . ' laibon -- from Maasai medicine-man . Used in Kenyan English . lapa -- from Sotho languages -- enclosure or barbecue area ( often used in South African English ) macaque -- from Bantu makaku through Portuguese and French mamba -- from Zulu or Swahili mamba manyatta -- from Maasai enclosure or compound marimba -- from Bantu ( Kimbundu and Swahili marimba , malimba ) moran -- from Maasai class structure for warrior . Used in Kenyan English . okapi -- from a language in the Congo osiris - from an Ancient Egyptian god . Osiris is a Greek transliteration . Osiris occurs in the Luhya of Kenya as Siira - to cross and among the Kisii of Kenya as Osoro . safari -- from Swahili travel , ultimately from Arabic sangoma -- from Zulu -- traditional healer ( often used in South African English ) Tilapia -- Possibly a latinization `` thiape '' , the Tswana word for fish . tsetse -- from a Bantu language ( Tswana tsetse , Luhya tsiisi ) ubuntu -- Nguni term for `` mankind ; humanity '' , in South Africa since the 1980s also used capitalized , Ubuntu , as the name of a philosophy or ideology of `` human kindness '' or `` humanism '' . vuvuzela -- musical instrument , name of Zulu or Nguni origin zebra -- of unknown origin , recorded since c. 1600 , possibly from a Congolese language , or alternatively from Amharic . zombie -- likely from West African ( compare Kikongo zumbi `` fetish '' , Kimbundu nzambi `` god '' ) , but alternatively derived from Spanish sombra `` shade , ghost '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46b0798376b0b311887a7303db0a435c", "text": "Panthera zdanskyi The Longdan tiger or Panthera zdanskyi is an extinct species of pantherine known from the Gansu province of northwestern China .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d84697826124210be545768213d1fac4", "text": "Nomen nudum The phrase nomen nudum ( plural nomina nuda ) is a Latin term , meaning `` naked name '' , used in taxonomy ( especially in zoological and botanical nomenclature ) . It may or may not be written in italics , depending on style . The term is used to indicate a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism , and may have originally been intended to be a scientific name , but fails to be one because it has not ( or has not yet ) been published with an adequate description ( or a reference to such a description ) , and thus is a `` bare '' or `` naked '' name , one which can not be accepted as it currently stands . Because a nomen nudum fails to qualify as a formal scientific name , a later author can publish a real scientific name that is identical in spelling . If one and the same author puts a name in print , first as a nomen nudum and later publishes the name accompanied by a description that meets the formal requirements , then the date of publication of the latter , formally correct , publication becomes the name 's date of establishment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9095bdb6747d16a6e7c073005ddf7b18", "text": "Primate A primate ( -LSB- ˈpraɪmeɪt -RSB- ) is a mammal of the order Primates ( Latin : `` prime , first rank '' ) . In taxonomy , primates include two distinct lineages , strepsirrhines and haplorhines . Primates arose from ancestors that lived in the trees of tropical forests ; many primate characteristics represent adaptations to life in this challenging three-dimensional environment . Most primate species remain at least partly arboreal . With the exception of humans , who inhabit every continent , most primates live in tropical or subtropical regions of the Americas , Africa and Asia . They range in size from Madame Berthe 's mouse lemur , which weighs only 30 g , to the eastern gorilla , weighing over 200 kg ; that is , without taking into account the weight of particular human individuals , reaching up to 635 kg . Based on fossil evidence , the earliest known true primates , represented by the genus Teilhardina , date to 55.8 million years old . An early close primate relative known from abundant remains is the Late Paleocene Plesiadapis , c. 55 -- 58 million years old . Molecular clock studies suggest that the primate branch may be even older , originating near the Cretaceous -- Paleogene boundary or around 63 -- 74 mya . The order Primates was traditionally divided into two main groupings : prosimians and anthropoids ( simians ) . Prosimians have characteristics more like those of the earliest primates , and include the lemurs of Madagascar , lorisoids , and tarsiers . Simians include monkeys , apes and hominins . More recently , taxonomists have preferred to split primates into the suborder Strepsirrhini , or wet-nosed primates , consisting of non-tarsier prosimians , and the suborder Haplorhini , or dry-nosed primates , consisting of tarsiers and the simians . Simians are divided into two groups : catarrhine ( narrow-nosed ) monkeys and apes of Africa and Southeast Asia and platyrrhine ( `` flat-nosed '' ) or New World monkeys of South and Middle America . Catarrhines consist of Old World monkeys ( such as baboons and macaques ) , gibbons and great apes ; New World monkeys include the capuchin , howler and squirrel monkeys . Humans are the only extant catarrhines to have spread successfully outside of Africa , South Asia , and East Asia , although fossil evidence shows many other species were formerly present in Europe . New primate species are still being discovered . More than 25 species were taxonomically described in the decade of the 2000s and eleven have been described since 2010 . Considered generalist mammals , primates exhibit a wide range of characteristics . Some primates ( including some great apes and baboons ) are primarily terrestrial rather than arboreal , but all species possess adaptations for climbing trees . Locomotion techniques used include leaping from tree to tree , walking on two or four limbs , knuckle-walking , and swinging between branches of trees ( brachiation ) . Primates are characterized by large brains relative to other mammals , as well as an increased reliance on stereoscopic vision at the expense of smell , the dominant sensory system in most mammals . These features are more developed in monkeys and apes and noticeably less so in lorises and lemurs . Three-color vision has developed in some primates . Most also have opposable thumbs and some have prehensile tails . Many species are sexually dimorphic ; differences include body mass , canine tooth size , and coloration . Primates have slower rates of development than other similarly sized mammals and reach maturity later , but have longer lifespans . Depending on the species , adults may live in solitude , in mated pairs , or in groups of up to hundreds of members .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9d24e8dc9df0f3c69d921b0295c72def", "text": "List of Kimba the White Lion episodes These are the episodes of the anime television series Kimba the White Lion ( Jungle Emperor ) . The series originally ran from October 6 , 1965 , to September 28 , 1966 , in Japan and from September 11 , 1966 , to September 3 , 1967 , in the U.S. There were two English dubs produced for this anime series . The first ( and more widely viewed ) English dub was produced by Titan Productions for NBC Enterprises to license and run in syndication in the United States , with a handful of talented voice actors . Despite that they dubbed all 52 episodes of the series , 49 of them have been aired in a mixed up order , in the United States , due to the NBC catalog order of how they aired them in sequence . On September 30 , 1978 , the license for NBC to hold the rights to the English dub has dropped due to the bankruptcy of Mushi Productions being bankrupt earlier in 1973 . Afterwards , the Titan Productions English dub was no longer available to view at that time . In 1993 , Fumio Suzuki made plans to bring the series to television once more to the English-speaking market . After the legal battles of who was going to gain ownership , a Canadian company from Toronto known as Zaza Sound Productions Ltd. won the rights to produce a second English dub of the anime series with a handful of Canadian voice actors , as well as airing this dub in several English-speaking regions ( Australia , United Kingdom , etc. ) , with CEG Distribution distributing the series . Landmark Entertainment Group Inc. , Susuki Associates and CEG Cinema Partners have also contributed to this dub . Fans have often labeled this as the `` Canadian dub '' . It was said to be a remake of the 1966 U.S. English dub , with a more faithful translation of the original Japanese scripts , but had to create a whole new soundtrack composed by Paul J. Zaza , since they were unable to use the original soundtrack composed by Isao Tomita which was also used in the 1966 U.S. English dub . This version was also more edited including heavy cuts and changes . In 1995 , A low-budget American company known as UAV Corporation released a limited number of episodes of the 1993 Canadian English re-dub on VHS in North America , under the title Kimba the Lion Prince .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a5561e9b8cbc7a9ee649ac2e64ca946", "text": "Underwater panther An underwater panther , called Mishipeshu or Mishibijiw in Ojibwe ( -LSB- mɪʃɪbɪʑɪw -RSB- ) , is one of the most important of several mythological water beings among many indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and Great Lakes region , particularly among the Anishinaabe . Mishipeshu translates into `` the Great Lynx '' . It has the head and paws of a giant cat but is covered in scales and has dagger-like spikes running along its back and tail . Mishipeshu calls Michipicoten Island in Lake Superior his home and is a powerful creature in the mythological traditions of some Native American tribes , particularly Anishinaabe tribes , the Odawa , Ojibwe , and Potawatomi , of the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States . In addition to the Anishinaabeg , Innu also have Mishibizhiw stories . To the Algonquins , the underwater panther was the most powerful underworld being . The Ojibwe traditionally held them to be masters of all water creatures , including snakes . Some versions of the Nanabozho creation legend refers to whole communities of water lynx . Some archaeologists believe that underwater panthers were major components of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex of the Mississippian culture in the prehistoric American Southeast .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "a3ef1cb32a255308166c64d9fde8dae2", "text": "Portuguese Empire The Portuguese Empire ( Império Português ) , also known as the Portuguese Overseas ( Ultramar Português ) , was one of the largest and longest-lived empires in world history and the first colonial empire of the Renaissance . It existed for almost six centuries from the capture of Ceuta in 1415 to the grant of sovereignty to East Timor in 2002 . The first era of the Portuguese empire originated at the beginning of the Age of Discovery . Initiated by the Kingdom of Portugal , it would eventually expand across the globe . Portuguese sailors began exploring the coast of Africa and the Atlantic archipelagos in 1418 -- 19 , using recent developments in navigation , cartography and maritime technology such as the caravel , in order that they might find a sea route to the source of the lucrative spice trade . In 1488 , Bartolomeu Dias rounded the Cape of Good Hope , and in 1498 , Vasco da Gama reached India . In 1500 , either by an accidental landfall or by the crown 's secret design , Pedro Álvares Cabral discovered Brazil on the South American coast . Over the following decades , Portuguese sailors continued to explore the coasts and islands of East Asia , establishing forts and factories as they went . By 1571 , a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa , the Middle East , India and South Asia . This commercial network and the colonial trade had a substantial positive impact on Portuguese economic growth ( 1500-1800 ) , when it accounted for about a fifth of Portugal 's per capita income . When Philip II of Spain , I of Portugal , inherited the Portuguese crown in 1580 , this began a 60-year union between Spain and Portugal that has since been given the historiographic term of the Iberian Union . Though the realms continued to be administered separately , the Council of Portugal ruled the country and its empire from Madrid . As the King of Spain was also King of Portugal , Portuguese colonies became the subject of attacks by three rival European powers hostile to Spain : the Dutch Republic , England , and France . With its smaller population , Portugal was unable to effectively defend its overstretched network of trading posts , and the empire began a long and gradual decline . Eventually , Brazil became the most valuable colony of the second era until , as part of the wave of independence movements that swept the Americas during the early 19th century , it broke away in 1822 . The third era represents the final stage of Portuguese colonialism after the decolonization of the Americas of the 1820s . The colonial possessions had been reduced to the African coastline ( expanded inland during the Scramble for Africa in the late 19th century ) , Portuguese Timor , and enclaves in India ( Goa ) and China ( Macau ) . The disastrous 1890 British Ultimatum led to the contraction of Portuguese ambitions in Africa . Under António Salazar , the Second Portuguese Republic made some ill-fated attempts to hold on to its last remaining colonies and overseas provinces after the 1961 Indian annexation of Goa , embarking on the Portuguese Colonial War in Africa which lasted until the final overthrow of the regime in the Carnation Revolution of 1974 . Macau was returned to China in 1999 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "cac5d9d876dc7526ff3664c181a94513", "text": "Afonso I of Portugal Afonso IOr also Affonso ( Archaic Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonso ( Portuguese-Galician ) or Alphonsus ( Latin version ) , sometimes rendered in English as Alphonzo or Alphonse , depending on the Spanish or French influence . ( 1106 / 25 July 1109 / 11116 December 1185 ) , nicknamed `` the Conqueror '' ( O Conquistador ) , `` the Founder '' ( O Fundador ) or `` the Great '' ( O Grande ) by the Portuguese , and El-Bortukali -LSB- in Arabic البرتقالي -RSB- ( `` the Portuguese '' ) and Ibn-Arrink -LSB- in Arabic ابن الرَّنك or ابن الرَنْق -RSB- ( `` son of Henry '' , `` Henriques '' ) by the Moors whom he fought , was the first King of Portugal . He achieved the independence of the southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia , the County of Portugal , from Galicia 's overlord , the King of León , in 1139 , establishing a new kingdom and doubling its area with the Reconquista , an objective that he pursued until his death , in 1185 , after forty-six years of wars against the Moors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81e7dc04430a54bf61e4b779d341dafb", "text": "Serbian Despotate The Serbian Despotate ( Српска деспотовина / Srpska despotovina ) was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century . Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is generally considered the end of the medieval Serbia , the Despotate , a successor of the Serbian Empire and Moravian Serbia , survived for 70 more years , experiencing a cultural and political renaissance before it was conquered by the Ottomans in 1459 . Even then , it continued to exist in exile in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary until the mid-16th century . Pavle Bakić was the last Despot of Serbia to be recognized by both the Ottoman and the Habsburg Empires .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e32049ae1dd7a642aba85831c5ee819f", "text": "Portuguese colonial architecture Portuguese colonial architecture refers to the various styles of architecture that the Portuguese built across the Portuguese Empire . Portuguese colonial Architecture can be found in the plethora of former colonies throughout South America , North Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa , India , Oceania , and East Asia . Many former colonies , especially Brazil , Macau , and Mozambique , promote their Portuguese colonial architecture as major tourist attractions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cace227439f134b740c11fb94a4e86a", "text": "Renaissance Revival architecture Renaissance Revival ( sometimes referred to as `` Neo-Renaissance '' ) is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian ( see Greek Revival ) nor Gothic ( see Gothic Revival ) but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes . Under the broad designation `` Renaissance architecture '' nineteenth-century architects and critics went beyond the architectural style which began in Florence and central Italy in the early 15th century as an expression of Humanism ; they also included styles we would identify as Mannerist or Baroque . Self-applied style designations were rife in the mid - and later nineteenth century : `` Neo-Renaissance '' might be applied by contemporaries to structures that others called `` Italianate '' , or when many French Baroque features are present ( Second Empire ) . The divergent forms of Renaissance architecture in different parts of Europe , particularly in France and Italy , has added to the difficulty of defining and recognizing Neo-Renaissance architecture . A comparison between the breadth of its source material , such as the English Wollaton Hall , Italian Palazzo Pitti , the French Château de Chambord , and the Russian Palace of Facets -- all deemed `` Renaissance '' -- illustrates the variety of appearances the same architectural label can take .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efa44d80ebb38d81f2839beccbf111b9", "text": "Admiral of Portugal The high office of Admiral of the Kingdom of Portugal ( Portuguese : Almirante do Reino de Portugal ) as the head of the Portuguese navy was created by King Denis of Portugal in 1317 ( or 1322 ) for the Genoese nobleman and naval officer Manuel Pessanha ( Emanuele Pessagno ) . Although there is evidence that such a title existed before ( e.g. Afonso I appointed his half-brother Fuas Roupinho to the title in 1184 ) , it seems to have been of only a temporary character , for fleets assembled in times of war . The exception was perhaps Nuno Fernandes Cogominho who seems to have been appointed admiral by King Denis in 1307 , and still had that title at his death in 1316 , although the conditions are unclear . Nonetheless , Manuel Pessanha was the first person known to hold the title of Almirante-mor ( Chief Admiral ) as a permanent office for a permanent fleet . All the king 's galleys were under his jurisdiction . The conditions of the Pessanha 's title stipulated that he must maintain a corps of at least 20 Genoese naval officers at all times and was obliged to serve the king in military service on land as well as sea . The office of Almirante-mor became a hereditary benefice in the Pessanha family - passing successively through his sons Carlos , Bertolomeu and Lançarote . After the disastrous handling of the Portuguese fleet in the blockade of Seville in 1369 , Pessanha 's son Lançarote Pessanha temporarily lost the admiral title to João Afonso Telo de Menezes ( Count of Barcelos ) , but was later restored by King Ferdinand of Portugal . The title then passed on through Lançarote 's sons Manuel II and then Carlos II , the last of the male line . Carlos II had no male heirs , but only two daughters ( Genebra & Brites ) and a niece ( Catarina , daughter of his late brother Antonio , who had died at Aljubarrota ) . In 1433 , the title of Admiral went as dowry in the marriage of Genebra Pereira ( daughter of Carlos II Pessanha ) to D. Pedro de Menezes . After Menezes death in 1437 , the title was passed on to his nephew Lançarote da Cunha ( the young son of Carlos II Pessanha 's other daughter , Brites Pereira ) , but the office was de facto exercised by Brites 's husband , Rui de Mello da Cunha . Being pre-deceased by his son , Rui de Mello was appointed admiral de jure in 1453 . After Mello 's death in 1467 , the title passed to Nuno Vaz de Castelo Branco , king 's chamberlain and son of Catarina Pessanha , who in turn passed in on to his own son Lopo Vaz de Castelo-Branco , c. 1476 . After the treason and assassination of Lopo Vaz de Castelo Branco , John II of Portugal handed the title to Pedro de Albuquerque in 1483 . But Albuquerque himself fell into intrigues and was soon deprived of the position . In 1485 , John II gave the title of admiral to Lopo Vaz de Azevedo , a knight of the Order of Aviz ( and a relative of the Pessanhas ) , and made it hereditary in the Azevedo family . That line having lost male issue by 1646 , it was passed via female lines to D. Luis de Portugal , Count of Vimioso , and then after his death in 1660 , it passed on by female line to the house of Castro ( Counts of Resende ) . Around 1373 ( exact date uncertain ) , the King created the office of captain-major of the fleet ( capitão-mor da frota ) , initially a complementary position , covering the command of the alto-bordo ( ` high-sided ' , or sail-powered ) ships of the fleet , leaving the Admiral exclusively in charge of the oar-powered galleys . The first capitão-mor was Gonçalo Tenreiro . During the reign of John I of Portugal , Tenreiro was succeeded Afonso Furtado de Mendonça ( appointment date uncertain ) and , in 1423 , by Álvaro Vaz de Almada ( Count of Avranches ) . The letter appointing Avranches designates a more extensive capitão-mor , covering the royal galleys and infringing on the traditional jurisdiction of the almirante-mor , thus suggesting that by this time , the title of almirante had become purely honorific , and the de facto high naval command had been absconded by the capitão-mor . However , the letter appointing Ruy de Mello da Cunha as ` admiral ' in 1453 temporarily restored his authority , including the ` alto-bordo ' ships . In 1460 , the admiral was deprived of his jurisdiction over arraes ( fishing boats ) , which were passed to local councils . The title of ` Admiral ' was made more specific with the establishment in 1502 of the Admiral of the Indies ( Almirante das Indias ) , a second , separate Portuguese admiral title for the East Indies . Back in 1492 , Christopher Columbus had been granted the ornate title of ` Admiral of the Ocean Sea ' by the Catholic monarchs of Spain . Evidently , King Manuel I of Portugal felt that if the Spanish had an admiral sailing around , then surely Portuguese should have one too . So , in January 1502 , just before the departure on the 4th India Armada , Manuel I bestowed upon the fleet captain Vasco da Gama the overwrought title of Almirante dos mares de Arabia , Persia , India e de todo o Oriente ( `` Admiral of the Seas of Arabia , Persia , India and all the Orient '' - or ` Admiral of the Indies ' for short ) . The original ` Admiral ' title became thereafter referred to narrowly as Admiral of the `` Lusitanian Sea '' ( mar lusitano ) ( or simply , `` Admiral of Portugal '' ) . The Admiral of the Indies title remained hereditary with Gama 's descendants , the Counts of Vidigueira .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef4f7a55f344b0bd46eeb47588da7dee", "text": "Portuguese inventions The Portuguese inventions are the inventions created by people born in Portugal ( continent or overseas ) or whose nationality is Portuguese . These inventions were created mainly during the age of Portuguese Discoveries , but as well , during modernity . Relying on trade secret explains , in part , the difficulty often experienced by researchers in documenting Portuguese inventions , as many are not described in patent documents , or other technical documents . On the other hand , there are cases , like some types of swords , where the inventions themselves or the underlying documents were lost , having been destroyed , for example , during the French invasions . There are as well documentation and objects of Portuguese origin in private collections or museums outside of Portugal .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0f2790e7362917b5288cd046100971b", "text": "House of Sousa The House of Sousa ( Casa de Sousa ) is a noble family of Portugal , descendants of the marriage of Martim Afonso Chichorro and Inês Lourenço de Sousa . The House of Souza is one of the eldest and nobler houses of Portugal . Its origin starts with the Visigoth Kings and the name was first used in the 11th century , by Lord Egas Gomes de Sousa , heir to the house and to several royal lineages . There are three main lineages of this noble house , but we shall only focus on the one represented to left ( Sousa of Arronches ) . The field of the shield is divided in four quarters ( quarterly or party per cross ) with the Royal Arms of Portugal in the first and fourth quarters , and the Ancient Arms of Sousa , a quartet of silver crescents ( Argent ) over a field of red ( Gules ) , in the second and third quarters . This grouping known as the Sousa of Arronches ( because of the title of Lords of Arronches ) , is still borne by many of the noble houses of Portugal , like the Dukes of Palmela . The Head of the House of Sousa today is the Duke of Lafões . Some say that there is n't a single noble man ( or woman ) in Portugal that does not have the blood of the Sousas.The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Garcia Homem de Sousa , which was dated 1420 , christened at Funchal , Portugal , during the reign of King John I of Portugal . Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation . In England this was known as Poll Tax . Throughout the centuries , surnames in every country have continued to `` develop '' often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling . The House of Sousa played a significant role in the creation of the Portuguese Empire . Martim Afonso de Sousa was the first Governor of Brazil , Pedro Lopes de Sousa was the 1st Governor of Portuguese Ceylon and Thome de Sousa Arronches was a Captain of the Portuguese Navy in the Portuguese India Armadas . The family motto ( Better to break than to bend ) . Lords of the House of Sousa D. Egas Gomes de Sousa ( 1035 - ? ) D. Mem Viegas de Sousa ( 1070 - 1130 ) D. Gonçalo Mendes de Sousa , `` the good '' ( 1120 -- 1190 ) D. Mendo de Sousa , `` the sousão '' ( 1140 - ? ) D. Constança Mendes de Sousa ( 1245 - Santarém , 1298 ) D. Martim Afonso Chichorro ( 1250-1313 ) D. Martim Afonso Chichorro II or Martin Afonso de Sousa Chichorro ( 1280 - ? ) D. Maria Pais Ribeira , 15ª Lady of House of Sousa * c. 1285 D. Vasco Martins de Sousa Chichorro ( 1320 - 1387 ) D. Lopo Dias de Sousa , Lord of Mafra , Ericeira and Enxara dos Cavaleiros * 1350 D. Afonso Vasques de Sousa ( 1370 ) Diogo Lopes de Sousa , 18º Lord of House of Sousa * c. 1380 D.Afonso Vasques de Sousa II ( 1400 ) , Álvaro de Sousa , Lord of Miranda e mayor of Arronches * c. 1410 D. Luis de Sousa Chichorro ( 1440 ) Diogo Lopes de Sousa * c. 1440 André de Sousa * c. 1465 D. Henrique de Sousa ( 1480 ) Manuel de Sousa , mayor of Arronches * c. 1495 André de Sousa , 23º Lord of House of Sousa * c. 1515 D. António de Sousa Chichorro ( 1520 ) Manuel de Sousa D. Matias de Sousa ( 1550 ) Diogo Lopes de Sousa , 2nd Count of Miranda * c. 1595 D. Pedro de Sousa Chichorro Henrique de Sousa Tavares , first Marquis of Arronches * 1626 D. Maria de Sousa e Mesquita D. António Sousa Chíchorro balio `` ad honorem '' . Mariana Luísa Francisca de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas e Silva , 2nd Marquess of Arronches * 1672 Luísa Casimira de Sousa Nassau and Ligne , duchess of Lafões * 1694", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b225db526c30ff3c8a28654ede8781c6", "text": "Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim ( -LSB- ˈpɔvwɐ ðɨ vɐɾˈzĩ -RSB- , locally -LSB- -LSB- ˈpɔβwə ðɨ βəɾˈzĩŋ -RSB- -RSB- ) , also spelled Povoa de Varzim , is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto . It sits in a sandy coastal plain , a cuspate foreland , halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers . The population of the municipality was 63,408 at the time of the 2011 census . According to the 2001 census , there were 63,470 inhabitants , with 42,396 living in the city proper . The city expanded , southwards , to Vila do Conde , and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone . It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal . Permanent settlement in Póvoa de Varzim dates back to around four to six thousand years ago ; around 900 BC , unrest in the region led to the establishment of Cividade de Terroso , a fortified city , which developed maritime trade routes with the civilizations of classical antiquity . Modern Póvoa de Varzim emerged after the conquest by the Roman Republic of the city by 138 BC , fishing and fish processing units soon developed , which turned out to be the foundations of the local economy . By the 11th century , the fish industry and fertile farmlands were the economic base of a feudal lordship and Varzim was fiercely disputed between the local overlords and the early Portuguese kings , which resulted in the establishment of the present day 's municipality in 1308 and being subdued to monastic power some years later . Póvoa de Varzim 's importance reemerged with the Age of Discovery due to its shipbuilders and merchants proficiency and wealth , who traded around the globe in complex trade routes . By the 17th century , the fish processing industry rebounded and , some time later , Póvoa became the dominant fishing port in northern Portugal . Póvoa de Varzim has been a well-known beach resort for over three centuries , the most popular in Northern Portugal , which unfolded an influential literary culture and historical artistic patronage in music and theater . Casino da Póvoa is one of the few and prominent gambling venues in Portugal . Leisure and health benefits provided in large sandy beaches attracts national and international visitors . Póvoa de Varzim holds other landmarks , especially the traditional Junqueira shopping street , Garrett Theatre , the Ethnography and History Museum , Cividade de Terroso , the Medieval Rates Monastery , Baroque Matriz Church , city Hall and Portuguese vernacular architecture in Praça do Almada , and numerous Portuguese cuisine restaurants that make Póvoa de Varzim popular in all Northern Portugal , which started to attract an international following . Farol da Lapa , Farol de Regufe , the main breakwater of the Port of Póvoa de Varzim , Carvalhido and São Félix Hill are preferred for sightseeing . The city has significant textile and food industries . The town has retained a distinct cultural identity and ancient customs such as the writing system of siglas poveiras , the masseira farming technique and festivals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "432819171551b780330b22718e9f96d7", "text": "Teatro Nacional de São Carlos The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos ( -LSB- tiˈatɾu nɐsiuˈnaɫ dɨ sɐ̃w̃ ˈkaɾluʃ -RSB- ) ( National Theatre of Saint Charles ) is an opera house in Lisbon , Portugal . It was opened on July 30 , 1793 by Queen Maria I as a replacement for the Tejo Opera House , which was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake . The theatre is located in the historical center of Lisbon , in the Chiado district . In 1792 , a group of Lisbon businessmen decided to finance the construction of a new Opera House in the city . The theatre was built in only six months following a design by Portuguese architect José da Costa e Silva , with neoclassical and rococo elements . The general project is clearly inspired by great Italian theatres like the San Carlo of Naples ( interior ) and La Scala in Milan ( interior and façade ) . In the early 19th century , when the Portuguese Royal Court had to flee to the Portuguese colony of Brazil to escape the invading Napoleonic troops , a theatre modelled on the São Carlos was built in Rio de Janeiro . The main façade has a decorated clock , the Portuguese coats-of-arms and an arched entrance hall ( a portico ) . The theatre was named after the Princess Charlotte of Spain , who had come to Portugal in 1790 to marry the future King , Prince John : Carlos ( Portuguese form of Charles ) is the masculine form of Charlotte . A Latin commemorative inscription dedicates the theatre to the princess . The main room is elliptic , has five tiers of boxes and seats 1148 people . The luxurious royal box was lavishly decorated by the Italian Giovanni Appianni . The ceiling was painted by Manuel da Costa and the stage by Cirilo Wolkmar Machado . The first opera presented here , in 1793 , was La Ballerina Amante , by Domenico Cimarosa . The most famous Portuguese composer of the time , Marcos Portugal , became musical director of the São Carlos in 1800 after returning from Italy , and many of his operas were staged here . Between 1828 and 1834 , the São Carlos was closed during the Portuguese Civil War , fought between kings Miguel I and Pedro IV . In 1850 , the lighting of the interior was changed to gas illumination , the latest technology available . Shortly afterwards , the Portuguese state bought the theatre from private investors . After a few failed attempts , electrical illumination was installed in 1887 . From 1935 to 1940 , the theatre was closed for repairs . In 1974 , a resident opera company was established . In 1993 , the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa was created as the Teatro 's affiliate orchestra , with Álvaro Cassuto as the orchestra 's first principal conductor . Subsequent principal conductors of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa have included José Ramón Encinar ( 1999-2001 ) , Zoltán Peskó ( 2001-2004 ) and Julia Jones ( 2008-2011 ) . Since January 2014 , the orchestra 's principal conductor is Joana Carneiro .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "48b8235ef719387cd0d6cce339a29679", "text": "Siege of Lisbon (1384) The Siege of Lisbon was a siege of the city of Lisbon from 29 May to 3 September 1384 , between the Portuguese defenders of the city led by John I of Portugal and the Castillian army led by King John I of Castile . The siege ended in a disaster for Castile . A plague outbreak together with the constant attacks by Portuguese forces led by Nuno Álvares Pereira caused huge casualties among the Castilian ranks , who were forced to retreat four months after the start of the siege .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "122be5f245e4303c5a6db5086eb29b64", "text": "County of Portugal The County of Portugal ( Condado de Portugal , Condado Portucalense , Condado de Portucale , in documents of the period the name used was Portugalia ) refers to two successive medieval counties in the region around Braga and Porto , today corresponding to littoral northern Portugal , within which the identity of the Portuguese people formed . The first county existed from the mid-ninth to the mid-eleventh centuries as a vassalage of the Kingdom of Asturias and later the Kingdoms of Galicia and León , before being abolished as a result of rebellion . A larger entity under the same name was then reestablished in the late 11th century and lasted until the mid-12th century , when its count elevated it into an independent Portuguese kingdom .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "437887e27af2b2eeb9e8be02f6296e77", "text": "History of Póvoa de Varzim thumb | 280px | Old Town of Varzim , probable site of a Roman villa which prompted the development of the modern city . The history of Póvoa de Varzim , Portugal , and its development as a maritime trade and fishing hub , have been greatly influenced by its location at the entrance to one of Portugal 's best natural ports . Permanent settlement in the coastal plain of Póvoa de Varzim dates back to around four to six thousand years ago ; around 900 BC , unrest in the region led to the establishment of a fortified city . The ocean has played an important part in its popular culture and economy , through maritime trade and fishing , leading it to establish a fiefdom in the 10th or 11th century , a municipality in 1308 and to become , in the 18th century , the main fishing port in northern Portugal . Póvoa de Varzim and its region had relevant input that allowed the Portuguese discoveries , throw manpower , shipbuilding and seafaring knowledge . Since the 18th century , its beaches have helped it become one of the main tourist areas of the region , which prompted high-culture development since late 18th century . Its development suffered setbacks due to feudalism , monastic domain , border disputes and , recently , the development of a highly centralized state . However , it gained significant privileges confirmed by successive Portuguese kings such as town limit exception and royal appeal rights .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e13707ee4ec7915df73975cf1be73e4", "text": "Anglo-Portuguese Alliance The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance ( or Aliança Luso-Britânica ) , ratified at the Treaty of Windsor in 1386 , between England ( succeeded by the United Kingdom ) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world that is still in force -- with the earliest treaty dating back to the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 . This alliance , which goes back to the Middle Ages , has served both countries . It was very important throughout history , influencing the participation of the United Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsular War , the UK 's major land contribution to the Napoleonic Wars and the establishment of an Anglo-American base in Portugal . Portugal aided England ( and later the UK ) in times of need , for example , in the First World War .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e6dce71528c82b7854dabab323763e4e", "text": "Renaissance Latin Renaissance Latin is a name given to the distinctive form of Latin style developed during the European Renaissance of the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries , particularly by the Renaissance humanism movement .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1479e41093d1a60c50eb8954aeceb45", "text": "Early modern period The early modern period of modern history follows the late Middle Ages of the post-classical era . Although the chronological limits of the period are open to debate , the timeframe spans the period after the late portion of the post-classical age ( c. 1500 ) , known as the Middle Ages , through the beginning of the Age of Revolutions ( c. 1800 ) and is variously demarcated by historians as beginning with the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 , with the Renaissance period , and with the Age of Discovery ( especially with the voyages of Christopher Columbus beginning in 1492 , but also with Vasco da Gama 's discovery of the sea route to the East in 1498 ) , and ending around the French Revolution in 1789 . Historians in recent decades have argued that from a worldwide standpoint , the most important feature of the early modern period was its globalizing character . The period witnessed the exploration and colonization of the Americas and the rise of sustained contacts between previously isolated parts of the globe . The historical powers became involved in global trade , as the exchange of goods , plants , animals , and food crops extended to the Old World and the New World . The Columbian Exchange greatly affected the human environment . New economies and institutions emerged , becoming more sophisticated and globally articulated over the course of the early modern period . This process began in the medieval North Italian city-states , particularly Genoa , Venice , and Milan . The early modern period also included the rise of the dominance of the economic theory of mercantilism . The European colonization of the Americas , Asia , and Africa occurred during the 15th to 19th centuries , and spread Christianity around the world . The early modern trends in various regions of the world represented a shift away from medieval modes of organization , politically and economically . Feudalism declined in Europe , while the period also included the Protestant Reformation , the disastrous Thirty Years ' War , the Commercial Revolution , the European colonization of the Americas , and the Golden Age of Piracy . By the 16th century the economy under the Ming Dynasty was stimulated by trade with the Portuguese , the Spanish , and the Dutch , while Japan engaged in the Nanban trade after the arrival of the first European Portuguese during the Azuchi-Momoyama period . Other notable trends of the early modern period include the development of experimental science , accelerated travel due to improvements in mapping and ship design , increasingly rapid technological progress , secularized civic politics , and the emergence of nation states . Historians typically date the end of the early modern period when the French Revolution of the 1790s began the `` modern '' period .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fca206e4f3d937a36cd0a1383fc562f3", "text": "Medieval literature Medieval literature is a broad subject , encompassing essentially all written works available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages ( that is , the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca . AD 500 to the beginning of the Florentine Renaissance in the late 15th century ) . The literature of this time was composed of religious writings as well as secular works . Just as in modern literature , it is a complex and rich field of study , from the utterly sacred to the exuberantly profane , touching all points in-between . Works of literature are often grouped by place of origin , language , and genre .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd66b872cf5b93b2d6513a15bb2a4641", "text": "São Paulo (state) São Paulo ( -LSB- sɐ̃w ˈpawlu -RSB- ) is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus . As the richest Brazilian state and a major industrial complex , often dubbed the `` locomotive of Brazil '' , the state alone is responsible for 33.9 % of the Brazilian GDP . São Paulo also has the second highest Human Development Index ( HDI ) and GDP per capita , the fourth lowest infant mortality rate and the third lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil . São Paulo alone is richer than Argentina , Uruguay , Paraguay and Bolivia combined . If São Paulo were an independent country , its nominal GDP would be ranked among the top 20 in the world ( 2010 estimate ) . The economy of São Paulo State is the most developed in Brazil With more than 45 million inhabitants in 2014 , São Paulo is the most populous Brazilian state , the most populous national subdivision in the Americas , and the third most populous political unit of South America , surpassed only by the rest of the Brazilian Federation and Colombia . The local population is one of the most diverse in the country and descended mostly from Italians , who began immigrating to the country in the late 19th century ; of the Portuguese , who colonized Brazil and installed the first European settlements in the region ; indigenous peoples , a large number of distinct ethnic groups ; Africans , who were brought from Africa as slaves in the colonial era and migrants from other regions of the country . In addition , Arabs , Germans , Spanish , Japanese and Chinese also are present in the ethnic composition of the local population . The area that today corresponds to the state territory was already inhabited by indigenous peoples from approximately 12,000 B.C. . In the early 16th century , the coast of the region was visited by Portuguese and Spanish explorers and navigators . In 1532 Martim Afonso de Sousa would establish the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas -- the village of São Vicente , in the Baixada Santista . In the 17th century , the paulistas bandeirantes intensified the exploration of the interior of the colony , which eventually expanded the territorial domain of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire in South America . In the 18th century , after the establishment of the Province of São Paulo , the region began to gain political weight . After independence in 1820 , São Paulo began to become a major agricultural producer ( mainly coffee ) in the newly constituted Empire of Brazil , which ultimately created a rich regional rural oligarchy , which would switch on the command of the Brazilian government with Minas Gerais 's elites during the early republican periodin the 1880s . Under the Vargas Era , the state was one of the first to initiate a process of industrialization and its population became one of the most urban of the federation . The city of São Paulo , the homonymous state capital , is ranked as the world 's 12th largest city and its metropolitan area , with 20 million inhabitants , is the 9th largest in the world and second in the Americas , after Greater Mexico City . Regions near the city of São Paulo are also metropolitan areas , such as Campinas , Santos , Sorocaba and São José dos Campos . The total population of these areas coupled with the state capital -- the so-called `` Expanded Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo '' -- exceeds 30 million inhabitants , i.e. approximately 75 percent of the population of São Paulo statewide , the first macro-metropolis in the southern hemisphere , joining 65 municipalities that together are home to 12 percent of the Brazilian population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5da4877a94e41afce672793574167ee4", "text": "Edward, King of Portugal Duarte ( -LSB- duˈaɾt -RSB- ; 31 October 1391 -- 9 September 1438 ) , known in English as Edward and called the Philosopher ( o Rei-Filósofo ) or the Eloquent ( o Eloquente ) , was King of Portugal and the Algarve and Lord of Ceuta from 1433 until his death . He was born in Viseu , the son of John I of Portugal and his wife , Queen Philippa of Portugal , a daughter of John of Gaunt . Edward was the oldest member of the `` Illustrious Generation '' of accomplished royal children who contributed to the development of Portuguese civilization during the 15th century . As a cousin of several English kings , he became a Knight of the Garter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "490b988896b93dcb67e6fe676dac410c", "text": "Renaissance art Renaissance art is the painting , sculpture and decorative arts of that period of European history known as the Renaissance , emerging as a distinct style in Italy in about 1400 , in parallel with developments which occurred in philosophy , literature , music and science . The Renaissance art , perceived as the noblest of ancient traditions , took as its foundation the art of Classical antiquity , but transformed that tradition by absorbing recent developments in the art of Northern Europe and by applying contemporary scientific knowledge . Renaissance art , with Renaissance Humanist philosophy , spread throughout Europe , affecting both artists and their patrons with the development of new techniques and new artistic sensibilities . Renaissance art marks the transition of Europe from the medieval period to the Early Modern age . In many parts of Europe , Early Renaissance art was created in parallel with Late Medieval art . The influences upon the development of Renaissance men and women in the early 15th century are those that also affected Philosophy , Literature , Architecture , Theology , Science , Government and other aspects of society . The following list presents a summary , dealt with more fully in the main articles that are cited above . Classical texts , lost to European scholars for centuries , became available . These included Philosophy , Prose , Poetry , Drama , Science , a thesis on the Arts and Early Christian Theology . Simultaneously , Europe gained access to advanced mathematics which had its provenance in the works of Islamic scholars . The advent of movable type printing in the 15th century meant that ideas could be disseminated easily , and an increasing number of books were written for a broad public . The establishment of the Medici Bank and the subsequent trade it generated brought unprecedented wealth to a single Italian city , Florence . Cosimo de ' Medici set a new standard for patronage of the arts , not associated with the church or monarchy . Humanist philosophy meant that man 's relationship with humanity , the universe and with God was no longer the exclusive province of the Church . A revived interest in the Classics brought about the first archaeological study of Roman remains by the architect Brunelleschi and sculptor Donatello . The revival of a style of architecture based on classical precedents inspired a corresponding classicism in painting and sculpture , which manifested itself as early as the 1420s in the paintings of Masaccio and Uccello . The improvement of oil paint and developments in oil-painting technique by Dutch artists such as Jan van Eyck , Rogier van der Weyden and Hugo van der Goes led to its adoption in Italy from about 1475 and had ultimately lasting effects on painting practices , worldwide . The serendipitous presence within the region of Florence in the early 15th century of certain individuals of artistic genius , most notably Masaccio , Brunelleschi , Ghiberti , Piero della Francesca , Donatello and Michelozzo formed an ethos out of which sprang the great masters of the High Renaissance , as well as supporting and encouraging many lesser artists to achieve work of extraordinary quality . A similar heritage of artistic achievement occurred in Venice through the talented Bellini family , their influential inlaw Mantegna , Giorgione , Titian and Tintoretto . The publication of two treatises by Leone Battista Alberti , De Pitura ( On Painting ) , 1435 , and De re aedificatoria ( Ten Books on Architecture ) , 1452 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ca798ac50f737db3033fe3566785c29", "text": "Granada War The Granada War ( Guerra de Granada ) was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492 , during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs ( los Reyes Católicos ) Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon , against the Nasrid dynasty 's Emirate of Granada . It ended with the defeat of Granada and its annexation by Castile , ending all Islamic rule on the Iberian peninsula ( al-Andalus ) . The ten-year war was not a continuous effort , but a series of seasonal campaigns launched in spring and broken off in winter . The Granadans were crippled by internal conflict and civil war , while the Christians were generally unified . The war also saw the effective use of artillery by the Christians to rapidly conquer towns that would otherwise have required a long siege . On January 2 , 1492 Muhammad XII of Granada ( King Boabdil ) surrendered the Emirate of Granada , the city of Granada , and the Alhambra palace to the Castilian forces . The war was a joint project between Isabella 's Crown of Castile and Ferdinand 's Crown of Aragon . The bulk of the troops and funds for the war came from Castile , and Granada was annexed into Castile 's lands . The Crown of Aragon was less important : apart from the presence of King Ferdinand himself , Aragon provided naval collaboration , guns , and some financial loans . Aristocrats were offered the allure of new lands , while Ferdinand and Isabella centralized and consolidated power . The aftermath of the war saw the end of convivencia ( `` live and let live '' ) between religions In the Iberian peninsula : the Jews were forced to convert to Christianity or be exiled in 1492 , and by 1501 , all of Granada 's Muslims were obliged to either convert to Christianity , become slaves , or be exiled ; by 1526 this prohibition spread to the rest of Spain . `` New Christians '' ( conversos ) came to be accused of crypto-Islam and crypto-Judaism . Spain would go on to model its national aspirations as the guardian of Christianity and Catholicism . The fall of the Alhambra is still celebrated every year by the City Council of Granada , and the Granada War is considered in traditional Spanish historiography as the final war of the Reconquista . At the same time , and uniquely in the `` Reconquista '' , the Granada War itself is never called `` the reconquest of Granada '' '' , but rather `` the conquest of Granada '' . Granada had never been Christian before the `` reconquista '' .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b3b4003341a2bebfb0bb0eefa61a38d0", "text": "J. D. Tippit J.D. Tippit ( September 18 , 1924 -- November 22 , 1963 ) was an American police officer who was an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department . On a Dallas street , about 45 minutes after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 , Tippit was shot to death in a residential neighborhood in Oak Cliff . Lee Harvey Oswald was initially arrested as a suspect in Tippit 's murder but later also became a suspect in the shooting of President Kennedy . Oswald was charged with both crimes shortly after his arrest . However , Oswald denied involvement in either of the cases . Before Oswald could be prosecuted for either crime , he was shot and killed , while in police custody , by strip club owner Jack Ruby on November 24 , 1963 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "069cad92463cf939adbc94d6f9cf7bea", "text": "Warren Commission The President 's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy , known unofficially as the Warren Commission , was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson through on November 29 , 1963 to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy that had taken place on November 22 , 1963 . The U.S. Congress passed Senate Joint Resolution 137 authorizing the Presidential appointed Commission to report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , mandating the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence concerning the infraction occurring in Dallas , Texas on November 22 , 1963 . Its 888-page final report was presented to President Johnson on September 24 , 1964 and made public three days later . It concluded that President Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald and that Oswald acted entirely alone . It also concluded that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald two days later . The Commission 's findings have proven controversial and have been both challenged and supported by later studies . The Commission took its unofficial name -- the Warren Commission -- from its chairman , Chief Justice Earl Warren . According to published transcripts of Johnson 's presidential phone conversations , some major officials were opposed to forming such a commission and several commission members took part only reluctantly . One of their chief reservations was that a commission would ultimately create more controversy than consensus .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74c200cd5554534b74ddc72869f441f6", "text": "John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald `` Jack '' Kennedy ( May 29 , 1917 -- November 22 , 1963 ) , commonly referred to by his initials JFK , was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963 . Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War , and much of his presidency focused on managing relations with the Soviet Union . He was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president . Kennedy was born in Brookline , Massachusetts to Joseph P. Kennedy , Sr. and Rose Kennedy . A scion of the Kennedy family , he graduated from Harvard University in 1940 before joining the United States Naval Reserve the following year . During World War II , Kennedy commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service . After the war , Kennedy represented Massachusetts 's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 until 1953 . He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior Senator from Massachusetts from 1953 until 1960 . While serving in the Senate , he published Profiles in Courage , which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography . In the 1960 presidential election , Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon , who was the incumbent Vice President . Kennedy 's time in office was marked by high tensions with Communist states in the Cold War . He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over President Dwight D. Eisenhower . In April 1961 , he authorized a failed joint-CIA attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs Invasion . He subsequently rejected plans by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to orchestrate false-flag attacks on American soil in order to gain public approval for a war against Cuba . In October 1962 , U.S. spy planes discovered that Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba ; the resulting period of tensions , termed the Cuban Missile Crisis , nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict . Domestically , Kennedy presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps and supported the Civil Rights Movement , but he was largely unsuccessful in passing his New Frontier domestic policies . Kennedy continues to rank highly in historians ' polls of U.S. presidents and with the general public . His average approval rating of 70 % is the highest of any president in Gallup 's history of systematically measuring job approval . On November 22 , 1963 , Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas , Texas . Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime , but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby two days later . Pursuant to the Presidential Succession Act , Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president later that day . The FBI and the Warren Commission officially concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin , but various groups believed that Kennedy was the victim of a conspiracy . After Kennedy 's death , many of his proposals were enacted , including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Revenue Act of 1964 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58cc86d51d430f7e3ac11a575dfb69e4", "text": "Assassination of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy , the 35th President of the United States , was assassinated on Friday , November 22 , 1963 at 12:30 p.m Central Standard Time in Dallas , Texas while riding in a motorcade in Dealey Plaza . Kennedy was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald while he was riding with his wife , Jacqueline , Texas Governor John Connally , and Connally 's wife , Nellie , in a presidential motorcade . A ten-month investigation by the Warren Commission from November 1963 to September 1964 concluded that Oswald acted alone in shooting Kennedy , and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial . Kennedy 's death marked the fourth ( following Lincoln , Garfield , and McKinley ) and most recent assassination of an American President . Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President upon Kennedy 's death . In contrast to the conclusions of the Warren Commission , the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations ( HSCA ) concluded in 1979 that Kennedy was `` probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy '' . The HSCA agreed with the Warren Commission that the injuries sustained by Kennedy and Connally were caused by Oswald 's three rifle shots , but they also determined the existence of an additional gunshot based on analysis of an audio recording and therefore '' ... a high probability that two gunmen fired at -LSB- the -RSB- President . '' The Committee was not able to identify any individuals or groups involved with the possible conspiracy . In addition , the HSCA found that the original federal investigations were `` seriously flawed '' with respect to information-sharing and the possibility of conspiracy . As recommended by the HSCA , the acoustic evidence indicating conspiracy was subsequently re-examined and rejected . In light of the investigative reports determining that `` reliable acoustic data do not support a conclusion that there was a second gunman , '' the Justice Department has concluded active investigations , stating `` that no persuasive evidence can be identified to support the theory of a conspiracy in ... the assassination of President Kennedy . '' However , Kennedy 's assassination is still the subject of widespread debate and has spawned numerous conspiracy theories and alternative scenarios . Polling in 2013 showed that 60 % of Americans believe that a group of conspirators was responsible for the assassination . As of 2017 , Kennedy is the most recent president to die in office .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8331d6e28eed2161979373f3f41ec1ac", "text": "Jack Ruby Jack Leon Ruby ( born Jacob Leonard Rubenstein ; March 25 , 1911 -- January 3 , 1967 ) was an American , originally from Chicago , Illinois , who lived in Dallas , Texas where he owned a nightclub . On November 24 , 1963 , he fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald who was in police custody after being charged with assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy two days earlier . A Dallas jury found him guilty of murdering Oswald and was sentenced to death . Ruby 's conviction was later appealed and he was granted a new trial . However , on January 3 , 1967 , as the date for his new trial was being set , Ruby became ill in his prison cell and died of a pulmonary embolism from lung cancer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a173380dd3e13014a3f174969f55810f", "text": "Lee Harvey Oswald Lee Harvey Oswald ( October 18 , 1939 -- November 24 , 1963 ) was an American former U.S. Marine who was arrested for the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22 , 1963 . According to four federal government investigations and one municipal investigation , These were investigations by : the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( 1963 ) , the Warren Commission ( 1964 ) , the House Select Committee on Assassinations ( 1979 ) , the Secret Service , and the Dallas Police Department . Oswald shot and killed Kennedy as the President traveled by motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas , Texas . Oswald was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959 . He lived in the Belarusian city of Minsk until June 1962 , at which time he returned to the United States with Marina , his Russian-born wife , eventually settling in Dallas . Following Kennedy 's assassination , Oswald was initially arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit , who was killed on a Dallas street about 45 minutes after Kennedy was shot . Oswald was later charged with the murder of Kennedy . He denied shooting anybody , saying that he was a `` patsy '' . Two days later , while being transferred from the city jail to the county jail , Oswald was fatally shot by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby in full view of television cameras broadcasting live . In September 1964 , the Warren Commission concluded that Oswald acted alone in assassinating Kennedy by firing three shots from the Texas School Book Depository . This conclusion was supported by previous investigations carried out by the FBI , the Secret Service , and the Dallas Police Department . Despite forensic , ballistic , and eyewitness evidence supporting the lone gunman theory , public opinion polls taken over the years have shown that most Americans believe that Oswald did not act alone , but conspired with others to kill the president . The assassination has spawned numerous conspiracy theories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39ec8c14584488573809a31da108b6a2", "text": "The Night Letter The Night Letter is a 1978 book by Paul Spike , with a double-layered structure : an anti-Nazi spy thriller on the background of the early part of the Second World War , and an exposure of cynical and machiavellian maneuverings in the American corridors of power . The book belongs to the subgenre of secret history -- i.e. with a plot in which real historical figures play a substantial part , doing things which are the author 's invention but which supposedly ( for reasons given in the plot ) remained secret and did not come to the knowledge of the public . In the book , a British doctor meets in 1936 with President Franklin D. Roosevelt , who is unaware that the doctor is a Nazi sympathizer . The visitor manages to secretly photograph the President in a compromising position with his secretary , Missy LeHand ( whom historians widely assume to have been indeed Roosevelt 's mistress ) . By 1940 , senior Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich possesses the picture and intends to use the photo for blackmail and prevent Roosevelt from running for a third term -- in the hope that whoever gets elected instead would be more likely to keep the US out of the Second World War . The President must recover the photo before the Democratic Party Convention which is about to nominate him . What makes the situation more difficult is that Roosevelt also needs to bypass the FBI -- for apprehension that should the photo fall into the hands of J. Edgar Hoover , the FBI Director might use it for his own brand of blackmail . Instead , Roosevelt employs former FBI Agent Jackson , who had left the Bureau under a cloud and incurred Hoover 's personal enmity , and who is completely loyal to the President . The bulk of the book follows Jackson 's chase after the photo , starting from Paris at the very eve of its fall to the Wehrmacht and concluding with a cataclysmic confrontation at a secret Michigan base of the `` Silver Shirts '' -- a murderous , power-mad American Fascist militia ( which truly existed , though not necessarily doing all that the book describes it as doing ) . The chase ends with a mixed result -- the Nazi agents have been killed or captured , but the negative did fall into the hands of the FBI who caught the scent of what was going on . The book ends on a cynical note : Hoover meets the President at the White House , claims to have destroyed the negatives ( which is manifestly untrue ) and proceeds to imperiously demand the sacking of Jackson -- obviously he is under the impression that he now holds Roosevelt 's fate in his hand . Upon being shown this , the President presents a photo of his own , showing Hoover in a compromising position with a handsome young FBI agent . Roosevelt and Hoover would henceforth be tied to each other , `` like convicts in chain gang '' , each able to destroy the other but only at the cost of his own destruction . Category :1978 books Category : Corruption Category : Secret histories Category : Thriller novels", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "cf30caeee151e95c62798a93683d3acd", "text": "We begin bombing in five minutes On August 11 , 1984 , United States President Ronald Reagan , while running for re-election , was preparing to make his weekly Saturday radio address on National Public Radio . During a sound check before the address , Reagan made the following joke to the radio technicians : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you today that I 've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever . We begin bombing in five minutes . '' The joke was a parody of the opening line of that day 's speech : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you that today I signed legislation that will allow student religious groups to begin enjoying a right they 've too long been denied -- the freedom to meet in public high schools during nonschool hours , just as other student groups are allowed to do . '' Contrary to popular misconception , this microphone gaffe was not broadcast over the air , but rather leaked later to the general populace . But the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported in October 1984 that the Soviet Far East Army was placed on alert after word of the statement got out and that the alert was not withdrawn until 30 minutes later . An unnamed aide to US Representative Michael Barnes ( D-Md . ) confirmed that the Pentagon was aware of the alert . There was no report of any change in the DEFCON level for the United States . The Soviet reaction , and mild confusion it created , was covered by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw . This was not the first time Reagan had joked before giving a speech or address . The Soviet official news agency , TASS , condemned the joke , declaring that `` The USSR condemns this unprecedented and hostile attack by the US President '' and that `` this kind of behavior is incompatible with the great responsibility borne by heads of nuclear states for the destinies of their own people and mankind '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "334023e806946ea13029bda3fed2a3ae", "text": "The Selling of the President 1968 The Selling of the President 1968 is a non-fiction book written by American author Joe McGinniss and published by Trident Press in October , 1969 . The book describes the marketing of Richard Nixon during the 1968 presidential campaign . It has been described as `` a classic of political journalism '' and a `` classic of campaign reporting that first introduced many readers to the stage-managed world of political theater . '' It was reprinted in 1988 under the title The Selling of the President . McGinniss became an overnight success when the book , his first , landed on The New York Times bestseller list . He was 26 years old , making him the youngest living writer with that achievement . The book was on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list for 31 weeks from October 1969 to May 1970 . The idea for the book came to McGinniss almost serendipitously : -LSB- He -RSB- stumbled across his book 's topic while taking a train to New York . A fellow commuter had just landed the Hubert Humphrey account and was boasting that ` in six weeks we 'll have him looking better than Abraham Lincoln . ' McGinniss tried to get access to Humphrey 's campaign first , but they turned him down . So he called up Nixon 's , and they said yes . '' . The book was very well received by both critics and the public . It `` spent more than six months on best-sellers lists , and McGinniss sold a lot of those books through television , appearing on the titular shows of Merv Griffin , David Frost and Dick Cavett , among others . '' Conservative writer William F. Buckley `` assumed McGinniss had relied on ` an elaborate deception which has brought joy and hope to the Nixon-haters . ' But even Buckley liked the book . '' In 1972 , the book was adapted into a short-lived Broadway musical .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e07ad861032ddd5fcf162017ec6ab0c", "text": "Pohl trial The Pohl trial against the Nazi German administration of the `` Final Solution '' ( also known as the WVHA Trial and officially The United States of America vs. Oswald Pohl , et al ) was the fourth of the twelve trials for war crimes that the United States authorities held in their occupation zone in Germany in Nuremberg after the end of World War II . The twelve trials were all held before U.S. military courts , not before the International Military Tribunal , although both courts presided in the same rooms at the Palace of Justice . They are known collectively as the `` Subsequent Nuremberg Trials '' or more formally , as the `` Trials of War Criminals before the Nuremberg Military Tribunals '' ( NMT ) . In the Pohl case , SS-Obergruppenführer Oswald Pohl and 17 other SS officers employed by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office ( abbreviated in German as SS-WVHA ) , were tried for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the time of the Nazi regime . The main charge against them was their active involvement in and administration of the `` Final Solution '' . The WVHA was the Nazi government office that ran the concentration and extermination camps . It also handled the procurement for the Waffen SS and , as of 1942 , the administration of the SS-Totenkopfverbände . The judges in this case , heard before Military Tribunal II , were Robert M. Toms ( presiding judge ) , Fitzroy Donald Phillips , Michael A. Musmanno , and John J. Speight as an alternate judge . The Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution was Telford Taylor ; James M. McHaney and Jack W. Robbins were the principal prosecutors . The indictment was presented on January 13 , 1947 ; the trial began on April 8 , and sentences were handed down on November 3 , 1947 . Four persons , including Oswald Pohl , were sentenced to death by hanging . Three were acquitted . The others received sentences of imprisonment between 10 years and lifetime . At the request of the judges , the court reconvened on July 14 , 1948 to consider additional material presented by the defense . On August 11 , 1948 , the tribunal issued its final sentences , confirming most of its earlier sentences , but slightly reducing some of the prison sentences and changing the death sentence of Georg Lörner into a sentence of life imprisonment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1b544ecebecb00dbf7fa69bf3f25f27", "text": "On the Trail of the Assassins On the Trail of the Assassins is a 1988 book by Jim Garrison , detailing his role in indicting businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy to kill U.S. President John F. Kennedy , therefore holding the only trial held for Kennedy 's murder . Garrison dedicated On the Trail of the Assassins to the following New Orleans district attorney 's staff who served in the 1960s : Frank Klein , Andrew `` Moo Moo '' Sciambra , James Alcock , Louis Ivon , D'Alton Williams , Alvin Oser , and Numa Bertel . He also cites the many others who aided him .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cca6b435e72330f0e7e839a171757c25", "text": "Michael Tabor (Black Panther) Michael Aloysius Tabor ( December 13 , 1946 -- October 17 , 2010 ) was an American member of the Black Panther Party who was charged and tried as part of an alleged conspiracy to bomb public buildings in New York City and kill members of the New York Police Department . Four months into the trial Tabor and another defendant fled to Algeria . Despite his ultimate acquittal on all charges , Tabor remained in exile in Africa until his death , never returning to the United States . Tabor was born on December 13 , 1946 , in Harlem and joined the Black Panther Party while in his teens . In 1970 , Tabor and 12 other members of the Black Panthers were charged for their involvement in a plot to kill police officers and to plant bombs in New York City commercial and public buildings , including the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx . Support for the prosecution 's case came from undercover officers who claimed that the defendants had developed plans for a series of bombings and had conducted classes to instruct those participating in the plot how to construct explosive devices . Together with fellow defendant Richard Moore , Tabor failed to appear at their trial in February 1971 , forfeited $ 150,000 in bail and were declared fugitives . Blank Panther leader Huey P. Newton called Moore and Tabor `` enemies of the people '' for evading justice while on trial and putting the other defendants and the party at risk . Connie Matthews , Newton 's former secretary and Tabor 's wife , also left the country and was said to have taken valuable records with her . The two finally surfaced in Algeria the following month together with Eldridge Cleaver . The New York Times published a lengthy letter from Moore on the day before the verdicts were read explaining that they had fled the U.S. because they feared that their lives were at risk . On May 13 , 1971 , after an eight-month-long trial , the jury in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan delivered an acquittal on all 156 counts . In a statement issued from Algiers , Tabor stated that the trial represented `` an attempted railroad and that the defendants ' rights were flagrantly violated '' and said that he was `` overjoyed that the brothers are free '' . Algeria expelled Tabor and he and Matthews moved to Zambia in 1972 , where Tabor wrote about politics and hosted a radio show . Despite repeated requests , Tabor refused to return to the United States . He died at age 63 in Lusaka , Zambia , on October 17 , 2010 , due to complications of multiple strokes . He was survived by his second wife , Priscilla Matanda , as well as by a daughter and three sons .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "573d9b24e8cb9d8347ef5de04bef6cac", "text": "Richard Nixon Foundation The Richard Nixon Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda , California . It was founded in the late 1980s by Richard Nixon , 37th President of the United States , and served as the governing body of the Nixon Library for nearly twenty years . Today it operates the Nixon Library in conjunction with the National Archives and Records Administration , which is an entity of the federal government of the United States , in addition to undertaking charitable and education-based activities . The Nixon Foundation founded , controlled and operated the Nixon Library from the library 's dedication on July 19 , 1990 until July 11 , 2007 , at which the Foundation invited the National Archives to take control . The two entities signed a joint operating agreement which allowed the library to become officially known as the Richard Nixon Presidential Library , welcoming it into the national system of presidential libraries . This move allowed President Nixon 's White House documents to be moved to his library in Yorba Linda . The Nixon Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors , led by former Nixon White House Director of Presidential Advance Ronald H. Walker . The board includes President Nixon 's daughters Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower , his brother Edward Nixon , former Ambassador George Argyros former California Governor Pete Wilson , and longest-serving Vietnam War POW Everett Alvarez , Jr. . The Foundation 's President and CEO is William Baribault . The Foundation has hosted United States presidents , first ladies and several vice presidents . Also hosted have been public affairs commentators such as Bill O'Reilly , academics such as Doris Kearns Goodwin , and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer . The library includes `` Meet the Presidents , '' in which presidential impersonators speak to several hundred school-aged children . To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 , 2001 attacks , the Nixon Foundation brought 16 tons of warped steel from the World Trade Center and a damaged , first-responder FDNY firetruck to the Nixon Library for viewing . Before the National Archives took over its management , the Nixon Library had been accused by several media outlets of glossing over Nixon 's 1974 resignation with `` whitewashed '' exhibits . In 2007 , the National Archives removed the 17 year old Watergate exhibit and , after three years , the new exhibit was scheduled to open in July 2010 . The Nixon Foundation objected to the proposed exhibit , because the Nixon Foundation was not consulted in the way that other presidential foundations had been consulted with similar situations . The Foundation filed a 158 page memorandum to the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries expressing their dissatisfaction and NARA stated a committee would review the objection but gave no timeline for when that process would be concluded . The exhibit opened on March 31 , 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f8da914aac487863a5b2c93bd57e598", "text": "H. Louis Nichols H. Louis Nichols ( 7 November 1916 - 25 April 2010 ) was an attorney who resided in Dallas , Texas . He is the only known attorney who visited Lee Harvey Oswald , while Oswald was in custody by the Dallas Police Department after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a04ec8bc4d9eeb6e6191f16ecd0b0abc", "text": "United States v. Watson (1985) United States v. Watson , 501 A. 2d 791 ( D.C. 1985 ) , was a District of Columbia Court of Appeals case that discussed requirements for premeditation for first degree murder . The court held that for a jury to find the element of premeditation , `` the time need not be long ... the time period may be as brief as a few seconds ... reflection and consideration , and not the lapse of time , are determinative of deliberation '' , so short durations do not automatically mean the killing was impulsive , done in the heat of passion , or done during frenzied activity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e1be42205619903da3c01ebed1666d6f", "text": "Inauguration of Andrew Johnson The inauguration of Andrew Johnson as the 17th President of the United States was held on April 15 , 1865 at the Kirkwood House in Washington , D.C. , following the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln . The inauguration marked the commencement of Andrew Johnson 's only term ( a partial term of ) as President . Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase administered the Oath of office . After the ceremony , President Johnson gave an impromptu inaugural address , which began with him begging the cabinet to remain with him and then attacking the Confederacy with such venom , that one witness remarked `` It would have been better had he been struck dumb . '' As President Lincoln lay dying , Vice President Johnson visited the room where he lay , and when Mrs. Lincoln saw him , it was reported , she screamed and demanded he be removed . So he went back to his room at the Kirkwood House . According to newspaper reports , the Vice President had gotten severely inebriated , and when aides to the now-dead president came to fetch the new President they were unable to wake him for several minutes . When he was finally awake , the accounts read , `` he had puffy eyes and his hair was caked with mud from the street , '' and that a barber and doctor were summoned to clean him up for the ten-o'clock ceremony , which most accounts agree went smoothly . However , there are other accounts , believed more reliable by some , which refute this claim .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "033a0c3f40eb1d28b96b26f66adb3cf8", "text": "United States presidential election in New York, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4 , 1980 . All 50 states and The District of Columbia , were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . New York voters chose forty one electors to the Electoral College , which voted for President and Vice President . New York was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan , in a narrow victory against President of the United States Jimmy Carter , who failed to gain reelection against Reagan . Also in the running was Independent candidate Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois , who ran in New York as the Liberal Party candidate . Reagan won the state with a plurality of 46.66 % of the vote to Carter 's 43.99 % , a margin of 2.67 % . Anderson finished in third with 7.54 % . New York 's election results reflect the Republican Party 's re-consolidation of base under what is popularly called the `` Reagan Revolution , '' which sounded various overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States throughout the 1980s - and most evidently against the relatively unpopular President Carter during the 1980 presidential election . New York weighed in for this election as more Democratic than the national average by about 7 % . This election is notable in that , while the highly populated regions of New York City , Buffalo , and Albany turned out for Carter , the election in the state was tipped by the majority of less-populated upstate counties , combined with heavily populated suburban counties around NYC , most of which were won by Reagan . Carter actually picked up plurality wins in 2 counties which he had lost in 1976 : Monroe County , home to the city of Rochester , and Niagara County . A major contributing factor to Reagan 's victory over Carter was the relatively strong third party showing by independent candidate John B. Anderson , a former liberal Republican congressman who garnered 8 % of the vote in the State - twice the 4 % margin by which Carter had won New York in 1976 . Running on the ballot line of New York 's Liberal Party , Anderson attracted the votes of many liberals and moderates who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration , thus splitting the left-leaning vote in New York State . In the heavily populated , and very liberal , 5 boroughs of New York City , Carter still won overall , and Reagan made only modest gains in vote share over Gerald Ford 's 1976 showing of 33 % , taking 37 % in the city in 1980 . However , although still winning 4 out of 5 boroughs , Carter bled a massive amount of support in the city to Anderson , dropping from 66 % in 1976 to only 55 % in 1980 . Since Democratic victories in New York State in that era depended on running up massive margins in New York City to overcome the rest of the state 's Republican lean , the reduced margin in the city from vote-splitting would prove fatal to Carter 's chances of winning the state in 1980 . While Reagan only bled about 1 % of Republican base support in the state ( winning a plurality in a 3-way-race with 46.66 % while Gerald Ford had lost the state in a two-man race with 47.52 % in 1976 ) , Carter bled nearly 8 % of his 1976 support , falling from a 51.95 % majority win in 1976 to a losing 43.99 % in 1980 , most of those lost Democratic base votes going to Anderson instead . This remains the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee has won Tompkins County in upstate New York , home to the college town of Ithaca , where Cornell University and Ithaca College are located . Reagan narrowly won the county with a plurality of 42 % to Carter 's 40 % , while Anderson took nearly 14 % , making it Anderson 's strongest county in the state . In 1984 , Tompkins County would vote against Reagan and in the following years it would become the most Democratic county in upstate New York , giving Barack Obama over 70 % of the vote in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6263f9cc0a57f59345bff8ab906a89c", "text": "11/22/63 11/22/63 is a novel by Stephen King about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , which occurred on November 22 , 1963 ( the novel 's titular date ) . The novel was announced on King 's official site on March 2 , 2011 . A short excerpt was released online on June 1 , 2011 , and another excerpt was published in the October 28 , 2011 , issue of Entertainment Weekly . The novel was published on November 8 , 2011 and quickly became a number-one bestseller . It stayed on The New York Times Best Seller list for 16 weeks . 11/22/63 won the 2011 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller and the 2012 International Thriller Writers Award for Best Novel , and was nominated for the 2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel and the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel . The novel required considerable research to accurately portray the late 1950s and early 1960s . King commented on the amount of research it required , saying `` I 've never tried to write anything like this before . It was really strange at first , like breaking in a new pair of shoes . '' The novel was adapted into a 2016 Hulu television series , 11.22.63 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c0b323276c6f64434ae072eb1ca51ce6", "text": "Death row Death row is a special section of a prison in the United States that houses inmates who are awaiting execution after being sentenced to death for the conviction of a capital crime . The US is the only Western country that still applies the death penalty for capital crimes . Thirty-one of its 50 states and the federal government authorize this penalty . But by 2016 , sixteen of these states and the federal government had a formal or `` de facto '' moratorium , due in large part to questions about the death penalty itself or the use of lethal injection as a method of execution . `` Death row '' is a term also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution ( `` being on death row '' ) , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists . After a person is found guilty of a capital offense , the judge will give the jury the option of imposing a death sentence or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ( LWOP ) . It is up to a jury to decide whether to give the death sentence ; this usually has to be a unanimous decision . If sentenced to death , a convict will remain on death row during appeal and habeas corpus procedures , which can take years . Since 1973 and later , with an increasing number of persons being freed since 1993 , some 157 persons as of January 2017 have been exonerated on appeal and released from death row . Wrongful convictions have been proven based on DNA evidence , informants retracting testimony or being proven false , prosecutorial misconduct , racial bias in jury selection , and other constitutional issues .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a3cf2117ad26f2b8c591276b4d47dc57", "text": "Joseph Paul Franklin Joseph Paul Franklin ( born James Clayton Vaughn , Jr. ; April 13 , 1950 -- November 20 , 2013 ) was an American serial killer who gained notoriety for numerous murders in the late 1970s and early 1980s . His killing spree was the subject of a fictional novel entitled Hunter by white supremacist William Luther Pierce . Pierce said of Franklin that `` he saw his duty as a white man and did what a responsible son of his race must do . '' He was convicted of several murders , and received six life sentences , as well as the death sentence . He confessed to the attempted murders of two prominent men : the magazine publisher Larry Flynt in 1978 and Vernon Jordan , Jr. , the civil rights activist , in 1980 . Both survived their injuries , but Flynt was left permanently paralyzed from the waist down . Franklin was not convicted in either of those cases . Because Franklin repeatedly changed his accounts of some crimes , and was not charged in some cases in which he was suspected , officials can not determine the full extent of his crimes . His claims of racial motivation were offset by a defense expert witness who testified in 1997 that Franklin was a paranoid schizophrenic who was not fit to stand trial . Franklin was on death row for 15 years awaiting execution in the state of Missouri for the 1977 murder of Gerald Gordon . He was executed by lethal injection on November 20 , 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1259a92a1de1199bb041e1629383a413", "text": "FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) . The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover , Director of the FBI , and William Kinsey Hutchinson , International News Service ( the predecessor of the United Press International ) editor-in-chief , who were discussing ways to promote capture of the FBI 's `` toughest guys '' . This discussion turned into a published article , which received so much positive publicity that on March 14 , 1950 , the FBI officially announced the list to increase law enforcement 's ability to capture dangerous fugitives . Individuals are generally only removed from the list if the fugitive is captured , dies , or if the charges against them are dropped ; they are then replaced by a new entry selected by the FBI . In nine cases , the FBI removed individuals from the list after deciding that they were no longer a `` particularly dangerous menace to society '' . Machetero member Víctor Manuel Gerena , added to the list in 1984 , was on the list for 32 years , which was longer than anyone else . Billie Austin Bryant spent the shortest amount of time on the list , being listed for two hours in 1969 . The oldest person to be added to the list was William Bradford Bishop on April 10 , 2014 at 77 years old . On rare occasions , the FBI will add a `` Number Eleven '' if that individual is extremely dangerous but the Bureau does not feel any of the current ten should be removed . Despite occasional references in the media , the FBI does not rank their list ; no suspect is considered '' # 1 on the FBI 's Most Wanted List '' or `` The Most Wanted . '' The list is commonly posted in public places such as post offices . In some cases , fugitives on the list have turned themselves in on becoming aware of their listing . As of December 4 , 2014 , 504 fugitives have been listed , eight of them women , and 473 ( 94 % ) captured or located , 155 ( 31 % ) of them due to public assistance . On May 19 , 1996 , Leslie Isben Rogge became the first person on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to be apprehended due to the internet . The FBI maintains other lists of individuals , including the Most Wanted Terrorists , along with crime alerts , missing persons , and other fugitive lists . On June 17 , 2013 , the list reached the quantity of 500 fugitives .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "46ddc028a7f64a1397afb336ed1305fd", "text": "Allan Grant Allan Grant ( October 23 , 1919 -- February 1 , 2008 ) was an American photojournalist for Life magazine . He had the last photo shoot with actress Marilyn Monroe and took the first photos of Marina Oswald , Lee Harvey Oswald 's wife , following U.S. President John F. Kennedy 's assassination .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5ca9e4929c59be26fac5c77563613d2", "text": "The Killing of a President The Killing of a President : The Complete Photographic Record of the JFK Assassination , the Conspiracy , and the Cover-up is a book by Robert J. Groden which discusses the assassination of John F Kennedy and challenges the findings of the Warren Commission which concluded Kennedy was killed by a lone assassin . ( 1990 , Viking Studio Books ISBN 9780670852673 )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "91e39250ee4a4c2e4c94f6ca34e3f9a5", "text": "Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy On June 5 , 1968 , presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles , shortly after winning the California presidential primaries in the 1968 election , and died the next day while hospitalized . After winning the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States , Kennedy was fatally shot while exiting through the hotel kitchen immediately after leaving the podium in the Ambassador Hotel and died in the Good Samaritan Hospital twenty-six hours later . Sirhan Sirhan , a 24-year-old Palestinian/Jordanian immigrant , was convicted of Kennedy 's murder and sentenced to death in 1969 , although his sentence was commuted to life in prison in 1972 . On November 22 , 2013 , Sirhan was transferred from Corcoran to the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County . The shooting was recorded on audio tape by a freelance newspaper reporter , and the aftermath was captured on film . Kennedy 's body lay in repose at St. Patrick 's Cathedral in New York for two days before a funeral Mass was held on June 8 . His body was interred near his brother John at Arlington National Cemetery . His death prompted the protection of presidential candidates by the United States Secret Service . Hubert Humphrey later went on to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency , but ultimately lost the election to Republican Richard Nixon . As with his brother John 's death , Kennedy 's assassination and the circumstances surrounding it have spawned a variety of conspiracy theories . Kennedy and Huey Long ( in 1935 ) are the only two sitting United States Senators to be assassinated .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf899940b5b4e5c00ccec8e14dfbd99f", "text": "List of Presidents of the United States who were Freemasons Of the 44 people who have been President of the United States , roughly one-third ( 14 , or by some counts 15 * ) were Freemasons . Along with the presidents listed below , Lyndon Johnson had been initiated into the 1st Degree of Freemasonry ( an `` Entered Apprentice '' ) but did not advance any further and did not become a full member of his lodge , Ronald Reagan was made an honorary Freemason , and Bill Clinton as a youth was a member of the Order of DeMolay . * - Because of LBJ 's initiation into the fraternal organization , many lists of Freemason Presidents include him , with a total of 15 . ( It can also be noted that some historians state that David Rice Atchison , member of Platte Lodge No. 56 , Mo , served as `` Ex-officio president '' for one day : March 4 , 1849 . )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "900ae894ee3e832df2399de4049c63c6", "text": "Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington , D.C. , is directly related to the city 's changing demographics , geography , and unique criminal justice system . The District 's population reached a peak of 982,178 in 1950 . However , shortly thereafter , the city began losing residents and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population . The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern , which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east . Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies , such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime . The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 897 ( a rate of nearly 60.8 homicides per 100,000 residents ) , and the city eventually became known as the `` murder capital '' of the United States . The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects . Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods , recently leading to the first rise in the District 's population in 60 years . By the mid-2000s , crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years . As in many major cities , crime remains a significant factor in D.C. , especially in the city 's northwestern neighborhoods , which tend to be more affluent , draw more tourists , and have more vibrant nightlife . Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8 , which has the city 's highest concentration of poverty .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "7840281e81be7fb546fce82b5d113e43", "text": "Todd Stern Todd D. Stern ( born May 4 , 1951 ) served as the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change , leading talks at the United Nations climate change conferences and smaller sessions , appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on January 26 , 2009 . He was the United State 's chief negotiator at the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement . Stern previously served under the Bill Clinton administration as Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary in the White House from 1993 to 1998 , during which time he also acted as the senior White House negotiator at the Kyoto Protocol and Buenos Aires negotiations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bfc201293475e261a8145d0713ea4684", "text": "United States Congress The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers : the Senate and the House of Representatives . The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington , D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election , though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment . Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party , and only rarely to a third party or as independents . Congress has 535 voting members : 435 Representatives and 100 Senators . The House of Representatives has six non-voting members in addition to its 435 voting members . These members can , however , sit on congressional committees and introduce legislation . These members represent Washington , D.C. , Puerto Rico , American Samoa , Guam , the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands . The members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms representing the people of a single constituency , known as a `` district '' . Congressional districts are apportioned to states by population using the United States Census results , provided that each state has at least one congressional representative . Each state , regardless of population or size , has two senators . Currently , there are 100 senators representing the 50 states . Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term , with terms staggered , so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58c02434ac4d47a3e09f77dedba41557", "text": "Combined Shipping Adjustment Board The Combined Shipping Adjustment Board or Combined Shipping Board was a joint American-British war agency 1942-45 nominally in charge of commercial shipping . It proved ineffective as much more powerful boards , such as the Combined Munitions Assignments Board , ignored it . The U.S. Army and Navy controlled most shipping and refused to share responsibility with the Board as did the powerful War Shipping Administration . For practical purposes the agency was inactive by spring 1943 . President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill set it up in January 1942 with a 6-point mandate : 1 . In principle the shipping resources of the two countries will be deemed to be pooled . The fullest information will be interchanged . 2 . Owing to the military and physical facts of the situation around the British Isles , the entire movement of shipping now under the control of Great Britain will continue to be directed by the Ministry of War Transport . 3 . Similarly , the appropriate authority in the United States will continue to direct the movements and allocations of U.S. shipping or shipping of other Powers under U.S. control . 4 . In order to adjust and concert in one harmonious policy the work of the British Ministry of War Transport and the shipping authorities of the U.S. Government , there wilt be established forthwith in Washington a Combined Shipping Adjustment Board consisting of a representative of the United States and a representative of the British Government who will represent and act under the instructions of the British Minister of War Transport . 5 . A similar Adjustment Board will be set up in London consisting of the Minister of War Transport and a representative of the U.S. Government . 6 . In both cases the executive power will be exercised solely by the appropriate shipping agency in Washington and by the Minister of War Transport in London .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b67978c54f4d6a26bfa7a553a5e897e3", "text": "Special Relationship The Special Relationship is the unofficial term for the exceptionally close political , diplomatic , cultural , economic , military and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States . It was used in a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill . Although both the United Kingdom and United States have close relationships with many other nations , the level of cooperation between them in economic activity , trade and commerce , military planning , execution of military operations , nuclear weapons technology , and intelligence sharing has been described as `` unparalleled '' among major powers . The United Kingdom and United States have been close allies in numerous military and political conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries including World War I , World War II , the Korean War , the Cold War , the Gulf War , and the War on Terror .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f06fa28cacc853ddf57f3dcb5ed2b7b4", "text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 1435 United Nations Security Council resolution 1435 , adopted on 24 September 2002 , after recalling resolutions 242 ( 1967 ) , 338 ( 1973 ) , 1397 ( 2002 ) , 1402 ( 2002 ) and 1403 ( 2002 ) , the Council demanded the end to Israeli measures in Ramallah , including the destruction of Palestinian infrastructure . The Security Council reiterated its concern at events that had taken place in the region since September 2000 and their deterioration , particularly terrorist attacks against civilians in Israel and at a Palestinian school in Hebron . It demanded the end of the occupation of the headquarters of the President of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat . Furthermore , there was alarm at the reoccupation of Palestinian cities and restrictions on the freedom of movement of people and goods and the need for all to respect the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 . The resolution reiterated the need for a complete cessation of all acts of violence , demanding that Israel end measures in and around Ramallah and to withdraw occupying forces from Palestinian cities to positions held before September 2000 . The Palestinian Authority was called upon to ensure that those responsible for the terrorist acts would be brought to justice . It also supported further diplomatic efforts by the Quartet on the Middle East and others in the region and recognised the initiative adopted at the Arab League Summit in Beirut which stated that peace between Israel and the Palestinians could be achieved through the abandonment of the right to return of Palestinian refugees in exchange for the establishment of a Palestinian state in the 1967 borders and the sharing of Jerusalem . Resolution 1435 was adopted by 14 votes to none against and one abstention from the United States . American representatives John Negroponte and James Cunningham stated that the country would not support a `` one-sided resolution '' which did not explicitly condemn the terrorists or those who gave them safe haven .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b7721434bc8275311ab3e4094f9574d", "text": "Terrence L. Bracy Terrence L. Bracy , a St. Louis native , is a leading expert on Congressional legislation . As an aide to former Congressman Morris K. Udall , Terry Bracy did crucial behind-the-scenes work on important reform measures , including the Alaska Native Claims Act , the Campaign Reform Acts of 1971 and 1974 , the Colorado River Basin Act of 1968 , as well as numerous other bills dealing with parks and wilderness , clean energy technologies , and governmental reorganization . Terry Bracy served as an aide to Congressman Udall from 1966-1976 . He convinced Congressman Udall to run for President in 1976 and conceived Udall 's successful campaign strategy , at a time when very few Congressmen ran for President . In January 1977 , President Jimmy Carter appointed Terry Bracy Assistant Secretary of Transportation . From 1977-1979 , Bracy was a major player in the advent of airbags in cars , and of the nation 's first fuel economy standards . He was also the department 's liaison to Congress , to the White House , to the nation 's governors and mayors , and to the press . Bracy led the effort to put the first user fee on America 's waterway system , and in 1979 he led the first Federal effort to `` reinvent the auto '' and modernize Detroit . In 1981 , Bracy founded the consulting firm that is now Bracy Tucker Brown and Valanzano , and has directed that firm ever since . Bracy Tucker has had many Fortune 500 clients , as well as major U.S. cities , airports , Native American tribes , European and Asian concerns and the U.S. government . In 1992 , the Udall Foundation was established by the U.S. Congress to honor the 30-year legacy of public service by Congressman Mo Udall and enhanced in 2009 to honor Secretary Stewart L. Udall . In 1994 , Terry Bracy was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the board of trustees of the Udall Foundation and subsequently elected the first chair . He was reappointed by President Clinton in 1998 , and by President George W. Bush in 2006 . Bracy led the Foundation from its first class of Udall Scholars in 1995 and under his leadership , the Foundation also created the Native American Internship on Capitol Hill , co-founded the Native Nations Institute , and accepted from Congress the stewardship of the US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution . On October 27 , 2011 , Bracy stepped down from his role as chair of the Udall Foundation board . There was a dinner to honor Bracy and his distinguished service to the Udall Foundation the same day in Tucson , Ariz. . Bill Bradley , former three-term U.S. Senator from New Jersey and 2000 Presidential candidate , was the keynote speaker at the dinner . `` Terry Bracy is a true master of the legislative process . He is smart , intuitive , trustworthy , knows his business , and he really cares about the mission of the Udall Foundation , '' said Senator Bradley . Bracy is now `` retired chair emeritus '' of the Foundation . Several elected officials issued formal statements about Bracy 's contributions to the Udall Foundation . `` Terry 's dedicated service has been critical to advancing the tremendous legacies of Mo and Stewart Udall , '' said Senator John McCain of Arizona . `` I wish him the best . '' `` Terry served many years to make sure the Udall legacy would be enshrined in the national consciousness , not just today but in the future , '' said Congressman Raúl Grijalva of Arizona . `` He has the sincere thanks of all of us who know how important the Udall Foundation and its work are to this country . I was happy to work with him , and he will be missed . '' Senator Mark Udall of Colorado made a statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate about Bracy . `` In light of his impending retirement from the Udall Foundation board , it is fitting that we commemorate Terry 's groundbreaking work on behalf of the foundation . '' In addition , Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico made a similar floor statement , noting `` The Udall Foundation would not be what it is today without the tireless work of one man -- Terrence L. Bracy . '' There was significant media attention regarding Bracy stepping down . On the occasion of his retirement , an annual award was created in Bracy 's honor . The Terrence L. Bracy Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes outstanding contributions from Udall alumni in four principal areas of public service : conflict resolution , environmental work , health care ( including social services ) , and tribal public policy . Bracy was married to Nancy Kay Muhlitner in 1966 . They have two sons , Michael and Timothy , and three grandchildren .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "40d678faafe13fb09ffe77c9e2783541", "text": "History of the United States National Security Council 1953–61 This article is about the history of the United States National Security Council during the Eisenhower Administration , 1953 -- 1961 . Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower , the National Security Council system evolved into the principal arm of the President in formulating and executing policy on military , international , and internal security affairs . Where Harry S. Truman was uncomfortable with the NSC system and only made regular use of it under the pressure of the Korean War , Eisenhower embraced the NSC concept and created a structured system of integrated policy review . Eisenhower had a penchant for careful staff work , and believed that effective planning involved a creative process of discussion and debate among advisers compelled to work toward consensus recommendations . The genesis of the new NSC system was a report prepared for the President in March 1953 by Robert Cutler , who became the President 's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs . Cutler proposed a systematic flow of recommendation , decision , and implementation that he later described as the `` policy hill '' process . At the bottom of the hill , concerned agencies such as State and Defense produced draft policy recommendations on specific topics and worked for consensus at the agency level . These draft NSC papers went up the hill through the Planning Board , created to review and refine the recommendations before passing them on for full NSC consideration . The NSC Planning Board met on Tuesday and Friday afternoons and was composed of officials at the Assistant Secretary level from the agencies with permanent or standing representation on the Council , as well as advisers from the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Central Intelligence Agency . Hundreds of hours were spent by the Board reviewing and reconstructing proposed papers for the NSC . Cutler resigned in 1958 in exhaustion . The top of the foreign policy-making hill was the NSC itself , chaired by the President , which met regularly on Thursday mornings . The Council consisted of the five statutory members : the President , Vice President , Secretaries of State and Defense , and Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization . Depending on the subject under discussion , as many as a score of other senior Cabinet members and advisers , including the Secretary of the Treasury , the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and the Director of Central Intelligence , attended and participated . The agenda included regular briefings by the Director of Central Intelligence on worldwide developments affecting U.S. security , and consideration of the policy papers advanced by the Planning Board . The upshot of the discussions were recommendations to the President in the form of NSC Actions . The President , who participated in the discussion , normally endorsed the NSC Action , and the decision went down the hill for implementation to the Operations Coordinating Board . President Eisenhower created the Operations Coordinating Board ( OCB ) to follow up on all NSC decisions . The OCB met regularly on Wednesday afternoons at the Department of State , and was composed of the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs , Deputy Secretary of Defense , the Directors of the CIA , the United States Information Agency , and ICA , and the Special Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs and Security Operations Coordination . The OCB was the coordinating and implementing arm of the NSC for all aspects of the implementation of national security policy . NSC action papers were assigned to a team from the OCB for follow-up . More than 40 interagency working groups were established with experts for various countries and subjects . This 24-person staff of the OCB supported these working groups in which officials from various agencies met each other for the first time . The President 's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs , a post held under Eisenhower by Cutler , Dillon Anderson , William Harding Jackson , and finally Gordon Gray , oversaw the flow of recommendations and decisions up and down the policy hill , and functioned in Council meetings to brief the Council and summarize the sense of discussion . The Special Assistant was an essential facilitator of the decision-making system , but , unlike the National Security Adviser created under Kennedy , had no substantive role in the process . The NSC staff managed by the Special Assistant grew during the Eisenhower years , but again had no independent role in the policy process . President Eisenhower had great confidence in the efficacy of covert operations as a viable supplement or alternative to previous normal foreign policy initiatives . The seeming clear success of the operations to overthrow Iranian populist leader Mossadegeh in 1953 , and overthrow the democratically elected , left-leaning President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán in Guatemala in 1954 was not without their crisis moments in the White House . In 1954 NSC 5412 provided for the establishment of a panel of designated representatives of the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense to meet regularly to review and recommend covert operations . Gordon Gray assumed the chairmanship of the `` 5412 Committee '' as it was called , and all succeeding National Security Advisers have chaired similar successor committees , variously named `` 303 '' , `` 40 '' , `` Special Coordinating Committee , '' which , in later Presidential administrations , were charged with the review of CIA covert operations . President Eisenhower also created the position of staff secretary with the responsibility to screen all foreign policy and military documents coming to the President . While Colonel Andrew Goodpaster held this position , he tended to eclipse the Special Assistant for National Security . The strength of the NSC system under Eisenhower was that it provided for regular , fully staffed , interagency review of major foreign and national security issues , culminating in discussion and decision at the highest level of government . The resulting Presidentially approved NSC papers provided policy guidance at every level of implementation . Eisenhower felt that the regular policy discussions kept his principal advisers fully informed , in step with one another , and prepared to react knowledgeably in the event of crisis . His commitment to the system was such that he chaired every Council meeting he could attend ( 329 of a total of 366 ) . The NSC meetings , including prior briefings and subsequent review of NSC Actions , constituted the largest single item on his weekly agenda . Secretary of State John Foster Dulles , on the other hand , had reservations about the NSC system . He was the strongest personality in the Eisenhower Cabinet and jealously guarded his role as principal adviser to the President on foreign policy . He had constant , direct access to the President and did not feel that some of the most sensitive issues should be discussed in groups as large as were involved in most NSC meetings . He drew a sharp line between the NSC policy review process and the day-to-day operations of foreign policy , which he maintained were the province of the Department of State . Dulles and his deputies also were not comfortable with the scope the NSC review system gave to Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey , another strong figure in the Cabinet , to intrude budgetary limitations into policy considerations . Dulles successfully resisted a proposal to substitute the Vice President for the Under Secretary of State as chairman of the OCB , arguing that such a change would impinge on his role as principal adviser to the President on foreign policy . Critics of the Eisenhower NSC system have argued that it was inflexible , overstaffed , unable to anticipate and react to immediate crises , and weighed down by committees reporting in great detail on long checklists of minor policy concerns . The most thorough critique of the system emerged from the hearings conducted in 1960 ( 1961 by the Senate Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery , known as the Jackson Subcommittee for its chairman , Senator Henry Jackson . Cutler and NSC Executive Secretary James Lay testified in support of the effectiveness of the system , but their testimony was offset by that of former Truman administration officials such as George Kennan , Paul Nitze , and Robert Lovett . They argued that foreign policy was being made by a passive President influenced by a National Security Council rendered virtually useless by ponderous , bureaucratic machinery . Basically , they argued , the NSC was a huge committee , and suffered from all the weaknesses of committees . Composed of representatives of many agencies , its members were not free to adopt the broad , statesmanlike attitude desired by the President , but , rather , were ambassadors of their own departments , clinging to departmental rather than national views . To make matters worse , critics added , the NSC system by its very nature was restricted to continuing and developing already established policies and was incapable of originating new ideas or major innovations . The critics suggested replacement of the formal , `` over-institutionalized '' NSC structure with a smaller , less formal NSC which would offer the President a clear choice of alternatives on a limited number of major problems . Eisenhower was certainly not a passive President , dominated by his Secretary of State on foreign policy and national security issues . In fact , Eisenhower was actively in command of his administration 's foreign policy , and the established NSC system met his instincts and requirements to the extent he used them . Although there is substance in the criticism that the Eisenhower NSC became to some extent the prisoner of a rigidly bureaucratic process , the criticism misses the point that Eisenhower and Dulles did not attempt to manage fast-breaking foreign policy crises or day-to-day operation through the NSC apparatus . An examination of several of the major foreign policy decisions that confronted the Eisenhower administration reveals that the NSC system was used to manage some , but was essentially bypassed in others . The established NSC process was used when the question involved a policy debate between departments with strongly held , contending positions , as it did in the case of the debate between the Departments of State and Defense in 1956/1957 over whether to introduce a more modern generation of weapons into Korea , where it focused debate and produced the necessary agreed-upon decision after discussion of three draft policy papers . In fast-breaking crisis situations however , including the concurrent Suez crisis and Hungarian Revolution of 1956 , the first and Second Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1955 and 1958 , and the 1958 Lebanon crisis , these were typically managed through small meetings with the President in the White House , normally involving Dulles and other concerned advisers , and through telephone conversations between Eisenhower , Dulles , and other principal advisers . Eisenhower sometimes used trusted NSC staffers to serve as an intermediary to gain information outside the chain of command as he did with Colonel Goodpaster during the straits crisis in 1955 . There was great similarity between this process of crisis management and that adopted by subsequent Presidents , such as Kennedy , Johnson , and Nixon , except for the fact that the ad hoc meetings in the Eisenhower White House did not involve a National Security Adviser as a substantive participant . And in the event that aspects of crisis management depended on contact with the critical man-on-the-spot , as it did in 1958 when Deputy Under Secretary of State Robert Murphy was dispatched to Lebanon to attempt to defuse the crisis , his instructions came from the Department of State and he reported to the Secretary of State rather than directly to the White House , as became the practice during the height of the Vietnam War . When Eisenhower briefed President-elect Kennedy on the NSC system , as when Gordon Gray briefed his successor McGeorge Bundy , they both emphasized the importance of the established NSC machinery in the management of foreign policy and national security affairs . They might have been more persuasive in maintaining the system had they pointed to the fact that the NSC apparatus was essentially limited to policy review , but was not used by them to manage foreign policy crises or day-to-day decisions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "246dbec5b220f6e935d73e7d8f5ec0cd", "text": "List of specialized agencies of the United Nations Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level , and through the Chief Executives Board for coordination ( CEB ) at the inter-secretariat level . Specialized agencies may or may not have been originally created by the United Nations , but they are incorporated into the United Nations System by the United Nations Economic and Social Council acting under Articles 57 and 63 of the United Nations Charter . At present the UN has in total 15 specialized agencies that carry out various functions on behalf of the UN . The specialized agencies are listed below .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "847e8bd1d21523801f624b8dd4da567b", "text": "1996 State of the Union Address The 1996 State of the Union address was given by President Bill Clinton to a joint session of the 104th United States Congress on January 23 , 1996 . The speech was the last State of the Union address of President Clinton 's first term . This speech occurred shortly after the federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996 which had resulted from disagreements on the 1996 United States federal budget . President Clinton discussed the economy and declared that `` the era of big government is over , '' and continued , `` but we can not go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves . We must go forward as one America , one nation working together , to meet the challenges we face together . Self-reliance and teamwork are not opposing virtues -- we must have both . '' The president discussed welfare reform , the V-chip , education , community policing , crime and the environment . The president also discussed foreign relations and the federal budget . The Republican Party response was delivered by Senator Bob Dole of Kansas . He stated that '' -LSB- President Clinton -RSB- is the chief obstacle to a balanced budget and the balanced budget amendment ... . While the President 's words speak of change , his deeds are a contradiction . President Clinton claims to embrace the future while clinging to the policies of the past . '' Donna Shalala , the Secretary of Health and Human Services , served as the designated survivor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8703673131558db6181bf0edf875820d", "text": "American Committee on United Europe The American Committee on United Europe ( ACUE ) , founded in 1948 , was an American organization which sought to counter the Communist threat in Europe by promoting European political integration . Its first chairman was ex-wartime OSS head William Joseph Donovan . The vice-chairman was Allen Dulles . A board member was Walter Bedell Smith . The structure of the organisation was outlined in early summer of 1948 by Donovan and Allen Welsh Dulles by then also reviewing the organization of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) . in response to assistance requests by Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi and Winston Churchill . Declassified American government documents have shown that the ACUE was an important early funder of both the European Movement and the European Youth Campaign . The ACUE itself received funding from the Rockefeller and Ford foundations . The U.S. policy was to promote a United States of Europe , and to this end the committee was used to discreetly funnel CIA funds - by the mid 50 's ACUE was receiving roughly $ 1,000,000 USD per year - to European pro-federalists supporting such organizations as the Council of Europe , the European Coal and Steel Community , and the proposed European Defence Community . The end of an article appearing in The Daily Telegraph in September 2000 noted that : `` The State Department also played a role . A memo from the European section , dated June 11 , 1965 , advises the vice-president of the European Economic Community , Robert Marjolin , to pursue monetary union by stealth . It recommends suppressing debate until the point at which `` adoption of such proposals would become virtually inescapable '' . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3bbc6870d567cb0a5893b414421905d", "text": "Yalta Conference The Yalta Conference , sometimes called the Crimea conference and code named the Argonaut Conference , held from February 4 to 11 , 1945 , was the World War II meeting of the heads of government of the United States , the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union for the purpose of discussing Europe 's postwar reorganization . The three states were represented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt , Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin , respectively . The conference convened in the Livadia Palace near Yalta in Crimea , Soviet Union . The goal of the conference was to shape a post-war peace that represented not just a collective security order but a plan to give self-determination to the liberated peoples of post-Nazi Europe . The meeting was intended mainly to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe . Within a few years , with the Cold War dividing the continent , Yalta became a subject of intense controversy . To a degree , it has remained controversial . Yalta was the second of three wartime conferences among the Big Three . It had been preceded by the Tehran Conference in 1943 , and was followed by the Potsdam Conference in July 1945 , which was attended by Stalin , Churchill ( who was replaced halfway through by the newly elected British Prime Minister Clement Attlee ) and Harry S. Truman , Roosevelt 's successor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "762f8a8602c0dba4ba0e986bc3214b74", "text": "Charles Hill (diplomat) Charles Hill ( born April 28 , 1936 ) is the Diplomat-in-Residence and a lecturer in International Studies at Yale University . A career foreign service officer , Mr. Hill was a senior adviser to George Shultz , Henry Kissinger , and Ronald Reagan , as well as Boutros Boutros-Ghali , the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations . At Yale , he teaches , along with Paul Kennedy and John Gaddis , the seminar `` Studies in Grand Strategy '' , a rigorous interdisciplinary study of leadership , statecraft and diplomacy . He also teaches students enrolled in the Directed Studies program . Beginning in 2006 , Hill offered a new course , Oratory in Statecraft . Not since Rollin G. Osterweis , who taught `` The History and Practice of American Oratory '' , had oratory been taught at Yale . Hill received a B.A. from Brown University in 1957 , a J.D. and an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania in 1960 and 1961 , respectively . He is a recipient of the Superior Honor Award from the State Department , the Presidential Distinguished Service Award , and the Secretary of State 's Medal . He holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Rowan University . Hill is a research fellow at Stanford University 's Hoover Institution . Hill is also a Project for the New American Century ( PNAC ) signatory . Hill served as Chief Foreign Policy Advisor to Rudy Giuliani , a Republican candidate for the 2008 presidential election .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03bf4f3f81b1002d7b1f320045e24903", "text": "Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations The role of the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations is as the leader of the French delegation to the United Nations in New York and as head of the Permanent Mission of France to the UN . The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is also the permanent representative of France in the United Nations Security Council . The Permanent Representative , currently François Delattre , is charged with representing France , both through its non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and also during plenary meetings of the General Assembly , except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer ( such as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development , the Prime Minister or the President ) is present .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd3cfa8cffb89c87f5918ad9e2980bf8", "text": "1940 State of the Union Address The 1940 State of the Union Address was given by the 32nd President of the United States , Franklin D. Roosevelt , on January 3 , 1940 , to both houses of Congress . It was given right before the United States entered World War II . He said , `` You are well aware that dictatorships -- and the philosophy of force that justifies and accompanies dictatorships -- have originated in almost every case in the necessity for drastic action to improve internal conditions in places where democratic action for one reason or another has failed to respond to modern needs and modern demands . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9cd257cffe58ce0400dde5df6298c8d4", "text": "Nuclear Posture Review The Nuclear Posture Review is a process `` to determine what the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategy should be . '' The first NPR of 2002 was the second of these quadrennial reviews of United States nuclear forces undertaken by the United States Department of Defense . The first took place in 1994 . The final report is National Security Classified and submitted to the Congress of the United States . The 2002 Nuclear Posture Review also included components requiring the `` Pentagon to draft contingency plans for the use of nuclear weapons against at least seven countries , naming not only Russia and the `` axis of evil '' -- Iraq , Iran , and North Korea -- but also China , Libya and Syria . '' President Barack Obama 's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review was preceded by high expectations because of his 2009 speech in Prague , Czech Republic where he prominently outlined a vision of a world without nuclear weapons . His NPR was hoped by observers to make concrete moves toward this goal . The finished 2010 policy renounces development of any new nuclear weapons such as the bunker-busters proposed by the Bush administration , and for the first time rules out a nuclear attack against non-nuclear-weapon states who are in compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . This rule pointedly excludes Iran and North Korea . As part of the implementation of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review , the U.S. Government is reviewing its nuclear deterrence requirements and nuclear plans to ensure that they are aligned to address today 's threats . Rose Gottemoeller , U.S. Acting Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security , said in early June 2012 that the United States was considering what forces the United States needed to maintain for strategic stability and deterrence , including extended deterrence and assurance to U.S. Allies and partners . Based on this analysis the United States would develop proposals for potential further reductions in its nuclear stockpile .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "53f27b00d10d88c30a227b3d82e16421", "text": "Unitary executive theory The unitary executive theory is a theory of American constitutional law holding that the President possesses the power to control the entire executive branch . The doctrine is rooted in Article Two of the United States Constitution , which vests `` the executive power '' of the United States in the President . Although that general principle is widely accepted , there is disagreement about the strength and scope of the doctrine . It can be said that some favor a `` strongly unitary '' executive , while others favor a `` weakly unitary '' executive . The former group argue , for example , that Congress 's power to interfere with intra-executive decision-making ( such as firing executive branch officials ) is limited , and that the President can control policy-making by all executive agencies within the limits set for those agencies by Congress . Still others agree that the Constitution requires a unitary executive , but believe this to be a bad thing , and propose its abolition by constitutional amendment . In several states , in contrast to the federal government , executive officers such as lieutenant governor , attorney general , comptroller , secretary of state and others are elected independently of the state 's governor , with Texas being one example . This type of executive structure is known as a plural executive . Another type of plural executive , used in Japan , Israel , and Sweden , though not in any U.S. state , in which a collegial body comprises the executive branch - however , that collegial body does not comprise multiple members elected in elections , but is rather more akin to the US Cabinet in formation and structure .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22ec5bcde8c9f78a9f41b145b10fdf9b", "text": "Superstate A superstate is defined as `` a large and powerful State formed when several smaller countries unite '' , `` A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union of nations '' . This is distinct from the concept of superpower , although these are frequently seen together . It is also distinct from the concept of empire , where one nation dominates other nations through military , political , and economic power , although an empire may also be a superstate . In the early 20th century , `` superstate '' had a similar definition as today 's supranational organisations . In a 1927 article by Edward A. Harriman on the League of Nations , a superstate was defined as merely `` an organisation , of which a state is a member , which is superior to the member themselves '' , in that '' -LSB- a -RSB- complete superstate has legislative , executive and judicial organs to make , to execute and to interpret its laws '' . According to this definition , Harriman saw the League of Nations as a `` rudimentary superstate '' , and the United States as `` an example of a complete and perfect superstate '' . In World Order of Bahá ` u 'll áh , first published in 1938 , Shoghi Effendi , the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith , described the anticipated world government of that religion as the `` world 's future super-state '' with the Bahá ' í Faith as the `` State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power . '' In the 1970s , academic literature used the term `` superstate '' to indicate a particularly rich and powerful state , in a similar fashion to the term superpower . In contemporary political debate , especially the one centred on the European Union , the term `` superstate '' is used to indicate a ( usually deemed unwelcome ) development in which the Union takes over the character of a State ( including the monopoly on violence ) thus abolishing the sovereignty and independence of its member states . For instance , Glyn Morgan opposes the perspective of a `` European superstate '' to the ones of `` a Europe of nation-states '' and of `` a post-sovereign European polity '' . In her definition , a `` European superstate is nothing more than a sovereign state - a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world - operating on a European wide scale '' , i.e. , `` a unitary European state '' The term was famously used by Margaret Thatcher in her 1988 Bruges speech , when she decried the perspective of `` a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels '' , and has since entered the eurosceptic lexicon . Tony Blair argued in 2000 that he welcomed an EU as a `` superpower , not a superstate ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "210814fb43e284745aa265a6e7cec3ed", "text": "Counselor of the United States Department of State The Counselor of the United States Department of State is a position within the United States Department of State that serves the Secretary of State as a special advisor and consultant on major problems of foreign policy and who provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters . The Counselor conducts special international negotiations and consultations , and also undertakes special assignments from time to time , as directed by the Secretary . Currently , the Counselor holds under law a rank equivalent to that of Under Secretary of State . The Secretary of State created the position of Counselor for the Department of State in 1909 as part of a general Department reorganization . In 1912 , the position became a Presidential appointment . Between 1913 and 1919 , the Counselor served as the Department 's second-ranking officer , assuming the role previously exercised by the Assistant Secretary of State . In 1919 , the newly created position of Under Secretary of State subsumed the duties of the Counselor . An Act of Congress , May 18 , 1937 , re-established the position of Counselor of the Department of State . Between 1961 and 1965 , the Counselor also served as the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council . On April 30 , 1994 , the title was changed to Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs when Counselor Timothy E. Wirth was appointed to that position , but another Counselor was appointed in 1997 . The most recent Counselor was Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney , who served from February 12 , 2016 to February 17 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32bee1a6173a4324278952a49b1ec0a7", "text": "Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance The Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control , Verification and Compliance is the head of the Bureau of Arms Control , Verification and Compliance . The position was created on December 12 , 1999 by Secretary Albright as the Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance . The Bureau became fully operational on February 1 , 2000 . Within the Department , the Assistant Secretary is responsible for all matters relating to the supervision of verification and compliance with international arms control , nonproliferation , and disarmament agreements . The Assistant Secretary advises the Secretary of State and the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security/Senior Adviser to the President and the Secretary of State for Arms Control , Nonproliferation and Disarmament on the appropriate uses of the `` Key Verification Assets Fund , '' and manages the fund . The Assistant Secretary is also responsible for the President 's Annual Report to Congress on Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control Agreements , for Verifiability Assessments for all international arms control and nonproliferation agreements , and for specialized compliance reports required by U.S. Senate Resolutions of ratification , such as the Chemical Weapons Convention .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "298f6478c571d98c6869e0fe56516a29", "text": "United Nations Security Council Resolution 1090 United Nations Security Council resolution 1090 , adopted without a vote at a closed meeting on 13 December 1996 , having considered the question of the recommendation for the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations , the Council recommended to the General Assembly that Mr. Kofi Annan be appointed for a term of office from 1 January 1997 , to 31 December 2001 . Kofi Annan , a Ghanaian diplomat , was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations . The United States had vetoed another term for his predecessor , Boutros Boutros-Ghali , due to lack of reform . It was the first time that a Security Council resolution had been adopted by acclamation .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f040ab5917d4e706d2c93f57836e9c77", "text": "Victor Hugo Victor Marie Hugo ( -LSB- viktɔʁ maʁi yɡo -RSB- ; 26 February 1802 -- 22 May 1885 ) was a French poet , novelist , and dramatist of the Romantic movement . He is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers . Outside France , his best-known works are the novels Les Misérables , 1862 , and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ( Notre-Dame de Paris ) , 1831 . In France , Hugo is known primarily for his poetry collections , such as Les Contemplations ( The Contemplations ) and La Légende des siècles ( The Legend of the Ages ) . He produced more than 4,000 drawings and also campaigned for social causes such as the abolition of capital punishment . Though a committed royalist when he was young , Hugo 's views changed as the decades passed , and he became a passionate supporter of republicanism ; his work touches upon most of the political and social issues and the artistic trends of his time . He is buried in the Panthéon in Paris . His legacy has been honoured in many ways , including his portrait being placed on French currency .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "22522f5d3849b3a7f95445f64b2b9578", "text": "Art Nouveau furniture Furniture created in the Art Nouveau style was prominent from the late 19th century to the advent of the First World War . Unlike furniture made by the British Arts and Crafts movement , from which it emerged in stylistic respects , most Art Nouveau furniture was produced in factories by normal manufacturing techniques , which led to tensions with Arts and Crafts figures in England , who criticised continental Art Nouveau furniture for not being '' ` honestly ' constructed . It also tended to be expensive , as a fine finish , usually polished or varnished , was regarded as essential , and continental designs were usually very complex , with curving shapes that were expensive to make . It by no means entirely replaced other styles of furniture , which continued to be popular , with Art Nouveau styles largely restricted to an expensive `` art furniture '' category . The style was named for Siegfried Bing 's Maison de l'Art Nouveau gallery and shop in Paris , which opened in 1895 , and in France and Belgium furniture designers took up the style with more enthusiasm than those of most countries . Several notable designers were architects who designed furniture for specific buildings they had also designed , a way of working inherited from the Arts and Crafts movement ; these include Charles Rennie Mackintosh , Antoni Gaudí , Hector Guimard and Victor Horta . Mackintosh 's furniture was relatively austere and geometrical , marked by elongated dimensions and right-angles . Continental designs were much more elaborate , often using curved shapes both in the basic shapes of the piece , and in applied decorative motifs . In many ways the old vocabulary and techniques of classic French 18th-century Rococo furniture were re-interpreted in a new style . Luxury veneers were used in the furniture of leading cabinetmakers Georges de Feure and others . Alphonse Mucha produced a few designs , but was little involved with production . The École de Nancy ( School of Nancy in France ) , the Wiener Werkstätte in Vienna and the Deutscher Werkbund were groupings including many designers of Art Nouveau furniture . The Exposition Universelle de Paris in 1900 was an important showcase for designers , and the Prima Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Decorativa Moderna at Turin in 1902 heavily featured the work of furniture designer Carlo Bugatti of Milan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a00b486d8f9d6b3ab067aebf2687e35", "text": "Gil Blas (periodical) Gil Blas ( or Le Gil Blas ) was a Parisian literary periodical named for Alain-René Lesage 's novel Gil Blas . It was founded by the sculptor Augustin-Alexandre Dumont in November 1879 . Gil Blas serialized famous novels such as Émile Zola 's Germinal ( 1884 ) and L'Œuvre ( 1885 ) before they appeared in book form . Guy de Maupassant regularly published short stories in Gil Blas . The journal was also known for its opinionated arts and theatre criticism . Contributors included René Blum , Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești , and Abel Hermant . Théophile Steinlen and Albert Guillaume provided illustrations . Gil Blas was published regularly until 1914 , when it went on a short hiatus due to the outbreak of World War I. Afterwards , it was published intermittently until 1938 . In addition to Germinal , Gil Blas serialized the Zola novels L'Argent , Au Bonheur des Dames , and La Joie de vivre . Guy de Maupassant stories which debuted in Gil Blas include '' À vendre , '' `` Imprudence , '' `` L'Inconnue , '' `` La Bête à Maît ' Belhomme , '' `` La Confidence , '' `` La Baptême , '' `` Tribunaux Rustiques '' and perhaps most famously `` Le Horla '' . Gil Blas critic Louis Vauxcelles 's phrase `` Donatello chez les fauves ! '' ( `` Donatello among the wild beasts '' ) brought notoriety and attention to the works of Henri Matisse and Les Fauves exhibited at the Salon d'Automne of 1905 . Vauxcelles ' comment was printed on 17 October 1905 and passed into popular usage .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c2f5b0ddcdba4d2c827fa98b678e83c", "text": "Aesthetics Aesthetics ( -LSB- ɛsˈθɛtɪks -RSB- or -LSB- i : sˈθɛtɪks -RSB- also spelled æsthetics and esthetics also known in Greek as Αισθητική , or `` Aisthētiké '' ) is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of art , beauty , and taste , with the creation and appreciation of beauty . In its more technically epistemological perspective , it is defined as the study of subjective and sensori-emotional values , sometimes called judgements of sentiment and taste . More broadly , scholars in the field define aesthetics as `` critical reflection on art , culture and nature '' . In modern English , the term aesthetic can also refer to a set of principles underlying the works of a particular art movement or theory : one speaks , for example , of the Cubist aesthetic .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "076b37b3f62cb6f284b92ca392de7470", "text": "The Fortune Teller (de La Tour) The Fortune Teller is an oil painting of circa 1630 by the French artist Georges de La Tour . The work was uncovered in about 1960 and purchased that year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . François Georges Pariset described the painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin , attributing it to La Tour -- a likely choice given the calligraphic signature at top right : `` G. de La Tour Fecit Luneuilla Lothar '' ( `` G -LSB- eorges -RSB- de La Tour made this , Lunéville , Lorraine '' ) . Its authenticity has been questioned in the intervening years , notably by the English art historian Christopher Wright , but The Fortune Teller is generally accepted as La Tour 's work . The artist is better known for his chiaroscuro religious compositions , in which the figures are illuminated by a single light source and lack the elaborate costume detail of the The Fortune Teller 's characters . The painting catches a moment in which a young man of some wealth is having his fortune told by the old woman at right ; she takes the coin from his hand , not only in payment , but as part of the ritual in which she will cross his hand with it . Most or all of the women portrayed are gypsies , and , furthering the stereotype of the time , they are depicted as thieves . As the young man is engrossed in the fortune-telling -- an act which , if discovered , would have repercussions for both him and the gypsies -- the leftmost woman is stealing the coin purse from his pocket , while her companion in profile has a hand ready to receive the loot . The pale-faced girl on the boy 's left is less clearly a gypsy , but is also in on the act as she cuts a medal worn by the boy from its chain . The figures in the painting are close together , as if in a play , and the composition may have been influenced by a theatrical scene . The modern discovery of the painting is said to be traced to a French prisoner of war who viewed La Tour 's works in a monograph and found a likeness with a painting hung in a relative 's castle . A knowledgeable priest identified it as a La Tour work and informed the Louvre , which entered negotiations to buy the painting . The art dealer Georges Wildenstein outbid the museum , however , purchasing the painting in 1949 for 7.5 million francs . For a decade it remained with the dealer , until in 1960 the Metropolitan Museum of Art paid an undisclosed but `` very high sum of money '' for The Fortune Teller . How the painting had been able to leave France became a matter of controversy in the French press , and the writer André Malraux , then French Minister of Culture , attempted to explain to the National Assembly why the work did not end up in the Louvre . It later emerged that the export licence was signed by the art historian Germain Bazin , who was head of old master paintings at the Louvre ; Wright speculates that he had sufficient doubt about the work not to want it for the Louvre .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71a819959c88222ffb7e9a601f722297", "text": "Vu (magazine) Vu , stylized as VU , was a weekly French pictorial magazine , created and directed by Lucien Vogel , which was published from March 21 , 1928 to May 29 , 1940 ; it ran for just over 600 issues . In 1931 , Vogel founded a companion magazine named Lu ( read ) , a survey of the foreign press translated into French ; this merged with Vu in March 1937 . Vu was the first large weekly to systematically feature photographs in essay form , and as such was an important precursor to , and proponent of , the magazine format of photojournalism ( which came to prominence a decade after its print run in magazines such as Life and Look ) . Although inspired in part by the German magazine Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung , VU featured a constructivist aesthetic and was innovative in its layouts , especially in its double-page spreads . Notable contributors included Cartier-Bresson , Man Ray , Brassaï , and André Kertész . It was particularly advanced in its use of picture essays . The magazine published special issues on the Soviet Union ( VU au pays des Soviets , November 18 , 1931 ) , Germany ( L'énigme allemande , 1932 ) , the ascent of technology ( Fin d'une civilisation , 1933 ) , China ( Interrogatoire de la Chine , 1934 ) , and Spain ( '' VU en Espagne , 1936 ) . A major retrospective was hosted by the Maison Européenne de la Photographie ( MEP ) in late 2006/early 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c5301c7fd4b4f14b910da91903bf81aa", "text": "Neo-romanticism The term neo-romanticism is used to cover a variety of movements in philosophy , literature , music , painting , and architecture , as well as social movements , that exist after and incorporate elements from the era of Romanticism . It has been used with reference to late-19th-century composers such as Richard Wagner particularly by Carl Dahlhaus who describes his music as `` a late flowering of romanticism in a positivist age '' . He regards it as synonymous with `` the age of Wagner '' , from about 1850 until 1890 -- the start of the era of modernism , whose leading early representatives were Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler . It has been applied to writers , painters , and composers who rejected , abandoned , or opposed realism , naturalism , or avant-garde modernism at various points in time from about 1840 down to the present .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef1d3a98c81d39e94e9dc68e77c61b59", "text": "Genre Genre ( -LSB- ˈʒɒ̃rə -RSB- , -LSB- ˈʒɒnrə -RSB- or -LSB- ˈdʒɒnrə -RSB- from French genre -LSB- ʒɑ̃ʁ -RSB- , `` kind '' or `` sort '' , from Latin genus ( stem gener - ) , Greek γένος , génos ) is any form or type of communication in any mode ( written , spoken , digital , artistic , etc. ) with socially-agreed upon conventions developed over time . Genre is most popularly known as a category of literature , music , or other forms of art or entertainment , whether written or spoken , audio or visual , based on some set of stylistic criteria , yet genres can be aesthetic , rhetorical , communicative , or functional . Genres form by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of old ones is discontinued . Often , works fit into multiple genres by way of borrowing and recombining these conventions . Stand alone texts , works , or pieces of communication may have individual styles , but genres are amalgams of these texts based on agreed upon or socially inferred conventions . Some genres may be rigid with strictly adhered to guidelines while others may be very flexible . Genre began as an absolute classification system for ancient Greek literature . Poetry , prose , and performance each had a specific and calculated style that related to the theme of the story . Speech patterns for comedy would not be appropriate for tragedy , and even actors were restricted to their genre under the assumption that a type of person could tell one type of story best . In later periods genres proliferated and developed in response to changes in audiences and creators . Genre became a dynamic tool to help the public make sense out of unpredictable art . Because art is often a response to a social state , in that people write/paint/sing / dance about what they know about , the use of genre as a tool must be able to adapt to changing meanings . Genre suffers from the same ills of any classification system . Genre is to be reassessed and scrutinized and to weigh works on their unique merit . It has been suggested that genres resonate with people because of the familiarity , the shorthand communication , as well as the tendency of genres to shift with public mores and to reflect the zeitgeist . While the genre of storytelling has been relegated as lesser form of art because of the heavily borrowed nature of the conventions , admiration has grown . Proponents argue that the genius of an effective genre piece is in the variation , recombination , and evolution of the codes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97110922d6e385c1c5fc5a03650b67de", "text": "Old master print An old master print is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition . The term remains current in the art trade , and there is no easy alternative in English to distinguish the works of `` fine art '' produced in printmaking from the vast range of decorative , utilitarian and popular prints that grew rapidly alongside the artistic print from the 15th century onwards . Fifteenth-century prints are sufficiently rare that they are classed as old master prints even if they are of crude or merely workmanlike artistic quality . A date of about 1830 is usually taken as marking the end of the period whose prints are covered by this term . The main techniques used , in order of their introduction , are woodcut , engraving , etching , mezzotint and aquatint , although there are others . Different techniques are often combined in a single print . With rare exceptions printed on textiles , such as silk , or on vellum , old master prints are printed on paper . This article is concerned with the artistic , historical and social aspects of the subject ; the article on printmaking summarizes the techniques used in making old master prints , from a modern perspective . Many great European artists , such as Albrecht Dürer , Rembrandt , and Francisco Goya , were dedicated printmakers . In their own day , their international reputations largely came from their prints , which were spread far more widely than their paintings . Influences between artists were also mainly transmitted beyond a single city by prints ( and sometimes drawings ) , for the same reason . Prints therefore are frequently brought up in detailed analyses of individual paintings in art history . Today , thanks to colour photo reproductions , and public galleries , their paintings are much better known , whilst their prints are only rarely exhibited , for conservation reasons . But some museum print rooms allow visitors to see their collection , sometimes only by appointment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba7fcee899c32055c1d778d1ce3a0506", "text": "Impressionism in music Impressionism in music was a movement among various composers in Western classical music , mainly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries , whose music focuses on suggestion and atmosphere , `` conveying the moods and emotions aroused by the subject rather than a detailed tone‐picture '' . `` Impressionism '' is a philosophical and aesthetic term borrowed from late 19th century French painting after Monet 's Impression , Sunrise . Composers were labeled impressionists by analogy to the impressionist painters who use starkly contrasting colors , effect of light on an object blurry foreground and background , flattening perspective to make us focus our attention on the overall impression . The most prominent in musical impressionism is the use of `` color '' , or in musical term , timbre , which can be achieved through orchestration , harmonic usage , texture , etc. . Other elements of music impressionism also involve new chord combinations , ambiguous tonality , extended harmonies , use of modes and exotic scales , parallel motions , extra-musicality , and evocative titles such as Reflets dans l'eau ( Reflections on the water , 1905 ) , Brouillards ( Mists , 1913 ) etc. .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4fe2b9fe2bb420a2db234d54100ca8f4", "text": "Cuban art Cuban art is an exceptionally diverse cultural blend of African , South American , European and North American elements , reflecting the diverse demographic makeup of the island . Cuban artists embraced European modernism , and the early part of the 20th century saw a growth in Cuban vanguardist movements , which were characterized by the mixing of modern artistic genres . Some of the more celebrated 20th-century Cuban artists include Amelia Peláez ( 1896 -- 1968 ) , best known for a series of mural projects , and painter Wifredo Lam ( Dec 8,1902 -- September 11 , 1982 ) , who created a highly personal version of modern primitivism . The Cuban born painter Federico Beltran Masses ( 1885-1949 ) , was renowned as a colourist whose seductive portrayals of women sometimes made overt references to the tropical settings of his childhood . Better known internationally is the work of photographer Alberto Korda , whose photographs following the early days of the Cuban Revolution included a picture of Che Guevara which was to become one of the most recognizable images of the 20th century . There is a flourishing street art movement influenced by Latin American artists José Guadalupe Posada and the muralist Diego Rivera . After the Cuban Revolution of 1959 , some artists felt it was in their best interests to leave Cuba and produce their art , while others stayed behind , either happy or merely content to be creating art in Cuba , which was sponsored by the government . Because it was state sponsored , an implied censorship occurred , since artists would n't want to make art that was against the revolutionary movement as that was the source of their funding . It was during the 1980s in which art began to reflect true uninfluenced expression . The `` rebirth '' of expression in Cuban art was greatly affected by the emergence of a new generation of Cuban , which did not remember the revolution directly . In 1981 Cubans saw the introduction of `` Volumen Uno '' , a series of one man exhibitions featuring contemporary Cuban artists . Three years later , the introduction of the `` Havana Bienal '' assisted in the further progression of the liberation of art and free speech therein .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03f3c91aeb340663a8a0ebfe2b765dab", "text": "Chivalric romance As a literary genre of high culture , romance or chivalric romance is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe . They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures , often of a knight-errant portrayed as having heroic qualities , who goes on a quest , yet it is `` the emphasis on love and courtly manners distinguishes it from the chanson de geste and other kinds of epic , in which masculine military heroism predominates . '' Popular literature also drew on themes of romance , but with ironic , satiric or burlesque intent . Romances reworked legends , fairy tales , and history to suit the readers ' and hearers ' tastes , but by c. 1600 they were out of fashion , and Miguel de Cervantes famously burlesqued them in his novel Don Quixote . Still , the modern image of `` medieval '' is more influenced by the romance than by any other medieval genre , and the word medieval evokes knights , distressed damsels , dragons , and other romantic tropes . Originally , romance literature was written in Old French , Anglo-Norman , Occitan , and Provençal , and later in Portuguese , in Castilian , in English , in Italian ( particularly with the Sicilian poetry ) and German . During the early 13th century , romances were increasingly written as prose . In later romances , particularly those of French origin , there is a marked tendency to emphasize themes of courtly love , such as faithfulness in adversity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3535254c1e1b6409606645c5fd4b7ad3", "text": "Life imitating art Anti-mimesis is a philosophical position that holds the direct opposite of Aristotelian mimesis . Its most notable proponent is Oscar Wilde , who opined in his 1889 essay The Decay of Lying that , `` Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life '' . In the essay , written as a Platonic dialogue , Wilde holds that anti-mimesis `` results not merely from Life 's imitative instinct , but from the fact that the self-conscious aim of Life is to find expression , and that Art offers it certain beautiful forms through which it may realise that energy . '' . What is found in life and nature is not what is really there , but is that which artists have taught people to find there , through art . As in an example posited by Wilde , although there has been fog in London for centuries , one notices the beauty and wonder of the fog because `` poets and painters have taught the loveliness of such effects ... They did not exist till Art had invented them . '' . McGrath places the antimimetic philosophy in a tradition of Irish writing , including Wilde and writers such as Synge and Joyce in a group that `` elevate blarney ( in the form of linguistic idealism ) to aesthetic and philosophical distinction '' , noting that Terry Eagleton observes an even longer tradition that stretches `` as far back in Irish thought as the ninth-century theology of John Scottus Eriugena '' and `` the fantastic hyperbole of the ancient sagas '' . Wilde 's antimimetic idealism , specifically , McGrath describes to be part of the late nineteenth century debate between Romanticism and Realism . Wilde 's antimimetic philosophy has also had influence on later Irish writers , including Brian Friel . Halliwell asserts that the idea that life imitates art derives from classical notions that can be traced as far back as the writings of Aristophanes of Byzantium , and does not negate mimesis but rather `` displace -LSB- s -RSB- its purpose onto the artlike fashioning of life itself '' . Halliwell draws a parallel between Wilde 's philosophy and Aristophanes ' famous question about the comedies written by Menander : `` O Menander and Life ! Which of you took the other as your model ? '' , noting , however , that Aristophanes was a precursor to Wilde , and not necessarily espousing the positions that Wilde was later to propound . In George Bernard Shaw 's preface to Three Plays he wrote , `` I have noticed that when a certain type of feature appears in painting and is admired as beautiful , it presently becomes common in nature ; so that the Beatrices and Francescas in the picture galleries of one generation come to life as the parlor-maids and waitresses of the next . '' He stated that he created the aristocratic characters in Cashel Byron 's Profession as unrealistically priggish even without his later understanding that `` the real world does not exist ... men and women are made by their own fancies in the image of the imaginary creatures in my youthful fictions , only much stupider . '' Shaw , however , disagreed with Wilde on some points . He considered most attempts by life to imitate art to be reprehensible , in part because the art that people generally chose to imitate was idealistic and romanticized . An example of life imitating art is that of singer/actress Miley Cyrus , whose role as the famous fictional popstar Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel sitcom of the same name gave rise to her own singing career . Hannah 's fictional popularity translated into a real-life fan-base for Cyrus as several singles credited to the character charted on the Billboard Hot 100 ( including `` The Best of Both Worlds '' , `` Life 's What You Make It '' , `` He Could Be the One '' , etc , though all of the songs were performed by Cyrus ) and when she embarked on her sold-out Best of Both Worlds Tour in 2007 , where she performed the first set of songs as Hannah Montana and the second set as herself . Cyrus ' song `` The Climb '' was the first song , credited to herself instead of the character , from an official Hannah Montana soundtrack album to become a hit single ( peaking at # 4 on the Billboard charts , making it her `` crossover song '' into mainstream pop , while Hoedown Throwdown ( off the same soundtrack album ) was her first Top 10 . Cyrus also performed several duets on the show while in-character as Hannah with real-life singers such as Sheryl Crow , David Archuleta , The Jonas Brothers , Iyaz and her real-life father Billy Ray Cyrus , as well as an unofficial duet with her real-life godmother country singer Dolly Parton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd97162f435354cc859afe5d663c2293", "text": "Jan van Herwijnen Johannes Adrianus George van Herwijnen ( 4 November 1889 in Delft -- 12 April 1965 in Bergen ) was a Dutch painter . -LSB- f.e. . THE INSANITY DRAWINGS -RSB- `` To really see art you first must detach from it , that 's what it all about . A painting is like music , you should not view , you should listen . '' Van Herwijnen was born in Delft and grew up in the Jordaan ( Amsterdam ) . He was different from the rest of the family . At nine he went to the Rijksmuseum a tile table for copying , his master had given him a box of paints . Concerts and museums hold him up as he began his eleventh year to earn a living . When he was 21 he was clear : `` Suddenly I knew I could see '' . Then I gained consciousness only . Before that time I had looked into the world through the eyes of a child . But then I knew who I was and what to do . I started in the Rijksmuseum , because I knew the road . Every day I sat there and it was like I had always painted . '' He wants no classes , no academy . He represents himself by copying the old masters . In 1912 he goes to Paris without a penny . Half starved he comes back . He begins to draw people . Poor models of the street and blind and deaf . With the insanity life-size drawings from 1919 he established his name . He works hard on these drawings and identifies himself with his models , he is exhausted . The craziness with which he has handled this matter radiates from each drawing : heavy black lines and contours of a figure on a chair in an empty room . Van Herwijnen is now supported by many prominent figures , among which Prof. RN Roland Holst . He went to France with his family and lived from 1921 to 1923 in Collioure . The paintings of Collioure feature the clean lines of the drawings in which the paint is filled with lots of blue and purple . Then follows a gloomy period when his wife leaves him . Paintings reflect his depressive state and are very dark . When he goes to Florence , his work is lightened . `` The conquest of light '' in all newspapers and magazines celebrated with superlatives . `` Van Herwijnen in the front ranks of contemporary painters came . '' In the autumn of 1934 , he moved a house in the new studio complex on the Summer Dijkstraat . Van Herwijnen married again and moved to Bergen in 1945 . His work is still cheering `` A picture of joy - great development of a strong talent - refined spirituality - colored music - this country equaled by no other . '' Van Herwijnen is suspicious . His work is than heavier , sometimes lighter . A pattern of doubt in his entire oeuvre can be seen . In its lightest years he painted many flowers . He sometimes tries to explain : `` I paint the light . Not the physical light , a light that casts shadows . I paint the light in the shade . '' The special treatment of his paint and his brush was repeatedly emphasized . One critic in 1937 writes : `` Perhaps our most gifted painter of today , is usually attracted to very simple matters . Twenty years later , another note : `` There is never a dead spot , every square inch of a living painting , as if the light is gently shaking . '' Lunatics In 1919 the artist signed a series of life-size portraits of the insane from the Utrecht William Arntz Foundation . In his own life he would himself have to deal with mental breakdowns . Sometimes he went to the utmost of his ability . Shortly after World War II Van Herwijnen painted a series of portraits of dead . Colorful and light - powerful and sombre The born in Delft Van Herwijnen grew up as child in Amsterdam . He was a self-taught and developed in its own direction , without having to join an art group . He is sometimes conveniently classified in a group of artists ( the Bergen School ) , but that 's not right . The delusion , the insane The series is loosely inspired by the iconographic series `` The insane ' . After a psychological crisis , the self-taught artist Jan van Herwijnen ( 1889 -- 1965 ) had created drawings of psychiatric patients in the William Arntz Foundation in Utrecht . He quickly gets the interest from treating physicians and teachers of the medical faculty . The ` insanity drawings ' in 1920 are exhibited . Since 2005 the Museum of Modern Art Arnhem received a long term loan of this impressive series of drawings made with black chalk at life-size format . Seven The number seven , the seven paintings bear the idea of perfection in themselves as in Christianity God in seven days the earth . The classical education is related to the ideal of the seven liberal arts . Liberal arts is originally a classical European education concept , which at the founding of the first Dutch universities ( late 16th century ) was planned . This means that students need a broad training in the liberal arts course and then specialized in industries such as Law or Medicine . The seven deadly sins and virtues . Head Sin is a term primarily used in the Catholic Church . These are seven sins , each underlying many other sins . These are : pride , greed , lust , jealousy , intemperance , revenge and laziness . Besides the seven deadly sins that play a role in the Catholic tradition there is also a list of their counterparts , the seven virtues : wisdom , justice , temperance , courage , faith , hope and charity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3ca35b00b8fc3c4195af06771ae4198b", "text": "Victor Burgin: Objets Temporels Victor Burgin : Objets Temporels is an art historical publication in the series `` Métiers de l'Exposition , '' a collection in which one book is published per year by the Presses Universitaires de Rennes in cooperation with the Master 's programme in Critical and Curatorial Studies ( `` Métiers et Arts de l'Exposition , '' in French ) at the University of Rennes 2 -- Upper Brittany . The publication contains reproductions of video stills , an interview of Victor Burgin , and descriptive and analytical texts by Valérie Mavridorakis , Nathalie Boulouche , and David Perreau , professors and adjunct faculty of the University of Rennes 2 - Upper Brittany . Boulouche , Nathalie ; Mavridorakis , Valérie ; Perreau , David ( Eds . ) ( 2007 ) . `` Victor Burgin : Objets Temporels '' . Rennes : Presses Universitaires de Rennes . .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f72c75f0e430787122377a4ace928721", "text": "Heinrich Gustav Hotho Heinrich Gustav Hotho ( Berlin , 1802 -- Berlin , December 25 , 1873 ) was a German historian of art and Right Hegelian . He is famous for being the compiler and editor of Hegel 's posthumous work Vorlesungen über die Ästhetik ( `` Lectures on Aesthetics '' ) . During boyhood he was affected for two years with blindness consequent on an attack of measles . But recovering his sight he studied so hard as to take his degree at Berlin in 1826 . A year of travel spent in visiting Paris , London and the Low Countries determined his vocation . He came home delighted with the treasures which he had seen , worked laboriously for a higher examination and passed as `` docent '' in aesthetics and art history . In 1829 he was made professor at the university of Berlin . In 1833 GF Waagen accepted him as assistant in the museum of the Prussian capital ; and in 1858 he was promoted to the directorship of the Berlin print-room . During a long and busy life , in which his time was divided between literature and official duties , Hotho 's ambition had always been to master the history of the schools of Germany and the Netherlands . Accordingly what he published was generally confined to those countries . In 1842-1843 he gave to the world his account of German and Flemish painting . From 1853 to 1858 he revised and published anew a part of this work , which he called `` The school of Hubert van Eyck , with his German precursors and contemporaries . '' His attempt later on to write a history of Christian painting overtasked his strength , and remained unfinished . Hotho is important in the history of aesthetics as having developed Hegel 's theories ; but he was deficient in knowledge of Italian painting . Category :1802 births Category :1873 deaths Category : German art historians Category : German male writers", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3d626206a7253d291f4b0a8d18edd6a3", "text": "Notre-Dame, une fin d'après-midi Notre-Dame , une fin d'après-midi ( `` A Glimpse of Notre-Dame in the Late Afternoon '' ) is a painting by Henri Matisse from 1902 . Its somber coloration is typical of Matisse 's works executed between the end of 1901 and the end of 1903 , a period of personal difficulties for the artist . This episode has been called Matisse 's Dark Period . Between 1896 and 1901 , Matisse 's painting had progressed from the subdued tones of his earliest works to an intense colorism that prefigured the Fauvism to come . In 1896 and 1897 he had traveled to Brittany , where the Australian painter John Peter Russell encouraged him to paint en plein air . Through Russell he met Camille Pissarro , whose influence was decisive in making a colorist of Matisse . In 1898 he traveled to London , where he studied the works of J. M. W. Turner ; then , after a year spent in Corsica and Toulouse , he returned to Paris , where the startling boldness of his work was admired by other young artists . His paintings found few buyers , however , and his wife , Amélie , had to open a dress shop to support their household . In May 1902 a major financial scandal , the Humbert Affair , unexpectedly ensnared Amélie 's family . Her mother was the Humbert family 's housekeeper , and both she and her husband became scapegoats in the scandal . As a result , Matisse was forced to spend much of his time during the next year dealing with lawyers and journalists . His studio was searched by detectives , and his wife 's family was menaced by angry mobs of fraud victims . According to art historian Hilary Spurling , `` their public exposure , followed by the arrest of his father-in-law , left Matisse as the sole breadwinner for an extended family of seven . This is why he switched to painting canvases that were at least potentially saleable '' . Inspired by Rodin and Barye , Matisse struggled to master volume in sculpture as well as in painting . He darkened his palette , with the results seen in the present work , and in such paintings as Carmelina ( 1903 , in the Museum of Fine Arts , Boston ) . The medium is oil on paper mounted on canvas and it measures 72.5 × 54.5 cm ( 28 1/2 × 21 1/2 in ) . The painting is in the Albright -- Knox Art Gallery , Buffalo , New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "93a2e75f9cc79959b986660666cc72c9", "text": "Portrait of Louis Guillaume Portrait of Louis Guillaume is an oil on canvas portrait by Paul Cézanne painted c. 1882 . Guillaume was the son of friends of the artist and a friend of Cézanne 's son , Paul . Here he is portrayed in a highly sculpted manner with a near-expressionless , uncommunicative face , and an immobile , lifeless body . In form and complexity , the painting is ahead of its time . It contains many abstractions , mostly in its presentation of the head and body as simple , solid shapes , a technique later taken up and developed by Henri Matisse . The work 's low-key colours , mostly greys , whites and dark greens , achieve a sombre tone , echoed by the shy reserve on the boy 's face . While his skin is rendered with pearly white paint , giving the surface a lively sheen or glow , this contrasts with his black , severely cropped hair and dark clothes , while his eyes are only black hollows . Heavy-lidded , they are , according to art critic Meyer Schapiro , `` without spiritual light ... they belong to a world of shadow . '' One critic famously wrote that Cézanne painted the heads of friends as if they were apples , and that sense of cool detachment is evident in this work . Its formal qualities are reminiscent of a still-life or landscape , however while at first look there is evidence of the artist 's awareness of the `` abyss between human beings '' , there are signs of hope and connection in the delicately rendered tones of the cheeks , the ornament of the wall , the folds of the dress , and the cravat which echoes the verticals of the folds of the face and wall . The painting was purchased by Ambroise Vollard by 1906 . It was sold to a Florentine collector c 1907 before it was sold in 1927 to Chester Dale in New York . In 1963 Dale donated the work to the National Gallery of Art in Washington , D.C. where it is on permanent display .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "281ad9273c5fdedf6b01919646686394", "text": "Hugo (film) Hugo is a 2011 historical adventure drama film directed and co-produced by Martin Scorsese and adapted for the screen by John Logan . Based on Brian Selznick 's book The Invention of Hugo Cabret , it is about a boy who lives alone in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris in the 1930s . A co-production between Graham King 's GK Films and Johnny Depp 's Infinitum Nihil , the film stars Ben Kingsley , Sacha Baron Cohen , Asa Butterfield , Chloë Grace Moretz , Ray Winstone , Emily Mortimer , Jude Law , Helen McCrory , and Christopher Lee . Hugo is Scorsese 's first film shot in 3D , of which the filmmaker remarked : `` I found 3D to be really interesting , because the actors were more upfront emotionally . Their slightest move , their slightest intention is picked up much more precisely . '' The film was released in the United States on November 23 , 2011 . When it was released , Hugo received critical acclaim and received 11 Academy Award nominations ( including Best Picture ) , more than any other film that year , and won five awards : Best Cinematography , Best Art Direction , Best Sound Mixing , Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects . It was also nominated for eight BAFTAs , winning two , and was nominated for three Golden Globe awards , earning Scorsese his third Golden Globe Award for Best Director . The film grossed $ 185 million against a budget of $ 150 -- $ 170 million .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e62f39ecb828410044e750a8e14e0dd9", "text": "Sylvie (novel) Sylvie ( 1853 ) is a novella by French Romanticist Gérard de Nerval . It was first published in the periodical La Revue des Deux Mondes in 1853 , and as a book in Les Filles du feu in 1854 , just a few months before Nerval killed himself in January 1855 . Sylvie is often considered to be Nerval 's prose masterpiece , and has been a favorite of Marcel Proust , André Breton , Joseph Cornell and Umberto Eco . Harold Bloom included it in The Western Canon ( 1994 ) . An idyll written in the form of a reminiscence , the story is about a hero 's love for three women , all of whom he loses ; a hymn to unattainable , unrequited love . The story begins when a paragraph in a newspaper plunges the narrator into his memories as a younger man . The perspective seems to shift back and forth between the past and present , so the reader is never entirely sure if the narrator is recounting past events from memory , or retelling current events as they happen . Critics have praised the writing for its lucid and lyrical style . The narrator , of noble status who has recently come into an inheritance , decides to leave Paris , where he is living a debauched life of theater and drink , and return to the love of his youth , a peasant girl named Sylvie who has classic features and brunette hair , a `` timeless ideal '' . She sews gloves for a living and ends up marrying another man more equal to her class . The narrator also loves a seductive actress in Paris named Aurelia , who has many suitors who tell her empty idylls of love , but none love her for who she really is , including the narrator , who sees her as a lovely illusion that fades in the daylight of reality . The narrator also loves Adrienne , of noble birth , tall with blonde hair , she is an `` ideal beauty '' , but she lives in a convent , and dies an early death . In the end , he loves all three but obtains none , seemingly for reasons both beyond and within his making . Sylvie has many features of Romanticism , including flowing descriptions of a beautiful but lost natural world , appreciation for the architecture and traditions of the Middle Ages , and Greek traditions . The use of color appears to be unique , with binary oppositions serving as a simplifying mechanism to make distant memories emerge more strikingly from the mist . The novel contains autobiographical elements . As in the story , Nerval often traveled to Germany and the east . Nerval had an unhappy love for a real actress , Jenny Colon . He had a female childhood friend named Adrienne , who he unhappily lost earlier in life . These unattainable and lost female figures are represented in the story , as well in his other works and real life , Nerval lost his mother at an early age . Guillaume Apollinaire relates ( in La Vie Anecdotique ) that while writing Sylvie , Nerval spent eight days in Chantilly solely to study a sunset that he needed for it . Julien Gracq wrote of Sylvie in 1966 : `` I know of no more enchanted narrative in our language '' ( `` Je ne connais aucun récit plus enchanté dans notre langue '' ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81e384be4245ac5343f0552f7bcb9139", "text": "La valse La valse , poème chorégraphique pour orchestre ( a choreographic poem for orchestra ) , is a work written by Maurice Ravel between February 1919 and 1920 ; it was first performed on 12 December 1920 in Paris . It was conceived as a ballet but is now more often heard as a concert work . The work has been described as a tribute to the waltz , and the composer George Benjamin , in his analysis of La valse , summarized the ethos of the work : Whether or not it was intended as a metaphor for the predicament of European civilization in the aftermath of the Great War , its one-movement design plots the birth , decay and destruction of a musical genre : the waltz . Ravel himself , however , denied that it is a reflection of post-World War I Europe , saying : While some discover an attempt at parody , indeed caricature , others categorically see a tragic allusion in it -- the end of the Second Empire , the situation in Vienna after the war , etc. . . This dance may seem tragic , like any other emotion ... pushed to the extreme . But one should only see in it what the music expresses : an ascending progression of sonority , to which the stage comes along to add light and movement . He also commented , in 1922 , that `` It does n't have anything to do with the present situation in Vienna , and it also does n't have any symbolic meaning in that regard . In the course of La Valse , I did not envision a dance of death or a struggle between life and death . ( The year of the choreographic setting , 1855 , repudiates such an assumption . ) '' In his tribute to Ravel after the composer 's death in 1937 , Paul Landormy described the work as follows : ... the most unexpected of the compositions of Ravel , revealing to us heretofore unexpected depths of Romanticism , power , vigor , and rapture in this musician whose expression is usually limited to the manifestations of an essentially classical genius .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "854c2a3acc7891cb2be21d6ef66fe96e", "text": "Academy Awards The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette , officially called the `` Academy Award of Merit '' , which has become commonly known by its nickname `` Oscar '' . The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS . The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953 . It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online . The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony . Its equivalents -- the Emmy Awards for television , the Tony Awards for theater , and the Grammy Awards for music and recording -- are modeled after the Academy Awards . The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , honoring the best films of 2016 , were held on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre , in Los Angeles , California . The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was broadcast on ABC . A total of 3,048 Oscars have been awarded from the inception of the award through the 88th .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "5b91b87c40163c3e507f43714df57fc1", "text": "Gordon E. Sawyer Award The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is an Honorary Award given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to `` an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry . '' The award is named in honour of Gordon E. Sawyer , the former Sound Director at Samuel Goldwyn Studio and three-time Academy Award winner who claimed that a listing of past Academy Awards , arranged both chronologically and by category , represents a history of the development of motion pictures . It was first presented at the 54th Academy Awards , in April 1982 . The Gordon E. Sawyer Award is voted upon and given by the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "18a75c5ad0c17a861ba966e0fbe71d59", "text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4be91c2e691f79c6cc4b172cb613ced9", "text": "2001 Radio Disney Music Awards The 2001 Radio Disney Music Awards were held on December 23 , 2001 , at the Radio Disney , studios . It was the first edition of the award .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d3f56123540da179ece607c09c505eb", "text": "48th Academy Awards The 48th Academy Awards were presented March 29 , 1976 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion , Los Angeles . The ceremonies were presided over by Walter Matthau , Robert Shaw , George Segal , Goldie Hawn , and Gene Kelly . This year , ABC took over broadcast rights from NBC , and continues to broadcast them today . ( NBC 's coverage of the 1976 NCAA Final Four aired opposite the ceremony ; during the presentation of the Best Film Editing award , the winner was jokingly announced ( by presenter Elliott Gould ) as `` Indiana , 86 -- 68 '' ; the Indiana Hoosiers had won the NCAA Final Four that night . ) Miloš Forman 's One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest made a `` clean sweep '' of the major categories : Best Picture , Best Actor , Best Actress , Best Director and Best Screenplay ( Adapted ) . It was the second of three films to date to accomplish the sweep , following It Happened One Night in 1934 and preceding The Silence of the Lambs in 1991 . French actress Isabelle Adjani received her first nomination for Best Actress this year , making Adjani , 20 at the time , the youngest actress to be nominated in the leading actress category , breaking the record set by 22-year-old Elizabeth Hartman in 1967 . This record would later be surpassed by 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes in 2004 , and again in 2013 by nine-year old Quvenzhane Wallis . Adjani also presented the Best Film Editing award that night along with Gould who delivered the Indiana joke during the presentation . At age 80 , George Burns became the oldest acting and Best Supporting Actor awardee , a record which stood until Jessica Tandy won Best Actress in 1989 . For males , Burns was succeeded by Christopher Plummer , who won Best Supporting Actor in 2012 for Beginners at the age of 82 . Jaws was followed 25 years later by Traffic for a film that won all its nominations except Best Picture . Jaws is one of the few films to be nominated for Best Picture but not for directing , acting , or writing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c865b086a3607815cdb07fde783c4e06", "text": "Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award ( originally known as the Youth in Film Award ) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association , a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers , and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged . First presented in 1979 , the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979 , at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season . The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony , honoring young performers of 2016 , was held at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles , California on March 17 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f6824ea1eab85c21438c65f7b681406", "text": "List of film awards This is a list of groups , organizations and festivals that recognize achievements in cinema , usually by awarding various prizes . The awards sometimes also have popular unofficial names ( such as the ` Oscar ' for Hollywood 's Academy Awards ) , which are mentioned if applicable . Many awards are simply identified by the name of the group presenting the award . Awards have been divided into four major categories : Critics ' Awards , voted on ( usually annually ) by a group of critics ; Festival Awards , awards presented to the best film shown in a particular film festival ; Industry Awards , which are selected by professionals working in some branch of the movie industry ; and Audience Awards , which are voted by the general public .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97e69b12cafe8bac808c75e5d636fa5b", "text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6303cb637b14b87b9614f3808ff94eef", "text": "30th Young Artist Awards The 30th Young Artist Awards ceremony , presented by the Young Artist Association , honored excellence of young performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television and theater for the 2008 season , and took place on March 29 , 2009 at Universal Studios ' Globe Theatre in Universal City , California . Special guest performers for the ceremony that year included Russian musical artists , `` Street Magic '' and Las Vegas father and son acrobat team , `` The Kalinins . '' Established in 1978 by long-standing Hollywood Foreign Press Association member Maureen Dragone , the Young Artist Association was the first organization to establish an awards ceremony specifically set to recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8908a8221a1075a32424cbdb2af71b06", "text": "4th Independent Spirit Awards The 1988 Independent Spirit Awards , honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1988 , were announced on March 25 , 1989 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles . It was hosted by Buck Henry .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1b0ec3c23e0a81251c81ed1135a1b203", "text": "Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study The Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study is one of three Los Angeles-area facilities of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , located at 1313 Vine Street in central Hollywood . The Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study was named in honor of legendary silent film actress Mary Pickford in 2002 . Pickford was one of the founding members of the Academy . In addition to the 286-seat Linwood Dunn Theater where numerous public events are presented throughout the year , the building houses several Academy departments , including the Academy Film Archive , the Science and Technology Council , and the Grants and Nicholl Fellowship programs . The building , originally dedicated on August 18 , 1948 , is the oldest surviving structure in Hollywood that was designed specifically with television in mind .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5f552d1abd43dab1ae24828341f90310", "text": "Astor Theatre The Astor Theatre was located at 1537 Broadway , at West 45th Street in Times Square in New York City . It opened September 21 , 1906 with Shakespeare 's A Midsummer Night 's Dream and continued to operate as a Broadway theatre until 1925 . From 1925 until it closed in 1972 it was a first-run movie theater . The theater was designed by architect George W. Keister . It was demolished in 1982 to make way for the Marriott Marquis Hotel . The Astor was first managed by Lincoln A. Wagenhals and Collin Kemper , then by George M. Cohan and Sam Harris , and later by the Shubert Organization . Among the plays that debuted at the Astor were Cohan 's Seven Keys to Baldpate ( 1913 ) and Why Marry ? ( 1917 ) by Jesse Lynch Williams , the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama . In 1925 Loew 's Theatres bought the Astor and converted it into a movie house in order to have a Times Square `` road show '' showcase for first-run films from the MGM film studio . The Big Parade ( 1925 ) was the first film shown at the Astor where it ran for a continuous 96-week engagement . Other films to make their Times Square debuts at the Astor include The Broadway Melody ( 1929 ) , Grand Hotel ( 1932 ) , The Great Ziegfeld ( 1936 ) and Gone With the Wind ( 1939 ) for MGM ; and Alfred Hitchcock 's Spellbound ( 1945 ) and The Beatles in A Hard Day 's Night '' ( 1964 ) for United Artists .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f883d310b40b902422f5b8bc1fa203b", "text": "Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation , established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ' educational and cultural activities , including the preservation of motion picture history . Although the current incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929 . Located in Hollywood , California at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study , the Archive has a diverse range of moving image material . The Archive 's collection comprises 85,000 titles and 190,000 separate items , including early American cinema , a vast collection of documentary films , filmed and taped interviews , amateur and private home movies of Hollywood legends , makeup and sound test reels , and a wide selection of experimental film , as well as Academy Award-winning films , Academy Award-nominated films , and a complete collection of every Academy Awards show since 1949 . Since acquiring the Packard Humanities Institute Collection , the Archive has the world 's largest known trailer collection . The Archive is also concerned with the preservation and restoration of films , as well as new technologies and methods of preservation , restoring over 800 titles of historical and artistic importance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56563307d80f178eefa7f73cb22d6e44", "text": "78th Academy Awards The 78th Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , took place on March 5 , 2006 , at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:00 p.m. PST / 8:00 p.m. EST. . The ceremony was scheduled one week later than usual to avoid conflicting with the 2006 Winter Olympics . During the ceremony , AMPAS presented Academy Awards ( commonly referred to as Oscars ) in 24 categories honoring films released in 2005 . The ceremony , televised in the United States by ABC , was produced by Gil Cates and directed by Louis J. Horvitz . Actor Jon Stewart hosted the show for the first time . Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills , California held on February 18 , the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Rachel McAdams . Crash won three awards including Academy Award for Best Picture . Other winners included Brokeback Mountain , King Kong , and Memoirs of a Geisha also with three awards apiece , and Capote , The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , The Constant Gardener , Hustle and Flow , March of the Penguins , The Moon and the Son : An Imagined Conversation , A Note of Triumph : The Golden Age of Norman Corwin , Six Shooter , Syriana , Tsotsi , Walk the Line , and Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit with one each . The telecast garnered nearly 39 million viewers in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8aaa57567f7fc5a40d227aee24fd4d37", "text": "7th Golden Raspberry Awards The 7th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 29 , 1987 , at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1986 . For the first time , the Razzies had a tie for Worst Picture , between Howard the Duck and Under the Cherry Moon . Recipients are denoted in bold :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5ce31a512f37b464def6452624d784e", "text": "Hollywood Hotel The Hollywood Hotel was a famous hotel , society venue of early Hollywood , and landmark , formerly located at 6811 Hollywood Boulevard , on the north side , extending from Highland Avenue to Orchid Avenue , in central Hollywood , Los Angeles , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3f805305fb01cc4ee04e4ead0562090e", "text": "1956 Academy Awards 1956 Academy Awards may refer to : 28th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1956 29th Academy Awards , the 1957 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1956", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54d635dbd4c08cff0af23aa812352187", "text": "The Love Parade The Love Parade is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical comedy film about the marital difficulties of Queen Louise of Sylvania ( Jeanette MacDonald ) and her consort , Count Alfred Renard ( Maurice Chevalier ) . Despite his love for Louise and his promise to be an obedient husband , Count Alfred finds his role as a figurehead unbearable . The film was directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a screenplay by Guy Bolton and Ernest Vajda , adapted from the French play Le Prince Consort , written by Jules Chancel and Leon Xanrof ; which had previously been adapted for Broadway in 1905 by William Boosey and Cosmo Gordon Lennox . The Love Parade is notable for being both the film debut of Jeanette MacDonald and the first `` talkie '' film made by Ernst Lubitsch . It was also released in a French-language version called Parade d'amour . Chevalier had thought that he would never be capable of acting as a Royal courtier , and had to be persuaded by Lubitsch . This huge box-office hit appeared just after the Wall Street crash , and did much to save the fortunes of Paramount .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd6c96a25612f149b770d1631321153c", "text": "Egyptian Theatre Egyptian-style theatres are based on the traditional and historic design elements of Ancient Egypt . The first Egyptian Theatre to be constructed in the US -- which inspired many of the identically-named theatres that followed it -- was Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood , California . For several years , Hollywood developer Charles E. Toberman attempted to convince Sid Grauman to locate in Hollywood . During a meeting , Sid told Mr. Toberman of his desire to build a theatre of Egyptian design . Mr. Toberman then secured a piece of property on Hollywood Boulevard , just east of McCadden Place . The architectural firm of Meyer & Holler were hired to design the theatre . The result was Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre with a seating of 1770 . The approach to the theatre was through a courtyard . Inside , the stage was flanked by carved columns and models of the Sphinx . The theatre was opened on October 19 , 1922 with the grand premiere of `` Robin Hood '' starring Douglas Fairbanks . `` In a 1983 article in Hollywood Studio Magazine , Mike Hughes wrote of the Egyptian : `` A survivor of the decay that unfortunately characterizes the Hollywood Boulevard of today , the Egyptian is a reminder of the glamour that once made the Boulevard famous . Perhaps through the dedicated efforts of such citizens as Bruce Torrence , author of Hollywood : The First 100 Years and grandson of Mr. Charles Toberman , who built the Egyptian , the Hollywood Boulevard of yesteryear will reappear some great day in the future . When that happens , the Egyptian Theatre , jewel that it is , will be there to herald in the new age of film town . '' '' United Artists was the last owner of the Egyptian Theatre before it closed in 1992 . The American Cinematheque purchased the theatre from the city for $ 1 with the provision that this historical landmark would be restored to its original grandeur and re-opened as a movie theatre showcasing the organizations celebrated , public programming . '' The Eldorado Theatre located in Eldorado Amusement Park , Weehawken , New Jersey opened in 1891 and featured ` Egypt Through Centuries ' each evening . The creators of the park , Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company , published a book titled `` Egypt Through the Centuries '' in 1892 . Many of the other theatres that copied Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre were part of the wave of Egyptian revival architecture that occurred after the November 1922 discovery of King Tut 's tomb by Howard Carter . Unlike the many theatres that followed in its wake , Grauman 's Egyptian Theatre was designed , built , named and opened before the 1922 discovery of King Tut 's tomb . The news of the tomb 's discovery reached the US a few weeks after the theatre opened . Early in the 20th century , it is estimated that up to 100 of these theatre types were constructed across the US . Many of them no longer exist , but there are many fine examples of this style still in use today . Conrad Schmitt Studios has played a big part in the restoration of these atmospheric theatres , including Egyptian Theatres in Park City , Utah , Ogden , Utah , Boise , Idaho , Delta , Colorado , and DeKalb , Illinois .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "eb2600832a8a97147111f4517a8fb164", "text": "8th Academy Awards The 8th Academy Awards were held on March 5 , 1936 , at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles , California . They were hosted by Frank Capra . This was the first year in which the gold statuettes were called `` Oscars '' . The category of Best Dance Direction was introduced this year . The DGA successfully lobbied for its elimination three years later . Mutiny on the Bounty became the last film to date to win Best Picture and nothing else ( following The Broadway Melody and Grand Hotel ) , and the only film to receive three nominations for Best Actor . This was the second and last year that write-in votes were allowed at the Oscars . A Midsummer Night 's Dream became the only film to win a write-in Oscar , taking Best Cinematography .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1614f1400abc723a4153217675a12a8d", "text": "Samuel Goldwyn Theater The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre is a screening-only movie theater named after filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn . It is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard , Beverly Hills , California , at headquarters of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) . The Academy uses this theater each January most years to announce the nominations for its Academy Awards .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "853c8d54c1e71e379e931d586afe31dc", "text": "Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi ( -LSB- buːˈsɛmi -RSB- born December 13 , 1957 ) is an American actor and film director . Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films , including Parting Glances , New York Stories , Mystery Train , Reservoir Dogs , Desperado , Con Air , Armageddon , The Grey Zone , Ghost World , Big Fish , and The Sopranos . He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers : Miller 's Crossing , Barton Fink , The Hudsucker Proxy , Fargo , and The Big Lebowski . Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the Monsters , Inc. franchise . From 2010 to 2014 , he portrayed Enoch `` Nucky '' Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire , which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards , a Golden Globe , and two nominations for an Emmy Award . He made his directorial debut in 1996 , with Trees Lounge , in which he also starred . Other works include Animal Factory ( 2000 ) , Lonesome Jim ( 2005 ) and Interview ( 2007 ) . He has also directed numerous episodes of TV shows , including Homicide : Life on the Street , The Sopranos , Oz , 30 Rock , and Nurse Jackie . He currently hosts the Emmy Award-winning AOL On comedy talk-show Park Bench .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "2715cb82bab0f0bfd6f790aeb44c1f91", "text": "Tom McTigue Thomas `` Tom '' McTigue ( born 1959 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is best known for playing Harvey Miller on the 1990s television series Baywatch . He made guest appearances on numerous television programs : Beverly Hills , 90210 in 1991 as Jack and on Roseanne in 1994 as a doctor . He has also appeared in several films and hundreds of commercials . He has a minor part as a teacher in the 2014 film Boyhood .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "da44d48bbbfa661435a57e7d5c2f19bd", "text": "Washington Crossing Washington Crossing may refer to : Places : Washington 's Crossing , the location in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania , a U.S. National Historic Landmark Washington Crossing State Park , Titusville , New Jersey Washington Crossing , New Jersey Washington Crossing , Pennsylvania Washington Crossing Historic Park , Pennsylvania Washington Crossing Bridge A historical event : Washington 's crossing of the Delaware River , a famous American Revolutionary War event that took place on the night of December 25 -- 26 , 1776 Art and literature about the event : Washington Crossing the Delaware , a painting commemorating the crossing Washington Crossing the Delaware ( sonnet ) , a sonnet by David Schulman about the scene in the painting Washington 's Crossing ( book ) , a book by David Hackett Fischer The Crossing ( 2000 film ) , an A&E television movie starring Jeff Daniels as George Washington", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e17de544f0e8546201e5b841f4bc2c1", "text": "Next Stop, Greenwich Village Next Stop , Greenwich Village is a 1976 drama film , set in the early 1950s , written and directed by Paul Mazursky , featuring , amongst others , Lenny Baker , Shelley Winters , Ellen Greene , Lois Smith , and Christopher Walken . The film was generally well received by critics . Film review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a `` fresh '' score of 80 % based on 10 reviews . Filmmaker Mazursky had made his acting debut in Stanley Kubrick 's 1953 film Fear and Desire ( shot in New York ) and Next Stop , Greenwich Village is a semiautobiographical account of Mazursky 's early life as an actor in that city . The film was entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival . This film is also notable for being Bill Murray 's first film , although Murray has but a few seconds of screen time and no lines . Jeff Goldblum and Christopher Walken ( credited as Chris Walken ) also appear for the first time in this film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef5e5cd417b2dacfd9af51deb8e16c94", "text": "Tony Blundetto Anthony `` Tony '' Blundetto , played by Steve Buscemi , is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos . He is Tony Soprano 's cousin who is released from prison at the beginning of the show 's fifth season . Upon release , Tony Blundetto begins to pursue a straight , non-criminal life . However , he is eventually overpowered by the challenges of civilian life and turns back to crime , dragging the DiMeo Crime Family into the Lupertazzi Crime Family 's power struggle . For his work in season 5 , Buscemi received critical acclaim and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa30740cfcd6348cffa3da8d557b6682", "text": "Getting In Getting In , also known as Student Body , is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Doug Liman starring Andrew McCarthy and Stephen Mailer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bf6634d439517b825157af395565afe4", "text": "Officer Down Officer Down is a 2013 American action thriller film , directed by Brian A. Miller .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1a6718025ad55ffc029fb444a7c55b4", "text": "Steve Guttenberg Steven Robert `` Steve '' Guttenberg ( born August 24 , 1958 ) is an American actor , author , businessman , producer , and director . He starred in 1984 's Police Academy , and went on to perform in lead roles in Hollywood films of the 1980s , including Cocoon , Three Men and a Baby , and Short Circuit .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "836c1dc39aa2d1307788fe99afaa564b", "text": "Michael Wiseman Michael Wiseman ( born April 12 , 1967 ) is an American television and film actor . He is best known for his portrayal of Johnny Rizzo in the 2012 CBS series Vegas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c745e2edb058bed3320e9ba762301c7", "text": "Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller , Sr. ( January 2 , 1936 -- October 25 , 1992 ) was an American singer-songwriter , musician , and actor , best known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs . His most recognized tunes included the chart-topping country/pop hits `` King of the Road '' , `` Dang Me '' , and `` England Swings '' , all from the mid-1960s Nashville sound era . After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the United States Army , Miller began his musical career as a songwriter in the late 1950s , penning such hits as `` Billy Bayou '' and `` Home '' for Jim Reeves and `` Invitation to the Blues '' for Ray Price . He later began a recording career and reached the peak of his fame in the mid-1960s , continuing to record and tour into the 1990s , charting his final top 20 country hit `` Old Friends '' with Willie Nelson in 1982 . He also wrote and performed several of the songs for the 1973 Disney animated film Robin Hood . Later in his life , he wrote the music and lyrics for the 1985 Tony-award winning Broadway musical Big River , in which he acted . Miller died from lung cancer in 1992 , and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame three years later . His songs continued to be recorded by younger artists , with covers of `` Tall , Tall Trees '' by Alan Jackson and `` Husbands and Wives '' by Brooks & Dunn , each reaching the number one spot on country charts in the 1990s . The Roger Miller Museum in his home town of Erick , Oklahoma , is a tribute to Miller .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abc8cf678972c2229a70d463da39f3cc", "text": "Sonny Miller Sonny Miller ( July 18 , 1960 - July 8 , 2014 ) was an American cinematographer and waterman specializing in surfing and nature photography . He achieved success filming surfing related dramas , In God 's Hands ( 1998 ) . Riding Giants ( 2004 ) , The Big Bounce ( 2004 ) , Lords of Dogtown ( 2005 ) , Blue Crush ( 2002 ) and Die Another Day . Miller experienced a heart attack and could not be revived just one week after the passing of his mother , Suzanne Gilliland .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff1b3ef46fd370d719864961cdbcf113", "text": "Jake Busey William Jacob `` Jake '' Busey ( born June 15 , 1971 ) is an American actor , musician and film producer . He is sometimes credited as Jacob Busey or William Busey . Busey was born in Los Angeles , and raised in Malibu , California , the son of photographer Judy Lynn Helkenberg , and actor Gary Busey . Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands in which his father played . He began considering his career choices at the age of five when he took up the two hobbies that grew into professions : acting and playing drums .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f73947644104819d2a325afc9cc3d950", "text": "Kiss Daddy Goodnight Kiss Daddy Goodnight is a 1987 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Peter Ily Huemer . It stars Uma Thurman in her film debut , and Steve Buscemi in a small role .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "458fd86004a5255d5bf3b50abe409bf0", "text": "Taylor Miller Taylor Miller ( born August 18 , 1953 ) is an American soap opera actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e81c1e5654c102c2c52e3f2949c6a3df", "text": "New Year's Day (1989 film) New Year 's Day is a 1989 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom . It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4423bfd8bed66068fc3040ae8a1a651", "text": "Adam Storke Adam J. Storke ( born August 18 , 1962 ) is an American actor who has starred in television and film . He is best known for playing Julia Roberts ' love interest in the 1988 hit film Mystic Pizza and as Larry Underwood in the 1994 hit Stephen King mini series The Stand .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b33cf3bfdbde0c139ada1356c0c91b1", "text": "Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name . Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others . Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6520a1820c84afa526d24a21c5374fe9", "text": "Nick G. Miller Nick G. Miller ( born January 18 , 1964 in Dayton , Ohio ) , also known as Nick Miller , is an American businessperson . His main interests are within the entertainment industry , the marine industry , and business education . Miller is an award-winning screenwriter , filmmaker , movie producer , movie director , television producer , actor , music producer , film composer , public speaker , and philanthropist . He has owned various companies within the marine industry and is a consultant and keynote speaker . His acting credits include The Last Marshal , The Librarians , Chronicles of an Exorcism , and Catch of a Lifetime . He has produced feature films and television shows such as Palmetto , The Unlikely 's , Catch of a Lifetime , E! Entertainment 's Wild On the Mark Cuban series Art Mann Presents , Talent Rock , and CBS Television 's The Music Cafe Presents ( co-produced with Greg Rike and Greg Rike Studios ) . In 2005 , Miller , along with producing partner Matthew Ashford did a test shoot for a screenplay they had written together in the horror film genre entitled Chronicles of an Exorcism . The film was originally shelved by Miller and his producers , but has since been released on DVD . In October 2008 the movie was one of the most watched horror movies of all time and was listed near the top 100 ( # 116 ) on the Internet Movie Database . Miller is currently post production on the movie Windwalkers and in pre production on a screenplay co-written with published author Timothy G. Grogan . In April 2014 , as executive producer , Miller 's romantic comedy , Catch of a Lifetime , directed by Ben Klopfenstein and written by Miller , Klopfenstein , and book author Connie Neumann , won the Audience Choice for Best Feature award at the Silver Springs International Film Festival . Miller consults and works with companies on forming strategic alliance business plans via product placement , co-branding and media exposure . He has been instrumental in negotiating and placing products in feature films and television shows including War of the Worlds , I , Robot , Fun with Dick and Jane , Scream 3 , Charlie 's Angels , CSI : Miami , 24 , Nash Bridges , V.I.P. , and JAG . Nick G. Miller produces and hosts sales and motivational training workshops across the globe . He has trained thousands of sales and service staff members from companies including FTD Flowers , Harley-Davidson , Featherlite Luxury Coaches , Bombardier , Platinum Coach Works , Northeast Marine Trade Association , Rio Roses , and many others . Miller is also a music producer , and in 2009 became vice president of Living Legends Music , a property which includes a syndicated radio show , streaming iTunes radio , a DVD series , and the CBS television series The Music Cafe Presents , all featuring interviews with musicians . Miller also produced and hosted the 2009 DVD documentary Orleans : Official History & Music for the 1970s and 1980s band Orleans . He comes from a musical family dating back to 1940 when his great uncle Douglas Dalton , played mandolin and guitar for The Whippoorwills , Roy Rogers , Sons of the Pioneers , and other bands and musicians . Today , Miller performs with Nick Miller & The Gathering , a group consisting of rotating legendary musicians playing their own number one hits . Miller 's companies have produced nightclub events , swimwear modeling competitions , and VIP parties for Corona Beer , Harley-Davidson , Loews Hotels , Gibson , Universal Studios Theme Parks , Six Flags Theme Parks and others . Miller has been part of the marine industry since 1986 . As vice president , Miller played an instrumental part in resurrecting Donzi Marine in 1993 . Miller and Donzi Marine manager Steve Simon formed `` Team Donzi '' and raced a Donzi 38 ZX in the American Power Boat Association circuit . The team won two APBA/UIM World Championships five APBA National Championships . Under the same ownership group , Miller organized a marketing campaign and formed strategic alliances with non-endemic companies helping Pro-Line Boats become the # 1 selling fiberglass fishing boats in the United States . During the mid-2000s Miller consulted and worked with the offshore racing champion , Reggie Fountain and his company Fountain Powerboats . In 2012 he became a partner and shareholder of Sak Marine , a Georgia based company that manufactured Caravelle Boats , Key Largo Boats , Interceptor Performance Boats , Clearwater Fishing Boats , and Sea Hawk Boats . Nick Miller was introduced to Burt Reynolds at his home in Florida . The lunch meeting resulted in Miller being offered acting roles in two of Reynolds ' films . Soon after he would meet the man who would become his mentor ; the late award-winning filmmaker John Daly , of which just some of his movies includes Platoon , The Terminator , The Falcon and the Snowman , Salvador , Full Metal Jacket , The Bodyguard , and The Legend of Zorro .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7dc5bc855056b1f6a1beaed3ffdbedcd", "text": "Summer Crossing Summer Crossing is Truman Capote 's first novel , written during the 1940s . Capote eventually cast it aside and it was thought to be lost for over 50 years , but was eventually published in 2005 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e112d28a09d70117e27782ede378f7c", "text": "Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles . Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems . Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "129fad3cdbb5fa7198ffbf8c572441e0", "text": "Sam Miller Sam Miller is an English television director . He is best known for his work on the BBC television dramas Cardiac Arrest , This Life and Luther . He works with London-based production company Mustard Film Company . He is father of the actor William Miller , who played Oliver Twist in the 2007 television adaptation . In 2012 , he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries , Movie or a Dramatic Special for Luther .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "ce738f3d3ead2b2d40c5388cd45b97d8", "text": "Asteroid Day Asteroid Day ( also known as International Asteroid Day ) is an annual global event that aims to raise awareness about asteroids and what can be done to protect the Earth , its families , communities , and future generations . Asteroid Day is held on the anniversary of the June 30 , 1908 Siberian Tunguska event , the most harmful known asteroid-related event on Earth in recent history . The United Nations has proclaimed that Asteroid Day will be observed globally on June 30 every year in its resolution . It was co-founded by filmmaker Grigorij Richters , B612 Foundation COO Danica Remy , Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart and Brian May , Queen guitarist and astrophysicist . Over 200 astronauts , scientists , technologists and artists , including Richard Dawkins , Bill Nye , Peter Gabriel , Jim Lovell , Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins , Alexei Leonov , Bill Anders , Kip Thorne , Lord Martin Rees , Chris Hadfield , Rusty Schweickart and Brian Cox co-signed the Asteroid Day Declaration . Asteroid Day was officially launched on December 3 , 2014 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a55640024457900988c3b2aa9012214", "text": "The Dam Short Film Festival The Dam Short Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Boulder City , Nevada , typically in early February . Lee Lanier and Anita Lanier are the original co-founders of the festival . The festival is organized by the Dam Short Film Society , a non-profit 501 ( c ) 3 Nevada corporation . Past festival sponsors have included The Art Institutes , the Nevada Film Office , the Hacienda Hotel and Casino , and Cirque du Soleil . The Society receives annual grants from the National Endowment for the Arts via the Nevada Arts Council . Started in 2005 , the Dam Short Film Festival only screens films that run between 1 and 40 minutes . Generally , there are between 100 and 140 short films programmed each year . Although most of the festival shorts are submitted by student , independent , and other `` up-and-coming '' filmmakers , the stiff competition means many of the shorts have been produced involving film professionals . These have included Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr. in `` Window , '' Oscar-winner , Tom Hanks , William Shatner , and Michael York in `` Why Shakespeare ? '' , the late Bela Lugosi narrating an animation based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic `` The Tell-Tale Heart '' , Francesco Quinn in `` The Gnostic '' , and Robert Wagner and Lori Singer in `` Little Victim '' The short films are arranged into thematic programs , such as international drama , crime drama , dramedy , science-fiction , horror , comedy , avant-garde , underground , and animation . In addition to the regular screenings , the festival presents special showcases and retrospectives ; for example , the 2009 event featured a showcase dedicated to documentary filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt while 2008 included a program dedicated to animator Jim Blashfield The festival also presents parties , mixers , filmmaker panels , and Q&A sessions with attending filmmakers . In 2008 , the Festival moved to the historic 400-seat Boulder Theatre . The Theatre was built in 1931 and is currently owned by Desi Arnaz Jr. and his wife Amy . 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of the festival . At present , Lee Lanier serves as the Dam Short Film Society 's executive director while John LaBonney serves as festival director . The Society has a working board of directors that varies from 4 to 6 members .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "efcbcdb90d91c3bb0f7838f07ef6802c", "text": "Rob Green (film director) Rob Green is a film director , producer , editor and screenwriter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca2003098706488cbe11fae41b47d4c0", "text": "Paul Drane Paul Drane is an Australian television producer-director . He was initially known as studio director of the Australian TV pop show Countdown from 1975 to 1977 . During this period , he directed several music videos ( promotional film clips ) made especially for Countdown , including the original clips for the AC/DC hits `` It 's a Long Way to the Top '' and `` Jailbreak '' . His innovative and award-winning Countdown video for Supernaut 's `` I Like It Both Ways '' gave viewers an early taste of visual effects in music videos . These were achieved without the benefit of ( yet to be invented ) high end CGI , but improvised with clever use of video feed-back by pointing the cameras at monitors to create wildly looping , distortion effects . With its blend of live action and 2D visual imagery , the award-winning video was an early glimpse of the rapid advances that lay ahead . In addition to the Countdown live performances , Drane independently produced and directed many Australian music videos during the 70s ( Skyhooks , John Paul Young , Cold Chisel , Little River Band , Marcia Hines ) and full concerts from local and international artists . In 1978 he produced and directed the independent music documentary , ` Australian Music to the World ' , based on the original radio series by Vince Lovegrove . Filmed worldwide , the program featured interviews and performances by artists including AC/DC ( live in Atlanta ) , Peter Allen , Helen Reddy and Little River Band . The following year Drane produced and directed the documentary special ` The Prophecies of Nostradamus ' for Australian television network Seven . Hosted by actor , John Waters , the program set a ratings record , with unprecedented reaction the following day , prompting the network to schedule a repeat run two weeks later . This program was sold to Warner Bros in the United States in 1980 . Repackaged for worldwide release , it was hosted by Orson Welles and titled ` The Man Who Saw Tomorrow ' . Throughout his lengthy career Paul Drane has maintained his passion for music , and in particular live music on television . This has given rise to classic televised concerts from artists including Split Enz , INXS , and Paul Kelly , and iconic musical moments such as Stevie Wright 's ` Evie ' at the Sydney Opera House . Since 2005 Drane has directed RocKwiz for SBS One and continues to make music videos and television content .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "def0aedff5557d0ee35128535de300bd", "text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6937cce6db02daa55a0a920b5cc9a77b", "text": "Indiana Asteroid Program The Indiana Asteroid Program was a photographic astronomical survey of asteroids during 1949 -- 1967 , at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn , Indiana . The program was initiated by Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University using a 10-inch f/6 .5 Cooke triplet astrographic camera . Its objectives included recovering asteroids that were far from their predicted positions , making new orbital calculations or revising old ones , deriving magnitudes accurate to about 0.1 mag , and training students . When the observatory 's 36-inch ( 0.91-meter ) reflecting telescope proved unsuitable for searching for asteroids , postdoctoral fellow James Cuffey arranged the permanent loan of a 10-inch ( 25-centimeter ) lens from the University of Cincinnati . Mounted in a shed near the main observatory , the instrument using the borrowed lens was responsible for all of the program 's discoveries . By 1958 , the program had produced 3,500 photographic plates showing 12,000 asteroid images and had published about 2,000 accurate positions in the Minor Planet Circular . When the program ended in 1967 , it had discovered a total of 119 asteroids . The program 's highest numbered discovery , 30718 Records , made in 1955 , was not named until November 2007 . The program ended when the lights of the nearby city of Indianapolis became too bright to permit the long exposures required for the photographic plates . The program 's nearly 7,000 photographic plates are now archived at Lowell Observatory .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14518a34e0d980737bdd8ac9dbeefc76", "text": "Outpost 37 Outpost 37 ( also known as Alien Outpost ) is a 2014 science fiction action thriller film . The film follows a documentary crew sent to record the daily lives of the soldiers of Outpost 37 , 12 years after the initial alien invasion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6deae17873ad96b450e00d7497015b7", "text": "Andrei Severny (filmmaker) Andrei Severny ( Russian : Андрей Северный ; born September 1 , 1977 ) is a contemporary filmmaker , screenwriter , photographer and visual artist . Severny 's films include Buried Seeds , Inside Risk : Shadows of Medellin , Gravitation : Variation in Time and Space , Condition , Teaching to See , Disparaît , v and Tom on Mars . Maintaining a strong and recognizable visual style he explores human perception , psychology , and neuroscience . His works operate on multiple levels engaging both intuition and intellect . His stories seamlessly integrate scientific analysis , reveal scholarly explanations or Severny 's vision of the future .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d29847a68a78249b3c46f93e826083a9", "text": "Ben Shedd Ben Shedd is an American director , producer , and writer of film and video . He shared the 1978 Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98cf7b52a3203410e98153e2c67f1669", "text": "Auguste Charlois Auguste Honoré Charlois ( November 26 , 1864 -- March 26 , 1910 ) was a French astronomer who discovered 99 asteroids while working at the Nice Observatory in southeastern France . His first discovery was the asteroid 267 Tirza in 1887 . He photographed 433 Eros on the very night of its discovery by Gustav Witt , but was not able to act quickly enough before Witt announced his find . Although he started searching for asteroids in the era of visual detection , by 1891 Max Wolf had pioneered the use of astrophotography to drastically speed up the rate of detection of asteroids , and both Wolf and Charlois separately discovered far more asteroids than would have been feasible by visual detection . In 1899 , Charlois received the Prix Jules Janssen , the highest award of the Société astronomique de France , the French astronomical society , and was also awarded the Valz Prize by the French Academy of Sciences in 1889 for his work on calculating asteroid orbits . At the age of 46 , he was murdered by his brother-in-law ( the brother of his first wife ) , who held a grudge against him because he had remarried . The man was found guilty and given a life sentence of hard labor in New Caledonia . The asteroid 1510 Charlois , discovered by André Patry at Nice Observatory in 1939 , was named in his honour .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0ea3cc6152564d1dfb018734d8ef8a36", "text": "Alex Kurtzman Alex Kurtzman ( born September 7 , 1973 ) is an American film and television writer , producer and director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "65f134609da8bdb0d7bbe52586ebfd19", "text": "2980 Cameron 2980 Cameron , provisionally designated , is a main-belt asteroid discovered by prolific American astronomer Schelte Bus at Siding Spring Observatory , Australia , on March 2 , 1981 . It orbits the Sun every 4.11 years at a distance of 2.1 -- 3.0 AU . The asteroid was named after astrophysicist and cosmogonist Alastair G. W. Cameron ( 1925 -- 2005 ) , who was associate director for theoretical astrophysics at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics . He was an early advocate of the concepts of a turbulent accretion disk solar nebula , and of the origin of the Moon by a giant impact on the proto-Earth . He also studied the nucleosynthesis in stars and supernovae , and the cosmic abundances of nuclides .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7fd41f138125d7883fe2e9f8d2a361e1", "text": "20,000 Days on Earth 20,000 Days on Earth is a 2014 British documentary musical drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard . Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard . The film premiered in-competition in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on 20 January 2014 . It won two Awards at the festival . After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival , Drafthouse Films acquired distribution rights of the film . The film released on 17 September 2014 in United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "643c953650d3571601a282d48b84149b", "text": "Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities . On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "564dd2dbbf2b5c8bdf10b5ebcf47cd16", "text": "Allen Wolf Allen Wolf ( born October 29 , 1970 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , film producer , novelist , and board game creator .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ae46a57672310f5062cc7a157f47408b", "text": "Gregory Scott Aldering Gregory Scott Aldering ( born 1962 ) , also known simply as Greg Aldering is an American astronomer , discoverer of minor planets and supernovae , currently with the University of California , Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory . As a high school student in Bridgeport , Michigan , he was an avid amateur astronomer and showed a particular aptitude for scientific studies in his studies of variable stars . Currently , his interests center on cosmology , including measurement of the cosmological parameters , the exploration of the nature of the `` dark energy '' and the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe . His current cosmological studies focus on the use of Type Ia supernovae as tools for determining the cosmological parameters , through his participation in the Supernova Cosmology Project . He is now the primary investigator of the Nearby Supernova Factory experiment , and is also a co-investigator on the Supernova/Acceleration Probe . While an undergraduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( 1979 -- 1983 ) , he discovered four asteroids at Kitt Peak National Observatory ( 695 ) , as credited by the Minor Planet Center . He has so far classified some 266 supernovae , and is one of the co-discoverers of SN 2002bk . The minor main-belt asteroid 26533 Aldering was named in his honor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "45673670519361b57f78f77d5975c384", "text": "Impact (miniseries) Impact is a 2009 Canadian action disaster miniseries directed by Mike Rohl , written by Michael Vickerman and distributed by Tandem Communications , starring David James Elliott , Natasha Henstridge , Benjamin Sadler , Steven Culp , James Cromwell and Florentine Lahme as the story shows about a meteor shower which eventually sends the moon on a collision course with Earth . The two-part ( Episodes were called Nights ) mini-series premiered February 14 and 15 , 2009 on the Canadian premium television channel Super Channel and was also shown on ABC on June 21 and 28 , 2009 and on Alpha TV on September 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "abc61cbf0df8b93a49da81051afa5183", "text": "Ben Younger Ben Younger ( born October 7 , 1972 ) is an American screenwriter and film director .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa06bf9fc7ba5619a3f0f67b83196f05", "text": "Midwest Independent Film Festival The Midwest Independent Film Festival is the nation 's only film festival solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker . Only films from the eight-state Midwest region of Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Ohio and Wisconsin are considered for screening . This film festival is also unique in that it is held throughout the year , presenting audiences with the finest independent films from the Midwest every first Tuesday of the month . The Midwest Independent Film Festival prides itself on showcasing emerging directors , powerful artistic visions , and strong cinematic stories . These exceptional films combine with an exciting social atmosphere and a state-of-the-art screening venue to create one of the premier festivals in the Midwest . The Midwest Independent Film Festival is hosted every first Tuesday of the month at Chicago 's Landmark Century Centre Cinema of Landmark Theatres . Sponsors include Resolution Digital Studios , Zacuto , Fletcher Chicago , Orbit Media Studios , O'Connor Casting , Flashpoint The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences , Zipcar , The Chicago Film Office , The Illinois Film Office , Zaroban Design , Crunch Fitness , Getty Images , Screen Magazine and Kodak . This festival is sometimes referred to as `` The Midwest Film Festival , '' `` The Midwest Indie , '' or simply `` The Midwest . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8b378e7aa7af379a47b497bd82c5d191", "text": "Giorgio Squarcia Giorgio Squarcia , also known as GJ Squarcia ( Rochester , September 2 , 1969 ) , is a filmmaker , writer , screenwriter , producer and investigative journalist . He is known for being the first director/producer to have introduced , with the tv series All in a Day , the docu-fiction genre in Italy when the new term docufiction appeared at the beginning of the 21st century .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f35fa659f62f77b33d9361cb7406cfc7", "text": "Gregor Clegane Ser Gregor Clegane , nicknamed The Mountain , is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . He is a retainer to House Lannister . An enormous man , he is well known for his size , prowess in battle and cruelty . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Gregor is the older brother of Sandor Clegane , from the fictional kingdom of Westeros . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and in A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) as Ser Robert Strong . Ser Gregor Clegane is a huge knight and the elder brother of Sandor Clegane . Called `` The Mountain That Rides '' , he is known for his incredibly cruel nature and uncontrollable temper . His size and strength make him a fearsome warrior , and he has earned a reputation for cruelty and brutality . He is able to wield a two-handed sword one handed . When they were children , Gregor shoved Sandor 's face into a brazier , gruesomely scarring him . Gregor Clegane is portrayed by Conan Stevens in season one , by Ian Whyte in season two , and by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in seasons four , five , and six in the HBO television adaptation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "30b9c8bdecf411d6a5c6de20010206ba", "text": "Knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the monarch or country , especially in a military capacity . Historically , in Europe , knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors . During the High Middle Ages , knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility . By the Late Middle Ages , the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry , a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior . Often , a knight was a vassal who served as a fighter for a lord , with payment in the form of land holdings . The lords trusted the knights , who were skilled in battle on horseback . Since the early modern period , the title of knight is purely honorific , usually bestowed by a monarch , as in the British honours system , often for non-military service to the country . The modern female equivalent in the United Kingdom is Dame . Historically , the ideals of chivalry were popularized in medieval literature , especially the Matter of Britain and Matter of France , the former based on Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Regum Britanniae ( History of the Kings of Britain ) which introduced the legend of King Arthur , written in the 1130s . Sir Thomas Malory 's Le Morte d'Arthur ( The Death of Arthur ) , written in 1485 , was important in defining the ideal of chivalry , which is essential to the modern concept of the knight , as an elite warrior sworn to uphold the values of faith , loyalty , courage , and honour . Furthermore , Geoffroi de Charny 's `` Book of Chivalry '' expounded upon the importance of Christian faith in every area of a knight 's life . During the Renaissance , the genre of chivalric romance became popular in literature , growing ever more idealistic and eventually giving rise to a new form of realism in literature popularised by Miguel de Cervantes ' Don Quixote . This novel explored the ideals of knighthood and their incongruity with the reality of Cervantes ' world . In the late medieval period , new methods of warfare began to render classical knights in armour obsolete , but the titles remained in many nations . Some orders of knighthood , such as the Knights Templar , have become the subject of legend ; others have disappeared into obscurity . Today , a number of orders of knighthood continue to exist in several countries , such as the English Order of the Garter , the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim , and the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav . Each of these orders has its own criteria for eligibility , but knighthood is generally granted by a head of state or monarch to selected persons to recognise some meritorious achievement . Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely linked with horsemanship ( and especially the joust ) from its origins in the 12th century until its final flowering as a fashion among the high nobility in the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century . This linkage is reflected in the etymology of chivalry , cavalier and related terms ( see Etymology section below ) . The special prestige accorded to mounted warriors finds a parallel in the furusiyya in the Muslim world , and the Greek hippeus and Roman eques of classical antiquity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3203ce780e379137b107b209626a7b70", "text": "Conan Stevens Mark `` Conan '' Stevens is an Australian actor , writer , stuntman and former professional wrestler . He is 213 cm ( 7 ' 0 '' ) tall . He is best known for his role as Gregor Clegane in the first season of HBO series Game of Thrones .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "10bba61ee9cd4e2bfacfa8eaf0455ba3", "text": "Dog watch Dog watch , in marine or naval terminology , is a watch , a period of work duty or a work shift , between 16:00 and 20:00 ( 4 pm and 8 pm ) . This period is split into two , with the ` first ' dog watch from 16:00 to 18:00 ( 4 pm to 6 pm ) and the ` last ' dog watch from 18:00 to 20:00 ( 6 pm to 8 pm ) . Each of these watches is half the length of a standard watch . The last dog watch is also referred to as the second dog watch in some sources . For instance Jack London in The Sea Wolf , chapter 6 : '' ( rest ) I can steal near the end of the second dog watch '' . The Admiralty Manual of Seamanship from 1913 also refers to the first and second dog watches . The reason behind this watch 's existence is that , in order for the crew to rotate through all the watches , it was necessary to split one of the watches in half , to create an odd number of watches in a ship 's day . This allowed the sailors to stand different watches instead of one team being forced to stand the mid-watch every night . The choice of time also allows both watches , if there are only two , to eat an evening meal at about the traditional time . The Oxford English Dictionary states that the word ` dogwatch ' is a direct translation from either German or Dutch of a similar term . It originally referred to the night-watch on ships -- that is , the time when ( on land ) all but the dog were asleep . The name is also said to be derived from Sirius , the `` Dog Star '' , on the claim that Sirius was the first star that can be seen at night . An alternative folk etymology is that the name arose because someone tasked with one of these ` half ' watches was said to be ` dodging the watch ' , taking or standing the ` dodge watch ' . This became shortened to ` dog watch ' . Another variation is that those sleeping get only ` dog sleep ' in this watch . Stephen Maturin of Patrick O'Brian 's Aubrey-Maturin series retells the 19th century humourist Theodore Hook 's pun that the dog watch is so-named because it is `` cur-tailed '' ( `` curtailed '' , i.e. shortened ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4269a721f6747475909d5ba9bb2d6001", "text": "Cris Cole Cris Cole is a British writer and producer , born in Wallingford , England . He grew up in London and attended Elliott Comprehensive School in Roehampton , London . After leaving school he worked as a professional guitarist for the next 15 years , playing in bands including Jimmy The Hoover , The Directions and The Hollywood Killers . Cole then turned to writing and wrote a pilot for Tiger Aspect / BBC , called Embassy , starring Robert Daws . Cole has multiple other TV credits , including episodes of Night and Day , Twisted Tales and The Bill , feature film credits , including Lovebite ( Ecosse Films , 2012 ) and Pelican Blood ( Ecosse Films , 2010 ) , as well as the TV movie The Good Times Are Killing Me ( Shaftersbury Films , 2009 ) . Cole is best known as the creator of the award-winning and the BAFTA nominated British TV series Mad Dogs , starring Marc Warren , Max Beesley , John Simm and Phil Glenister . He was the sole writer of all 14 episodes for the four UK seasons for Sky TV , produced by Left Bank Pictures . Cole was the executive producer and showrunner on the Mad Dogs U.S. television series made by Amazon Studios/Sony Pictures Television . The show was streamed on Amazon in the US , Germany and the UK . Sony sold Mad Dogs to 140 other territories . The series starred Ben Chaplin , Michael Imperioli , Romany Malco , Steve Zahn and Billy Zane . Producers of Amazon 's adaptation of Mad Dogs toyed with the idea of having the killer wear a Donald Trump mask . In the original British series , the killer wears a Tony Blair mask . `` We thought about who it could be and went through various machinations and various ideas we realized would get us into terrible trouble , '' original Brit series creator Cris Cole told TV critics this morning at TCA .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d022e706ce9873424be0bb7d9bc5503", "text": "The Gray Man (novel) The Gray Man is the debut novel by Mark Greaney , first published in 2009 by Jove Books . It is also the first novel to feature the Gray Man , freelance assassin and former CIA operative Court Gentry . The novel follows Gentry on a mission across Europe to rescue his handler , Sir Donald Fitzroy , and his family in Normandy , France from Lloyd , a member of a massive English corporation who wants Gentry terminated in order to shepherd a billion dollar deal for oil interests in Nigeria , where its president in turn wants Gentry dead for the assassination of his brother . The novel is the first in a series involving the fictional character The Gray Man . A movie adaptation is currently underway , with Christopher McQuarrie attached to direct .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "11f62e08d13407622895804b88b642d5", "text": "Scotch Collie The Scotch Collie is a landrace breed of dog which originated from the highland regions of Scotland . The breed consisted of both the long haired ( now known as Rough ) Collie and the short-haired ( now known as Smooth ) Collie . It is generally believed to have descended from a variety of ancient herding dogs , some dating back to the Roman occupation , which may have included Roman Cattle Dogs , Native Celtic Dogs and Viking Herding Spitzes . Other ancestors include the Gordon and Irish Setters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "067dc60578f16864382e211cb75ab7d5", "text": "Inspector Wexford Chief Inspector Reginald `` Reg '' Wexford is a recurring character in a series of detective novels by English crime writer Ruth Rendell . He made his first appearance in the author 's 1964 debut From Doon With Death , and has since been the protagonist of 23 more books . In The Ruth Rendell Mysteries he was played by George Baker . In a 2013 interview , Rendell stated : Wexford is a Liberal Democrat though , and I am a Labour party member , in fact a Labour peer , so I am further to the left than him . Wexford is an intelligent , sensitive man . He has a placid wife , Dora , and two daughters , Sheila and Sylvia . He has a good relationship with Sheila ( his favourite ) but a difficult relationship with Sylvia ( who feels slighted though he has never actually intended to slight her ) . He also has a strong friendship with DI Mike Burden .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6fa33a329dbd8508ffeaaca0939ea38b", "text": "Cormac Fitzgeoffrey Cormac Fitzgeoffrey is a fictional character created by Robert E. Howard . He is a half-Norman , half-Gael taking part in the Third Crusade . Howard wrote two short stories featuring the character and a synopsis that was later completed by another author . Although Howard was most famous for his fantasy fiction , especially Conan the Barbarian , the Cormac stories have a purely historical setting , albeit one with a heroic theme .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6fa916fd21fbcb6249dc559b724e28ca", "text": "Vulnerable Native Breeds thumb | right | There were only 37 Skye Terrier puppies registered with the Kennel Club in 2010 Vulnerable Native Breeds are a group of dog breeds originating in the United Kingdom and Ireland , and identified by The Kennel Club ( KC ) as having annual registration numbers of 300 puppies or fewer . The need for such a list was first identified in June 2003 , with research conducted by the KC to identify the extent of the vulnerability and viability of each breed . It was a joint project , with the KC working with the British and Irish Native Breeds Trust , later to be known simply as the Native Dog Breeds Trust . The breeds on the list have been promoted at events such as Discover Dogs and Crufts , and by asking that owners of these breeds mate their dogs rather than having them spayed . The majority of the list come from the Terrier Group , a group mostly derived from breeds with backgrounds in the British Isles . The most marked drop in popularity is that of the Sealyham Terrier which registered 1,084 breeds in 1938 , but by 2004 was registering only sixty dogs a year . In October 2011 , British magazine Country Life highlighted the breed on its front cover , with the heading `` SOS : Save our Sealyhams '' , and launched a campaign to save the breed . The Otterhound , popular during the time of Henry VIII , has numbers of less than a thousand world wide and is described by the British & Irish Dog Breeds Preservation Trust as `` twice as rare as the Giant Panda '' . The list was originally compiled in January 2006 , and included 28 breeds . Later in 2006 , the Miniature Bull Terrier was added . In 2007 , after consultation with the breed clubs involved , the Bloodhound , Gordon Setter and King Charles Spaniel were re-classed as `` Viable '' rather than vulnerable . The English Setter is the newest addition to the list , having been added for the first time in 2012 . However , during 2012 the number of English Setter puppies registered increased to 314 , so the breed was moved to the Kennel Club 's ` At Watch ' list , which is for breeds with registrations from 300-450 . Breeds on the ` At Watch ' list included in 2013 the English Setter , the Old English Sheepdog , the Irish Terrier , the Irish Wolfhound , the Welsh Springer Spaniel , the Pembroke Welsh Corgi , and the Welsh Terrier .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "253104b3f1a98ce51194f820e463954d", "text": "Mac Flecknoe Mac Flecknoe ( full title : Mac Flecknoe ; or , A satyr upon the True-Blew-Protestant Poet , T.S. ) is a verse mock-heroic satire written by John Dryden . It is a direct attack on Thomas Shadwell , another prominent poet of the time . It opens with the lines : All human things are subject to decay , And when fate summons , monarchs must obeyWritten about 1678 , but not published until 1682 ( see 1682 in poetry ) , `` Mac Flecknoe '' is the outcome of a series of disagreements between Thomas Shadwell and Dryden . Their quarrel blossomed from the following disagreements : `` 1 ) their different estimates of the genius of Ben Jonson , 2 ) the preference of Dryden for comedy of wit and repartee and of Shadwell , the chief disciple of Jonson , for humors comedy , 3 ) a sharp disagreement over the true purpose of comedy , 4 ) contention over the value of rhymed plays , and 5 ) plagiarism . '' Shadwell fancied himself heir to Ben Jonson and to the variety of comedy which the latter had commonly written . Shadwell 's poetry was certainly not of the same standard as Jonson 's , and it is possible that Dryden wearied of Shadwell 's argument that Dryden undervalued Jonson . Shadwell and Dryden were separated not only by literary grounds but also by political ones as Shadwell was a Whig , while Dryden was an outspoken supporter of the Stuart monarchy . The poem illustrates Shadwell as the heir to a kingdom of poetic dullness , represented by his association with Richard Flecknoe , an earlier poet already satirized by Andrew Marvell and disliked by Dryden , although the poet does not use belittling techniques to satirize him . Multiple allusions in the satire to 17th-century literary works , and to classic Greek and Roman literature , demonstrate Dryden 's complex approach and his mastery over the mock-heroic style . The poem begins in the tone of an epic masterpiece , presenting Shadwell 's defining characteristic as dullness , just as every epic hero has a defining characteristic : Odysseus 's is cunning ; Achilles 's is wrath ; the hero of Spenser 's The Faerie Queene is of holiness ; whilst Satan in Paradise Lost '' has the defining characteristic of pride . Thus , Dryden subverts the theme of the defining characteristic by giving Shadwell a negative characteristic as his only virtue . Dryden uses the mock-heroic through his use of the heightened language of the epic to treat the trivial subjects such as poorly written and largely dismissible poetry . The juxtaposition of the lofty style with unexpected nouns such as ` dullness ' provides an ironic contrast and makes the satiric point by the obvious disparity . In this , it works at the verbal level , with the language being carried by compelling rhythm and rhyme .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b42c3d7bd7e40a27e759b88cd08ea61", "text": "Song of the Gargoyle The Song of the Gargoyle is a 1991 book for young readers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder . Set in the middle ages , it tells the story of a young boy named Tymmon who lives with his father Komus , the court jester of Austerneve . When Komus is abducted by an anonymous man with a Black Helmet , thirteen-year-old Tymmon is able to escape Black Helmet and leaves the castle grounds to seek refuge in the Sombrous Forest , a forbidden place occupied by wolves and magical beings . Most wonderfully , Tymmon is adopted by a gargoyle named Troff -- a creature with the loyalty of a dog and the fearsome powers of an enchanted being . After a season surviving in the forest , Tymmon longs to rescue his father and to find a way to avenge him , as a knight would . But Tymmon is a commoner , and he burns with anger at his father , who threw away a noble heritage to become a lowly jester . Tymmon had to watch his childhood playmate turn away from him to become a squire and train for the knighthood Tymmon can never know . When Tymmon realizes that Troff can pose as a dog , he and Troff leave the forest together . As they travel , Tymmon sees the poverty and suffering of peasants ravaged by feudalistic greed . In the city he discovers that with his talent for music and joking , inherited from his father , he and Troff can make people happy . Beyond that , performing enables him to communicate with people from all walks of life . Of Song of the Gargolye , Zilpha Keatley Snyder says , `` High among the periods that inspired my childhood dreamscapes were the middle ages . Not a very specific or historic middle ages , actually , so much as a fantasy world peopled by beautiful princesses and -- most especially -- by noble knights . I especially liked the knights . No doubt due , at least in part , to the fact that they rode horses . ( I was also enamored of cowboys . ) However , when I grew older and less romantic , I began to look at my hardware-clad heroes from a more critical point of view . Knights , I discovered , were often a pretty cruel and bloodthirsty bunch , not to mention ignorant and superstitious ... So when I got around to setting a story in their time , I cast about for a hero or two with a better odor . And the result was Tymmon and his father , Komus . And Troff ? Just another tribute to the memory of various more-or-less miraculous four-legged friends . '' Category : American children 's novels Category :1991 American novels", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e7d1e9fc893dadda0a0e2431f9c0105e", "text": "Stinkfoot, a Comic Opera Stinkfoot , a Comic Opera is an English musical with book , music , and lyrics by Vivian Stanshall and Ki Longfellow-Stanshall written for the Crackpot Theatre Company aboard the Old Profanity Showboat in Bristol , England . The show is based on a series of tales written by Longfellow about Stinkfoot , a New York City alley cat , a bit of a rogue and more than a bit of a rake . It had been intended for children , but when told by a New York City literary agent that `` No mother in America would want her child identifying with Stinkfoot the alley cat , never mind its name , '' the story went into a drawer for many years . It came out with the meeting in 1977 of Vivian and Ki , at which point the story became bedtime reading for Vivian 's son Rupert Stanshall ( born 1968 ) , and later for his daughter with Ki , Silky Longfellow-Stanshall ( born 1979 ) . In 1985 it `` grew up '' when Vivian and Ki decided to base a musical on its lead character , Stinkfoot . At that point , it became a melding of two very different visions and two very different musical traditions : Vivian 's days as frontman for the Bonzo Dog Band and his childhood in Leigh-on-Sea with Ki 's love of America 's Broadway .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f439fa95dc3d19bba9125af08d23414", "text": "Minsc Minsc -LSB- ˈmɪnsk -RSB- is a fictional character in the Baldur 's Gate series of Dungeons & Dragons role-playing video games developed by BioWare . He originated from the pen-and-paper Dungeons & Dragons sessions held by the lead designer of Baldur 's Gate , James Ohlen , and was expanded upon by the game 's lead writer , Lukas Kristjanson . His video game debut was in Baldur 's Gate as a companion character who can join the player 's party . He also appears in the sequel , Baldur 's Gate II : Shadows of Amn , the expansion , Baldur 's Gate II : Throne of Bhaal , and the 2015 game Baldur 's Gate : Siege of Dragonspear , as well as in promotions relating to the titles . Minsc is voiced by Jim Cummings in his video game appearances . In the storyline , Minsc is a ranger , originally tasked with serving as a bodyguard to the witch Dynaheir as part of a `` dajemma '' ( rite of passage ) . When Dynaheir is captured by gnolls , Minsc asks the player to help free her , after which both characters are available to assist the player . Eventually , the player 's party is captured and when Dynaheir is killed by the mage Jon Irenicus , Minsc teams with the player in the pursuit of justice . A berserker , he has a strong desire to uphold good and be heroic , though with an extreme fervor that causes those around him to regard him as possibly insane . His animal companion is a hamster named Boo , with whom he often consults . Since his introduction , Minsc has been regarded as one of the best and most popular elements of the Baldur 's Gate games because of his demeanor and attachment to Boo , according to reviewers from IGN , GameSpot , and Eurogamer . Other reviewers from publications such as CVG have regarded him as one of the greatest aspects of PC gaming , while game developers have noted a preference for him . The web comic Megatokyo added Boo as a character in their publication , while the protagonist took on aspects of Minsc . His absence from subsequent gaming titles has also been lamented by sources such as UGO.com .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "743dc39f9e132ddc46e03e2d195faedf", "text": "The Midnight Bell The Midnight Bell is a gothic novel by Francis Lathom . It was one of the seven `` horrid novels '' lampooned by Jane Austen in her novel Northanger Abbey . Dear creature ! How much I am obliged to you ; and when you have finished Udolpho , we will read the Italian together ; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you . Have you , indeed ! How glad I am ! What are they all ? I will read you their names directly ; here they are , in my pocketbook . Castle of Wolfenbach , Clermont , Mysterious Warnings , Necromancer of the Black Forest , Midnight Bell , Orphan of the Rhine , and Horrid Mysteries . Those will last us some time . Yes , pretty well ; but are they all horrid , are you sure they are all horrid ? -- Northanger Abbey , ch . 6 Subtitled `` A German Story , Founded On Incidents in Real Life '' it was first published in London by H. D. Symonds in 1798 . It concerns the quest of the hero , Alphonsus Cohenburg , to regain his estates and stolen identity after his parents are murdered by his villainous uncle . The young man becomes a soldier , then a miner before marrying his true love Lauretta only to see her kidnapped by bandits . The latter third is set in the quintessentially gothic Cohenburg castle and features tales of ghostly apparitions who turn out to be diabolical Roman Catholic priests , another common gothic trope . The Midnight Bell of the title calls the villainous monks to their dark meeting place .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f63e87f9a7339b3134b10ea741f8e3f", "text": "Draconian (Doctor Who) The Draconians are an extraterrestrial race . They were featured in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space . Unlike many `` monster '' races in Doctor Who , the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture like feudal Japan . In later interviews , Jon Pertwee cited the Draconians as his favourite of all the monsters he had encountered during his time as the Doctor . The Draconian Empire was a vast spacefaring feudal civilisation of reptilian humanoids , centered on the planet Draconia , with a society stratifed along class and gender lines ( for example , females were not permitted to speak in the presence of the Emperor ) that was bound by a strong code of honour . The Draconian Empire dated back to at least the 21st century , when a space plague that afflicted their world was dealt with by the Doctor . For his services , the 15th Emperor made the Doctor a noble of Draconia . The Earth Empire 's first contact with the Draconian Empire was in the year 2520 . The ship sent by the Draconians for the peace mission was a battlecruiser , as befitted a noble of Draconia , although ( as agreed ) its missile banks were empty and it was otherwise unarmed . However , both Draconian and Earth ships were caught in a neutron storm , damaging the Earth ship and destroying the Draconian ship 's communications systems . As a result , the Draconian ship was unable to respond to the Earth ship 's signals . The commander of the Earth ship saw what he perceived to be a battlecruiser bearing down on his crippled vessel and gave the order to attack , destroying the battlecruiser and triggering off a brief but bloody war in which millions of lives were lost . An uneasy peace was negotiated in the end , leading to two decades of cold war and the carving out of a frontier between the two empires . In 2540 , several incidents involving attacks on cargo freighters along their respective borders nearly led to the war turning hot once more , with both sides accusing the other of piracy and violating the frontier . These attacks turned out to be the work of Ogron mercenaries under the orders of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master , who was using a sonic hypnosis device to make the Earth crews see the Ogrons as Draconians and vice versa . The Master had allied himself with the Daleks , who were launching another bid for galactic conquest and hoped to pick up the pieces after a new Earth-Draconia War . The plot was revealed by the Third Doctor , and instead of going to war against each other , the two empires united against the Daleks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bb78c3b314aa040045fcf4b8599c35fd", "text": "List of Sherlock Holmes episodes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ( 1984 -- 1985 ) , The Return of Sherlock Holmes ( 1986 -- 1988 ) , The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes ( 1991 -- 1993 ) and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes ( 1994 ) , collectively known as Sherlock Holmes , are a series of adaptations of Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes stories which were produced by Granada Television and originally broadcast by ITV in the United Kingdom . The series starred Jeremy Brett as Holmes and David Burke ( in the Adventures series ) and Edward Hardwicke ( Return , Case-Book , Memoirs ) as Dr. Watson . The programme adapted 42 of the original stories in 41 episodes , with 36 running for 50 minutes ( in a one-hour timeslot ) , and five being feature-length specials . Adventures ran for two series totalling 13 episodes , from April to June 1984 and August to September 1985 . Return ran for two series from July to August 1986 and April to August 1988 , as well as the specials `` The Sign of Four '' and `` The Hound of the Baskervilles '' , which aired on 29 December 1987 and 31 August 1988 respectively . Case-Book ran for one series from February to March 1991 and three specials which aired on 2 January 1992 and 27 January and 3 February 1993 . Memoirs ran for one series from March to April 1994 . A short episode was also produced as part of `` The Four Oaks Mystery '' which aired during the ITV Telethon in 1992 . Sherlock Holmes appeared in the first part , with the casts of Van der Valk , Taggart and Inspector Wexford appearing in the second , third and fourth parts respectively . The series has been released on DVD in Regions 1 , 2 and 4 , and has been repeated on ITV3 and BBC Two .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b8cdeaccd00bb2867e8043061d9f3211", "text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "355f0ba2443269ec28a30cdc78b695e2", "text": "The Adventure of Silver Blaze `` Silver Blaze '' , one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , is one of 12 in the cycle collected as The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes . Doyle ranked `` Silver Blaze '' 13th in a list of his 19 favourite Sherlock Holmes stories . One of the most popular Sherlock Holmes short stories , `` Silver Blaze '' focuses on the disappearance of the eponymous race horse ( a famous winner ) on the eve of an important race and on the apparent murder of its trainer . The tale is distinguished by its atmospheric Dartmoor setting and late-Victorian sporting milieu . It also features some of Conan Doyle 's most effective plotting , hinging on the `` curious incident of the dog in the night-time : '' Gregory ( Scotland Yard detective ) : `` Is there any other point to which you would wish to draw my attention ? '' Holmes : `` To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time . '' Gregory : `` The dog did nothing in the night-time . '' Holmes : `` That was the curious incident . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b62ba986dd86a76868063b92b3651cb8", "text": "Wellard Wellard is a fictional Belgian Tervuren dog from the BBC soap opera EastEnders . He first appeared in the series on 18 October 1994 , and became EastEnders longest-serving pet , before being killed off on 15 August 2008 . Although the character is male , he has been played primarily by three female dogs : Zenna , her daughter Chancer , and her granddaughter Kyte . A fourth dog briefly served as a replacement for Zenna in 1996 , when she was given time off from the show to have a litter of puppies . Wellard was briefly written out of the series under executive producer Matthew Robinson , but returned when Robinson was succeeded by John Yorke . Wellard 's owners for the majority of his duration in the soap were Robbie Jackson and Gus Smith . He was voted `` Best Pet '' at the 2008 Digital Spy Soap Awards , and named the UK 's favourite soap opera pet in a 2009 Inside Soap poll . Wellard was a fan favourite , and although a storyline that saw him threatened with euthanasia for biting local café owner Ian Beale was poorly received by critics , his death drew generally favourable reviews .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cbc050336e3e80791a81c61aa2df9ec5", "text": "Chien de Jean de Nivelle Chien de Jean de Nivelle ( Jean de Nivelle 's dog ) is an animal or a man who does not want to obey when called , as in the expression Here comes the dog of Jean de Nivelle , it flees when it is called . The origins of the expression are unknown . It is thought that this Jean de Nivelle refused to help his father , Jean de Montmorency , to support Louis XI in the war against the duke of Burgundy . Furious , his father disinherited him and Jean de Nivelle fled to Flanders , hoping to avoid further troubles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6a056d1abbeead1b71fa0e30509c4a96", "text": "Bulldog Drummond (novel) Bull-dog Drummond ( later Bulldog Drummond ) was the first Bulldog Drummond novel . It was published in 1920 and written by H. C. McNeile under the pen name Sapper . The novel begins with ex-British Army Captain Hugh `` Bulldog '' Drummond , DSO , MC , a wealthy former World War I officer of the Loamshire Regiment , dashing and strong , but not handsome , placing an advertisement in The Times stating his desire for an adventure . He receives a reply from a young woman , concerned about some business acquaintances of her father . It turns out that her father is being blackmailed by archvillain Carl Peterson who is attempting to organise a coup d'état to enable a pro-communist takeover of Britain . Ironically , this is being done for financial gain as Peterson is being paid by wealthy foreigners who will profit from this . Drummond is captured several times , and manages to escape several times , before eventually defeating Peterson and his henchmen , with the aid of ex-army friends .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f7e4d0e6e7abc8ec5f2e915311e6f98", "text": "Doge (disambiguation) Doge may refer to : Doge , a historical Italian chief of state , specifically : Doge of Venice Doge of Genoa Döge , a village in north-east Hungary Elphias Doge , a character from the Harry Potter series DOGE ( database ) ( in French , Documentation en Gestion des Entreprises ) , an academic bibliographic database Doge ( meme ) , an Internet meme primarily associated with the Shiba Inu breed of dog Dogecoin , a cryptocurrency named after the meme", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "040761936f7d31919ea272e8fa7c8e2c", "text": "Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song) `` Beautiful '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . It was released as the album 's second single on November 16 , 2002 . A pop and R&B ballad , `` Beautiful '' was written and produced by Linda Perry . Lyrically , it discusses inner beauty , as well as self-esteem and insecurity issues . Aguilera commented that she put `` her heart and her soul '' into the track , which she felt represented the theme of Stripped . The song was later re-recorded in an electronic style for her first greatest hits album Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits ( 2008 ) . Upon its release , `` Beautiful '' received universal acclaim from music critics , who have ranked it among Aguilera 's strongest material . It won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and was also nominated for Song of the Year at the 2004 ceremony . `` Beautiful '' was also a commercial success , topping the charts in Australia , Belgium , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand and the United Kingdom . The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , where it was certified Gold for 500,000 units shipped . It was kept from the number one spot by `` Bump , Bump , Bump '' by B2K featuring P. Diddy . `` Beautiful '' has been widely embraced as an anthem by the LGBT community for its message of self-empowerment and inner beauty . An accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund , and earned Aguilera a GLAAD Media Award for its positive portrayal of gay and transgender people . In 2011 , UK LGBT rights organization Stonewall named `` Beautiful '' the most empowering song of the previous decade for gay , lesbian , and bisexual people . In 2009 , Rolling Stone and VH1 listed it as one of the best songs of the 2000s ( decade ) . The song is widely recognized as one of Aguilera 's signature songs and has been covered on numerous occasions and featured on several television shows .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "d4bf67dfc48e1cb93a9ce32038e616a8", "text": "Paragon (diamond) A paragon is a perfect diamond -- flawless and without inclusions . In the 16th century , a mass of 12 carat was sufficient to qualify for this designation , but today the threshold lies at 100 carat . The largest flawless diamond in the world is known as The Paragon , a D-color gem weighing 137.82 carat , and the tenth largest white diamond in the world . The gem was mined in Brazil and attracted attention for being an exceptional white , flawless stone of great size . The Mayfair-based jeweller Graff Diamonds acquired the stone in Antwerp , cut it into an unusual seven-sided kite shield configuration , and set it in a necklace which separates to both necklace and bracelet lengths . Apart from the main stone , this necklace also contains rare pink , blue , and yellow diamonds , making a total mass of 190.27 carat . The necklace has associations with the end of the millennium and was worn by model Naomi Campbell at a diamond gala held by De Beers and Versace at Syon House in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f6fb213728472c1f0ea59b21959d4993", "text": "Beautiful People (UK TV series) Beautiful People was a British comedy drama television series based on the memoirs of Barneys creative director Simon Doonan . The series takes place in Reading , Berkshire , in 1997 , where thirteen-year-old Simon Doonan and his best friend Kylie dream of escaping their dreary suburban surroundings and moving to cosmopolitan London `` to live amongst the beautiful people '' . The first episode aired on BBC Two on 2 October 2008 and recorded overnight ratings of 1.5 million viewers and positive critical reaction . Episodes are self-contained , but do follow a loose story arc throughout the course of each series . The second and final series finished airing on 18 December 2009 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "642b8e634a5545adbea9ed34b1da2859", "text": "A Beautiful Mind (soundtrack) A Beautiful Mind is the original soundtrack album , on the Decca Records label , of the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe , Jennifer Connelly ( who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as `` Alicia Nash '' ) , Christopher Plummer and Paul Bettany . The original score and songs were composed and conducted by James Horner . The album garnered nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and the Academy Award for Best Original Score . Music critics felt that the musical score fit the film well , but believed it to be similar to several of Horner 's previous films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d5a102135975ea3e22ede2f595e38440", "text": "Precious (Yuna Ito song) `` Precious '' is the third single by Yuna Ito . It is the theme song to the movie Limit of Love : Umizaru ( starring Hideaki Ito and Ai Kato ) and was released on May 3 , 2006 . Both `` I 'm Free '' and `` Secrets '' are more up-beat songs than `` Precious '' . `` Precious '' reached a peak of # 2 on the daily charts and # 3 on the weekly charts . The following week , her single stayed high on the charts and was # 3 for the second week in a row . Her sales jumped from 39,000 copies the first week to 44,000 copies the second week . In two weeks , it has already surpassed the sales of her last single , `` Faith/Pureyes '' . This single has been billed as a double b-side single due to the fact it has 2 b-sides . On the half-yearly charts of 2006 , `` Precious '' was the 2nd most-downloaded song , 3rd most-downloaded ringtone , 5th most-downloaded PV , and overall ( combined ranking for all 3 categories ) ranked 2nd . The PV ( promotional video ) for the title track `` Precious '' was shot in New Zealand , where Ito and her staff stayed for 5 days . Despite the song being released for more than two years , it managed to climb back up the charts , with a peak of 17 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6eb5543c1bebe4b9c309f6691df4b625", "text": "Beautiful (EP) Beautiful is the debut extended play by American singer and rapper Amber , who is a member of South Korean girl group f ( x ) . The EP was released on February 13 , 2015 by S.M. Entertainment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2498099ae9442466e5fa629d9f9b3181", "text": "Beautiful Boy Beautiful Boy may refer to : In music : `` Beautiful Boy ( Darling Boy ) '' , a 1980 song by John Lennon from Double Fantasy `` Beautiful Boys '' , another 1980 song by John Lennon , also from Double Fantasy `` Beautiful Boy '' , a song by Kelli Ali from Tigermouth `` Beautiful Boy '' , a song by Nate Borofsky from Never Enough Time `` Beautiful Boy '' , a song from the 2005 musical Lestat In other media : Beautiful Boy ( 2010 film ) , a 2010 drama directed by Shawn Ku Beautiful Boy ( 2018 film ) The Beautiful Boy ( or The Boy ) , a 2003 book by Germaine Greer Beautiful Boy : A Father 's Journey Through His Son 's Addiction , a 2008 book by David Sheff", "title": "" }, { "docid": "79b0425fd42322580d3a1e8ec3b35cba", "text": "Beautiful (10 Years song) `` Beautiful '' is a song written and recorded by American alternative rock band 10 Years for their fourth album , Division , which is their second major release under Universal Records . It was released as the album 's first single to iTunes and rock radio outlets in 2008 . __ NOTOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bb15bcc714c715eae349eaf85f89ea1a", "text": "Whitney Houston discography The discography of American singer Whitney Houston ( 1963 -- 2012 ) consists of seven studio albums , six compilations , two soundtrack albums , five box sets , six extended plays , and fifty-seven singles . In 1985 , Houston released her self-titled debut album . It spent fourteen weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified thirteen times platinum ( Diamond ) by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , with global sales of 25 million copies . The album produced four US top 5 singles , including three Billboard Hot 100 number-ones . In 1987 , Houston released her second album Whitney . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was supported by four US number-one singles : `` I Wan na Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' , `` Did n't We Almost Have It All '' , `` So Emotional '' , and `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' , which established an unprecedented seven consecutive number one hits by a performer . Whitney was certified 9 × Platinum by the RIAA and topped the charts in numerous countries , having sold in excess of 20 million copies worldwide . Houston 's third studio album , I 'm Your Baby Tonight ( 1990 ) , peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 chart and yielded two number-one singles ; `` I 'm Your Baby Tonight '' and `` All the Man That I Need '' , selling 10 million units worldwide . In February 1991 , Houston released `` The Star Spangled Banner '' performance from Super Bowl XXV as a single , becoming the highest-charting rendition of the national anthem on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Bodyguard soundtrack from her film debut , was released in November 1992 . The album contains tracks by other recording artists but is considered a Houston album by Billboard . It topped the Billboard 200 for twenty non-consecutive weeks , one of the longest tenures by an album in the Nielsen SoundScan era . The album was certified 17 × Platinum the United States and sold over 45 million copies worldwide , becoming the best-selling soundtrack album and one of the top 5 best-selling albums of all time . The lead single from the soundtrack , `` I Will Always Love You '' , topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a then-record-breaking fourteen weeks and was certified 6 × Platinum by the RIAA , peaked at number one on the charts in nearly every country and sold 12 million copies worldwide , becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time . Houston contributed three songs , including her eleventh number-one single `` Exhale ( Shoop Shoop ) '' on the 7x platinum soundtrack album , Waiting to Exhale ( November 1995 ) . The following year she released The Preacher 's Wife in November 1996 . The soundtrack was certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA and became the biggest selling gospel album of all time . In 1998 , she released her first studio album in eight years , My Love Is Your Love . The album failed to match the commercial status of her previous albums , peaking at number thirteen , her lowest chart position on the Billboard 200 among her studio albums . Despite initial weak sales , the album went on to achieve multi-platinum status with 11 million units sold worldwide , being certified 4 × Platinum in the United States . From late 1998 to early 2000 , the album generated five singles ; `` When You Believe '' ( duet with Mariah Carey ) , `` Heartbreak Hotel '' , `` It 's Not Right but It 's Okay '' , `` My Love Is Your Love '' , and `` I Learned from the Best '' . Houston entered the 2000s with her first greatest hits compilation , Whitney : The Greatest Hits , released in May 2000 . The double-disc was certified 3 × Platinum by the RIAA in 2002 and earned 5 × Platinum award posthumously , recognizing 2.6 million in sales throughout the United States . The album hit the top position on the UK Albums Chart and sold over 1.66 million copies in the UK alone . Also , it reached the top ten in many worldwide markets , selling 10 million copies globally . Just Whitney , released in December 2002 , became her first album after renewing her contract with Arista for a record $ 100 million in 2001 . The album failed to earn multi-platinum status , receiving only Platinum award in the US , and became her lowest-selling studio album to date . She released a holiday album , One Wish : The Holiday Album in November 2003 . In September 2009 , Houston returned to the top position of the Billboard 200 with I Look to You , becoming her fourth number-one album on the chart ; which was her first non-soundtrack number-one in 22 years , since 1987 's Whitney . It also topped the album charts of several European countries and was certified Platinum by the RIAA . Her albums Whitney Houston , Whitney , The Bodyguard and Whitney : The Greatest Hits are among the top 100 certified albums according to the RIAA . According to the RIAA , Houston is the top-selling R&B female artist of the 20th century , and the fourth best-selling female artist in the United States , with shipments of 57 million albums . In addition , until the launch of the RIAA 's digital certification program in 2004 , she had sold 16.5 million physical singles more than any other female solo artist in history . According to the Official UK Charts Company in October 2012 , Houston is at number four in the top 10 biggest selling female singles artists of all-time list with a sales total of 8.5 million singles . Whitney Houston is one of pop music 's best-selling music artists of all-time , with an estimated 170 -- 200 million records sold worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58e7df963b1b362a7953ef7451664baa", "text": "Pink Star (diamond) The Pink Star , formerly known as the Steinmetz Pink , is a diamond weighing 59.60 carat ( 11.92 g ) , rated in color as Fancy Vivid Pink by the Gemological Institute of America . The Pink Star was mined by De Beers in 1999 in South Africa , and weighed 132.5 carat in the rough . The Pink Star is the largest known diamond having been rated Vivid Pink . As a result of this exceptional rarity , the Benny Steinmetz Group called Steinmetz Diamonds took a cautious 20 months to cut the Pink . It was unveiled in Monaco on 29 May 2003 in a public ceremony . The Pink Star was displayed ( as the Steinmetz Pink ) as part of the Smithsonian 's `` The Splendor of Diamonds '' exhibit , alongside the De Beers Millennium Star , the world 's second largest ( the Cullinan I The Star of Africa is the largest ) top colour ( D ) internally and externally flawless pear-shaped diamond at 203.04 carat ( 40.608 g ) , the Heart of Eternity Diamond , a 27.64 carat ( 5.582 g ) heart-cut blue diamond and the Moussaieff Red Diamond , the world 's largest known Fancy Red diamond at 5.11 carat ( 1.022 g ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8cfe2b096a305fba3f8d2304a039888d", "text": "Good, Bad but Beautiful Good , Bad but Beautiful is a 1975 album by Shirley Bassey . In the first half of the decade , Bassey recorded nine albums , with three making the top ten . In March 1975 , Bassey released a compilation that became her highest-charting album to date , The Shirley Bassey Singles Album ( # 2 ) , and reflects the momentum Bassey had maintained since her 1970 `` comeback '' . Good , Bad but Beautiful , released in the autumn of 1975 , spent seven weeks on the UK Albums Chart , peaking at # 13 , and earned a silver disc . The album reflects the formula that brought Bassey back to the charts : a combination of contemporary songs combined with her forte of standards , show tunes , and torch songs , featuring arrangements aimed squarely at the adult contemporary , or middle-of-the-road , audience . This was also achieved by modifying her backup orchestra to include electric guitars , a string and brass section with a more contemporary sound , and drumming that is more soft rock-oriented than jazz-oriented , while side two 's opener , `` Feel Like Makin ' Love '' displays a smooth jazz style . This was Bassey 's seventh album of the 1970s to make the Billboard 200 , peaking at # 186 . It also reached # 54 on the US R&B chart . In the UK the album was awarded a silver disc six weeks after it was released . The original release was in stereo on vinyl and cassette . In 2005 , BGO Records issued a remastered Good , Bad but Beautiful , together with the 1973 album Never Never Never , on a 2-CD set .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "155d15d45cc8021a2f629eb94e4a1fad", "text": "This Beautiful Mess This Beautiful Mess is the second album by American band Sixpence None the Richer , released in 1995 ( see 1995 in music ) . The recording was produced by Armand John Petri , who also managed the band from 1993 to 1997 . This Beautiful Mess surpassed 50,000 copies sold during its first year of release and laid the foundation for Sixpence 's self-titled breakout album two years later . This Beautiful Mess won the 1996 Dove Award for `` Alternative/Modern Rock Album of the Year . '' The songs `` Within a Room Somewhere '' and `` I Ca n't Explain '' were both minor hits on the Christian music charts . Within a couple years of the album 's release , two eventually significant rock bands formed under the moniker `` This Beautiful Mess . '' The first originated in Colorado Springs , Co in 1996 and went on to become the platinum-selling act OneRepublic . The second , formed in 1997 , is the Dutch rock quintet from the Netherlands which continues making music under the same name . `` This Beautiful Mess '' is also used as the title of author Rick McKinley 's 2006 treatise on personal and social transformation . The book 's foreword was written by million-selling author Donald Miller , who filmed the 2012 movie Blue Like Jazz with Sixpence None the Richer producer Steve Taylor directing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "066bdc35887eae267a26760f468e5805", "text": "Hello Beautiful (disambiguation) Hello Beautiful can refer to : `` Hello , Beautiful '' , a 1931 song by Maurice Chevalier , also featured in several Betty Boop films ( Bimbo Express , 1931 ; Stopping the Show , 1932 ; Betty Boop 's Rise to Fame , 1934 ) `` Hello Beautiful '' , a song from the 2007 Jonas Brothers album `` Hello , Beautiful '' , a song by Vic Mignogna from his 2007 album Metafiction The Powers Girl , sometimes retitled Hello , Beautiful , a 1943 musical comedy about women employed by a modeling agency Hello Beautiful , an alternative/hip hop/rock fusion band from Whitby , Ontario , Canada Hello Beautiful ! , a popular weekly radio program in Chicago about arts , architecture and culture , created and hosted by Edward Lifson", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a4d044f75d7c7b0584269554878ecc29", "text": "Legs Diamond (band) Legs Diamond is an American rock band that has often been called `` The American Deep Purple '' . They formed in Los Angeles , California starting with Michael `` Diamond '' Gargano ( bass ) and Jeff Poole ( drums ) . The group released their self-titled debut album for Mercury Records in 1977 . The original band broke up in 1980 after three popular albums , but reformed in 1984 after their original albums had begun to acquire a cult following . The new lineup released several more albums and continued to perform throughout the 1990s and 2000s . In 2005 , original frontman Rick Sanford was replaced by ex-Montrose and Wild Horses vocalist John Levesque , and the band released their latest album , `` Diamonds Are Forever '' , in 2006 . Original members include Roger Romeo ( guitar ) , Michael Prince ( keyboards/rhythm guitar ) , and Jeff Poole ( percussion ) . The band still does the occasional gig in the Los Angeles area and at least once a year in San Antonio , TX where they are still hugely popular , the result of being a favorite of influential disc jockey Joe `` the Godfather '' Anthony ( 1940-1992 ) . Keyboardist Michael Prince is active in studio recording , in Los Angeles , working with some better known R+B and Pop Acts , including Beyoncé , Chris Brown , Usher , Los Lobos and Michael Jackson . Guitarist Roger Romeo is also currently working in a new band called the Funkin Maniacs . Power drummer Jon Hyde ( Detective ) and NS Stick and bassist Gary Jibilian round out the trio . They are recording a new CD slated for release early 2012 . As of 2011 , the band was working on their 12th CD due to be available within the year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "98a5588326909f1c9ea728dd789a84aa", "text": "But Beautiful (song) `` But Beautiful '' is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen , the lyrics by Johnny Burke . The song was published in 1947 . One of five songs written by Burke and Van Heusen featured in the Paramount Pictures movie Road to Rio ( 1947 ) , it was introduced by Bing Crosby and is also associated with his leading lady Dorothy Lamour . The song was a hit in 1948 for Frank Sinatra ( reaching the No. 14 spot ) , Bing Crosby ( # 20 ) , Margaret Whiting ( # 21 ) and Art Lund ( # 25 ) . The original key is G major and has the form A-B1-A-B2 . Chick Corea recorded a piano solo version of it in the original key of G major , but it has been recorded in many different keys , including F major ( later Sinatra ) , C major ( Bill Evans and Stan Getz ) , D major ( Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga ) , Billie Holiday ( B-flat major ) and Nat King Cole ( E major ) . It is usually performed as a ballad .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ce80524517210b010d47ad9179694eb6", "text": "Beautiful Nowhere Beautiful Nowhere is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Josh Clayton-Felt , though it was marketed and released under his birth name Josh Clayton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b971499eab4de6e7f8d0f3309240ae7e", "text": "Cool for the Summer `` Cool for the Summer '' is a song by American singer Demi Lovato . It serves as the lead single from her fifth studio album , Confident ( 2015 ) . The song was released on July 1 , 2015 , by Hollywood , and Island Records , and made its radio premiere on the same date via Republic Records . Lovato co-wrote `` Cool for the Summer '' with Alexander Erik Kronlund , Savan Kotecha , and the song 's producers Max Martin and Ali Payami . Musically , it has a rock styled edge over an electronic instrumental arrangement . The song has garnered attention for its bi-curious insinuations and sexually suggestive lyrics . Critics praised `` Cool for the Summer '' for its production and bi-curious lyrical content . It was included on several year-end lists and received nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards and 2015 Teen Choice Awards in the `` Song Of The Summer '' category . The song received an award for being one of the most performed songs of 2015 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards . Commercially `` Cool for the Summer '' had a positive reception . In United States the song debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated July 18 , 2015 , selling 80,000 copies in its first charting week . It entered the Hot 100 's top 20 on the chart dated August 15 , 2015 , and peaked at number 11 , becoming Lovato 's third highest chart position . The song also reached number one on the Dance Club Songs chart . It was certified double-platinum by RIAA . `` Cool for the Summer '' has also topped the charts in Greece and peaked within the top 10 in Belgium , the Czech Republic , Lebanon , Mexico , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Australia , Canada , Ireland , Slovakia , and Spain . Its music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and released on July 23 , 2015 . It received positive reviews from critics , who praised the singer 's sensuality and artistic growth . To promote the song , Lovato performed it at pool parties after its release . She also promoted the song on several TV programs such as The Voice , Sunrise , the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , and Saturday Night Live .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "287654749df010e298e9cf60feb4ecd6", "text": "Beautiful You / Sennen Koi Uta is Tohoshinki 's 22nd Japanese single , released on April 23 , 2008 shortly before the completion of the T album Japan tour . `` Sennen Koi Uta '' was used as the opening theme for `` The Legend '' , a Korean drama that was later aired in Japan . Oricon News predicted that the consecutive releases of the previous single albums as well as the popularity of the historical drama series were expected to boost the sales of the latest single . It is Tohoshinki 's second # 1 single on the Weekly Oricon Charts . Similar to their `` Purple Line '' single , they wrote history again in the Japanese music industry by becoming the second foreign artist , next to Ou Yang Fei Fei , to have 2 chart-toppers . According to the Oricon , TVXQ succeeded Ou Yang Fei Fei 's position after 24 years and 5 months .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fc963ae85cee1833f99b590690765c3a", "text": "Beautiful Death Beautiful Death is an album by Bella Morte , released in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4273867145f36c8c7836d15140bb387", "text": "Nuestro Amor Nuestro Amor ( English : Our Love ) is the second studio album by Mexican pop band RBD . The album was released on September 22 , 2005 in Mexico , selling over 127,000 units in its first seven hours of release in the country , and 160,000 in the first week , enough for it to be certified Platinum almost instantly . It was eventually certified 3 × Platinum + Gold in Mexico . In the United States , the album was released on October 4 , 2005 and peaked at number 88 on the Billboard 200 albums chart . It also spent three weeks in a row at # 1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart , selling over 100,000 units just in its first week of release . The album was released in Spain on October 30 , 2006 and has been certified 2 × Platinum in the region . The album was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the `` Best Pop Album by a Duo/Group with Vocals '' category at the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards . On March 2 , 2006 , a ` Diamond Edition ' of the album was released , which included the original 14 tracks , plus an interactive CD including wallpapers , videos , screensavers , plus two new unreleased tracks . The group eventually recorded a Portuguese-language version of the album for their fanbase in Brazil ; this edition was launched on May 22 , 2006 , and was titled Nosso Amor Rebelde . As of 2011 , Nuestro Amor has sold 12 million copies worldwide , making it RBD 's best selling album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02d1985d374fa5434bf94c6bbd25b784", "text": "A Thousand Beautiful Things `` A Thousand Beautiful Things '' is a song by Annie Lennox , released in 2004 as the second `` promotional-only '' single from her album Bare .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "881bb9f351082ec60cc34181dc6ff89a", "text": "Gennady Golovkin Gennady Gennadyevich Golovkin ( Геннадий Геннадьевич Головкин born 8 April 1982 ) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer who currently holds the unified WBA ( Super ) , WBC , IBF , and IBO middleweight titles . As of May 2017 , he is ranked as the world 's best middleweight by BoxRec and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board , and second best by The Ring . He is also ranked as the world 's third best boxer , pound for pound , by The Ring , fifth by BoxRec , and seventh by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board . Golovkin won his first major world championship , the WBA interim middleweight title , by defeating Milton Núñez in 2010 . He was elevated to WBA ( Regular ) champion in the same year , and in 2011 would win the vacant IBO middleweight title by defeating Lajuan Simon . In 2014 , Golovkin was elevated to his current status of WBA ( Super ) champion and successfully defended both his titles against Daniel Geale . Later that year he defeated Marco Antonio Rubio to add the WBC interim middleweight title to his collection , and defeated David Lemieux in 2015 to win the IBF middleweight title . After Canelo Álvarez vacated his WBC middleweight title in 2016 , Golovkin was elevated to full champion and now holds world titles by three of the four major boxing sanctioning bodies . A calculating pressure fighter , Golovkin is known for his powerful and precise punching , balance , and methodical movement . With a streak of 23 knockouts that spanned from 22 November 2008 to 18 March 2017 , he holds the highest knockout percentage -- 89.8 % -- in middleweight championship history . In 2016 , he achieved his 17th title defense by knockout , which equalled the record set by Wilfredo Gómez in 1982 . Golovkin is also said to have one of the best chins in modern boxing , having never been knocked down or knocked out in a total of 387 fights , neither as a professional nor amateur . In his amateur career , Golovkin won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 2003 World Championships . He went on to represent Kazakhstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics , winning a middleweight silver medal .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e129f91c9549748660047f99abd479da", "text": "Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez Rivera ( -LSB- wilˈfɾeðo ˈɣomes -RSB- ; born October 29 , 1956 ) , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez , is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and three-time world champion . He is frequently mentioned among the best Puerto Rican boxers of all time by sports journalists and analysts , along with Félix Trinidad , Miguel Cotto , Wilfred Benítez , Esteban De Jesús , Edwin Rosario , and Carlos Ortíz . His seventeen consecutive knockouts in championship defenses is a record for all boxing divisions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c48dbc410c0488fbbd26f4e174001d2", "text": "Boxing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Light welterweight The men 's light welterweight competition of the boxing events at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara , Mexico , was held between October 21 and 28 at the Expo Guadalajara Arena . The defending champion was Karl Dargan from the United States . Light welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than or equal to 64 kilograms . Like all Pan American boxing events , the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament . Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals , so no boxers competed again after their first loss . Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each , with one-minute breaks between rounds . Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent . Five judges scored each bout ; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score . The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0660f667f7b087c5de38251db38883b2", "text": "Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. ( born January 16 , 1969 ) is an American professional boxer , boxing commentator , boxing trainer , rapper , and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship . He is a former six-time , four-weight world champion , having held titles at middleweight , super middleweight , light heavyweight , and heavyweight , and is the only boxer in history to start his professional career as a light middleweight and go on to win a heavyweight title . As an amateur he represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics , winning a silver medal in the light middleweight division . Jones , who is considered by many to be one of the best boxers of all time , pound for pound , left his mark in the sport 's history when he won the WBA heavyweight title in 2003 , becoming the first former middleweight champion to win a heavyweight title in 106 years . He also became the undisputed light heavyweight champion in 1999 , by unifying the WBA , WBC , and IBF titles . During his prime , Jones was known for possessing exceptional hand speed , athleticism , movement and reflexes . The Boxing Writers Association of America ( BWAA ) named Jones as the Fighter of the Decade for the 1990s . He was also named Fighter of the Year for 2003 by the World Boxing Hall of Fame , and is a three-time winner of the Best Boxer ESPY Award ( 1996 , 2000 , and 2003 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e17e81dfbe7640c175d490db91e84b64", "text": "Alex de Jesús Alexander `` Alex '' de Jesús ( February 2 , 1983 -- April 3 , 2016 ) was a Puerto Rican professional boxer . As an amateur , de Jesús represented the island of Puerto Rico in international events , including the 2003 Pan American Games , the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics . Early in his career , he won seven regional titles : the World Boxing Organization Latino lightweight title , World Boxing Council Caribbean Boxing Federation lightweight title , World Boxing Association Fedecaribe Lightweight title , WBO Latino light welterweight title , WBA Fedecaribe Welterweight title , WBC Latino light welterweight title and the WBA Fedebol light welterweight title .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c17e2ab466a7e59e7c32fece6e20709", "text": "Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Andre Berto , billed as `` High Stakes '' , was a professional boxing fight , contested for the welterweight championship . The bout was held on September 12 , 2015 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada on Showtime PPV Mayweather Jr. confirmed his retirement after the bout . Mayweather dominated the fight , landing an impressive 56 % -LSB- 232/410 -RSB- punches thrown , and 67 % of power punches -LSB- 132/196 -RSB- compared to Berto 's underwhelming number of 16 % -LSB- 83/495 -RSB- punches landed and 22 % -LSB- 39/177 -RSB- of power punches thrown . Mayweather won the fight , 120-108 , 118-110 and 117-111 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "63a6f491b71cf4ef23b44a4d232afa2c", "text": "Víctor Galíndez Víctor Emilio Galíndez ( November 2 , 1948 in Vedia -- October 25 , 1980 in Veinticinco de Mayo , Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine boxer who was the third Latin American to win the world Light Heavyweight championship , after Puerto Rico 's José Torres and Venezuela 's Vicente Rondon . Galíndez was born in Vedia in the Leandro N. Alem Partido of the Buenos Aires Province in Argentina in 1948 . He aspired to become both a boxer and a stock car pilot since an early age , but he was more interested in boxing . As an amateur , he compiled a winning record and participated in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , where he lost in a preliminary round bout to Aldo Bentini of Italy . A year earlier he claimed the silver medal at the 1967 Pan American Games . Galíndez then turned professional , and on May 10 of 1969 , he debuted as a paid fighter with a win over Ramon Ruiz by a knockout in four at Buenos Aires . After one more win , he faced Adolfo Cejas in Azul , Argentina , in a fight which resulted in a ten-round draw . In 1970 , Galíndez had 10 fights , a span during which he went 5-3-1 , with one no contest . He suffered his first loss , at the hands of Juan Aguilar , by a decision in ten , and had a second and third fight with Aguilar , of which the second ended in a first round no contest , and the second in another Aguilar decision win . He began his five fight rivalry with Jorge Ahumada knocking Ahumada out in five rounds , and lost the Argentine Light Heavyweight title with a twelve-round decision defeat against Avenamar Peralta . He and Peralta had an immediate , non-title rematch in 1971 , and Galíndez won by a ten-round decision . 1971 was a year of rematches for Galíndez , the only new boxer he met that year being Pedro Rimovsky , and he too , had a rematch with Galíndez before that year was over . He lost to Ahumada in the second of the five fights between them , by a decision in Mendoza , Argentina , then beat him in fight three by a knockout in nine , and in fight four by a knockout in six , both the third and fourth fight being held in Buenos Aires . He and Rimovsky had a first round no contest in their first bout , and drew over the ten round distance in the rematch , and then Galíndez had two more fights with Peralta , losing by a knockout in nine and a decision in 10 . In 1973 , Galíndez had eight fights , winning seven and drawing one . He was finally able to obtain Argentina 's Light Heavyweight title , by beating Aguilar by a decision in twelve . He beat Aguilar once again , by a knockout in six , and he also beat Eddie Owens , Eddie Duncan and Raul Loyola , the latter being beaten twice , one time defending his Argentine title . He began 1974 with a step up in class , meeting former world title challenger Ray Anderson , beating him by a knockout in two . After six more consecutive wins , he was given his first shot at a world title , facing Len Hutchins for the WBA 's vacant world Light Heavyweight championship . Galíndez then joined Torres and Rondon as the only Hispanic Light Heavyweight world champions in history , and Carlos Monzón as the only Argentine world champions of that era , with a TKO of Hutchins in the thirteenth round to become the WBA 's world Light Heavyweight champion . Ironically , Galíndez , who never fought outside Argentina before becoming a world champion , became a traveling fighter after that . After he beat Johnny Griffin in Buenos Aires by knockout in six in a non-title bout , it was off to South Africa , for his first international fight , which was , at the same time , his first world title defense . He beat Pierre Fourie there by a decision . Next was Las Vegas , for his first fight in the United States , another non title affair . He knocked out Ray Elson in eight there . Next stop was the Madison Square Garden in New York , where he and arch-rival Ahumada met for a fifth time , this time with the world title on the line . After beating Ahumada by a decision in 15 , Galíndez returned to South Africa , where he once again beat Fourie by decision in 15 . 1976 saw a trip to Norway , where he beat Harald Skog by a knockout in three to retain the title , and to Denmark , where he beat Jesse Burnett by a decision in ten in a non tite affair . Then came a third trip to South Africa , where he knocked out challenger Richie Kates in the 15th and last round , and , after a fight with Billy Douglas in Buenos Aires , ( a win by decision in ten ) he found himself in South Africa once again , where he beat Kosie Smith by a decision in fifteen to once again , retain the title . After beginning 1977 by beating Guillermo Aquirrezabala by a knockout in four in Mendoza , he and Kates had a rematch in Rome , Italy , where Galíndez once again beat Kates by decision over 15 . Next , the Argentine champion and challenger Álvaro Yaqui López faced Galíndez in a 15-round title bout , once again in Italy , and Galíndez retained the title by a decision in Rome . Galíndez ' last fight of '77 took him to Italy for a third time , and he beat future world champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad ( then Eddie Gregory ) by a decision in fifteen . In 1978 , Galíndez went to Italy again , retaining the title with a fifteen-round decision in a rematch with Lopez , and then he made a series of non-title bouts in Argentina before he went on the road again , this time losing his title to Mike Rossman by a knockout in 13 , in the same undercard where Muhammad Ali recovered the world Heavyweight title for the third time by beating Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans . After his first fight in 1979 , beating Roberto Aguilar by a knockout in six back home , he and Rossman were supposed to have a rematch in February of that year , but Galíndez refused to fight , arguing that the judges selected for the rematch would probably favor Rossman . However , the rematch did come off later that year , and Galíndez recovered the world championship , once again in New Orleans , knocking Rossman out in 10 rounds . This time , however , he would n't last long as king of the Light Heavyweights , and he lost the title in his first defense , by a knockout in 11 to Marvin Johnson , a boxer who would later join Muhammad Ali , Sugar Ray Robinson and Carlos De León among others as one of the few boxers to be world champions three times in the same category . The fight with Johnson also took place in New Orleans . After losing a rematch with Burnett in 1980 by a decision in twelve in Anaheim , California , Galíndez was forced to retire because of two operations to repair his detached retinas , and then he tried to pursue his other dream of becoming a stock-car race pilot . On October 25 of that year , he participated in what would be his first and last Turismo Carretera race . After going to the pit for repairs , Galíndez was struck by a car that lost control and killed instantly while in the waiting area . He had a boxing record of 52 wins , 9 losses and 4 draws with 2 no contests , and 34 wins by knockout . In 2002 , Galíndez was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "af57b54413883c5e93a1888fbafa7ebb", "text": "Fulgencio Zúñiga Fulgencio Zúñiga ( -LSB- fulˈxensjo ˈsuɲiɣa -RSB- ; born July 23 , 1977 ) is a Colombian professional boxer and former IBO super middleweight champion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "753b2947764ce2c6c5b10bcf95c1e71a", "text": "World championship A world championship is generally an international sports competition open to elite competitors from across the world , representing their nations , and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport or contest . The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or , less commonly , ranking systems ( e.g. the ICC Test Championship ) , or a combination of the two ( e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon ) . This determines a ` world champion ' , who or which is commonly considered the best nation , team , individual ( or other entity ) in the world in a particular field , although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the ` world champion ' ( see Underdog ) . Certain sports do not have a world championship . Instead , they may organise a world cup competition , or they may organize both , for example cycling ( UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups ) ) . Often , the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words . Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations , such as boxing , mixed martial arts and wrestling . Certain sports do not have a world championship or a world cup as such , but may have one or several world champions . Professional boxing , for example , has several world champions at different weights , but each one of them is decided by a `` title fight '' , not a tournament . A certain number of sports hold world championships or world cups which are overshadowed , in terms of prestige , by the same events in the Olympic Games , the most prestigious multi-sports event . Still other sports may or may not have a true world championship but may designate the winners of a domestic competition to be `` world champions . '' This is especially true of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada ; world cups and championships exist in all of the major sports , but the domestic U.S. and Canadian leagues are generally recognized as the world professional championships or the equivalent of a world club championship . ( In American football , although an IFAF World Championship exists , the United States is so far above and beyond the other nations it faces that the winner of the U.S.-based Super Bowl , a competition limited to the 32 teams in the National Football League , is commonly recognized as the world champion . ) Finally , certain professional sports do not have a world championship or world cup , but rather hold a series of events recognised as the elite level in their field ( e.g. tennis has a series of four Grand Slam events recognised as the pinnacle of the game , in addition to key team events , world tour finals and the Olympic Games , but no world championship or world cup ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5b11772c9884d1e1c1ee964614e36051", "text": "Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego ( born June 16 , 1951 ) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001 . Widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time , Durán was a versatile brawler and in-fighter in the ring , which earned him the nickname of `` Manos de Piedra '' ( `` Hands of Stone '' ) for his devastating punching power . He is a four-weight world champion , having held titles at lightweight ( 1972 -- 1979 ) , welterweight ( 1980 ) , light middleweight ( 1983 -- 1984 ) , and middleweight ( 1989 ) , as well as reigns as the undisputed and lineal lightweight champion ( 1978 -- 1979 ) , and the lineal welterweight champion ( 1980 ) . He is also the second boxer to have competed over a span of five decades , the first being Jack Johnson . In 2002 , Durán was voted by The Ring magazine as the fifth greatest fighter of the last 80 years , while boxing historian Bert Sugar rated him as the eighth greatest fighter of all time . The Associated Press voted him as the best lightweight of the 20th century , with many considering him the greatest lightweight of all time . Durán finally retired in January 2002 at age 50 ( having previously retired in 1998 ) following a bad car crash in October 2001 , with an epic professional record of 119 fights , 103 wins , and 70 knockouts . Up until his fight with Wilfred Benítez in 1982 , he was trained by legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "10f07a4595689620e07f4703d4a407e3", "text": "Thiago Silva (fighter) Thiago Anderson Ramos da Silva ( -LSB- tʃiˈaɡu ˈsiwvɐ -RSB- ; born November 12 , 1982 ) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Absolute Championship Berkut . Once a member of the renowned Chute Boxe Academy , Silva now trains at Jaco Hybrid Training Center A.K.A. the Blackzilians . Silva received his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Jorge Patino .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1c41c01a8355de378e236205783d9c5b", "text": "Mexican National Middleweight Championship The Mexican National Middleweight Championship ( Campeonato National Medio in Spanish ) was a national Mexican professional wrestling championship controlled by a `` National title '' controlled by the `` Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre Mexico D.F. '' ( Mexico City Boxing and Wrestling Commission ) , which regulates all matches where the title is defended . The title has been in use since at least 1933 until December 8 , 2008 . It was defended in the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) promotion since AAA 's inception in 1992 . Since it is a National title endorsed by the Comisión it could technically be defended in various Mexican promotions , but in reality was promoted mainly by AAA from 1992 until 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "304aeb0dc7230afae9a80213e5f640e0", "text": "Club fighter A club fighter ( or clubfighter ) is a professional boxer who usually fights locally and has a mediocre record . Club fighters generally are not nationally recognized and have not won any fights that show the ability to win a championship . The term is often used as a pejorative for over-hyped fighters or for older boxers when they begin to decline . For example , Floyd Mayweather Jr. called Arturo Gatti `` a blown-up club fighter '' , even though Gatti was the WBC super lightweight champion at the time . A club fighter is less respected than a contender , who defeats journeymen and club fighters in order to establish himself as a challenger for a world title . A journeyman is slightly more respected than a club fighter -- often by way of having a superficially good record . Category : Boxing terminology Category : Pejorative terms for people", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39278e84845d73625d763a26cae66926", "text": "David Estrada (boxer) David Estrada ( born December 19 , 1978 ) is a Guatemalan and Mexican-American boxer who is from Chicago .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d3771b1e68b7d57b3a4467daa7348da", "text": "Jueves negro Jueves negro ( English : `` Black Thursday '' ) refers to a violent series of political demonstrations that created havoc in Guatemala City on 24 and 25 July 2003 . In May 2003 , the Guatemalan Republican Front ( FRG ) political party selected former military dictator Efraín Ríos Montt as its candidate for the forthcoming November general election . However , his candidacy was initially rejected by the electoral registry and by two lower courts , on the grounds of a constitutional ban preventing former coup leaders from seeking the presidency ( Ríos Montt had originally come to power by means of a coup d'état on 23 March 1982 ) . On 14 July 2003 , the Constitutional Court , which had had several judges appointed from the FRG , approved his candidacy for president , arguing that the terms of the 1985 Constitution could not be applied retroactively . On 20 July , however , the Supreme Court suspended his campaign for the presidency and agreed to hear a complaint brought by two right-of-centre parties that the general was constitutionally barred from running for president of the country . Ríos Montt denounced the ruling as judicial manipulation and , in a radio address , called on his followers to take to the streets to protest against this decision . On 24 July , the day known as ` jueves negro ' , thousands of masked FRG supporters invaded the streets of Guatemala City , armed with machetes , clubs and guns . They had been bussed in from all over the country by the FRG amidst claims that people working in FRG-controlled municipalities were being blackmailed with being sacked if they did not attend the demonstration . The demonstrators blocked traffic , chanted threatening slogans , and waved their machetes about . They were led by well known FRG militants , including a well known member of Congress , who was photographed by the press early in the morning while co-ordinating the actions , and the secretary of Ríos Montt 's daughter , Zury . The demonstrators marched on the courts , the opposition parties headquarters , and newspapers , torching buildings , shooting out windows and burning cars and tyres in the streets . A TV journalist , Héctor Ramírez , intervened to try and save a colleague who was being attacked by the demonstrators and died of a heart attack while running away from the mob . The situation was so chaotic over the weekend that both the UN mission and the U.S. embassy were closed . Following the rioting , the Constitutional Court , packed with allies of Ríos Montt and his protégé , President Alfonso Portillo , overturned the Supreme Court decision , upholding Ríos Montt 's claim that the ban on coup leaders , formalized in the 1985 Constitution , could not be applied retroactively to acts before that date . Many Guatemalans expressed anger over the Court 's decision .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ff0bd90dde781cb6ac9cd9f4138e8e76", "text": "Miguel Cotto vs. DeMarcus Corley The Cotto vs. Corley fight was a bout held in Bayamón , Puerto Rico , on February 26 , 2005 . It was for Miguel Cotto 's WBO world Jr. . Welterweight title , and it pitted him against former world champion Demarcus Corley . Much expectation preceded the fight , which was sponsored in Puerto Rico by DirecTV . The then recently inaugurated Tren Urbano had to be specially abilitated for this fight , as fans had overcrowded the parking area with their cars the last time Cotto had a fight in Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican tourism department saw this event as a perfect occasion to demonstrate the new railway 's conveniences to fans across the island . Cotto participated in a ceremonial trip from a station near José Miguel Agrelot coliseum in San Juan to the fight 's venue , Bayamón 's Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum . Corley , meanwhile , arrived in Puerto Rico on Wednesday , February 23 . According to El Vocero , the newspaper that interviewed the former world champion on arrival at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport , Corley showed confidence and kept smiling , but predicted a unanimous decision win , which is somewhat uncommon among boxers , as they usually predict knockout wins . Corley trained the last few days before the fight at the same gymnasium that Edwin Rosario used during Rosario 's prime . The fight was broadcast to the United States live on HBO Boxing 's `` Boxing After Dark '' leg . Cotto wore trunks that had the flags of every Hispanic country . About half a minute into the fight , Corley went down from a right cross to the head . He was rocked often the rest of the first round , but he was able to stay on his feet . Cotto kept hitting Corley with stamina-reducing shots to the body and the head in round two , but he lost a point , when , without any previous warnings , referee Ismael Quinones Falu deducted it from the scorecards after Corley complained that Cotto had hurt him on the crotch area . It was a somewhat unusual move by the referee : usually they give boxers a number of warnings before actually deducting a point for illegal fighting tactics . In the third round , Corley hit Cotto flush with a right hand to the chin , and Cotto , who was arguably having the worst round of his career , almost fell . Corley mounted an attack , pinning Cotto against the ropes for most of the round . Cotto was then suddenly struck by a low blow himself , and he went to the floor . The referee gave him time to recover , but did not take any points away from Corley . Towards the end of the round , both fighters engaged in an exchange of powerful lefts , with Cotto 's barely missing Corley 's body , but Corley 's getting Cotto on the head and sending him to the ropes again . Having recuperated in between rounds , Cotto picked up the fight 's momentum again in round four , using his jab , and then connecting with various combinations towards the end of the round . By round five , Cotto sported a cut inside his nose and he also had a swollen eye . Corley looked like he had taken tremendous punishment as well ; he looked tired and his face looked like it had a few small cuts too . Cotto , who , by the way , weighed 157 pounds ( 71 kg ) on HBO 's weight balance on the day of the fight compared to Corley 's 140 pounds ( 63.5 kg ) , pinned Corley against the ropes . A combination of punches to the body and head sent Corley down for a second time . Corley got up and tried to weather the storm by fighting back , but he was taking a lot of punishment as he decided to go down to one knee in order to take a rest . The third knockdown , however , would become the subject of a small controversy , as , instead of counting on Corley , Quinones Falu decided to stop the fight at that moment , giving Cotto the victory by a fifth round technical knockout . After the stoppage , Corley reacted with a menacing look towards the referee , but no action was taken by him against Quinones Falu . HBO 's instant replays showed that none of the punches that Cotto threw before Corley decided to take a knee had actually landed . Nevertheless , since Corley 's third visit to the canvas happened after Corley took a conscious decision to fall in order to take the extra rest , boxing rules dictated that it had to be counted as a knockdown . Soon after the fight was stopped , HBO analizers were quick to signal the result as a `` hometown stoppage '' , specially Larry Merchant . But their claims were quickly countered by Corley himself , who admitted to going down for the third time as a strategy to avoid further punishment from Cotto and maybe buy himself more fight time . After the fight , both fighters agreed that they should have a rematch . Category : Boxing fights Category :2005 in boxing Category : Boxing in Puerto Rico Category : Sports in Bayamón , Puerto Rico Category :2005 in Puerto Rican sport", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e7988973421dc31b58dcf6ed5741b1e", "text": "Yuri Bessmertny Yuri Gorbachev ( Юрый Гарбачоў , born August 27 , 1987 ) , better known as Yuri Bessmertny , is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions . After taking up Muay Thai at thirteen years old , he began his career in 2004 and rose to prominence by becoming a five-time national champion at both amateur and professional levels . Having established himself domestically , he then went on to win numerous European , intercontinental and world titles while fighting mostly in the former Soviet Union . In 2011 , he won the Fight Code Dragon Series tournament featuring sixteen top 72.5 kg/160 lb fighters from around the world to break into the middleweight elite .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "70b77eb6f3858cfe10bcfec61aa43e67", "text": "Boxing in Armenia Boxing ( բռնցքամարտ břntsk ` amart , literally `` fist fight '' ) in Armenia is a popular sport , that existed in the Armenian Highland since ancient times . Amateur boxing schools in the country appeared in early 1900s , by the mid-1950s boxing became one of the traditional sports in Armenia . In 1956 Vladimir Yengibaryan won a gold medal at the Olympics for the Soviet team . In early 21st century professional and amateur boxing in Armenia reached another peak . Most notably Arthur Abraham and Vic Darchinyan won several professional world champion titles . Dozens of amateur boxer have been placed in the top 3 of the world and Europe in their weight categories . Vladimir Yengibarian was the first man who opened boxing schools in Armenia", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2007efc9029d56afa25915e2b16e5383", "text": "Guatemalan Revolution The Guatemalan Revolution ( Revolución de Guatemala ) was the period in Guatemalan history between the popular uprising that overthrew dictator Jorge Ubico in 1944 and the United States-orchestrated coup d'état in 1954 that unseated President Jacobo Árbenz . It is also known as the Ten Years of Spring , highlighting the only years of representative democracy in Guatemala from 1930 until the end of the civil war in 1996 , and included a program of agrarian reform that was enormously influential across Latin America . From the late 19th century until 1944 Guatemala was governed by a series of authoritarian rulers who sought to strengthen the economy by supporting the export of coffee . Between 1898 and 1920 , Manuel Estrada Cabrera granted significant concessions to the United Fruit Company , an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit , and dispossessed many indigenous people of their communal lands . Under Jorge Ubico , who ruled as a dictator between 1931 and 1944 , this process was intensified , with the institution of harsh labor regulations and a police state . In June 1944 , a popular pro-democracy movement led by university students and labor organizations forced Ubico to resign . He appointed a three-person military junta to take his place , led by Federico Ponce Vaides . This junta continued Ubico 's oppressive policies , until it was toppled in a military coup led by Jacobo Árbenz in October 1944 , an event also known as the `` October Revolution '' . The coup leaders formed a junta which swiftly called for open elections . These elections were won in a landslide by Juan José Arévalo , a progressive professor of philosophy who had become the face of the popular movement . He implemented a moderate program of social reform , including a widely successful literacy campaign and a largely free election process , although illiterate women were not given the vote and communist parties were banned . Following the end of Arévalo 's presidency in 1951 , Jacobo Árbenz was elected to the presidency in a landslide . The progressive military leader of 1944 continued Arévalo 's reforms , and began an ambitious land-reform program , known as Decree 900 . Under it , the uncultivated portions of large land-holdings were expropriated in return for compensation , and redistributed to poverty-stricken agricultural laborers . Approximately 500,000 people benefited from the decree . The majority of them were indigenous people , whose forebears had been dispossessed after the Spanish invasion . Árbenz ' policies ran afoul of the United Fruit Company , which lost some of its uncultivated land . The company lobbied the US government for Árbenz ' overthrow , and the State Department responded by engineering a coup under the pretext that Árbenz was a communist . Carlos Castillo Armas took power at the head of a military junta , provoking the Guatemalan Civil War . The war lasted from 1960 to 1996 , and saw the US-backed military commit genocide against the indigenous Maya peoples , and widespread human rights violations against civilians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aad7edc6c6e285e52037f6c056b84033", "text": "List of companies of Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west , the Pacific Ocean to the southwest , Belize to the northeast , the Caribbean to the east , Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast . With an estimated population of around 15.8 million , it is the most populated state in Central America . A representative democracy , Guatemala 's capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción , also known as Guatemala City . Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) in purchasing power parity ( PPP ) in 2010 was estimated at $ 70.15 billion USD . The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 63 % , followed by the industry sector at 23.8 % and the agriculture sector at 13.2 % ( 2010 est. ) . Mines produce gold , silver , zinc , cobalt and nickel . The agricultural sector accounts for about two-fifths of exports , and half of the labor force . Organic coffee , sugar , textiles , fresh vegetables , and bananas are the country 's main exports . Inflation was 3.9 % in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03c92f79c1bfbf26d8f430705e06f7a6", "text": "Vladimir Golovanov Vladimir Semyonovich Golovanov ( Владимир Семёнович Голованов , born 29 November 1938 -- 2 August 2003 ) was a Russian weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics . Between 1963 and 1968 he set five official world records , all in the press . Golovanov took weightlifting in 1957 while serving with the Soviet Army in the Russian Far East . He had his best achievements in 1964 -- 1965 , when he won two medals at the Olympics and world championships and set three world records . In 1965 he was injured and recovered only by 1968 , when he won a Soviet heavyweight title and set his last world record . He retired in 1972 , after finished third at the national championships , and later coached weightlifters in Khabarovsk . In 1985 he became president of the Russian Far East weightlifting federation , and from 1998 until his death headed a sport school in Khabarovsk .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "fe4b8a1b6cd1a3b67031f0c3477d0fa9", "text": "All the Way (film) All the Way is a 2016 American HBO biographical TV drama film based on events of the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson , directed by Jay Roach and adapted by Robert Schenkkan from his play with the same title . The film stars Bryan Cranston , who reprises his role as Johnson from the play 's 2014 Broadway production , opposite Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson ; Anthony Mackie as Civil Rights Movement leader Martin Luther King , Jr. ; and Frank Langella as US Senator Richard Russell Jr. , from Georgia . The film was broadcast on HBO on May 21 , 2016 . The film was well received by critics , with Cranston 's portrayal of Johnson garnering praise . It has been nominated for a Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies , Miniseries and Specials , with Cranston also nominated for Individual Achievement in Drama for his work on the film . It got nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Television Movie as well as acting nominations for Cranston and Leo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c5abea2f251fea244305fd81d40e4d6", "text": "Bryan Cranston Bryan Lee Cranston ( born March 7 , 1956 ) is an American actor , voice actor , screenwriter , director and producer . He is best known for portraying Walter White on the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad , Hal on the Fox comedy series Malcolm in the Middle , and Dr. Tim Whatley in five episodes of the NBC comedy series Seinfeld . For Breaking Bad , Cranston won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series four times ( 2008 -- 2010 , 2014 ) , including three consecutive wins ( the second time in television history after Bill Cosby in I Spy during the 1960s ) . After becoming one of the producers of Breaking Bad in 2011 , he also won the award for Outstanding Drama Series twice . Cranston was also nominated three times for the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Malcolm in the Middle . His role in Breaking Bad also earned him five Golden Globe nominations and one win in 2014 , nine Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with four wins , and six Satellite Awards nominations with four wins . In June 2014 , he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Lyndon B. Johnson in the play All the Way on Broadway . He reprised his role in the television film of the same name , which debuted on HBO in May 2016 . For the film Trumbo ( 2015 ) , he received widespread acclaim and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor . Cranston has directed episodes of various television series , including seven episodes of Malcolm in the Middle , three episodes of Breaking Bad , two episodes of Modern Family and one episode of The Office . He has also appeared in several acclaimed films such as Saving Private Ryan ( 1998 ) , Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) , Drive ( 2011 ) , Argo ( 2012 ) and Godzilla ( 2014 ) . In 2015 , Cranston , together with David Shore , executive produced and wrote the story for the Amazon Studios original crime drama Sneaky Pete , the pilot episode of which aired on August 7 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f51039df26821540d8800352220ecf2a", "text": "Trumbo (2015 film) Trumbo is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed by Jay Roach and written by John McNamara . The film stars Bryan Cranston , Diane Lane , Helen Mirren , Louis C.K. , Elle Fanning , John Goodman and Michael Stuhlbarg . The film follows the life of Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo and is based on the biography Dalton Trumbo by Bruce Alexander Cook . The film was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12 , 2015 , and was released on November 6 , 2015 , by Bleecker Street . The film received generally positive reviews , with lead actor Bryan Cranston nominated for several awards , including the Academy Award for Best Actor , but has also been criticized for historical inaccuracies and misportrayals of people and events .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "76358cb41cf45a14d9728666eaf7eb86", "text": "Bryan Brinkman Bryan Brinkman is a cartoon animator from the United States of America .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1445773c08da50707979a85167e4edf4", "text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9f5102a1f1069333825cd90b594ac17c", "text": "King Cobra (2016 film) King Cobra is a 2016 American biographical crime-drama film about the life and early career of Brent Corrigan . It was directed by Justin Kelly and was based on the book Cobra Killer : Gay Porn , Murder , and the Manhunt to Bring the Killers to Justice by Andrew E. Stoner and Peter A. Conway . The film was released on October 21 , 2016 , by IFC Midnight .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "213b6ce9b8db7d7cdc1efd5a0d4cc1f3", "text": "The Night Strangler (film) The Night Strangler is a television film which first aired on ABC on January 16 , 1973 as a sequel to The Night Stalker . The Night Strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting ABC to order a TV series ( neither writer Richard Matheson nor producer/director Dan Curtis was involved in the TV series ) . In the United States the TV movie ran ( without commercials ) approximately 74 minutes . ABC planned to release the film overseas as a theatrical release and had additional footage shot rounding out the movie to 90 minutes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4a9daebf9acb23fbfbd0ace469ed11ff", "text": "Cold Comes the Night Cold Comes the Night is a 2013 American crime thriller film directed by Tze Chun , who co-wrote the script with Oz Perkins and Nick Simon . It was released on September 20 , 2013 , in the UK and on January 10 , 2014 in the United States . The film stars Alice Eve , Bryan Cranston and Logan Marshall-Green . The film was produced by Mynette Louie and Trevor Sagan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68e471bf4fc3cf457bb6cd20f02104a2", "text": "Tobe Sexton Tobe Sexton ( born September 6 , 1968 ) is an American actor and producer . Sexton was born in Fort Worth , Texas , he studied acting and directing for theatre as well as film at The California Institute of the Arts from which he earned a BFA . He appeared as Teen Freddy in Freddy 's Dead : The Final Nightmare . In 1995 Sexton co-founded the Bauhaus Film Group . Around 2000 he moved underground to Indie film and created The TCS or The Technological City State , Productions . Affiliates include The International High IQ Society , Mandalay Entertainment , Apogee Magic , the Entertainment Technology Center-USC as well as several indie production companies and filmmakers . Sexton produced the feature The Metrosexual .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c19ad8af815f192d114f9135c7eb0266", "text": "Colin Crompton George Colin Crompton ( 22 June 1931 -- 24 August 1985 ) was an English stand-up comedian . Crompton was born in Manchester , Lancashire , and found fame on the Granada Television programme The Comedians in the early 1970s . From 1974 to 1977 he was also the `` club chairman '' in another Granada programme , The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club . An attempt by producer Johnnie Hamp to reproduce the atmosphere of the working men 's clubs in a television studio , Crompton was famous for ringing a hand-operated fire alarm bell and telling the audience to `` give order '' when making announcements from `` the committee '' in between acts . He wrote his own scripts , with occasional additions by Neil Shand . The MC for the show , Bernard Manning , claimed he was cast in the role because he `` had been on The Comedians and he had that gormless look about him so he was ideal . '' According to Johnnie Hamp : `` Colin was criticised by real club chairmen for the way he acted . One actual club chairman wanted to appear and have it out with him on the show . He came along and met Colin , who was dressed in a very good suit , very smart , and here was this man looking more of a caricature than Colin ever did . '' Later , Crompton also had a small role as ` Roughage ' in the film Confessions from a Holiday Camp in 1977 . A favourite moment during The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club was when he rang his bell to interrupt ventriloquist Ray Alan halfway through his act : '' ... excuse me Mr. Allen we 've had some complaints that they ca n't quite hear you at the back . Could you hold your dummy a little closer to the microphone please ? '' This particular joke , like the character of the club chairman itself , owed a heavy debt to the comedian Norman Collier . In later life Crompton bought and ran a pub called the Birch and Bottle in Whitley , Cheshire . He died of lung cancer at the age of 54 . He was survived by his three children , Cheryl , Erica and John .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "12ed01cfca43018e6838521bf96aff3f", "text": "Mr. Saturday Night Mr. Saturday Night is a 1992 American comedy-drama film that marks the directorial debut of its star , Billy Crystal . It focuses on the rise and fall of Buddy Young Jr. , a stand-up comedian . Crystal produced and co-wrote the screenplay with the writing duo Babaloo Mandel and Lowell Ganz . It was filmed from November 1991 to March 1992 and released on September 23 , 1992 , by Columbia Pictures . Co-star David Paymer received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . The opening title sequence was designed by Elaine and Saul Bass . The film is based on the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update sketch in which Billy Crystal plays Buddy Young Jr. reviewing a restaurant he went to .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4269a721f6747475909d5ba9bb2d6001", "text": "Cris Cole Cris Cole is a British writer and producer , born in Wallingford , England . He grew up in London and attended Elliott Comprehensive School in Roehampton , London . After leaving school he worked as a professional guitarist for the next 15 years , playing in bands including Jimmy The Hoover , The Directions and The Hollywood Killers . Cole then turned to writing and wrote a pilot for Tiger Aspect / BBC , called Embassy , starring Robert Daws . Cole has multiple other TV credits , including episodes of Night and Day , Twisted Tales and The Bill , feature film credits , including Lovebite ( Ecosse Films , 2012 ) and Pelican Blood ( Ecosse Films , 2010 ) , as well as the TV movie The Good Times Are Killing Me ( Shaftersbury Films , 2009 ) . Cole is best known as the creator of the award-winning and the BAFTA nominated British TV series Mad Dogs , starring Marc Warren , Max Beesley , John Simm and Phil Glenister . He was the sole writer of all 14 episodes for the four UK seasons for Sky TV , produced by Left Bank Pictures . Cole was the executive producer and showrunner on the Mad Dogs U.S. television series made by Amazon Studios/Sony Pictures Television . The show was streamed on Amazon in the US , Germany and the UK . Sony sold Mad Dogs to 140 other territories . The series starred Ben Chaplin , Michael Imperioli , Romany Malco , Steve Zahn and Billy Zane . Producers of Amazon 's adaptation of Mad Dogs toyed with the idea of having the killer wear a Donald Trump mask . In the original British series , the killer wears a Tony Blair mask . `` We thought about who it could be and went through various machinations and various ideas we realized would get us into terrible trouble , '' original Brit series creator Cris Cole told TV critics this morning at TCA .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4e47c4a421c8080fa3941fa0c71d5f58", "text": "The Kitchen (2012 film) The Kitchen is a 2012 American independent comedy-drama film directed by Ishai Setton , written by Jim Beggarly , and starring Laura Prepon , Bryan Greenberg , and Dreama Walker . The film was shot in Los Angeles , California .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e2f2fe1adea0e49dd30a09196fa86e77", "text": "7 Minutes 7 Minutes is a 2014 American crime thriller drama film , written and directed by Jay Martin . The film stars Luke Mitchell , Jason Ritter , Leven Rambin , Zane Holtz , Kevin Gage , Brandon Hardesty , Joel Murray and Kris Kristofferson , and follows three high school friends , who are forced to commit a brazen robbery which quickly goes horribly wrong . It received its world premiere on October 26 , 2014 at the Austin Film Festival , and then premiered at the Sarasota Film Festival on April 16 , 2015 . The film received a limited release and through video-on-demand on June 26 , 2015 by Starz Distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "015e28c8c4dc39858fae3737288827d1", "text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "37416c10e912cf41a94cfedbbef2525d", "text": "Jay Wade Edwards Jay Wade Edwards ( born September 12 , 1968 ) is an American film director and editor . Edwards ' filmmaking career began when he wrote , directed , and edited three short science fiction films -- Mountain of Terror Day of Dread ( 1998 ) , Project : Tiki Puka Puka ( 1999 ) , and Esta Noche We Ride ! ( 2001 ) -- known collectively as The Monster Trilogy . The Monster Trilogy has been shown at film festivals in Liverpool , England ; Ontario , Canada ; and Austin , Texas . Edwards has overseen promotion for the film , which has received positive reviews . Edwards co-produced and edited Y’ all Come ! The Hell Hole Swamp Festival , a 2002 documentary profiling Jamestown , South Carolina , home of the annual Hell Hole Swamp Festival . The film has screened in ten film festivals , including The Rural Route Film Festival in New York City , The Maryland Film Festival , and Detroit Docs , receiving two Best-of awards . The beach-party rock - 'n' - roll monster movie Stomp ! Shout ! Scream ! , Edwards 's first feature film as writer/director , premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2005 to more good reviews . The film has gone on to screen at more than twenty film festivals . Awards include Best Feature Film at the Toofy Film Festival and The Magnolia Independent Film Festival , and nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Set Design at the B-movie Film Festival . A professional television and film editor since 1991 , Edwards is the senior editor and producer of the animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force for Cartoon Network 's Adult Swim and the feature Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters . Edwards 's television credits also include documentaries for CNN and TBS , Cartoon Network 's Space Ghost Coast to Coast , and numerous promotional campaigns .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1333396c5c79152a8a6bf303e0e30095", "text": "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film , and a remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . The fifth entry in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise , the film was directed by Marcus Nispel , written by Scott Kosar , and produced by Michael Bay . It was also co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , co-creators of the original 1974 film . TCM is the first of many horror remakes to come from Michael Bay 's Platinum Dunes production company which also released the remakes The Amityville Horror , The Hitcher , Friday the 13th , and A Nightmare on Elm Street . Though met with negative reception from critics , the film was well received by fans , and grossed $ 107 million worldwide above its $ 9.5 million budget , making it a strong financial success . A prequel was released in 2006 , titled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "22858b41e47d577c42e869176a98316e", "text": "Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter Bigfoot : The Unforgettable Encounter is a 1995 American independent family film about the legendary creature Bigfoot and a young boy he befriends . The film was written and directed by Corey Michael Eubanks and stars Zachery Ty Bryan as the young boy Cody and Gary Maloncon as Bigfoot .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "56e7f373df517aabc0103d6549e7f95c", "text": "Drumline: A New Beat Drumline : A New Beat is a 2014 American television film directed by Bille Woodruff . It is the sequel to 2002 's Drumline . The screenplay , a fictional story about a historically black college marching band , was written by Karen Gist and Regina Hicks . The story is about a young drummer from New York , played by Alexandra Shipp , who enters the fictional Atlanta A&T University and bumps heads with the leader of her new school 's drum section . Jordan Calloway , Mario Van Peebles , and LeToya Luckett co-star . Leonard Roberts reprises his role as Sean Taylor , while Nick Cannon reprise his role as Devon Miles . Cannon also serves as the film 's executive producer . The film was released to DVD on March 3 , 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85bd790a83336a2c5a265a353bd9c5ef", "text": "The Croods The Croods is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox . It stars the voices of Nicolas Cage , Emma Stone , Ryan Reynolds , Catherine Keener , Clark Duke , and Cloris Leachman . The film is set in a fictional prehistoric Pliocene era known as `` The Croodaceous '' ( a prehistoric period which contains fictional prehistoric creatures ) when a caveman 's position as a `` Leader of the Hunt '' is threatened by the arrival of a prehistoric genius who comes up with revolutionary new inventions as they trek through a dangerous but exotic land in search of a new home . The Croods was written and directed by Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders , and produced by Kristine Belson and Jane Hartwell . The film premiered at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 15 , 2013 , and was released in the United States on March 22 , 2013 . As part of the distribution deal , this is the first film from DreamWorks Animation to be distributed by 20th Century Fox , since the end of their distribution deal with Paramount Pictures . The Croods received generally positive reviews , and proved to be a box office success , earning more than $ 587 million on a budget of $ 135 million . The film launched a new franchise , with a television series , Dawn of the Croods , which debuted on December 24 , 2015 , on Netflix . A sequel was announced for a 2018 release , but was later cancelled .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d225dc315258d25b16334c717f86aa8", "text": "Wakefield (film) Wakefield is a 2016 American drama film directed and written by Robin Swicord , based on the short story of same name by E. L. Doctorow . The film stars Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner . Principal photography began on November 30 , 2015 , in Pasadena , California . The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on September 2 , 2016 . It was released in a limited release on May 19 , 2017 , before being released through video on demand on May 26 , 2017 , by IFC Films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab38fc0a9931ba848422b711734482bc", "text": "They (2002 film) They ( also known as Wes Craven Presents : They ) is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Harmon . The plot centers on a group of four adults named Julia Lund , Sam Burnside , Terry Alba , and Billy Parks and their experience with the phenomenon of night terrors and the impact they had on their lives as children and how they come back to haunt them as adults . The film was produced by Ted Field , Tom Engleman , and Wes Craven who served as executive producer . The film stars Laura Regan , Ethan Embry , Dagmara Dominczyk , Jay Brazeau , and Marc Blucas . The title is a reference to the fact that the creatures are only referred to as `` They '' as their origins are ambiguous . The film was a box office bomb and had lukewarm reviews from critics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "62ec759bac6643768b991af393f2d1ae", "text": "Michael Crichton John Michael Crichton ( -LSB- ˈkraɪtən -RSB- October 23 , 1942 -- November 4 , 2008 ) was an American best-selling author , screenwriter , film director and producer best known for his work in the science fiction , medical fiction and thriller genres . His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide , and many have been adapted into films . In 1994 , Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in U.S. television ( ER ) , film ( Jurassic Park ) , and book sales ( Disclosure ) . His literary works are usually within the action genre and heavily feature technology . His novels epitomize the techno-thriller genre of literature , often exploring technology and failures of human interaction with it , especially resulting in catastrophes with biotechnology . Many of his future history novels have medical or scientific underpinnings , reflecting his medical training and science background . He wrote , among other works , The Andromeda Strain ( 1969 ) , Congo ( 1980 ) , Sphere ( 1987 ) , Travels ( 1988 ) , Jurassic Park ( 1990 ) , Rising Sun ( 1992 ) , Disclosure ( 1994 ) , The Lost World ( 1995 ) , Airframe ( 1996 ) , Timeline ( 1999 ) , Prey ( 2002 ) , State of Fear ( 2004 ) , Next ( 2006 ; the final book published before his death ) , Pirate Latitudes ( 2009 ) , an unfinished techno-thriller , Micro , which was published in November 2011 , and Dragon Teeth , a historical novel set during the `` Bone Wars '' , published worldwide in May 2017 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "1f9c95a1b3bfe575b2e328c19f74c7b2", "text": "Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick ( -LSB- ˈkuːbrɪk -RSB- July 26 , 1928 -- March 7 , 1999 ) was an American film director , screenwriter , producer , cinematographer , editor , and photographer . He is frequently cited as one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinematic history . His films , which are mostly adaptations of novels or short stories , cover a wide range of genres , and are noted for their realism , dark humor , unique cinematography , extensive set designs , and evocative use of music . Kubrick was born and raised in the Bronx , New York City , and attended William Howard Taft High School from 1941 to 1945 . Although he only received average grades , Kubrick displayed a keen interest in literature , photography , and film from a young age , and taught himself all aspects of film production and directing after graduating from high school . After working as a photographer for Look magazine in the late 1940s and early 1950s , he began making short films on a shoestring budget , and made his first major Hollywood film , The Killing , for United Artists in 1956 . This was followed by two collaborations with Kirk Douglas , the war picture Paths of Glory ( 1957 ) and the historical epic Spartacus ( 1960 ) . His reputation as a filmmaker in Hollywood grew , and he was approached by Marlon Brando to film what would become One-Eyed Jacks ( 1961 ) , though Brando eventually decided to direct it himself . Creative differences arising from his work with Douglas and the film studios , a dislike of Hollywood , and a growing concern about crime in America prompted Kubrick to move to the United Kingdom in 1961 , where he spent most of the remainder of his life and career . His home at Childwickbury Manor in Hertfordshire , which he shared with his wife Christiane , became his workplace , where he did his writing , research , editing , and management of production details . This allowed him to have almost complete artistic control over his films , but with the rare advantage of having financial support from major Hollywood studios . His first British productions were two films with Peter Sellers , Lolita ( 1962 ) and Dr. Strangelove ( 1964 ) . A demanding perfectionist , Kubrick assumed control over most aspects of the filmmaking process , from direction and writing to editing , and took painstaking care with researching his films and staging scenes , working in close coordination with his actors and other collaborators . He often asked for several dozen retakes of the same scene in a movie , which resulted in many conflicts with his casts . Despite the resulting notoriety among actors , many of Kubrick 's films broke new ground in cinematography . The scientific realism and innovative special effects of 2001 : A Space Odyssey ( 1968 ) were without precedent in the history of cinema , and the film earned him his only personal Oscar , for Best Visual Effects . Steven Spielberg has referred to the film as his generation 's `` big bang '' , and it is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made . For the 18th-century period film Barry Lyndon ( 1975 ) , Kubrick obtained lenses developed by Zeiss for NASA , to film scenes under natural candlelight . With The Shining ( 1980 ) , he became one of the first directors to make use of a Steadicam for stabilized and fluid tracking shots . While many of Kubrick 's films were controversial and initially received mixed reviews upon release -- particularly A Clockwork Orange ( 1971 ) , which Kubrick pulled from circulation in the UK following a mass media frenzy -- most were nominated for Oscars , Golden Globes , or BAFTA Awards , and underwent critical reevaluations . His last film , Eyes Wide Shut , was completed shortly before his death in 1999 at the age of 70 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "020cf79591c81be4d9e4ad8a8ba2e308", "text": "I Lost It at the Movies I Lost It at the Movies ( 1965 ) is Pauline Kael 's first collection of reviews , covering the years 1954 -- 1965 , which was published prior to her long stint at The New Yorker . As a result , the pieces in the book are culled from radio broadcasts that she did while she was at KPFA , as well as numerous periodicals , including Moviegoer , the Massachusetts Review , Sight and Sound , Film Culture , Film Quarterly and Partisan Review . It contains her negative review of the then widely acclaimed West Side Story , glowing reviews of other movies such as The Golden Coach and Seven Samurai , as well as longer polemical essays such as her largely negative critical responses to Siegfried Kracauer 's Theory of Film and Andrew Sarris 's Film Culture essay Notes on the Auteur Theory , 1962 . The book was a bestseller upon its first release , and is now published by Marion Boyars Publishers . Kael 's first book is characterized by an approach where she would often quote contemporary critics such as Bosley Crowther and Dwight Macdonald as a springboard to debunk their assertions while advancing her own ideas . This approach was later abandoned in her subsequent reviews , but is notably referred to in Macdonald 's book , Dwight Macdonald On Movies ( 1969 ) . When an interviewer asked her in later years as to what she had `` lost '' , as indicated in the title , Kael averred : `` There are so many kinds of innocence to be lost at the movies . '' It is the first in a series of titles of books that would have a deliberately erotic connotation , typifying the sensual relation Kael perceived herself as having with the movies , as opposed to the theoretical bent that some among her colleagues had .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "27f701b9ff8d05f86b69dcf203532fad", "text": "Intermediate film system The intermediate film system was a television process in which motion picture film was processed almost immediately after it was exposed in a camera , then scanned by a television scanner , and transmitted over the air . This system was used principally in Britain and Germany where television cameras were not sensitive enough to use reflected light , but could transmit a suitable image when a bright light was shown through motion picture film directly into the camera lens . John Logie Baird began developing the process in 1932 , borrowing the idea of Georg Oskar Schubert from his licensees in Germany , where it was demonstrated by Fernseh AG in 1932 and used for broadcasting in 1934 . The BBC used Baird 's version of the process during the first three months of its then - `` high-definition '' television service from November 1936 through January 1937 , and German television used it during broadcasts of the 1936 Summer Olympics . In both cases , intermediate film cameras alternated with newly introduced direct television cameras . The exposed film , either 35mm or 17.5 mm ( 35mm split in half , to save expense ) , travelled in a continuous band from the camera , usually atop a remote broadcast vehicle , into a machine that developed and fixed the image . The film was then run through a flying spot scanner ( so called because it moved a focused beam of light back and forth across the image ) , and electronically converted from a negative to a positive image . Depending on the equipment , the time from camera to scanner could be a minute or less . An optical soundtrack was recorded onto the film , between the perforations and the edge of the film , at the same time the image was taken to keep the sound and image in synchronization . The intermediate film system , with its expensive film usage and relatively immobile cameras , did have the advantage that it left a filmed record of the programme which could be rerun at a different time , with a better image quality than the later kinescope films , which were shot from a video monitor . Television tubes developed by Farnsworth and Zworykin in the United States , and by EMI in England , with much higher sensitivity to light , made the intermediate film system obsolete by 1937 . Film continued to be used for time-shifting and as a long-term storage until electronic video recorders were invented .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "28c338353cd559de6b20a8e582e27f46", "text": "Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( -LSB- ʒɑ̃lyk ɡɔdaʁ -RSB- ; born 3 December 1930 ) is a French-Swiss film director , screenwriter and film critic . He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement La Nouvelle Vague , or `` New Wave '' . Like his New Wave contemporaries , Godard criticized mainstream French cinema 's `` Tradition of Quality '' , which `` emphasized craft over innovation , privileged established directors over new directors , and preferred the great works of the past to experimentation . '' As a result of such argument , he and like-minded critics started to make their own films . Many of Godard 's films challenge the conventions of traditional Hollywood in addition to French cinema . He is often considered the most radical French filmmaker of the 1960s and 1970s ; his approach in film conventions , politics and philosophies made him arguably the most influential director of the French New Wave . Along with showing knowledge of film history through homages and references , several of his films expressed his political views ; he was an avid reader of existential and Marxist philosophy . Since the New Wave , his politics have been much less radical and his recent films are about representation and human conflict from a humanist , and a Marxist perspective . In a 2002 Sight & Sound poll , Godard ranked third in the critics ' top-ten directors of all time ( which was put together by assembling the directors of the individual films for which the critics voted ) . He is said to have `` created one of the largest bodies of critical analysis of any filmmaker since the mid-twentieth century . '' He and his work have been central to narrative theory and have `` challenged both commercial narrative cinema norms and film criticism 's vocabulary . '' In 2010 , Godard was awarded an Academy Honorary Award , but did not attend the award ceremony . Godard 's films have inspired many directors including Martin Scorsese , Quentin Tarantino , Brian De Palma , Steven Soderbergh , D. A. Pennebaker , Robert Altman , Jim Jarmusch , Wong Kar-wai , Wim Wenders , Bernardo Bertolucci , and Pier Paolo Pasolini .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e028d34395e5a9c615206fcf8247bf0", "text": "Herbert Mason Not to be confused with Herbert Mason the photographer who photographed St Paul 's Survives ( 1940 ) . Samuel George Herbert Mason ( 1891 -- 20 May 1960 ) was a British film director , producer , stage actor , army officer , presenter of some revues , stage manager , stage director , choreographer , production manager and playwright . He was a recipient of the Military Cross the prestigious award for `` gallantry during active operations against the enemy . '' He received the gallantry award for his part in the Battle of Guillemont where British troops defeated the Germans to take the German stronghold of Guillemont . Mason began his theatrical career at the age of 16 and appeared in several productions at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre including Barry Jackson 's The Christmas Party . During the 1920s he stage managed some of the largest shows in London ( including many of Andre Charlot 's musical revues ) and began his film career with the arrival of sound in motion pictures . Mason was the Assistant director for I Was a Spy , which was very successful in the box office and voted best film of the year . He made his debut as director in 1936 with The First Offence . His most prominent film was A Window in London a dark thriller set in the London Underground , which was a remake of the original French drama film Metropolitan . Another successful film included Take My Tip , in which he directed Jack Hulbert whose `` dances -LSB- were -RSB- beautifully staged . '' Several rising actors and actresses ( including Vivien Leigh ) made their film debuts in some of his films before they rose to prominence . He worked for several studios and production companies including Gaumont British , Gainsborough Pictures , London Films and MGM-British Studios . Mason directed 16 films ( from thrillers to comedies ) , moved into producing for the rest of his career and authored some plays with his wife Daisy Fisher , a novelist and playwright also with a background in theatre . His films were generally very well received , and some of them were marked out for the inventiveness of the plot , locations used for shooting and humour . Some of his films are remembered for introducing rising actors and actresses to the screen before they became famous .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a70cb99699eb62b3cd2715ab1efdd73d", "text": "Anthony Frewin Anthony Edward Frewin ( born 1947 , in Kentish Town , London ) is a writer and erstwhile personal assistant to film director Stanley Kubrick ( from 1965 to 1968 , and from 1979 to 1999 ) . Frewin now represents the Stanley Kubrick Estate . His novel London Blues has been described as `` masterful '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cc24aca1de49c2bb1213b0a4266f2f6f", "text": "Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing The Independent Spirit Award for Best Editing is one of the annual awards given by Independent Spirit Awards , a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "885262934b2501d4cc2fbc70c8e96539", "text": "Filmography and awards of Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick directed 13 feature films and three short documentaries over the course of his career , from Day of the Fight in 1951 to Eyes Wide Shut in 1999 . Many of Kubrick 's films were nominated for Academy Awards or Golden Globes , but his only personal win of an Academy Award was for his work as director of special effects on 2001 : A Space Odyssey .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "058cacfacfcf40551e7fca6948bb6f6f", "text": "Tony Zierra Tony Zierra is an American director and producer . He has directed three movies : Carving Out Our Name , USA The Movie and My Big Break in which he also appeared . From an early age Zierra 's goal was to become a filmmaker . He attended film studies classes at NYU , Texas A&M and UCLA . His first documentary , Carving Out Our Name premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to much acclaim . Shortly after , Zierra went on the road to capture America 's reaction to the September 11 attacks . The film that emerged , USA The Movie , explores the cyclical nature of violence and retaliation . The film was the subject of an in-depth analysis from a Deleuzian perspective by scholar and commentator Dion Dennis . Zierra 's award-winning documentary , My Big Break , is a cautionary tale about the darker side of celebrity and the consequences of fame that also includes his struggle to make his first film . My Big Break has received consistently strong reviews and has been repeatedly praised for its unusually candid look at the effects of success on young rising stars in Hollywood.http : / / staticmass.net/documentary/my-big-break-dvd-2011-review/http://www.theentertainmentcorner.com/2012/05/my-big-break-interview.html My Big Break won Best Documentary at the Boston Film Festival , Best Documentary at Artsfest , Pennsylvania , was nominated for Best Documentary at the Raindance Film Festival in London and was an official selection of The American Cinematic Experience Festival in New York . Zierra has been a featured speaker at The Popular Culture American Culture ( PCA/ACA ) national academic conference in New Orleans , PCA/ACA Southwest/Texas academic conference and the PCA/ACA national academic conference in Boston . Zierra is in production on the documentary SK13http : / / www.imdb.com/title/tt1562571/about the legendary filmmaker , Stanley Kubrick . His documentary '' Filmworker '' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6851066/?ref_=nv_sr_1 about the life of Stanley Kubrick 's longtime assistant , Leon Vitali is part of the Cannes Film Festival Official Selection 2017 premiering in Cannes Classics http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/infos-communiques/communique/articles/cannes-classics-2017-1", "title": "" }, { "docid": "383bd34e66ef3baafab261e30cb49dcc", "text": "Peter Pitt Peter Pitt is a British film editor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ec3b1ae747ee5465cba825940044a961", "text": "Marcia Lucas Marcia Lou Lucas ( née Griffin ; born October 4 , 1945 ) is an Academy Award-winning American film editor who was most well known for her work on the early 1970s films of Martin Scorsese . Lucas won the Academy Award for Best Editing in 1977 for Star Wars , which was written and directed by her first husband , George Lucas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fe91900ef60e2625a66a9f9c721378b2", "text": "Frank Sullivan (film editor) Franklin Starbuck `` Frank '' Sullivan ( February 7 , 1896 -- September 30 , 1972 ) was an American film editor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a3fc8786895e87624acbf774f04f73e", "text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "26e433214333cdf87506389a4a735aed", "text": "Substitution splice The substitution splice is a cinematic special effect in which film makers achieve an appearance , disappearance , or transformation using a cut . It is sometimes also called the stop trick or the stop motion substitution , although the effect is achieved through film editing rather than by literally stopping the camera . The pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès claimed to have accidentally developed substitution splicing while filming street traffic at the Place de l'Opéra in Paris . According to his story , his camera jammed and stopped ; by the time he had solved the difficulty , the traffic had moved on . When the film was screened , a man appeared to change into a woman , and an omnibus seemed to turn into a hearse . No evidence has emerged to support this story , which was probably entirely invented by Méliès . According to the film scholar Jacques Deslandes , it is more likely that Méliès discovered the substitution splice by carefully examining a print of the Edison Manufacturing Company 's 1895 film The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots , in which a primitive version of the trick appears . In any case , the substitution splice was both the first special effect Méliès perfected , and the most important in his body of work . For some time , film theorists mistakenly believed that the camera was actually stopped for the effect , and then restarted ( hence the occasionally used term `` stop trick '' ) . However , later film historians such as Richard Abel and Elizabeth Ezra established that the effect was the result of Méliès 's careful frame matching during the editing process , creating a seamless match cut out of two separately staged shots . Indeed , Méliès often used substitution splicing not as an obvious special effect , but as an inconspicuous editing technique , matching and combining short takes into one apparently seamless longer shot . Substitution splicing could become even more seamless when the film was colored by hand , as many of Méliès 's films were ; the addition of painted color acts as a sleight of hand technique allowing the cuts to pass by unnoticed . The substitution splice was the most popular cinematic special effect in early film fantasies , especially those that evolved from the stage tradition of the féerie . Segundo de Chomón is among the other filmmakers who used substitution splicing to create elaborate fantasy effects . D.W. Griffith 's 1909 film The Curtain Pole , starring Mack Sennett , used substitution splices for comedic effect . The transformations made possible by the substitution splice were so central to early fantasy films that , in France , such films were often described simply as scènes à transformation . This technique is different from the stop motion technique , in which the entire shot is created frame by frame .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94e16aaa02f650ade0def10c7afeb43c", "text": "Ornette: Made in America Ornette : Made in America is a 1984 American documentary film directed and edited by Shirley Clarke that studies acclaimed saxophonist and free jazz innovator Ornette Coleman . The film does not chronicle the life of Coleman but rather emulates his freeform style by mixing together excerpts from performances , interviews , experimental music videos and reenactments of Coleman 's childhood . Included are interviews with and original footage of William S. Burroughs , Buckminster Fuller , Ed Blackwell , Robert Palmer , George Russell , John Rockwell , Don Cherry and Denardo Coleman . The film intercuts interviews , archive footage and psychedelic sequences around Coleman 's performance of Skies of America with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra at the city 's Convention Center . The opening of the now-defunct Caravan of Dreams nightclub serves as a catalyst for the film 's production , but Shirley Clarke had actually been working on the film for a span of over 20 years . The 1968 footage with Ornette , his young son , Denardo , and frequent collaborator Charlie Haden was filmed by Clarke for a separate film that never came to fruition . Ornette was Shirley Clarke 's last film and reintroduced her to the independent film and jazz music circuits that she had influenced during the 1960s . Clarke 's intrusive , fast cutting editing style and Kit Fitzgerald 's avant-garde music video work won the film praise . In late 2012 , Milestone Films rereleased Ornette in select theaters and distributed the restored film on DVD and Blu-ray . This is part of a greater effort on behalf of Milestone to rerelease all of Clarke 's old films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1ce680c7901eaa3b0e361c775d4ea7b", "text": "William H. Reynolds William Henry Reynolds ( June 14 , 1910 -- July 16 , 1997 ) was an American film editor whose career spanned six decades . His credits include such notable films as The Sound of Music , The Godfather , The Sting , and The Turning Point . He also was associated with two of the most infamous projects in film history , Ishtar and Heaven 's Gate , which he executive produced .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "013e3a2969fe4ac676b172d913553bf5", "text": "John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( -LSB- ˈhjuːstən -RSB- August 5 , 1906 -- August 28 , 1987 ) was an American film director , screenwriter and actor . He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed , many of which are today considered classics : The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ) , The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( 1948 ) , The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ) , The African Queen ( 1951 ) , The Misfits ( 1961 ) , Fat City ( 1972 ) and The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) . During his 46-year career , Huston received 15 Oscar nominations , won twice , and directed both his father , Walter Huston , and daughter , Anjelica Huston , to Oscar wins in different films . Huston was known to direct with the vision of an artist , having studied and worked as a fine art painter in Paris in his early years . He continued to explore the visual aspects of his films throughout his career : sketching each scene on paper beforehand , then carefully framing his characters during the shooting . While most directors rely on post-production editing to shape their final work , Huston instead created his films while they were being shot , making them both more economical and cerebral , with little editing needed . Most of Huston 's films were adaptations of important novels , often depicting a `` heroic quest , '' as in Moby Dick , or The Red Badge of Courage . In many films , different groups of people , while struggling toward a common goal , would become doomed , forming `` destructive alliances , '' giving the films a dramatic and visual tension . Many of his films involved themes such as religion , meaning , truth , freedom , psychology , colonialism and war . Before becoming a Hollywood filmmaker , he had been an amateur boxer , reporter , short-story writer , portrait artist in Paris , a cavalry rider in Mexico , and a documentary filmmaker during World War II . Huston has been referred to as `` a titan '' , `` a rebel '' , and a `` renaissance man '' in the Hollywood film industry . Author Ian Freer describes him as `` cinema 's Ernest Hemingway '' -- a filmmaker who was `` never afraid to tackle tough issues head on . '' Worked for Ethos Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ab37a9c749f1976581ff354b4c148aa1", "text": "Stanley Dorfman Stanley Dorfman is an English film director and producer . Dorfman was active in Great Britain throughout the 1960s and 1970s . He was the original co-producer and director for the TV music show Top Of The Pops and created and directed the BBC 's In Concert series . He later moved to the United States where he directed music videos by many major artists . Dorfman is currently based in Los Angeles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8678cfd4df9b27b96e6c1cc617019e7", "text": "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Stanley Kubrick : A Life in Pictures is a 2001 documentary about the life and work of Stanley Kubrick , famed film director , made by his long-time assistant and brother-in-law Jan Harlan . Its running time is 142 minutes long , it consists of several 15-minute chapters , each detailing the making of one of his films -- and two more showing his childhood and life . Jan Harlan managed to get many of Kubrick 's collaborators for interviews , including Tom Cruise , Nicole Kidman , Keir Dullea , Arthur C. Clarke , Malcolm McDowell , Peter Ustinov , Jack Nicholson , György Ligeti and Matthew Modine . It also has interviews from film directors who were inspired by Kubrick such as Woody Allen , Steven Spielberg , Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack . The film contains some rare footage , including from the Kubrick family home videos and on film sets , and clips from Fear and Desire - Kubrick 's first feature-length film . It was released on DVD on October 23 , 2007 , and was featured on the tenth disc of Stanley Kubrick : The Essential Collection and Stanley Kubrick : Limited Edition Collection DVD and Blu-ray released May 31 , 2011 , respectively . The documentary was also bundled in a box set of some of Kubrick 's other films released January 22 , 2008 . The soundtrack of the film is by composer and musician Jocelyn Pook , who had previously worked with Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "8fc49e31cacb2127d09daeba41ecbc21", "text": "The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company , commonly known as Disney , is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate , headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . It is the world 's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue , after Comcast . Disney was founded on October 16 , 1923 -- by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney -- as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio , and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production , television , and theme parks . The company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and then Walt Disney Productions . Taking on its current name in 1986 , it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater , radio , music , publishing , and online media . In addition , Disney has since created corporate divisions in order to market more mature content than is typically associated with its flagship family-oriented brands . The company is best known for the products of its film studio , Walt Disney Studios , which is today one of the largest and best-known studios in American cinema . Disney 's other three main divisions are Walt Disney Parks and Resorts , Disney Media Networks , and Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media . Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network ; cable television networks such as Disney Channel , ESPN , A+E Networks , and Freeform ; publishing , merchandising , music , and theatre divisions ; and owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world . The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6 , 1991 . Mickey Mouse , an early and well-known cartoon creation of the company , is a primary symbol and mascot for Disney .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "40959f8d3abb23b5b06a6c913ab273ac", "text": "Animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media . The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce , own the physical equipment for production , employ operators for that equipment , and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced . They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company , much like authors holding copyrights . In some early cases , they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity . Overall , they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms . Currently there are about 201 animation studios dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films that are active . Few are actual production house where as others are corporate entities . Many of these animation studios help with the fulfillment of animation works for big brand names and have carried out outsourced projects including Nemo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "063d7ec0f20ad751c06b1585c6b0a98f", "text": "Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears Disney 's Adventures of the Gummi Bears is a Disney animated television series that first aired in the United States from 1985 to 1991 . The series was the first animated production by Walt Disney Animation Television , and loosely inspired by the gummy bear candies ; Disney CEO Michael Eisner was struck with inspiration for the show when his son requested the candies one day . The series premiered on NBC on September 14 , 1985 , and aired there for four seasons . The series moved to ABC for one season from 1989 to 1990 ( airing alongside The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh as the Gummi Bears-Winnie the Pooh Hour ) , and concluded on September 6 , 1991 as part of the Disney Afternoon television syndication package . Of the series ' 65 shows , 30 were double-features , consisting of two 11-minute cartoons , thereby bringing the series total to 94 distinct episodes overall . The show is well-remembered for its theme music , written by Michael and Patty Silversher and creation of `` gummiberry juice '' which was a type of magic potion , granting abilities , which allowed them to bounce away from their hunters . The theme was memorably performed by Joseph Williams , son of composer John Williams and one-time lead singer of Toto . The series was later rebroadcast on the syndicated Disney Afternoon block , and rerun on the Disney Afternoon through the summer of 1991 . In later years , it was shown on The Disney Channel ( from October 7 , 1991 to at least January 1997 ) , and later on Toon Disney , with its most recent televised airing occurring on December 28 , 2001 . Seasons 1 to 3 of the series were released on DVD on November 14 , 2006 featuring commentary from producers Eric Wong and Daniel Weinstein .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c50b0bfbf5ed4fa084f8cfbb70a5bd7b", "text": "List of Disney live-action shorts This is a listing of live-action motion picture shorts produced by Walt Disney or The Walt Disney Company , from 1921 to the present . This list only includes shorts which were initially released as individual shorts , which excludes the shorts that were originally released as part of Disney features in the 1950s and later re-released as individual shorts . This list also does not include shorts that do not contain any original stock footage . This list includes shorts with both live action and animation only if the majority of the short contains live action . This list does not include any trailers as they are usually edited from the features they are supposed to promote .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1345fa0f325b226ad6f23a1ce07c8a73", "text": "Donald Duck universe The Donald Duck universe is a fictional shared universe which is the setting of stories involving Disney cartoon character Donald Duck , as well as Daisy Duck , Huey , Dewey , and Louie , Scrooge McDuck , and many other characters . The world is a part of the Mickey Mouse universe , but is more detailed . Life in the Donald Duck universe centers on the city of Duckburg , usually located in the fictional U.S. state of Calisota , analogous to Northern California . The world also incorporates several other real and fictional locations , as well as historical figures and a fictional timeline , which is followed with varying degrees of consistency . Disney comics are the primary medium for Donald Duck stories . Contributors include Americans Carl Barks , Ted Osborne , Don Rosa , Tony Strobl , Al Taliaferro , and William Van Horn , as well as Italians Giovan Battista Carpi , Marco Rota , and Romano Scarpa . Other media includes short films in the Donald Duck series , children 's books such as Little Big Books and Little Golden Books , television series such as DuckTales ( 1987 -- 1990 ) and Darkwing Duck ( 1991 -- 1992 ) , and video games such as QuackShot ( 1991 ) , Goin ' Quackers ( 2000 ) , and DuckTales : Remastered ( 2013 ) . `` Donald Duck universe '' is not an official Disney term , but is sometimes used by fans . Don Rosa has also used the terms Barks Universe and Italian Duck Universe to describe different versions of the world 's continuity . The terms `` Barksian '' or `` Barksian facts '' has also been used to describe the canon of the Donald Duck universe , as many comic book creators and fans only consider the stories by Carl Barks as factual , since he is the creator of many of its major characters , locations and ideas . Don Rosa is an example of this when creating his comic book series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck , with most of his stories being based on the works by Barks . Additionally , the stories by Al Taliaferro and Ted Osborne are also considered canon by many fans , being that they are the creators of Huey , Dewey and Louie and Grandma Duck , and part of their work precedes Barks ' work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6288fee2bd1021cbd3c2016ba584e22", "text": "Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios may refer to : Walt Disney Studios ( division ) , the Walt Disney Company 's Studio Entertainment unit , which includes Disney 's motion picture studios , music labels , theatrical production company , and distribution companies . Walt Disney Studios ( Burbank ) , complex in Burbank , California , built in 1939 , which serves as the corporate headquarters for The Walt Disney Company . It is also a functioning film studio and hosts production facilities for Disney 's various entertainment businesses Walt Disney Animation Studios , the company 's main animation division . Animated films are released under the Walt Disney Pictures label Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , the primary theatrical film distributor of Disney films in the USA and abroad Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment , the primary home media distributor of Disney films in the USA and abroad", "title": "" }, { "docid": "86d8073b3544f3f2f4864a5077d541c9", "text": "Multi-Choice TV (Barbados) Multi-Choice TV ( MCTV ) is a television service provider in Barbados . It is a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service ( MMDS ) or DVB-C wireless microwave-based broadcast subscription television provider . They offer a variety of packages which can be considered as comparatively priced to similar providers throughout the world . The service began operating on December 14 , 1987 under the name Subscription Television ( STV ) , which had very few channels offered . The main channels were CNN , ESPN , and Lifetime Television , with an occasional option of pay per view ( PPV ) being offered for local special events and the occasional international PPV sports broadcast . In 1996 it was upgraded to include a new platform called Multi-Choice TV which was an analog wireless microwave broadcast offering many more channels ( e.g. , BBC , Canada 's CBC , TBN ) eventually maxing the bandwidth capacity and having to upgrade the service to a digital broadcast system . Multi-Choice TV have not fully converted all of its subscribers yet . The system relies on line-of-sight propagation so total island wide coverage have proved to be a problem and the provider is looking into alternatives . A recent press release have indicated their interest in a partnership with the local telco LIME . From 1 September 2008 MCTV replaced the Travel Channel on 511 ( part of the High Flyer package ) by Setanta Sports . The service uses a Yagi antenna to receive the encrypted broadcast , which in turn is then decrypted by the provider 's set top box . The provider now has the problem of signal theft by pirates using modified DVB-C compatible receivers and PCI cards with the most popular being the `` Dreambox '' manufactured in Germany to decode their signal which is based on Nagravision which is a conditional access control system developed by the Kudelski Group . In order to prevent such activity in August , 2006 the Government of Barbados stiffened the local Barbadian copyright laws , in addition to a strengthening of the laws on cable TV piracy . The CBC provider is planning for further circumvention of the Dream boxes in 2009 . In 2014 MCTV have gone through a massive upgrade of improving their services by including new channels such as MovieCity Action and Hollywood , AMC , KTLA , WGN , Disney , NBC Sports network etc. . Also MCTV have upgraded their systems to 20 stunning HD channels such as ABC , NBC , CBS & FOX and have also added new PVR boxes . MCTV new slogan is MCTV the Right Choice and are increasing their channel line ups and packaging for their loyal customers in Barbados . MCTV is still the number 1 provider in Barbados but they have competition from Lime Barbados and Flow , but the advantage MCTV has is , it does not depend on the internet to provide single for their customers and when there is rainy and cloudy condition MCTV still provides good service . Multi-Choice TV also competes against the US-based direct broadcast satellite ( DBS ) service provider DirecTV in Barbados . The service uses the NTSC television format .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "87708aed3d97ac96f2383fe52e4dd72d", "text": "Le Disney Channel Le Disney Channel was a French programming block on FR3 ( now France 3 , the second largest French public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group ) from January 26 , 1985 until December 31 , 1988 . The block 's runtime was 8:35 pm -- 10:00 pm ( UTC +1 ) on Saturday nights . On January 7 , 1989 , it was replaced with a cartoon-based block named Samdynamite .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d777eb65afbf1b885ede198eee73ad2", "text": "TBS Television is a television station in Kantō region , wholly owned by Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings . It has a 28-affiliate news network called Japan News Network ( JNN ) . TBS produced the Takeshi 's Castle game show , which is dubbed and rebroadcast internationally . The channel is also home to Ultraman and the Ultra Series franchise from 1966 onwards -- itself a spinoff to Ultra Q , co-produced and broadcast in the same year -- and its spinoffs , most if not all made by Tsuburaya Productions for the network . On May 24 2017 , Six major media firms , including TBS , officially announced they will jointly establish a new company in July 2017 to offer paid online video services . TBS Holdings will become the largest shareholder of the new company , Premium Platform Japan , with a 31.5 percent stake . An official from TBS Holdings will become the new company 's president .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a555543bd4385eb8516cdf76fa407514", "text": "Miramax Miramax ( also known as Miramax Films , stylized as MIRAMAX ) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows . It is headquartered in Santa Monica , California . Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein , and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30 , 1993 . Shortly thereafter , Pulp Fiction was released . The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney , until September 30 , 2005 when they decided to leave the company and founded The Weinstein Company . Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings , a joint venture of Colony Capital , Tutor-Saliba Corporation , and Qatar Investment Authority , in 2010 , ending Disney 's 17-year ownership of the studio . In 2016 , ownership was transferred to beIN Media Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f7178d2a6fee9c52972ad3fbd5c966aa", "text": "Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd. , later known as New World Animation Ltd. , was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation ( Fox Entertainment Group ) . Marvel Productions produced animated television series , motion pictures , and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony : The Movie , The Transformers : The Movie , and G.I. Joe : The Movie as well as the Transformers and G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero television series . Most of Marvel Productions ' back catalog ( mostly non-Hasbro related productions ) is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "290759ae97a636557d9eab7656bd06f4", "text": "D-TV D-TV is a series of music videos created by Walt Disney Productions in 1984 . Disney combined hit songs from the past with footage of vintage Disney animation , created in the style of MTV music videos , which inspired the name of this series . The videos were shown as filler material on the Disney Channel ( as the network did not air commercials at this time ) , as well as being the focus of television specials . Home video collections were also released on the VHS , Beta , CED Videodisc , and Laserdisc formats . After the first run of D-TV , in 1989 a second series was produced known as DTV ² . The show 's main title theme song is `` RPM '' from Larry Owens for the Network Music Library . D-TV ceased airing in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a1e4a64da787d9c7f851963bef2411d2", "text": "Disney–ABC Domestic Television Disney -- ABC Domestic Television , also operating as ABC Syndication ( formerly known as Buena Vista Television and also known as Disney Domestic Television and Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution ) , is the in-home sales and content distribution firm of the Disney -- ABC Television Group , a division of The Walt Disney Company . Content distribution responsibilities include domestic television syndication , domestic pay TV , Internet and cable video-on-demand ( VOD ) , and pay-per-view outlets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "52a0cef3c12503f0c207fc6d2e4b8687", "text": "BBC Entertainment BBC Entertainment is an international television channel broadcasting comedy , drama , light entertainment , reality and children 's programming ( some regions only ) from the BBC , Channel 4 and other UK production houses . The channel broadcasts regional versions to suit local demands and replaces BBC Prime . It is wholly owned by BBC Worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fdd0aea6c2c3d6e661e2b3b407e2b203", "text": "SuperChannel SuperChannel , Super Channel or Super-channel may refer to : Television channels : Super Channel ( Canada ) , a Canadian pay channel established in November 2007 Movie Central , the western Canadian pay channel known as `` Superchannel '' until 2001 ; ceased operations in 2016 . Related to the above in name only , although both incarnations were established by the same organization The Movie Network , a separate Canadian ( formerly Eastern Canada only ) pay channel known as `` First Choice Superchannel '' in the mid-1980s ; related to the above in name only NBC Europe , the defunct European satellite television channel known as `` Super Channel '' or `` NBC Super Channel '' WACX , a religious TV station in Orlando , Florida that uses the SuperChannel branding Super ! drama TV , a Japanese TV Channel formerly known as Super Channel ( or Super Channel Japan ) Super Channel ( Fiji ) Technology : Super-channel , a type of combined networking channel in Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1bf49f4fd331ffb611d4eb8ae0520a0f", "text": "Walt Disney World Dolphin The Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney 's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake , Florida , next to Disney 's BoardWalk Resort area . It opened on June 1 , 1990 and is joined to its sister hotel , the Walt Disney World Swan ( also designed by Graves ) by a palm-tree lined covered walkway crossing a lagoon . The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company , Tishman Hotel Corporation , MetLife and Starwood Hotels and Resorts . The land the resort occupies is owned by the Walt Disney Company , while the buildings themselves are leased by Disney to the Tishman Hotel Corporation and MetLife but operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide under the Sheraton Hotels brand . The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin are a part of the Walt Disney Collection of resorts ; because of this they are Disney branded and guests of the resort have access to special Disney benefits available to Disney Resort Hotel guests only . The Dolphin and Swan share similar elements , but each has a distinctive appearance . The Dolphin is composed of a 257 ft tall triangular tower bisecting a 12-story rectangular mass with four 9-story wings on the Swan-side of the structure . The roof of each half of the main mass is adorned with a 56 ft tall Dolphin statue . On the main colored facade there is a turquoise banana-leaf pattern echoed by a similar wave pattern on the Swan . The statues on top of the Dolphin hotel are not mammalian dolphins , but a stylized version of a nautical dolphin , a common symbol used on old world nautical maps . The design of the creatures is based on Triton Fountain in Rome . In 2008 , The Walt Disney Dolphin Resort was awarded a One Palm Designation through the Florida Green Lodging Program established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection . The Florida Green Lodging Program is a voluntary state initiative that provides the lodging industry with free technical assistance , encouraging hotels and motels to adopt cost-saving `` green '' practices that reduce waste , conserve natural resources and improve the bottom line .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4043d693137230c51ee15a168a22b680", "text": "White spaces (radio) In telecommunications , white spaces refer to frequencies allocated to a broadcasting service but not used locally . National and international bodies assign different frequencies for specific uses , and in most cases license the rights to broadcast over these frequencies . This frequency allocation process creates a bandplan , which for technical reasons assigns white space between used radio bands or channels to avoid interference . In this case , while the frequencies are unused , they have been specifically assigned for a purpose , such as a guard band . Most commonly however , these white spaces exist naturally between used channels , since assigning nearby transmissions to immediately adjacent channels will cause destructive interference to both . In addition to white space assigned for technical reasons , there is also unused radio spectrum which has either never been used , or is becoming free as a result of technical changes . In particular , the switchover to digital television frees up large areas between about 50 MHz and 700 MHz . This is because digital transmissions can be packed into adjacent channels , while analog ones can not . This means that the band can be `` compressed '' into fewer channels , while still allowing for more transmissions . In the United States , the abandoned television frequencies are primarily in the upper UHF `` 700-megahertz '' band , covering TV channels 52 to 69 ( 698 to 806 MHz ) . U.S. television and its white spaces will continue to exist in UHF frequencies , as well as VHF frequencies for which mobile users and white-space devices require larger antennas . In the rest of the world , the abandoned television channels are VHF , and the resulting large VHF white spaces are being reallocated for the worldwide ( except the U.S. ) digital radio standard DAB and DAB + , and DMB .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e0681c2a694ca75977a9654a12a50719", "text": "TeenNick TeenNick is an American digital cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Nickelodeon Group , a unit of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom . The channel features a mix of original programming , Nickelodeon-produced series , and acquired programs geared towards pre-teens and teenagers . The channel was originally known as TEENick from March 4 , 2001 ( when it originally launched as a program block on Nickelodeon ) to February 1 , 2009 , and The N from April 1 , 2002 , ( when it originally launched as a program block on Noggin ( now Nick Jr. ) ) to September 28 , 2009 . TeenNick 's name was taken from the former `` TEENick '' program block , which aired on parent channel Nickelodeon from 2001 to 2009 . As of February 2015 , TeenNick is available to approximately 72.3 million pay television households ( 62.1 % of households with television ) in the United States .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "593040108712bcae74772a1eca6b5d21", "text": "Fox (Finland) Fox ( formerly SuomiTV ) is a Finnish entertainment TV channel owned and produced by Fox Networks Group ( FNG ) Nordic . The channel was acquired by FNG Nordic in January 2012 , and then relaunched as the current incarnation on 16 April that year . Fox is freely available in Finland both over-the-air and through cable , as it bases its funding on television advertisements . It is FIC Nordic 's first channel that does not operate on subscriber fees . The channel provides a free catch up service through its online platform FOXPlay", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6171ad9e66b5b119b5b4b469735fe8ca", "text": "The Walt Disney Company CIS The Walt Disney Company CIS , LLC is one of The Walt Disney Company 's international divisions . The Walt Disney Company CIS was founded in April 2006 . It is headquartered in Moscow , the capital of Russia . In 2007 , Walt Disney Company CIS and Sony Pictures Russia created the joint venture of Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing CIS . The company owns and operates Russian versions of Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney . Disney Channel was originally planned to launch in 2009 , but a Disney Americas deal with Media-One Holdings was denied by Russian authorities . The Walt Disney Company CIS produced the film The Book of Masters . Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan is head of The Walt Disney Company CIS . The Walt Disney Company CIS planned to make two new films in the summer of 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "521bfcee6dd2104f540fe958d07be9f2", "text": "Flix (TV network) Flix is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by the Showtime Networks , Inc. subsidiary of CBS Corporation . Its programming consists solely of theatrically released feature films released from the 1970s to the present day , interspersed with some films from the 1950s and 1960s . It is the only premium television service in the United States that does not operate any multiplex channels that provide additional programming alongside the main service . Although Flix is typically offered as part of the Showtime multiplex , the channel 's carriage varies depending on both the cable provider and market , therefore it may not be available alongside Showtime and The Movie Channel 's multiplex services in all areas .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f20243e819481dfbd723eb3e5949fe69", "text": "Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( -LSB- ˈrɒnəld_ˈwɪlsən_ˈreɪɡən -RSB- ) ( February 6 , 1911 -- June 5 , 2004 ) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 . Before his presidency , he was the 33rd Governor of California , from 1967 to 1975 , after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader . Raised in a poor family in small towns of northern Illinois , Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 and worked as a sports announcer on several regional radio stations . After moving to Hollywood in 1937 , he became an actor and starred in a few major productions . Reagan was twice elected President of the Screen Actors Guild , the labor union for actors , where he worked to root out Communist influence . In the 1950s , he moved into television and was a motivational speaker at General Electric factories . Having been a lifelong Democrat , his views changed . He became a conservative and in 1962 switched to the Republican Party . In 1964 , Reagan 's speech , `` A Time for Choosing '' , in support of Barry Goldwater 's foundering presidential campaign , earned him national attention as a new conservative spokesman . Building a network of supporters , he was elected Governor of California in 1966 . As governor , Reagan raised taxes , turned a state budget deficit to a surplus , challenged the protesters at the University of California , ordered National Guard troops in during a period of protest movements in 1969 , and was re-elected in 1970 . He twice ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for the U.S. presidency in 1968 and 1976 ; four years later , he easily won the nomination outright , becoming the oldest elected U.S. president up to that time , defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter in 1980 . Entering the presidency in 1981 , Reagan implemented sweeping new political and economic initiatives . His supply-side economic policies , dubbed `` Reaganomics '' , advocated tax rate reduction to spur economic growth , control of the money supply to curb inflation , economic deregulation , and reduction in government spending . In his first term he survived an assassination attempt , spurred the War on Drugs , and fought public sector labor . Over his two terms , the economy saw a reduction of inflation from 12.5 % to 4.4 % , and an average annual growth of real GDP of 3.4 ; while Reagan did enact cuts in domestic discretionary spending , tax cuts and increased military spending contributed to increased federal outlays overall , even after adjustment for inflation . During his re-election bid , Reagan campaigned on the notion that it was `` Morning in America '' , winning a landslide in 1984 with the largest electoral college victory in American history . Foreign affairs dominated his second term , including ending of the Cold War , the bombing of Libya , and the Iran -- Contra affair . Publicly describing the Soviet Union as an `` evil empire '' , and during his famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate , President Reagan challenged Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to `` tear down this wall ! '' . He transitioned Cold War policy from détente to rollback , by escalating an arms race with the USSR while engaging in talks with Gorbachev , which culminated in the INF Treaty , shrinking both countries ' nuclear arsenals . Reagan 's presidency came during the decline of the Soviet Union and just ten months after the end of his term , the Berlin Wall fell , and on December 26 , 1991 , nearly three years after he left office , the Soviet Union collapsed . Leaving office in 1989 , Reagan held an approval rating of sixty-eight percent , matching those of Franklin D. Roosevelt , and later Bill Clinton , as the highest ratings for departing presidents in the modern era . He was the first president since Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve two full terms , after a succession of five prior presidents failed to do so . While having planned an active post-presidency , in 1994 Reagan disclosed his diagnosis with Alzheimer 's disease earlier that year , appearing publicly for the last time at the funeral of Richard Nixon ; he died ten years later in 2004 at the age of 93 ; Reagan had the second-longest life out of all the presidents ; the current longest lifespan of a president is held by Gerald Ford , who died two years after Reagan . An icon among Republicans , he is viewed favorably in historian rankings of U.S. presidents , and his tenure constituted a realignment toward conservative policies in the U.S.", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "48c94b685bce2d17425f3f5152a38e71", "text": "Microinfarct A microinfarct is a microscopic stroke less than 1 millimeter in size . Microinfarcts can be found in 25-50 % of all elderly deceased persons . Microinfarcts may be the second most important cause of dementia , after Alzheimer 's disease . Microinfarcts are microscopic lesions , of cellular death or tissue necrosis , which are a result of pathologies involving small vessels . Such pathologies are arteriosclerosis or cerebral amyloid angiopathy . Microinfarcts take longer to affect neuronal death progress , at up to 28 days , rather than hours . Microinfarcts can range in size from 0.2 to 2.9 mm . This ailment usually goes undetected in clinical-radiological , like structural MRI , studies and is known as a `` silent pathology '' . Depending on the size , large acute microinfarcts may be detected via a special imaging known as diffusion weighted imaging . Microinfarcts tend to occur at a high frequency , without specific regionalized locations . They are common in aging brains . This high frequency is thought to directly disrupt cognitive networks that are imperative to brain operation . Even though microinfarcts are usually undetectable , there is a general assessment of the cognitive status measured on a scale called the Clinical Dementia Rating ( CDR ) . This scale measures different parts of the brain such as diffuse white matter , periventricular myelination and cortical microinfarcts . Assessments of cortical microinfarcts have had the highest rates with being associated with cognitive degeneration . This lower cognition specifically affects perceptual speed and memory ( semantic and episodic ) . People with high frequency of this ailment tend to have greater chances of developing dementia . Although not many studies have been conducted and little is known between microinfarcts and other vascular or epidemiological risk factors , these brain lesions are thought to be masked by other pathologies . However , the common macroscopic infarct is not exhibited in 45 % of people tested for microinfarcts .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7cf8639a79b5963cf8eeb0824be78ef4", "text": "Ronald Reagan Parkway (Indiana) Ronald Reagan Parkway and Ameriplex Parkway is a parkway-type road named in part after former U.S. President Ronald Reagan . The road was commissioned in the 1990s , and the initial 1 mi section from U.S. Highway 36 to County Road 100 N ( CR 100 N ) was completed in 1996 . It was later extended to CR 200 N . The segment from CR 200 N to CR 300 N opened in early 2015 . Construction on The section from CR 300 N to the existing interchange with I-74 began in 2015 and will be completed by June .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7b8dfad630410b165b1c2c176cdb8fcb", "text": "The Spitting Image The Spitting Image : Myth , Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam ( 1998 ) is a book by Vietnam veteran and Sociology professor Jerry Lembcke . The book is an analysis of the widely believed , but historically inaccurate , urban legend that American soldiers were spat upon and insulted by antiwar protesters upon returning home from the Vietnam War . The book examines the origin of the earliest stories ; the popularization of the `` spat-upon image '' through Hollywood movies and fiction literature , and the role of print news media in perpetuating the now iconic image through which the history of the war and antiwar movement has come to be represented . Lembcke contrasts the absence of credible evidence of spitting by antiwar activists with the large body of evidence showing a mutually supportive , empathetic relationship between veterans and antiwar forces . The book documents the efforts of the Nixon Administration to drive a wedge between military servicemen and the antiwar movement by portraying democratic dissent as betrayal of the troops , effectively redirecting blame for failure in Vietnam onto protesters . Coupled with American society 's exaggeration of medical conditions like posttraumatic stress disorder ( PTSD ) and drug abuse among veterans to the point of broadly vilifying the Vietnam veteran as mentally unfit , emotionally volatile and a `` loser '' and `` victim '' , the collective memory about Vietnam has been refocused onto the veteran and away from the war . Lembcke equates this disparagement of the antiwar movement and veterans with the similar ` stab in the back ' myths propagated by Germany and France after their war defeats , as an alibi for why they lost the war . Lembcke details the resurrection of this myth of the spat-upon veteran by later administrations during subsequent Gulf War efforts as a way of silencing public dissent .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a5b7da9f02944f8af5558a4af60c643", "text": "Silent majority The silent majority is an unspecified large group of people in a country or group who do not express their opinions publicly . The term was popularized by U.S. President Richard Nixon in a November 3 , 1969 , speech in which he said , `` And so tonight -- to you , the great silent majority of my fellow Americans -- I ask for your support . '' In this usage it referred to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time , who did not join in the counterculture , and who did not participate in public discourse . Nixon along with many others saw this group of Middle Americans as being overshadowed in the media by the more vocal minority . Preceding Nixon by half a century , it was employed in 1919 by Warren Harding 's campaign for the 1920 presidential nomination . Before that , the phrase was used in the 19th century as a euphemism referring to all the people who have died , and others have used it before and after Nixon to refer to groups of voters in various nations of the world .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29019cb015e5d2a9b546a92998467214", "text": "BRAIN Initiative The White House BRAIN Initiative ( Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies ) , is a collaborative , public-private research initiative announced by the Obama administration on April 2 , 2013 , with the goal of supporting the development and application of innovative technologies that can create a dynamic understanding of brain function . This activity is a Grand Challenge focused on revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain , and was developed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy ( OSTP ) as part of a broader White House Neuroscience Initiative . Inspired by the Human Genome Project , BRAIN aims to help researchers uncover the mysteries of brain disorders , such as Alzheimer 's and Parkinson 's diseases , depression , and traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1db2ebf5d6d7b3938993fa90fa5e398", "text": "A Night at the Met A Night at the Met is the third official album release by Robin Williams on August 9 , 1986 . It features segments recorded live at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City . The album won the 1988 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance Single or Album , Spoken or Musical . The album was released the year before Williams ' critically acclaimed performance in the motion picture Good Morning , Vietnam ( 1987 ) . He had been shifting his focus from stand-up comedy to film making for several years , and A Night at the Met would be one of his last major concerts during the 1980s . The show is a mix of Williams ' quick-witted humor and voice work , with rants on the topics of drugs , sex , world affairs , and parenting . References to the events and people of the 1980s are mentioned heavily throughout ; U.S. President Ronald Reagan , Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi , and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev are central to many of the jokes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "847e8bd1d21523801f624b8dd4da567b", "text": "1996 State of the Union Address The 1996 State of the Union address was given by President Bill Clinton to a joint session of the 104th United States Congress on January 23 , 1996 . The speech was the last State of the Union address of President Clinton 's first term . This speech occurred shortly after the federal government shutdown of 1995 and 1996 which had resulted from disagreements on the 1996 United States federal budget . President Clinton discussed the economy and declared that `` the era of big government is over , '' and continued , `` but we can not go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves . We must go forward as one America , one nation working together , to meet the challenges we face together . Self-reliance and teamwork are not opposing virtues -- we must have both . '' The president discussed welfare reform , the V-chip , education , community policing , crime and the environment . The president also discussed foreign relations and the federal budget . The Republican Party response was delivered by Senator Bob Dole of Kansas . He stated that '' -LSB- President Clinton -RSB- is the chief obstacle to a balanced budget and the balanced budget amendment ... . While the President 's words speak of change , his deeds are a contradiction . President Clinton claims to embrace the future while clinging to the policies of the past . '' Donna Shalala , the Secretary of Health and Human Services , served as the designated survivor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cf30caeee151e95c62798a93683d3acd", "text": "We begin bombing in five minutes On August 11 , 1984 , United States President Ronald Reagan , while running for re-election , was preparing to make his weekly Saturday radio address on National Public Radio . During a sound check before the address , Reagan made the following joke to the radio technicians : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you today that I 've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever . We begin bombing in five minutes . '' The joke was a parody of the opening line of that day 's speech : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you that today I signed legislation that will allow student religious groups to begin enjoying a right they 've too long been denied -- the freedom to meet in public high schools during nonschool hours , just as other student groups are allowed to do . '' Contrary to popular misconception , this microphone gaffe was not broadcast over the air , but rather leaked later to the general populace . But the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported in October 1984 that the Soviet Far East Army was placed on alert after word of the statement got out and that the alert was not withdrawn until 30 minutes later . An unnamed aide to US Representative Michael Barnes ( D-Md . ) confirmed that the Pentagon was aware of the alert . There was no report of any change in the DEFCON level for the United States . The Soviet reaction , and mild confusion it created , was covered by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw . This was not the first time Reagan had joked before giving a speech or address . The Soviet official news agency , TASS , condemned the joke , declaring that `` The USSR condemns this unprecedented and hostile attack by the US President '' and that `` this kind of behavior is incompatible with the great responsibility borne by heads of nuclear states for the destinies of their own people and mankind '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a8b54cfd6ab69f2fd509a8281ab05254", "text": "Parkinson's disease Parkinson 's disease ( PD ) is a long-term degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system . The symptoms generally come on slowly over time . Early in the disease , the most obvious are shaking , rigidity , slowness of movement , and difficulty with walking . Thinking and behavioral problems may also occur . Dementia becomes common in the advanced stages of the disease . Depression and anxiety are also common occurring in more than a third of people with PD . Other symptoms include sensory , sleep , and emotional problems . The main motor symptoms are collectively called `` parkinsonism '' , or a `` parkinsonian syndrome '' . The cause of Parkinson 's disease is generally unknown , but believed to involve both genetic and environmental factors . Those with a family member affected are more likely to get the disease themselves . There is also an increased risk in people exposed to certain pesticides and among those who have had prior head injuries while there is a reduced risk in tobacco smokers and those who drink coffee or tea . The motor symptoms of the disease result from the death of cells in the substantia nigra , a region of the midbrain . This results in not enough dopamine in these areas . The reason for this cell death is poorly understood , but involves the build-up of proteins into Lewy bodies in the neurons . Diagnosis of typical cases is mainly based on symptoms , with tests such as neuroimaging being used to rule out other diseases . There is no cure for Parkinson 's disease . Initial treatment is typically with the antiparkinson medication L-DOPA ( levodopa ) , with dopamine agonists being used once levodopa becomes less effective . As the disease progresses and neurons continue to be lost , these medications become less effective while at the same time they produce a complication marked by involuntary writhing movements . Diet and some forms of rehabilitation have shown some effectiveness at improving symptoms . Surgery to place microelectrodes for deep brain stimulation has been used to reduce motor symptoms in severe cases where drugs are ineffective . Evidence for treatments for the non-movement-related symptoms of PD , such as sleep disturbances and emotional problems , is less strong . In 2015 , PD affected 6.2 million people and resulted in about 117,400 deaths globally . Parkinson 's disease typically occurs in people over the age of 60 , of which about one percent are affected . Males are more often affected than females . When it is seen in people before the age of 50 , it is called young-onset PD . The average life expectancy following diagnosis is between 7 and 14 years . The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson , who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy , in 1817 . Public awareness campaigns include World Parkinson 's Day ( on the birthday of James Parkinson , 11 April ) and the use of a red tulip as the symbol of the disease . People with parkinsonism who have increased the public 's awareness of the condition include actor Michael J. Fox , Olympic cyclist Davis Phinney , and late professional boxer Muhammad Ali .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "774d8afd3a5ea2cdf59110be578495af", "text": "Judes Poirier Judes Poirier is Canadian-born professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at McGill University and former director of the Centre for Studies in Aging at McGill University . He currently serves as director of the Molecular Neurobiology Unit at the Douglas Institute Research Centre and , co-founder and associate director of the Centre for the Studies on the Prevention of Alzheimer 's disease at McGill University . He received his undergraduate training at the Université de Montréal in biochemistry and clinical sciences . Shortly after , he joined Dr. André Barbeau 's group at the Clinical Research Institute of Montréal where he worked on the neurobiology of Parkinson 's disease . He then moved to the Alzheimer 's Disease Research Consortium of Southern California which is based at the Andrus Gerontology Centre , in Los Angeles . It is in California that he discovered the important role of apolipoprotein E , a cholesterol transporter that acts as a powerful modulator of brain reinnervation and a key player in Alzheimer 's disease pathophysiology . In 1989 , McGill University and the Douglas Institute recruited him back to Montréal to establish a research program specialized in the molecular biology of neurodegenerative diseases . Dr. Poirier has made some key contributions to the advancement of scientific research on Alzheimer 's and Parkinson 's diseases . He belongs to a short list of Canadian scientists who made milestone discoveries in Canadian Health Research history . He is internationally renowned for his works on the role of apolipoprotein E in the normal and injured brain and , in the genetics of Alzheimer 's disease . Beside his seminal contribution in the field of the neurobiology and genetics of apolipoprotein E , he has been a pioneer in the establishment of the pharmacogenomic bases of brain diseases treatment . He received several international scientific awards in recent years including : the International Society for Neurochemistry Investigator Award in 1995 , in Kyoto , Japan ; the AAIC/First Parke-Davis International Award in 1996 ( now referred to as the AAIC Lifetime Achievement Award in Alzheimer 's Disease , in Osaka , Japan and the Galien Prize ( 1997 ) . On national scene , he was the recipient of the Beaubien Award of the Alzheimer Society of Canada ( 1994 ) and , the Investigator Award ( 1994 ) and Innovation Award ( 1998 ) of Canadian College of Neuropsychopharmacology ( CCNP ) . He was more recently awarded the Jonas Salk Award ( 1999 ) in honor of Dr. Salk , the inventor of the polio vaccine , the AstraZeneca/ASC/RxDx Award ( 2001 ) and the CSCC Award ( 2001 ) for his seminal work in the field of Alzheimer 's disease . In the summer of 2004 , he was nominated to the rank of Knight of the National Order of Quebec by the Premier of Quebec . He received in the fall of 2009 a Doctorate Honoris Causa in Medicine in regard to his pioneering work in the field of Alzheimer 's research from this oldest School of Medicine in the world , the University of Montpellier in France . In 2010 , he was awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize in the `` Innovation of Tomorrow '' category . Dr Poirier is also the co-founder of several Canadian-based biotech corporations including Nova Molecular Inc. ( 1996 -- 2000 ) and more recently Spectral Neuroscience Inc. ( 2004 - ) which have been involved in the development and commercialization of pharmacogenomics services and gene-based therapy for biotech and pharmaceutical corporations . He acts as a Scientific Ambassador of the Alzheimer Society of Canada and was nominated one of the Ten Personality of the Year in 1996 in the magazine l'actualité and Personality of the Week in the newspaper La Presse , in 1998 and again , in 2014 . His most recent contribution to a lay audience is the publication of a book entitled Alzheimer 's Disease : A Guide , published in 2011 in French , English , German , Portuguese and Chinese . His publication was awarded the 2012 prestigious `` Hubert Reeves Literary Prize '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e265b89d1c5e7d841be7b3afcba9ae00", "text": "Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 ( or COBRA ) is a law passed by the U.S. Congress on a reconciliation basis and signed by President Ronald Reagan that , among other things , mandates an insurance program which gives some employees the ability to continue health insurance coverage after leaving employment . COBRA includes amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( ERISA ) . The law deals with a great variety of subjects , such as tobacco price supports , railroads , private pension plans , emergency room treatment , disability insurance , and the postal service , but it is perhaps best known for Title X , which amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Public Health Service Act to deny income tax deductions to employers ( generally those with 20 or more full-time equivalent employees ) for contributions to a group health plan unless such plan meets certain continuing coverage requirements . The violation for failing to meet those criteria was subsequently changed to an excise tax . Although this statute became law on April 7 , 1986 , its official name is the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 . Because of the discrepancy between the official name of the Act and the year in which it was enacted , some government publications refer to the Act as the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 . The Act is often referred to simply as `` COBRA '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49e23ff68546cf893fd31b273a3b5a16", "text": "Patient Self-Determination Act The Patient Self-Determination Act ( PSDA ) was passed by the United States Congress in 1990 as an amendment to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 . Effective on December 1 , 1991 , this legislation required many hospitals , nursing homes , home health agencies , hospice providers , health maintenance organizations ( HMOs ) , and other health care institutions to provide information about advance health care directives to adult patients upon their admission to the healthcare facility . This law does not apply to individual physicians . Because the 1991 PSDA does not apply to individual physicians , private clinics and practices , most of which are incorporated for-profit organizations , the problem of cruel over treatment for profit of the elderly on Medicare/Medicaid was not controlled to the extent that Congress hoped would be possible when the states would implement the goals of the 1991 PSDA in state laws . ( Recently , in 2012 , the newspapers have revealed that The United States Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice have cooperated to prosecute over treatment of patients under the federal False Claims Act . ) The goals of the 1991 PSDA are covered in the PURPOSE section , below . Section 1233 of the proposed America 's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 ( H.R. 3200 ) would have authorized reimbursements for physician counseling regarding advance directives ( once every five years ) but it was not included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 because of controversy over what were characterized as `` death panels . '' Unfortunately , because the law of the 1991 PSDA does not require or mandate the treating physicians -- after an educated `` terminal '' prognosis that is shared with the patient -- to seek informed consent from elderly and terminal Medicare/Medicaid patients for either Curative Care under Medicare or palliative care , transition to Hospice in the last six months of life ( also paid or out of the Medicare purse ) , the goals of the PSDA are not realized . Patient self rationing of expensive medical care at the end of life through the process of the advance directive under the provisions of the 1991 PSDA is discouraged because the patients have not had end-of-life conversations with the treating physicians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "768239c1c70668d21a8780993a1cb59e", "text": "Donald Regan Donald Thomas `` Don '' Regan ( December 21 , 1918 -- June 10 , 2003 ) was the 66th United States Secretary of the Treasury , from 1981 to 1985 , and White House Chief of Staff from 1985 to 1987 in the Ronald Reagan Administration , where he advocated `` Reaganomics '' and tax cuts to create jobs and stimulate production . Before serving in the Reagan administration , Regan served as Chairman and CEO of Merrill Lynch from 1971 to 1980 . He had worked at Merrill Lynch since 1946 and before this he had studied at Harvard University and served in the United States Marine Corps , achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "033a0c3f40eb1d28b96b26f66adb3cf8", "text": "United States presidential election in New York, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4 , 1980 . All 50 states and The District of Columbia , were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . New York voters chose forty one electors to the Electoral College , which voted for President and Vice President . New York was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan , in a narrow victory against President of the United States Jimmy Carter , who failed to gain reelection against Reagan . Also in the running was Independent candidate Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois , who ran in New York as the Liberal Party candidate . Reagan won the state with a plurality of 46.66 % of the vote to Carter 's 43.99 % , a margin of 2.67 % . Anderson finished in third with 7.54 % . New York 's election results reflect the Republican Party 's re-consolidation of base under what is popularly called the `` Reagan Revolution , '' which sounded various overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States throughout the 1980s - and most evidently against the relatively unpopular President Carter during the 1980 presidential election . New York weighed in for this election as more Democratic than the national average by about 7 % . This election is notable in that , while the highly populated regions of New York City , Buffalo , and Albany turned out for Carter , the election in the state was tipped by the majority of less-populated upstate counties , combined with heavily populated suburban counties around NYC , most of which were won by Reagan . Carter actually picked up plurality wins in 2 counties which he had lost in 1976 : Monroe County , home to the city of Rochester , and Niagara County . A major contributing factor to Reagan 's victory over Carter was the relatively strong third party showing by independent candidate John B. Anderson , a former liberal Republican congressman who garnered 8 % of the vote in the State - twice the 4 % margin by which Carter had won New York in 1976 . Running on the ballot line of New York 's Liberal Party , Anderson attracted the votes of many liberals and moderates who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration , thus splitting the left-leaning vote in New York State . In the heavily populated , and very liberal , 5 boroughs of New York City , Carter still won overall , and Reagan made only modest gains in vote share over Gerald Ford 's 1976 showing of 33 % , taking 37 % in the city in 1980 . However , although still winning 4 out of 5 boroughs , Carter bled a massive amount of support in the city to Anderson , dropping from 66 % in 1976 to only 55 % in 1980 . Since Democratic victories in New York State in that era depended on running up massive margins in New York City to overcome the rest of the state 's Republican lean , the reduced margin in the city from vote-splitting would prove fatal to Carter 's chances of winning the state in 1980 . While Reagan only bled about 1 % of Republican base support in the state ( winning a plurality in a 3-way-race with 46.66 % while Gerald Ford had lost the state in a two-man race with 47.52 % in 1976 ) , Carter bled nearly 8 % of his 1976 support , falling from a 51.95 % majority win in 1976 to a losing 43.99 % in 1980 , most of those lost Democratic base votes going to Anderson instead . This remains the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee has won Tompkins County in upstate New York , home to the college town of Ithaca , where Cornell University and Ithaca College are located . Reagan narrowly won the county with a plurality of 42 % to Carter 's 40 % , while Anderson took nearly 14 % , making it Anderson 's strongest county in the state . In 1984 , Tompkins County would vote against Reagan and in the following years it would become the most Democratic county in upstate New York , giving Barack Obama over 70 % of the vote in 2008 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09ad5de6b79e2e20cd4ff2ccd023df8d", "text": "List of Lenny Skutniks `` Lenny Skutniks '' are notable people who are invited to sit in the gallery at a State of the Union address or other joint meeting of the United States Congress . Lenny Skutnik was the first such guest , who was celebrated for his act of heroism following the crash of Air Florida Flight 90 on January 13 , 1982 . Skutnik dove into the icy Potomac River , saving the life of a passenger . For this act he was commended by U.S. President Ronald Reagan during the annual State of the Union speech held later that month . Since then , the term `` Lenny Skutniks '' has been used to refer to individuals invited to sit in the gallery , and often cited by the President , during the speech . President Reagan 's invitation , and the reference to Skutnik 's heroism within his speech , may have been an attempt to include a human interest story within the speech . The practice fell out of favor during the presidency of George H. W. Bush . Bill Clinton restored the practice upon assuming the Presidency which has continued under George W. Bush and Barack Obama .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd79a38718bb94619856b3435727d761", "text": "National Center for Voluntary Action The National Center for Voluntary Action was an independent , private , non-profit organization that existed in the 1970s , and then extended on in merged forms , that sought to encourage volunteerism on the part of American citizens and organizations , assist in program development for voluntary efforts , and sought to make voluntary action an important force in American society . The organization had its origins in 1969 , the first year of the Nixon administration , when the Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action was put into place . Led by United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George W. Romney , a study performed by this committee found a need for a national , non-governmental organization . Hence came the National Center for Voluntary Action , created in 1970 by executive order of the president . At its first meeting on February 20 , 1970 , Romney stressed the value of voluntary action as the `` fourth way '' of solving problems ( along with the federal government , state and local government , and private industry ) . In April 1970 , Henry Ford II became the organization 's first chair and Bud Wilkinson its first president . The organization launched a nationwide effort to develop Voluntary Action Centers ( previously known as Volunteer Bureaus ) as local volunteer centers to help people meet their needs through actions of volunteers . A heart-shaped logo was devised for the Voluntary Action Centers and used nationwide . It operated an information bank known as Clearinghouse . By October 1971 , Voluntary Action Centers had been established in 32 communities , with 30 more underway and 250 other communities having expressed interest . Wilkinson left in August 1970 . Lenore Romney , George 's wife , became a director of the organization , and a member of its executive committee by 1971 , and vice president by 1973 . Ford departed in 1972 , and W. Clement Stone , who was the treasurer , became acting chair . In 1973 , as he left the Nixon administration , George Romney became chair and CEO of the National Center for Voluntary Action . In 1976 , the organization sponsored a national Congress on Volunteerism and Citizenship in conjunction with the United States Bicentennial of that year . In 1979 , the National Center for Voluntary Action merged with another organization , the Colorado-based National Information Center on Volunteerism ( which had been in existence since 1970 , and as the National Information Center on Volunteers in Courts , since 1967 ) , and together became a new organization , VOLUNTEER : The National Center for Citizen Involvement . Romney remained as head of the new organization . The organization simplified its name to VOLUNTEER : The National Center in 1984 and to the National Volunteer Center in 1990 . Romney remained as chair of these organizations throughout this time . In 1991 , the organization merged into the Points of Light Foundation , which had been created in 1990 under the aegis of President George H.W. Bush . The merged organization also became known during the 2000s as the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network . That organization then in 2007 merged with the Atlanta-based Hands On Network to become the Points of Light Institute .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ca592ee4d4587e69baba6425bb865c1", "text": "Peanut butter test The peanut butter test is a diagnostic test which aims to detect Alzheimer 's disease by measuring subjects ' ability to smell peanut butter through each nostril . The test was originally reported in October 2013 by researchers from the University of Florida 's McKnight Brain Institute , led by professor Kenneth Heilman , and involves measuring the ability of patients to smell peanut butter held close to their nose . The researchers concluded that patients with Alzheimer 's were not able to smell the peanut butter as well through their left nostril as their right one . The study 's lead author , graduate student Jennifer Stamps , got the idea for the study when , while studying under Professor Heilman , she noticed that none of his patients had been tested for their sense of smell . The idea of using peanut butter came to Stamps when she administered it to patients as part of a routine test of cranial nerve function . Their decision to use it was also motivated by the fact that it is a pure odorant ( i.e. is only detected by the olfactory nerve ) , and that Heilman had told Stamps , `` If you can come up with something quick and inexpensive , we can do it . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "972d4da1b2b6b0f6c1fb4301562526aa", "text": "List of things named after Ronald Reagan This is a list of things named after former President of the United States Ronald Reagan . The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project is an organization founded by Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist that seeks to name at least one notable public landmark in each U.S. state and all 3067 counties after the 40th president . The first highway to be named after Reagan was Ronald Reagan Cross County Highway in Cincinnati .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "223eb3f339914fcde3a718cc844891c9", "text": "Nixon goes to China The phrase `` Nixon goes to China '' , `` Nixon to China '' , or `` Nixon in China '' is a historical reference to United States President Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to the People 's Republic of China , where he met with Chairman Mao Zedong . The metaphor is often expressed as the observation `` Only Nixon could go to China '' or `` It took Nixon to go to China '' . As a political metaphor , it refers to the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without those credentials . Although the example is that of a hardliner taking steps toward peace with a traditional enemy , and this is the most common application of the metaphor , it could also be applied to a reputedly cautious diplomat defying expectations by taking military action , or a political leader reforming aspects of the political system of which they have been strong supporters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e820b03baf546d3b303f25470084b756", "text": "United States presidential election in California, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1980 United States presidential election . California voted for the Republican nominee , the state 's former governor Ronald Reagan , in a landslide over the Democratic incumbent , Jimmy Carter . Reagan won his home state by a wide 16.78 % margin and carried all but three counties . Among the counties Reagan won was Plumas , the first Republican victory in that county since 1920 . Reagan is also the last Republican candidate to carry the counties of Marin and Santa Cruz in a presidential election . 1980 stands as the last election in which California voted more Republican than the United States as a whole . This election indeed constitutes the most Republican California has voted relative to the whole nation since 1928 , when anti-Catholic prejudice against Al Smith had a substantial influence ; here , it was widely believed that Carter lacked understanding of critical Western issues , most importantly water development .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "4170ffd903807145ffcb185dcf771bf1", "text": "Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae `` Alec '' Baldwin III ( born April 3 , 1958 ) is an American actor , writer , producer , and comedian . A member of the Baldwin family , he is the oldest of the four Baldwin brothers , all actors . Baldwin first gained recognition appearing on seasons 6 and 7 of the CBS television drama Knots Landing , in the role of Joshua Rush . He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , as Jack Ryan in the action thriller The Hunt for Red October ( 1990 ) , the romantic comedy The Marrying Man ( 1991 ) , the superhero film The Shadow ( 1994 ) , and two films directed by Martin Scorsese : the Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator ( 2004 ) and the neo-noir crime drama The Departed ( 2006 ) . His performance in the 2003 romantic drama The Cooler garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . From 2006 to 2013 , Baldwin starred as Jack Donaghy on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock , winning two Emmy Awards , three Golden Globe Awards , and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show , making him the male performer with the most SAG Awards . Baldwin co-starred in Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , the fifth installment of the Mission : Impossible series , released on July 31 , 2015 . He is also a columnist for The Huffington Post . Since 2016 , he has been the host of Match Game . He has received worldwide attention and acclaim for his portrayal of President Donald Trump on the long-running sketch series Saturday Night Live , both during the 2016 U.S. presidential election and following the inauguration .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e84ed3170de25ad61e8c33444a56f496", "text": "30 Minutes (TV series) 30 Minutes is an American educational news magazine television series that aired on CBS on Saturdays from 1978 to 1982 following its Saturday morning cartoon lineup . Patterned after 60 Minutes , its topics ranged from acne and rock bands to the Ku Klux Klan and juvenile defendants .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7974cfda4984b0e31e9d443187a96e2b", "text": "The Thin Blue Line (TV series) The Thin Blue Line ( a colloquial term for police forces ) is a British sitcom starring Rowan Atkinson and written by Ben Elton . It aired on the BBC from 1995 to 1996 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "14fdb2b2ff9374372c5b351ee1f2fb5d", "text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series . In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies , the supporting categories were not always genre , or even gender , specific . Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards , supporting actors in comedy have competed alone . However , these comedic performances often included actors from miniseries , telefilms , and guest performers competing against main cast competitors . Such instances are marked below : # -- Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film , prior to the category 's creation . § -- Indicates a performance as a guest performer , prior to the category 's creation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "660d21a072b776bc477411a012719eb8", "text": "My Strange Addiction My Strange Addiction is an American documentary television series that premiered on TLC on December 29 , 2010 . The pilot was broadcast on May 5 , 2010 . The series focuses on people with unusual compulsive behaviors . These range from eating specific non-food items to ritualistic daily activities to bizarre personal fixations or beliefs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9667debada837220e171b0ef54f710bd", "text": "Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series , originally aired on Fox from September 8 , 1997 to May 20 , 2002 . Created by David E. Kelley , the series stars Calista Flockhart in the title role as a young lawyer working in the fictional Boston law firm Cage and Fish , with other young lawyers whose lives and loves were eccentric , humorous and dramatic . The series received critical acclaim in its early seasons , winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Musical or Comedy in 1997 and 1998 , and also winning the Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1999 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e02f74b1d695da08addfab8ecaadfdb", "text": "Uncle Buck (1990 TV series) Uncle Buck is an American television sitcom series based on the 1989 film of the same name starring John Candy . The TV series debuted in September 1990 on CBS , and aired through March 1991 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c98bac8a377aa88b08f739468a5cb5e6", "text": "Grace Under Fire Grace Under Fire is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29 , 1993 , to February 17 , 1998 . The show starred Brett Butler as a single mother learning how to cope with raising her three children alone after finally divorcing her abusive husband . The series was created by Chuck Lorre and produced by Carsey-Werner Productions . Grace Under Fire was the highest rated new comedy of the 1993 -- 94 season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "66677b1f7fa9f5b2c87c19f0acad9000", "text": "Playboy After Dark Playboy After Dark is an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner . It aired in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd08c03de3c0b22deb87525fb1db317b", "text": "TV Nation TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written , directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom . The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues . After moving to Fox for its second ( and final ) season , the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series . TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me , prompting Warner Bros. . Television to ask Moore for television series ideas . In January 1993 , NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete . Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cb155e7c7fca45c93595ed997188530c", "text": "The Catherine Tate Show The Catherine Tate Show is a British television sketch comedy written by Catherine Tate and Aschlin Ditta . Tate also stars in all but one of the show 's sketches , which feature a wide range of characters . The Catherine Tate Show airs on BBC Two and is shown worldwide through the BBC . Collectively , the show has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards , two British Comedy Awards and an Emmy Award , and it has won two Royal Television Society Awards , two British Comedy Awards and a National Television Award since its debut in 2004 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a79fc0b330f74ca1a81335662440725", "text": "Studs (game show) Studs is an American television game show which was produced by Fox Television Studios for local television stations . The series premiered on March 11 , 1991 as a midseason series , did well enough in its run to be renewed for a full season , and aired for two more full seasons until September 9 , 1993 . Studs was hosted by comedian Mark DeCarlo , his first hosting job .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4f330e5f0e8ef4dc86773f7b17100b20", "text": "Alexander Baldwin (disambiguation) Alexander Baldwin was a judge . Alexander Baldwin may also refer to : Alec Baldwin , American actor Alexander & Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68fb86fb125294b15cb2af8a748a6f8a", "text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "576767220a7a7999fa05b01cd54cab43", "text": "Aloha (film) Aloha is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written , produced and directed by Cameron Crowe . The film , starring Bradley Cooper , Emma Stone , Rachel McAdams , Bill Murray , John Krasinski , Danny McBride , and Alec Baldwin , was released on May 29 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews from critics , and has grossed only $ 26 million against a budget of $ 37 million , making the film a box office bomb .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49939ce28bcae7012e98c0ae22530384", "text": "Ladies Man (1999 TV series) Ladies Man is an American television sitcom series starring Alfred Molina as husband , father , son , ex-husband and son-in-law who lives with a number of women under one roof . The show was first broadcast on September 20 , 1999 , and lasted for two seasons on CBS until June 27 , 2001 . The series co-starred Betty White and is perhaps most memorable for reuniting White and her Golden Girls co-stars Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty in one of the later episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4860961a3b42b40177a2658c5389e08c", "text": "The Carmichael Show The Carmichael Show is an American sitcom television series created by Nicholas Stoller , Jerrod Carmichael , Ari Katcher , and Willie Hunter that premiered on August 26 , 2015 , on NBC . Starring Carmichael , it follows a fictional version of his family . The multi-camera show is set in Charlotte , North Carolina . On May 15 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series for a 13-episode third season , which premiered with back-to-back episodes on May 31 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "74c9baa61bd3765d016ad2aa1c32141a", "text": "The Lawrence Welk Show The Lawrence Welk Show is an American televised musical variety show hosted by big band leader Lawrence Welk . The series aired locally in Los Angeles for four years , from 1951 to 1955 , then nationally for another 27 years on ABC from 1955 to 1971 , and in first-run syndication from 1971 to 1982 . Repeat episodes are broadcast in the United States by Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) stations . These airings incorporate an original program -- usually , a color broadcast from 1965 through 1982 -- in its entirety . In place of the commercials , newer performance and interview clips from the original stars and/or a family member of the performers are included ; these clips are occasionally updated .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90da8d74d8f47288bebf343e4efe8a56", "text": "Every Woman Every Woman is a syndicated television series produced by Entertainment Studios and created by Byron Allen . The series has aired since 2000 . Heidi Klum made a guest appearance on the show in 2011 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b94a8632159043e4f7deef2a49e46b82", "text": "Empire (2015 TV series) Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7 , 2015 on Fox . Although it is filmed in Chicago , the show is set in New York . It centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company , Empire Entertainment , and the drama among the members of the founders ' family as they fight for control of it . On January 15 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a third season , which premiered on September 21 , 2016 . On January 11 , 2017 , Fox renewed the series for a fourth season , consisting of eighteen episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7e5ebda425f6b4120d3a8273c3b97a96", "text": "According to Jim According to Jim is an American sitcom television series starring Jim Belushi in the title role as a suburban father of three children ( five children starting with the season-seven finale ) . It originally ran on ABC from October 3 , 2001 to June 2 , 2009 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "e4c73d4f1f10eca586ae870d5b2f9212", "text": "Jennifer Garner Jennifer Anne Garner ( born April 17 , 1972 ) is an American actress . Her breakthrough film debut was in the comedy Dude , Where 's My Car ( 2000 ) . Following a supporting role in Pearl Harbor , Garner gained recognition for her performance as CIA officer Sydney Bristow in the ABC spy-action thriller Alias , which aired from 2001 to 2006 . For her work on the series , she won a Golden Globe Award and a SAG Award and received four Emmy Award nominations . While working on Alias , Garner gained a cameo role in Catch Me if You Can ( 2002 ) , followed by a praised leading performance in the romantic comedy film 13 Going on 30 ( 2004 ) . Garner has appeared in supporting as well as lead film roles including the superhero films Daredevil ( 2003 ) and Elektra ( 2005 ) , the comedy-drama Juno ( 2007 ) , and the fantasy romantic comedy The Invention of Lying ( 2009 ) . In the 2010s , she appeared in the romantic-comedy film Valentine 's Day , the fantasy comedy-drama film The Odd Life of Timothy Green ( 2012 ) , the biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club ( 2013 ) , and the comedy Alexander and the Terrible , Horrible , No Good , Very Bad Day ( 2014 ) . Garner works frequently as an activist for early childhood education and is a board member of Save the Children . She is also an advocate for anti-paparazzi campaigns among children of celebrities . Garner had a five-year relationship with Scott Foley from 1998 to 2003 , during which they married . Garner married Ben Affleck in 2005 , with whom she has three children ; they separated in 2015 and filed for divorce in April 2017 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "cfa75309b4df305d5139b4dac1aa1aca", "text": "Jennifer Fear Jennifer Fear is the CEO of Step Forward , a London charity aimed at improving the life chances of young people in Tower Hamlets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "776ded94bd78faa43ced6b2353f05a22", "text": "Jennifer DeLia Jennifer Renée DeLia ( born September 30 , 1979 ) is an American screenwriter , director , actress , artist , and humanitarian . She is currently based in lower Manhattan where she operates her production company Poverty Row Entertainment .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4aee832419f3f71b0081230cae8d15b6", "text": "Better for America Better for America ( BFA ) is a 501 ( c ) ( 4 ) non-profit organization that was dedicated to getting nationwide ballot access for an independent candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 election . The effort was inspired by the unpopularity of the two major party nominees , Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton , and was seen as part of the Stop Trump movement . The organization 's initial strategy was to gain ballot access in states that do not require a candidate to be named , and then name its candidate after the major party conventions . The candidate was planned to be named by an advisory board rather than through traditional primary elections , or through a crowdsourcing effort like the failed Americans Elect effort in the 2012 election . On August 8 , 2016 , it was reported that Evan McMullin , an anti-Trump Republican and former Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) official , would be Better for America 's nominee . McMullin was officially nominated on August 24 . In July , the organization filed petitions in two states , New Mexico and Arkansas . By early August , Arkansas had accepted the petition , while New Mexico had rejected the petition because it did not have enough valid signatures , although the New Mexico decision was challenged in court . On August 22 , the organization announced that it was ceasing further ballot access efforts . On September 8 , the New Mexico Secretary of State reversed his decision and placed Better For America on the ballot . Notable people involved in the organization include conservative donor John Kingston III and former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman . Lawrence Lessig and Randy Barnett expressed their support for the organization in a Time opinion piece .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d6a33aca18a52508972ce94771fccf8", "text": "Harmony Dust Harmony Star Dust is an American social activist for women who worked in the sex industry .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d395e1c4f849101e53f9e58600d37589", "text": "Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition ( HIC ) is an independent , nonprofit alliance with hundreds of organizations and individuals , which has been working in housing and human settlements for more than 30 years . The Coalition comprises social movements , community-based organizations , support groups and academics . The strength of the Coalition is based on its worldwide membership ( it has members in 117 nations in five continents ) and on the fact that it brings together a range of civil society groups . Dedicated to advocacy and support for the poor , solidarity networking , popular mobilization , debate and analysis , HIC works to unite civil society in a shared commitment to ensuring sustainable habitat and a livable planet for all . Its work focuses on defending and implementing the human rights linked to housing and habitat ; i.e. , land , housing , clean water , sanitation , a healthy environment , access to public goods and services ( e.g. , health , education , transport and recreation ; access to livelihood and social protection , pluralism and the preservation of social , natural , historic and cultural patrimony . Since the ’80 HIC has been developing special capacities seeking gender equality , in a balanced articulation between reflection and action on different issues : the rights ' approach , the right to the city , the social production of habitat , women and habitat and the sustainable habitat . HIC specific work on the right to the city seeks to deepen the analysis and the actions on the proposal of building more just cities worldwide . HIC has been committed since decades in the creation of a theoretical and practical framework for the right to the city . The Coalition articulates and accompanies social movements and organizations in their struggle to achieve the realization of all human rights to ensure the collective well-being of inhabitants ; the democratic management and the social function of the city . HIC is also aware of the global challenges facing worldwide on climate change and food sovereignty and the obvious impacts on the cities : the Coalition works on broaden exchanges between urban and rural movements . HIC 'S work on social production of habitat seeks to derive practical lessons from the compilation , exchange and analysis of `` people 's processes '' in initiating , designing , building and maintaining local environments . These experiences , which build upon local social resources and demonstrate local social reliance and ingenuity , generate and promote methods and strategies that then can be shared and replicated across regions . Each region has given rise to diverse and specific examples of struggles and efforts that emphasize distinct circumstances and priorities to construct people-centred livelihoods . In order to strengthen people 's process for access and provision of land and shelter , lessons learned to date show a need to : understand what sustains the people 's process on land , housing and habitat/settlements development , in urban and rural areas , understand what are the forces , both external and internal , that strengthen or weaken peoples ' processes , including political and economic forces that have a bearing on people 's processes , and in particular the dynamics of the informal and formal land markets ; envision alternative ways to develop cities and other human settlements , evolving a bottom-up perspective on human settlement development without destroying livelihoods , assets and material achievements of the poor , while , quite to the contrary , supporting and nurturing livelihoods , assets and settlements of the poor , and their integration into the city ; articulate and support the people 's processes through policies and actions for both government and nongovernmental organizations ; develop more flexible design-based , knowledge-based and service-based housing policies and outputs with the objective of realizing the human right to adequate housing and equitable land use .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "512bd1cdfcf26d0910e53af15261f5e8", "text": "Sisters of '77 Sisters of '77 is a documentary film that chronicles the 1977 National Women 's Conference in Houston , Texas in November 1977 . The purpose of the National Women 's Conference was to end discrimination against women and promote their equal rights . The conference was federally funded conference , and brought together over 20,000 women and men from around the United States . Sisters of '77 provides a look at a pivotal weekend that changed the course of history and the lives of the women who attended . The film incorporates rare archival footage and interviews of leaders relating this history to the present . The conference attendees included former first ladies Lady Bird Johnson , Betty Ford , and Rosalynn Carter . The women present included Republicans , Democrats , African Americans , Asian Americans , Latinas , Native American , pro-choice , pro-life , straight , gay , liberal and conservative women . The most influential leaders attending included Bella Abzug , Betty Friedan , Gloria Steinem , Eleanor Smeal , Ann Richards , Coretta Scott King , Billie Jean King , and Barbara Jordan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "daf90a0ba95fccfbfe87cff019301e9f", "text": "Outing Outing is the act of disclosing an LGBT person 's sexual orientation or gender identity without that person 's consent . Outing gives rise to issues of privacy , choice , hypocrisy , and harm in addition to sparking debate on what constitutes common good in efforts to combat homophobia and heterosexism . A publicized outing targets prominent figures in a society , for example well-known politicians , accomplished athletes or popular artists . Opponents to LGBT rights movements as well as activists within LGBT communities have used this type of outing as a controversial political campaign or tactic . In an attempt to pre-empt being outed , an LGBT public figure may decide to come out publicly first , although controlling the conditions under which one 's LGBT identity is revealed is only one of numerous motives for coming out .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a3b0e09b310df506b2428d6b33006f97", "text": "A Gun for Jennifer A Gun for Jennifer is a 1997 rape and revenge film directed by Todd Morris and starring Deborah Twiss . It follows a feminist vigilante group who castrate suspected rapists and batterers while a female police officer attempts to stop them . It is shot in a retro grindhouse style and premiered at the Fantasia Festival in July 1997 , where it was sold-out an hour before screening and received a standing ovation . The film has not left the festival circuit ; Fangoria reported that it had been picked up for distribution by Mondo Macabro , but the release never came to fruition . The movie was covered in the documentary In the Belly of the Beast , which detailed Morris and Twiss 's discovery that their financier ( whom Twiss had met while working as an exotic dancer ) had been embezzling money .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b6ee947a5506ce689419a891eb989ef4", "text": "Jamie Moffett Jamie Moffett is an American independent motion picture director , producer , and social activist .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e92f47503e2a872e1615cb579a36b99", "text": "We Do (film) We Do is an award-winning 56 minute documentary film about marriage equality , produced and directed by independent filmmaker Rebecca Rice . We Do reveals the stories of three LGBT couples , their journeys for legal recognition of their relationships and the impact that the pursuit of marriage equality has had on their lives before and after the Supreme Court ruling on June 26 , 2015 . The film features an introduction by LGBT activist and pastor Jim Mitulski , former pastor at Cathedral of Hope ( Dallas ) who provides the backstory on same-sex unions . We Do then tells the stories of Leta and Anne , with a cameo by their son Jaxson , Mariel and Viviana and Michael and Michael . All three couples had to travel to other states to be legally married even when they knew at the time that their unions would not be legally recognized in the states where they lived . We Do had its world premiere at AGLIFF , the Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in September 2015 . And the film was an official selection of Palm Springs Cinema Diverse and QCinema -- the Ft. Worth Gay and Lesbian Film Festival . We Do was honored with the Shawn A. Moore Award at QCinema and is distributed by CT Media Distribution .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "19240459b5dd0c265664de1b23187870", "text": "Gender feminism Gender feminism is a term used in relation to other forms of feminism . First explicated in the book `` Who Stole Feminism ? '' in 1994 , Christina Hoff Sommers categorized gender feminism as a gynocentric subdivision of feminism . According to Wendy McElroy and Christina Hoff Sommers , gender or political feminism is defined in opposition to individualist feminism . Disapproval of modern-day gender roles and the gradual eradication of them are at the foundation of gender feminism . Gender feminism aims to bring awareness to a perspective on the development of the different sexes Feminism , itself , is defined in Sommers ' book , `` Who Stole Feminism ? '' as a `` collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining , establishing , and defending equal political , economic , and social rights for women . '' Gender feminism views gender as socially constructed . Furthermore , that this construction of gender is embedded into various aspects of the everyday social order , which consists of power , privileges and economic resources . The term was used especially in the early 1990s to refer to some different concepts . It has been used to distinguish perceived radical feminism in comparison to liberal feminism . It has also been used in relation to some feminists ' arguments about gendering and other topics : that all cognition is gendered and that all knowledge is gendered . Gender reform feminism laid the theoretical groundwork for second-wave feminism . Contrary to equity feminist , who have an exclusive sociopolitical aspiration for men 's and women 's legal and social equality , gender feminist also argue that psychological differences between men and women are adapted from societal acclimation and have little to do with evolution . Critiques Though viewed as the dominant feminist outlook among scholars , as an alternative version of feminism , gender feminism has been met with opposition . Critiques argue that there is science that supports the claim that the sexes are substantially different in a natural and inherent way . Kuhle maintains that due to evolution , regardless of whether they are viewed as equal , men and women have diverse roles in society . Other critiques have said that though feminism is the dismantlement of the patriarchy and challenges gender roles , the notion that gender differences do not exist biologically is problematic . Others argue that every feminist has an altered standpoint on the movement due to the varying hurdles women of different backgrounds come across . This would validate gender feminists in their fight to raise awareness for equality through the belief that gender should not possess as much value in the society as it currently does . Divisions in feminist ideology have caused many to question the cohesiveness of the feminist movement as a whole and if devoting their efforts to the movement would genuinely be beneficial . Although , varying perspectives have hindered the collaboration of some feminist subdivisions , a common interest in the upward mobilization of women as a whole has prompted a desire for a more inclusive and universal feminist movement . A category of anti-gender feminism has also been described .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d3edd6f3ac93a51ed339bbe9b3a1c05", "text": "Civic Exchange Civic Exchange is a Hong Kong-based public policy think tank and registered charity . It was founded in 2000 by now-Undersecretary for the Environment Christine Loh , and environmental researcher Lisa Hopkinson . Past CEOs include Loh , Yan-yan Yip and Maura Wong . Its board , headed by Evan Auyang , includes directors with backgrounds in business , philanthropy , law and medicine . Local district councillor Paul Zimmerman ( politician ) sits on its Board , while veteran journalist Yuen-Ying Chan and academic Michael Degolyer are Civic Exchange fellows . Civic Exchange , sometimes abbreviated as CEx , positions itself as independent and non-partisan . Its main areas of research are air quality , the environment , nature conservation , urban design and planning , and wellbeing . The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania ranks Civic Exchange among the top 20 think-tanks in greater China , and among the top 50 environmental think-tanks in the world . Civic Exchange cooperates with different components of society like government departments , educational institutions , businesses and the public . It works to improve dialogue between civil society and the government .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1011dd94b417a55e8dcfa860e8ad62ee", "text": "Ms. Foundation for Women The Ms. Foundation for Women is a non-profit organization for women in the United States . It is one of the first and largest women 's funds in the United States and has always had a deep commitment to diversity . The Ms. Foundation was founded in 1972 by Gloria Steinem , Patricia Carbine , Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Marlo Thomas . The Ms. Foundation was created to deliver funding and other strategic resources to organizations that elevated women 's and girl 's voices and solutions across race and class in communities nationwide.The Ms. Foundation works to identify and support emerging and established groups poised to act when and where change is needed . Its grants -- paired with skills-building , networking and other strategic opportunities -- enable organizations to advance women 's grassroots solutions across race and class and to build social movements within and across three areas : Economic Justice , Reproductive Justice and Safety . The organization also focuses its lobbying efforts on the state-level around those three areas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "13d20c11b332fd5fb81b0d66ed0f7dd3", "text": "AIDS Walk AIDS Walk is a walkathon fundraiser that raises money to combat the AIDS epidemic . The funds raised from AIDS Walks usually benefit a local AIDS service organization ( such as Gay Men 's Health Crisis , Whitman-Walker Clinic or the AIDS Project Los Angeles ) , which provide services and advocacy for local community residents who are infected with HIV . They are also often credited for being effective tools of public outreach , community empowerment , and education for the issues surrounding AIDS . AIDS Walk fundraisers are a primarily American phenomenon because the United States has no nationalized healthcare system , and the services provided by local AIDS service organizations may not be otherwise accessible to people who are HIV positive .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f956d79c7172fa4fbf8c15c353d9e72b", "text": "Active citizenship Active citizenship refers to a philosophy espoused by organizations and educational institutions which advocates that members of companies or nation-states have certain roles and responsibilities to society and the environment , although those members may not have specific governing roles . Active citizenship can be seen as an articulation of the debate over rights versus responsibilities . If a body gives rights to the people under its remit , then those same people might have certain responsibilities to uphold . This would be most obvious at a country or nation-state level , but could also be of wider scope , such as the Internet ( Netizen ) or Earth ( global citizenship ) . The implication is that an active citizen is one who fulfills both their rights and responsibilities in a balanced way . A problem with this concept is that although rights are often written down as part of law , responsibilities are not as well defined , and there may be disagreements amongst the citizens as to what the responsibilities are . For example , in the United Kingdom , citizens have the right to free health care , but voting in elections is not compulsory , even though many people would define this as a responsibility . Writing a clear definition of responsibilities for an active citizen is much more problematic than writing a list of rights . For example , although voting might be considered a basic responsibility by many people , there are some who through disability or other issues are not able to participate fully in the voting process . An active citizen is someone who takes a role in the community ; the term has been identified with volunteering by writers such as Jonathan Tisch , who wrote in the Huffington Post in 2010 advocating that busy Americans should try to help others , particularly by offering high-level professional expertise in such areas as banking , education , engineering , and technology to help the less fortunate . Active citizenship is considered a buzzword by some due to its vague definition . Examples include volunteering , donating , and recycling .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "21320181f2aec9ba98b391923d4d8bfb", "text": "LGBT social movements Lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender , and questioning ( LGBTQ ) social movements are social movements that advocate for the equalized acceptance of LGBT people in society . In these movements , LGBTQ people and their allies have a long history of campaigning for what is now generally called LGBTQ rights , sometimes also called gay rights or gay and lesbian rights . Although there is not a primary or an overarching central organization that represents all LGBT people and their interests , numerous LGBT rights organizations are active worldwide . The earliest organizations to support LGBT rights were formed in the 19th century . A commonly stated goal among these movements is social equality for LGBT people , but there is still denial of full LGBTQ rights . Some have also focused on building LGBT communities or worked towards liberation for the broader society from biphobia , homophobia , and transphobia . There is a struggle for LGBTQ rights today . LGBT movements organized today are made up of a wide range of political activism and cultural activity , including lobbying , street marches , social groups , media , art , and research . Overview Sociologist Mary Bernstein writes : `` For the lesbian and gay movement , then , cultural goals include ( but are not limited to ) challenging dominant constructions of masculinity and femininity , homophobia , and the primacy of the gendered heterosexual nuclear family ( heteronormativity ) . Political goals include changing laws and policies in order to gain new rights , benefits , and protections from harm . '' Bernstein emphasizes that activists seek both types of goals in both the civil and political spheres . As with other social movements there is also conflict within and between LGBT movements , especially about strategies for change and debates over exactly who comprises the constituency that these movements represent , this also applies to changing education . There is debate over to what extent lesbians , gays , bisexuals , transgender people , intersexed people and others share common interests and a need to work together . Leaders of the lesbian and gay movement of the 1970s , 80s and 90s often attempted to hide masculine lesbians , feminine gay men , transgender people , and bisexuals from the public eye , creating internal divisions within LGBT communities . Roffee and Waling ( 2016 ) discovered that LGBTIQ people experience microaggressions , bullying and anti-social behaviours from other people within the LGBTIQ community . This is due to misconceptions and conflicting views as to what entails `` LGBTIQ '' . For example , transgender people found that other members of the community were not understanding to their own , individual , specific needs and would instead make ignorant assumptions , and this can cause health risks . Additionally , bisexual people found that lesbian or gay people were not understanding or appreciative of the bisexual sexuality . Evidently , even though most of these people would say that they stand for the same values as the majority of the community , there are still remaining inconsistencies even within the LGBTIQ community . LGBT movements have often adopted a kind of identity politics that sees gay , bisexual and transgender people as a fixed class of people ; a minority group or groups , and this is very common among LGBTQ communities . Those using this approach aspire to liberal political goals of freedom and equal opportunity , and aim to join the political mainstream on the same level as other groups in society . In arguing that sexual orientation and gender identity are innate and can not be consciously changed , attempts to change gay , lesbian and bisexual people into heterosexuals ( `` conversion therapy '' ) are generally opposed by the LGBT community . Such attempts are often based in religious beliefs that perceive gay , lesbian and bisexual activity as immoral . However , others within LGBT movements have criticised identity politics as limited and flawed , elements of the queer movement have argued that the categories of gay and lesbian are restrictive , and attempted to deconstruct those categories , which are seen to `` reinforce rather than challenge a cultural system that will always mark the nonheterosexual as inferior . '' After the French Revolution the anticlerical feeling in Catholic countries coupled with the liberalizing effect of the Napoleonic Code made it possible to sweep away sodomy laws . However , in Protestant countries , where the church was less severe , there was no general reaction against statutes that were religious in origin . As a result , many of those countries retained their statutes on sodomy until late in the 20th century .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9241a266a7c598ae681f5787b45112ed", "text": "Garner Garner may refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "808e34fb238240e4687cfc7af2432e5b", "text": "Civil rights movements Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law , that peaked in the 1960s . In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests , or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change through nonviolent forms of resistance . In some situations , they have been accompanied , or followed , by civil unrest and armed rebellion . The process has been long and tenuous in many countries , and many of these movements did not , or have yet to , fully achieve their goals , although the efforts of these movements have led to improvements in the legal rights of some previously oppressed groups of people , in some places . The main aim of the successful Civil Rights Movement and other social movements for civil rights included ensuring that the rights of all people were and are equally protected by the law . These include but are not limited to the rights of minorities , women 's rights , and LGBT rights .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90935efbe9a58b04019c05ce636b6180", "text": "UniteWomen.org UniteWomen.org is a national non-partisan 501 ( c ) 3 tax exempt non-profit organization with a mission of ending inequality for women that stems from prejudice and discrimination and to defend and advance the human and civil rights of women and girls . The organization was formed in Michigan in February 2012 . It developed in response to the War on Women , a series of legislative actions in the United States which negatively affect women . The group has organized several marches , including a march in Jackson , Mississippi , to oppose `` 32 bills introduced this session restricting women 's access to health care '' and a nationwide march on April 28 , 2012 that took place in major cities across the United States . The group has been endorsed by American Association of University Women , National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health , the The Coalition of Labor Union Women and The Coffee Party USA . The march in April 2012 was promoted by Barbara Hannah Grufferman Karen Teegarden , President of UniteWomen.org , appeared on The Authentic Woman , along with National Organization for Women President , Terry O'Neill . The two women 's rights leaders were interviewed by radio host , Shannon Fisher , about The State of Women 's Rights in America . The organization was a partner in the Suffrage Centennial Celebration in 2013 , which was a week of events in Washington leading up to a reenactment of the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 Other partners in the Suffrage Centennial Celebration were the National Women 's History Museum , Sewall-Belmont House & Museum , the Smithsonian 's National Museum of American History , the Newseum , American Association of University Women , Daughters of the American Revolution , Delta Sigma Theta , the National Archives , the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial , the National Press Club , and The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium . UniteWomen.org 's `` Unite Against Rape '' campaign raised public awareness of the issues of rape , human trafficking and violence against women . An array of legislators , journalists and celebrities participated in the campaign , including U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine ; comedians Roseanne Barr , Margaret Cho , Annabelle Gurwitch and Lois Bromfield ; social justice advocate Sandra Fluke ; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle , Ronnie Cameron , musician Courtney Love ; social and political commentators Meghan McCain , Alexandria Goddard ( the Steubenville blogger ) , Leslie Salzillo , Kimberley A. Johnson and Tanya Tatum ; XoJane writers and editors Jane Pratt , Mandy Stadtmiller , Alison Freer , Marci Robin and Julia Allison ; actors Yuri Lowenthal , Pia Glenn and Sharon Gardner ; celebrity artist Tormented Sugar ; writers Herman Williams , III , Pat Bertram , Michele Rolle and Toni Morrison ; executive director of the Military Rape Crisis Center , Panayiota Bertzikis ; and celebrity relationship experts Dr. Gilda Carle and Dr. Sheri Meyers . The campaign was co-founded by UniteWomen.org executive committee members Renee Davis , Karen Teegarden , Shannon Fisher and Sarah Warfield Chamberlin . The team also partnered with Rape , Abuse & Incest National Network for a national RAINN Day campaign to raise awareness of sexual assault on college campuses .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4762de497af8b29f0a4d7dc0e228c391", "text": "Hilary Rosen Hilary Rosen ( b. 1958 ) is an American communications and political consultant and pundit , and former head of the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . She was a columnist for The Washington Post , became the first Washington editor-at-large and political director of The Huffington Post , and has provided political commentary for CNN , CNBC , and MSNBC . She worked for the RIAA for 16 years , including as chief executive officer from 1998 to 2003 . Since 2010 , she has been a partner and managing director at the public relations firm SKDKnickerbocker . She has been a registered lobbyist during her career , both at the RIAA and for the Human Rights Campaign ( HRC ) . Rosen has been an advocate for LGBT rights since the early 1980s .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "3ecbaca64c97f41ddb4f5c1563ba8333", "text": "Cinderella (2015 Disney film) Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh , with a screenplay written by Chris Weitz . The film is based on the eponymous folk tale and inspired in part by Walt Disney 's 1950 animated film . The film stars Lily James as the titular character with Richard Madden , Cate Blanchett , Stellan Skarsgård , Holliday Grainger , Derek Jacobi and Helena Bonham Carter . It is produced by David Barron , Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures . Cinderella had its world premiere on February 13 , 2015 , at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and was released in theaters on March 13 , 2015 . It grossed over $ 543 million worldwide , becoming Branagh 's highest-grossing film to date , and received mostly positive reviews . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 88th Academy Awards .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c6bc07112fe4e9be0610d4507c562ad2", "text": "Tali Lennox Tali Lennox ( born Tali Fruchtmann ; 9 February 1993 ) is a British model , artist , and actress , who used to work for Topshop and Burberry . As of 2014 she reduced her modelling focus and became a portrait painter . She is the daughter of Scottish singer Annie Lennox and Israeli record producer Uri Fruchtmann .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "651344a2785a3fc37fd1074109cb5172", "text": "Cinderella Cinderella , or The Little Glass Slipper , ( Cenerentola , Cendrillon , ou La petite Pantoufle de Verre , Aschenputtel ) is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward . Thousands of variants are known throughout the world . The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances , that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune . The story of Rhodopis , recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo in around 7 BC , about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt , is considered the earliest known variant of the `` Cinderella '' story . The most popular version was first published by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé in 1697 , and later by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms ' Fairy Tales . Although the story 's title and main character 's name change in different languages , in English-language folklore `` Cinderella '' is the archetypal name . The word `` Cinderella '' has , by analogy , come to mean one whose attributes were unrecognized , or one who unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect . The still-popular story of `` Cinderella '' continues to influence popular culture internationally , lending plot elements , allusions , and tropes to a wide variety of media . The Aarne -- Thompson system classifies Cinderella as `` the persecuted heroine '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "85f8b464c4f2c006708ac6b27614ec7e", "text": "Janji Joni Janji Joni ( Joni 's Promise ) is a 2005 Indonesian romantic comedy film directed by Joko Anwar , starring Nicholas Saputra , Mariana Renata , and Rachel Maryam .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c6957ebc3fe49090794c15f08bda3dbe", "text": "Cinderella Meets Fella Cinderella Meets Fella is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released to theaters on July 23 , 1938 . This short was directed by Tex Avery . The short was written by Tedd Pierce and animated by Virgil Ross .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "727ba2694fa6fb8fd688b9a51e3d1c8d", "text": "Hans Christian Andersen (film) Hans Christian Andersen is a 1952 Hollywood musical film directed by Charles Vidor , with lyrics and music by Frank Loesser . The story was by Myles Connolly , screenplay written by Moss Hart and Ben Hecht ( uncredited ) , and Samuel Goldwyn Productions were the producers . It is a fictional , romantic story revolving around the life of the famous Danish poet and story-teller Hans Christian Andersen . The film stars Danny Kaye in the title role . The film was an international success at the time . It is not a biographical movie , and in the introduction describes itself as `` not the story of his life , but a fairytale about this great spinner of fairy tales . '' A large part of the narrative is told through song and ballet and includes many of Andersen 's most famous stories such as The Ugly Duckling , Thumbelina , The Emperor 's New Clothes and The Little Mermaid .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72346ab63c1b9f8d28ed556aa8b0f355", "text": "C\\C (Cinderella\\Complex) is the debut ( and to date only ) single by Hello ! Project group High-King . It was released on June 11 , 2008 on the Zetima label in two editions - a normal edition ( EPCE-5561 ) , containing only the normal CD , and a limited edition ( EPCE-5559 - 60 ) , containing a bonus DVD with an alternate version of the PV on it . The limited edition and first press of the normal edition also included a bonus serial number card , used in a promotional draw . The single peaked at # 6 on the weekly Oricon chart , charting for five weeks , selling 26,805 copies in its first week . The song , like the unit itself , was created specially for Morning Musume 's second collaboration with the Takarazuka Revue , Cinderella The Musical , for which it served as the theme song . The Single V ( EPBE-5294 ) was released on June 25 , 2008 . The PV for the single was released on Dohhh Up ! , a video streaming site , a week prior to the single 's release . Due to guidelines drawn up by NHK and the NAB to reduce negative health effects ( including photosensitive seizures ) from animation and other video , the cut initially shown on the site has been replaced with a re-edited version . The video on the single V is the re-edited cut .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b1205c92aa6005c32c5a88d8908c9903", "text": "The Magic Shoes The Magic Shoes is a 1935 Australian short film based on the fairy tale Cinderella . It features the first screen performance by Peter Finch and Helen Hughes , daughter of former Prime Minister William Hughes and was the first dramatised movie to be shot at the National Studios , built to make The Flying Doctor ( 1936 ) . Today The Magic Shoes is considered a lost film . However 33 production and publicity stills relating to the film were discovered in 2006 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7512ebb030fc56583a0f553f03dd4c4", "text": "Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution . The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score . The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f5f3a6d049109a6b8bf3e89fcd6c7f22", "text": "Helene Stanley Dolores Diane Freymouth ( July 17 , 1929 -- December 27 , 1990 ) , better known by the stage name of Helene Stanley , was an American actress and a live model for Cinderella and other Disney characters .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1fd7d2c11cfdb1fa682d89e56489c1f6", "text": "A Knight in Camelot A Knight in Camelot is a 1998 television film starring Whoopi Goldberg and Michael York . It was directed by Roger Young , distributed by Disney and is loosely based on Mark Twain 's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0d162f00d0b2a7f17c6ba9b046b2088", "text": "Jeremy Jordan (actor born 1984) Jeremy Michael Jordan ( born November 20 , 1984 ) is an American actor , dancer and singer . He has performed on Broadway and in television and film , as well as in other theatrical productions . He is best known for the roles of Jack Kelly in the 2012 musical Newsies and Clyde Barrow in the 2011 musical Bonnie & Clyde . He currently plays Winslow `` Winn '' Schott , Jr. , the son of DC Comics villain character Toyman , on the CBS / CW DC Comics based superhero drama series Supergirl .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3a9814aad4ea71ab267c7e4b1e063ba4", "text": "Mabel Taliaferro Mabel `` Nell '' Taliaferro ( May 21 , 1887 -- January 24 , 1979 ) was an American stage and silent-screen actress , known as the Sweetheart of American Movies . Taliaferro was descended on her father 's side from one of the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century , the Taliaferros , whose roots are from a northern Italian immigrant to England in the 16th century . Born as Maybelle Evelyn Taliaferro in New York City and raised in Richmond , Virginia , in 1912 her career began with the Selig Studios film version of Cinderella co-starring her then husband Thomas Carrigan . She continued performing in films through her retirement in 1921 . In 1940 , she appeared in her final picture , My Love Came Back . Taliaferro was a sister of film and stage actress Edith Taliaferro and the cousin of actress Bessie Barriscale . Her first husband was amusement park designer and manager Frederic Thompson .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad427ee41ccafeab086c5edc403e772d", "text": "Enchanted April (1992 film) Enchanted April is a 1992 film directed by Mike Newell . The screenplay by Peter Barnes was adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim 's 1922 novel The Enchanted April . The film stars Miranda Richardson , Josie Lawrence , Polly Walker and Joan Plowright , with Alfred Molina , Michael Kitchen and Jim Broadbent in supporting roles .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "275664bcd87b4620bff410f3595e85a4", "text": "Diana Vickers discography The discography of Diana Vickers , a British singer-songwriter , consists of two studio albums , one extended play , and seven singles . Vickers debuted in 2008 as a contestant on the The X Factor , a British television music competition . Her fourth-place finish brought Vickers to the attention of RCA Records , which signed her in 2009 . Vickers released her debut studio album Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree in May 2010 . The album reached number one on the United Kingdom albums chart and the top ten of the Irish and Scottish album charts . In August 2010 , it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Two singles were released from the album : `` Once '' and `` The Boy Who Murdered Love '' , with `` Once '' peaking at number one in the UK . `` My Wicked Heart '' , a non-album song , followed in late 2010 . In July 2011 , Vickers parted ways with RCA Records citing `` musical differences '' in the direction for the second album as the reason behind the mutual split . In February 2013 , it was revealed that Vickers had signed a worldwide record deal with So Recordings . On 9 April 2013 , it was confirmed that the lead single to Vickers ' second album is titled `` Cinderella '' , with a preview snippet being made available on iTunes . `` Cinderella '' was released to digital retailers on 21 July 2013 in the UK . Vickers ' second album titled , Music to Make Boys Cry followed on 15 September 2013 in the UK and Ireland along with the title track serving as the album 's second single . The album charted at number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart and number nine on the UK Indie Chart on 22 September 2013 . It also broke into the Top 20 of the Irish Independent Albums Chart peaking at number nineteen .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f816f28fc3c2e781f4fbf601c50f650", "text": "Cinderella (i5 song) `` Cinderella '' is the first single from The Cheetah Girls ' self-titled soundtrack album The Cheetah Girls , as well as their debut single . It officially premiered on Radio Disney on July 23 , 2003 . It is a cover of the i5 song `` Cinderella '' . The single was released officially on August 12 , 2003 . The song has a pop sound and was written by Lindy Robbins and Kevin Savigar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ea56f076b7ab08b0e8f12f8cf63f6358", "text": "Cinderella Jones Cinderella Jones is a 1946 American musical comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Charles Hoffman . The film stars Joan Leslie , Robert Alda , Julie Bishop , William Prince , S. Z. Sakall and Edward Everett Horton . The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 9 , 1946 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3e112d28a09d70117e27782ede378f7c", "text": "Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles . Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems . Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d8cf0c7615db98afc4e9f457f8c54c4", "text": "Somebody Save Me `` Somebody Save Me '' / `` Hell On Wheels '' was the third single from Cinderella 's triple platinum album Night Songs . Released on February 10 , 1987 , after Night Songs had already peaked at # 3 , the song reached # 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . It also made # 37 on the `` Album Rock Chart '' . Journalist Thom Jurek described the song as a `` riotous call for free living no matter the consequences of the next day ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81763616bb35d94fddb240d5f4ad6b9f", "text": "Craig Veroni Craig Veroni is a South African born Canadian actor from Vancouver .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "84f6f10d2a0df2242bf669f1144f632e", "text": "Bolero (1984 film) Bolero is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Bo Derek , and written and directed by her husband John Derek . The film centers on the protagonist 's sexual awakening and her journey around the world to pursue an ideal first lover who will take her virginity . Despite minor commercial success , the film was critically panned , earning nominations for nine Golden Raspberry Awards at the 5th Golden Raspberry Awards and `` winning '' six , including the Worst Picture .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "f601efe36b2e84d77c6df111cbc9f297", "text": "Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( -LSB- ˈriːoʊ_di_ʒəˈnɛəroʊ , _ - deɪ_ʒə - , _ - də_dʒə - -RSB- -LSB- ˈʁi.u d ( ʒi ) ʒɐˈnejɾu -RSB- ; River of January ) , or simply Rio , is the second-most populous municipality in Brazil and the sixth-most populous in the Americas . The metropolis is anchor to the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area , the second-most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and sixth-most populous in the Americas . Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil 's third-most populous state . Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site , named `` Rio de Janeiro : Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea '' , by UNESCO on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape . Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese , the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro , a domain of the Portuguese Empire . Later , in 1763 , it became the capital of the State of Brazil , a state of the Portuguese Empire . In 1808 , when the Portuguese Royal Court transferred itself from Portugal to Brazil , Rio de Janeiro became the chosen seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal , who subsequently , in 1815 , under the leadership of her son , the Prince Regent , and future King João VI of Portugal , raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom , within the United Kingdom of Portugal , Brazil , and Algarves . Rio stayed the capital of the pluricontinental Lusitanian monarchy until 1822 , when the War of Brazilian Independence began . This is one of the few instances in history that the capital of a colonising country officially shifted to a city in one of its colonies . Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy , the Empire of Brazil , until 1889 , and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the capital was transferred to Brasília . Rio de Janeiro has the second largest municipal GDP in the country , and 30th largest in the world in 2008 , estimated at about R$ 343 billion ( IBGE , 2008 ) ( nearly US$ 201 billion ) . It is headquarters to Brazilian oil , mining , and telecommunications companies , including two of the country 's major corporations -- Petrobras and Vale -- and Latin America 's largest telemedia conglomerate , Grupo Globo . The home of many universities and institutes , it is the second-largest center of research and development in Brazil , accounting for 17 % of national scientific output according to 2005 data . Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known for its natural settings , Carnival , samba , bossa nova , and balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca , Copacabana , Ipanema , and Leblon . In addition to the beaches , some of the most famous landmarks include the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado mountain , named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World ; Sugarloaf Mountain with its cable car ; the Sambódromo ( Sambadrome ) , a permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used during Carnival ; and Maracanã Stadium , one of the world 's largest football stadiums . Rio de Janeiro was the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics , making the city the first South American and Portuguese-speaking city to host the events , and the third time the Olympics were held in a Southern Hemisphere city . The Maracanã Stadium held the finals of the 1950 and 2014 FIFA World Cups , the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup , and the XV Pan American Games . The city is divided into 33 administrative regions .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "538dbce7ad3d7338594841e687e93133", "text": "Rio Grande (Dois Rios) Rio Grande ( Portuguese for `` great river '' ) is a river of Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c3ca52118f1de8eb72ef96b1f731212", "text": "Porto de Galinhas Porto de Galinhas is a beach in the municipality of Ipojuca , Pernambuco , Brazil . Porto de Galinhas is a major tourist destination . The beach is famous for its bright-water beaches and the natural pools . It is part of the municipality of Ipojuca , and located 60 km south of the state capital , Recife . The municipality of Ipojuca , where Porto de Galinhas lies , was established on November 12 , 1895 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6e31c4193f6f757fee7feb93167b3783", "text": "Indaiatuba Indaiatuba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil . It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas . The population is 235,367 ( 2016 est. ) in an area of 311.55 km ² . The elevation is 624 m . The city 's name derives from the Tupi language . It is an important city in one of Brazil 's main industrial regions . Based on the latest IFDM social index data , Indaiatuba ranks number one of the `` Top 100 best cities to live in , in Brazil '' . The Federation of Industries of Rio de Janeiro , surveyed data and compared information on education , health , income and employment ( wage and average generation of formal jobs ) of all municipalities in the country and , with this data they created the Firjan Development Index Municipal ( IFDM ) , so it was possible to create the rank of the top 100 cities to live in Brazil . Data was collected from the Ministries of Education , Health and Labour for all municipalities .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09cf63d19cd002a4e900e961a80520b2", "text": "Deodoro Military Club The Deodoro Military Circle is a Brazilian Army sport facility in Rio de Janeiro , at the Military Village , on the western side of the city . It has hosted the Pan American Games , Rio 2007 . Equestrian ( Dressage , Eventing , and Show Jumping ) , Field Hockey , Modern Pentathlon ( shooting , fencing , swimming , show jumping and a cross country race ) , Sport Shooting ( rifle , trap , pistol and skeet ) and Archery competitions . Permanent venues were built at the site , such as the National Equestrian Center and the National Shooting Center , besides the Archery and Field Hockey which held future competitions in these disciplines . During the Parapan American Games Rio 2007 , the Field Hockey Center held 5-a-Side and 7-a-Side football matches . The facilities will also be used for the equestrian , fencing , shooting and modern pentathlon competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics . An `` X Park '' will be constructed nearby for mountainbiking , BMX and whitewater canoeing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f465f532f1ca6157be3bc584f5742f1b", "text": "Beach house A beach house is a house on or near a beach , sometimes used as a vacation or second home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods . Beach houses are often designed to weather the type of climate they are built in and the building materials and construction methods used in beach housing vary widely around the world . Beach houses require special paint to protect them from the salt water . If a property is built on sand , it needs foundation with special requirements . Beach houses are often associated with beach gardens with a special planting and a particular type of leisure use . One of the most famous twentieth century beach gardens was constructed by Derek Jarman at Dungeness , England . It celebrated local materials , native plants and the openness of the site . Other beach gardens have tried to create an isolated microclimate . Swimming pools are popular in beach gardens . American architect Andrew Geller designed sculptural beach houses in the coastal regions of New England during the 1950s and 1960s . Popular places for beach houses in the United States includes the Jersey Shore , Long Island , California , Florida and coastal areas of New England , such as Cape Cod , Narragansett , and the Portsmouth area .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94016f9c607ac2772937fedc7260d5f5", "text": "Itatiba Itatiba is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil , approximately 80 km from the State Capital . It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Campinas . The population is 113,284 ( 2015 est. ) in an area of 322.28 km ² . The average elevation is 750 m . The place 's name comes from the Tupi Guarani language , and means `` Many Rocks '' . The city is known as the `` Princess of the Hill '' due to its rugged terrain . According to the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro , Itatiba is the third city with the highest quality of life in Brazil , presenting a FIRJAN Municipal Development Index of 0.9276 . It is considered to be the town with the 3rd highest levels of oxygen in the air in the whole world . It used to be the furniture capital of Brazil . Itatiba also has the biggest thematic zoo in Latin America , the `` Zooparque '' . The city is also base of the famous country club and golf course Quinta da Baroneza .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd66b872cf5b93b2d6513a15bb2a4641", "text": "São Paulo (state) São Paulo ( -LSB- sɐ̃w ˈpawlu -RSB- ) is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus . As the richest Brazilian state and a major industrial complex , often dubbed the `` locomotive of Brazil '' , the state alone is responsible for 33.9 % of the Brazilian GDP . São Paulo also has the second highest Human Development Index ( HDI ) and GDP per capita , the fourth lowest infant mortality rate and the third lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil . São Paulo alone is richer than Argentina , Uruguay , Paraguay and Bolivia combined . If São Paulo were an independent country , its nominal GDP would be ranked among the top 20 in the world ( 2010 estimate ) . The economy of São Paulo State is the most developed in Brazil With more than 45 million inhabitants in 2014 , São Paulo is the most populous Brazilian state , the most populous national subdivision in the Americas , and the third most populous political unit of South America , surpassed only by the rest of the Brazilian Federation and Colombia . The local population is one of the most diverse in the country and descended mostly from Italians , who began immigrating to the country in the late 19th century ; of the Portuguese , who colonized Brazil and installed the first European settlements in the region ; indigenous peoples , a large number of distinct ethnic groups ; Africans , who were brought from Africa as slaves in the colonial era and migrants from other regions of the country . In addition , Arabs , Germans , Spanish , Japanese and Chinese also are present in the ethnic composition of the local population . The area that today corresponds to the state territory was already inhabited by indigenous peoples from approximately 12,000 B.C. . In the early 16th century , the coast of the region was visited by Portuguese and Spanish explorers and navigators . In 1532 Martim Afonso de Sousa would establish the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas -- the village of São Vicente , in the Baixada Santista . In the 17th century , the paulistas bandeirantes intensified the exploration of the interior of the colony , which eventually expanded the territorial domain of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire in South America . In the 18th century , after the establishment of the Province of São Paulo , the region began to gain political weight . After independence in 1820 , São Paulo began to become a major agricultural producer ( mainly coffee ) in the newly constituted Empire of Brazil , which ultimately created a rich regional rural oligarchy , which would switch on the command of the Brazilian government with Minas Gerais 's elites during the early republican periodin the 1880s . Under the Vargas Era , the state was one of the first to initiate a process of industrialization and its population became one of the most urban of the federation . The city of São Paulo , the homonymous state capital , is ranked as the world 's 12th largest city and its metropolitan area , with 20 million inhabitants , is the 9th largest in the world and second in the Americas , after Greater Mexico City . Regions near the city of São Paulo are also metropolitan areas , such as Campinas , Santos , Sorocaba and São José dos Campos . The total population of these areas coupled with the state capital -- the so-called `` Expanded Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo '' -- exceeds 30 million inhabitants , i.e. approximately 75 percent of the population of São Paulo statewide , the first macro-metropolis in the southern hemisphere , joining 65 municipalities that together are home to 12 percent of the Brazilian population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97d87042dcbafd910a1cdbf7ebb00362", "text": "Porto Velho Porto Velho ( -LSB- ˈpoʁtu ˈvɛʎu -RSB- , Old Port ) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia , in the upper Amazon River basin , and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric . The population is 426,558 people ( as of the IBGE 2010 census ) . Located on the border of Rondônia and the state of Amazonas , the town is an important trading center for cassiterite , the mining of which represents the most important economic activity in the region , as well as a transportation and communication center . It is on the eastern shore of the Madeira River , one of the main tributaries of the Amazon River . It is also Rondônia 's largest city , and the largest state capital of Brazil by area . The municipality occupies most of the border between Amazonas and Rondônia , and is both the westernmost and northernmost city in the state .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a0463a8108bdf18cd66a09e14dc5487", "text": "Mossoró Mossoró ( -LSB- mosoˈɾɔ -RSB- ) is the second most populous city in the state of Rio Grande do Norte , Brazil , and also the largest municipality of that state . It is equidistant ( four hours ' drive ) from Natal ( approximately 277 km or 172 miles ) , the state capital of Rio Grande do Norte , and from Fortaleza ( approximately 260 km or 161.5 miles ) , the capital of the state of Ceará . It is located nearly in the center of the Nordeste region , which has about 53.6 million people ( 28 % of Brazil 's population ) . It is also in the heart of Brazil 's salt production area . Situated in the Agreste-Potiguar mesoregion , Mossoró is the country 's largest land-based petroleum producer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6773aaae11617e546752e9631aaae92e", "text": "Bangu, Rio de Janeiro Bangu is a neighborhood in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . It is a middle-class neighborhood . It is located in the western area of the city being one of the most populated districts , with 244,518 inhabitants ( according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE - Demographic Census 2000 ) -LSB- 1 -RSB- distributed in an area of 4570.69 ha . Located in the geographic center of the city , the neighborhood is close to Campo Grande , Senador Camará , Vila Aliança , Padre Miguel and Realengo . On November 22 , 2004 the mayor of Rio de Janeiro César Maia created by decree the district Gericinó . The neighborhood was originally part of the neighborhood of Bangu , the region where the penitentiary of Bangu is located , besides Bangu dump . The region is where Gericinó was located containing the sub-district of the Aqueduct ( Aqueduct of the Seine ) . Since 2004 , the complex of Bangu and dump of Bangu , no longer belong to the neighborhood of Bangu . The neighborhood is well known for high temperatures in the summer , exceeding 40 ° C . The official record lowest temperature ever recorded in the city of Rio de Janeiro took place in Campo dos Afonsos ( 4.8 ° C ) in July 1928 , and the highest in Bangu ( 43.2 ° C ) in January 1984 . In sport , the major representative is the Bangu Atlético Clube , state champion twice ( in 1933 and 1966 ) , Brazilian Vice-Champion in 1985 , World Champion and 1960 State Champion ( Series B ) in 1911 , 1914 and 2008 . Besides Bangu , also of note is the Ceres Futebol Clube , State champion ( Series C ) in 1990 and the Esperança Futebol Clube , Carioca champion ( Series C ) in 1918 . In samba , the main club is called the Unidos de Bangu , which is a pioneer in the carnival , and the fourth oldest samba school in Brazil . It is the forerunner of Scholars of Santa Cruz . The club participated for a few years in the Special Group of Carnival . It was the bi-champion of the Carioca Carnaval in 1957 and 1962 ( Group A ) , the school made its last carnival in 1998 . There is also the Unidos da Vila Kennedy , champion in 2000 ( Group C ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "20b4512aea3e28035c0326ec77a59951", "text": "Río Negro, Chile Río Negro ( -LSB- ˈri.o ˈneɣɾo -RSB- , English : Black River ) is a Chilean city and commune in Osorno Province , Los Lagos Region . The city is located 38 km south of Osorno and 6 km west of Route 5 . It has an area of 1,266 km ² and a population of 14,732 inhabitants ( 7,204 women and 7,528 men according to census 2002 ) . The commune is bordered on the north by Osorno and San Juan de la Costa , on the east by Puerto Octay , on the west by the Pacific Ocean , and on the south by Purranque .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8bdc2422283dbee1efca9cd34c314fcb", "text": "São Luís, Maranhão São Luís ( -LSB- sɐ̃w luˈis -RSB- , Saint Louis ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão . The city is located on Ilha de São Luís ( Saint Louis ' Island ) in the Baía de São Marcos ( Saint Mark 's Bay ) , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré , Mearim , Itapecuru and other rivers . Its coordinates are 2.53 ° south , 44.30 ° west . The city proper has a population of some 986,826 people ( 2008 IBGE estimate ) . The metropolitan area totals 1,227,659 , ranked as the 16th largest in Brazil . São Luís , created originally as Saint-Louis-de-Maragnan , is the only Brazilian state capital founded by France ( see France Équinoxiale ) and it is one of the three Brazilian state capitals located on islands ( the others are Vitória and Florianópolis ) . The city has two major sea ports : Madeira Port and Itaqui Port , through which a substantial part of Brazil 's iron ore , originating from the ( pre ) - Amazon region , is exported . The city 's main industries are metallurgical with Alumar , and VALE . São Luís is home of the Federal University of Maranhão . São Luís was the home town of famous Brazilian samba singer Alcione , Brazilian writers Aluísio Azevedo , Ferreira Gullar and Josué Montello , Belgian-naturalised soccer player Luís Oliveira , and the musician João do Vale and Zeca Baleiro , a Música popular brasileira ( MPB ) singer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f67812d6a026a9830ed49cd06a0b5f53", "text": "Paulistas Paulistas are the inhabitants of the state of São Paulo , Brazil , and of its antecessor the Capitaincy of São Vicente , whose capital early shifted from the village of São Vicente to the one of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga . The early population of São Paulo consisted mainly of indigenous Amerindian with few Portuguese settlers . The Portuguese settlements were small . As the Bandeirantes gained power and the vice-kingdom of Brazil developed , the Portuguese element predominated in the population , the Indians being either absorbed or killed . But the province of São Paulo , enlarged by the Bandeiras to include Mato Grosso , Goiás , Paraná and Santa Catarina , remained undeveloped , having neither the gold of Minas Gerais nor the sugar cane of Pernambuco . As a consequence , it did not receive the same influx of black slaves during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more prosperous provinces of Brazil . Nevertheless , the number of black slaves increased substantially in São Paulo during the Brazilian Empire , as the slave traffic reached its peak during the first half of the 19th century . After the abolition of the international slave trade in 1850 , many more slaves were transferred from declining regions of Brazil ( such as the Northeast ) to work in coffee plantations . The economic development of São Paulo only really took off with the founding of coffee plantations in the nineteenth century . Those coffee plantations were manned , from the beginning , by slaves , and remained so during most of the 19th century . Not even the abolition of the transatlantic trade changed this , with the coffee barons resorting to the import of slaves from the Northeastern and Southern regions . Both the coffee planters and the Brazilian government , however , were aware that the abolition of slavery could be postponed but not avoided at all ; as a result , a few experiments in immigration were tried during this period , and some ideas were discussed , including the immigration of Chinese workers . Only in the 1880s , however , did immigration start in earnest . From then on , immigration was the solution adopted to what was seen as a labour shortage , and Italian and Spanish immigrants made the bulk of the workers brought to coffee plantations ; the reasons why ex-slaves were not employed , or were only marginally employed , are unclear and subject to debate . Much is made of a supposed `` whitening '' ideology , or even `` program '' , but the cold fact is that , when faced with the impossibility of obtaining European manpower , the coffee barons had no qualms about resorting to Japanese immigrants . A curious fact from this period was the immigration of US Southerners moving from a country where slavery had been abolished to one where it still existed . Of course , those were not manual workers and did n't come to work in coffee plantations . The wealth produced by coffee culture eventually sparked urbanisation and industrialisation ; the growing urban environment attracted even more immigrants , especially Armenians and other Europeans , Syrians and Lebanese . Later , as the foreign immigration declined , a strong chain of internal migration from the Brazilian Northeast developed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6924331fd86013a6c3190cc04fc41a41", "text": "Paulo Alfeu Junqueira Duarte Paulo Duarte ( 1899 -- 1984 ) , full name Paulo Alfeu Junqueira Duarte , was a Brazilian archaeologist and humanist . He was the first person to practice archaeology and advocate for the protection of archaeological sites on a large scale in Brazil . Duarte excavated hundreds of shell middens throughout Brazil which had been mined for lime since the beginning of the colonial period . He established the Pre-Historical State Commission of São Paulo ( Comissão de Pré-História de São Paulo ) in 1952 , housed at the University of São Paulo , to preserve the objects he discovered . He also conducted excavations along the coast of São Paulo state , which discovered a much-publicized pre-historic human skull known as `` Miss Sambaqui '' . In addition to his archaeological work , Duarte was a leading proponent of Brazilian culture , folklore and art . He argued vociferously for the preservation of the unique cultures of the indigenous peoples in Brazil . With Mário de Andrade and Sérgio Milliet , he cofounded the São Paulo Department of Culture ( Departamento de Cultura e Recreação da Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo ) in 1935 . In 1937 , in retaliation for various public remarks , he was exiled from Brazil by the government of Getúlio Vargas . Duarte returned to Brazil after World War II , and brought with him a number of European archaeologists he had met while in exile . With their assistance , the excavation of pre-historic Brazilian settlements began in earnest in 1954 . Due to several sensational discoveries including `` Miss Sambaqui '' , Duarte became something of a celebrity . He was asked to draft a law for the protection of archaeological heritage in 1957 by President Juscelino Kubitschek . The legislation passed in 1961 , as Law no. 3924 , and remains the framework for the archaeological preservation in Brazil today . Taking advantage of his fame to remark publicly on political issues , Duarte came once again into the displeasure of the government and was banned from teaching by the military government in 1969 . He was banned from visiting USP from this point , and institution that he had helped found , and never returned . Archaeological preservation laws were poorly enforced by the dictatorship in the 1960s and 1970 , and Duarte fought in this period against the destruction of shell middens . He died in 1984 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "17e1bd22271c62f433a8d68f8c302636", "text": "Maracanã River (Rio de Janeiro) The Maracanã River of Rio de Janeiro ( Brazilian Portuguese : -LSB- mɐɾakɐˈnɐ̃ -RSB- ) , which means green bird in Tupi -- Guarani , is a river located in Rio de Janeiro state in southeastern Brazil .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c147c288423bd3f684423d1ec56f47b2", "text": "Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro The Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro ( AMRJ ) is a military organization of the Brazilian Navy . It is located in Ilha das Cobras , at the Guanabara Bay , in the city of Rio de Janeiro . The Arsenal is the main maintenance center for the Brazilian Navy , involving the design , construction and maintenance of ships and submarines , not only for the Brazilian Navy , but also to friendly nations . The AMRJ is shipbuilding both for strategic reasons ( mastery of technologies , seeking the reduction of external dependence ) , as economic ones , seeking nationalization of components and the encouragement of domestic industry . Beside the AMRJ , the Brazilian Navy also has naval bases , that act in support of the Naval Districts , ships in transit or in specific technical areas . Among than are the Naval Base of Aratu , the Naval Base of Val-de-Cães and the River Base of Ladário .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "69cc0eb0e2e7e82afba1d5b4839f66b7", "text": "São João da Barra São João da Barra ( -LSB- sɐ̃w ˈʒwɐ̃w dɐ ˈbaʁɐ -RSB- ) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro . Its population was 28,609 ( 2005 ) and its area is 459 km ² . It is home to the Superporto do Açu .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ceb9aac793985c843f5d830ac1bfacf2", "text": "Guanabara (state) The State of Guanabara ( Estado da Guanabara , -LSB- ɡwanaˈbaɾa -RSB- ) was a Brazilian city-state that existed from 1960 to 1975 . It comprised only the city of Rio de Janeiro after the Federal District was moved from that city to Brasília in 1960 . The state was named after Guanabara Bay , along its eastern coast . In 1834 , the city of Rio de Janeiro was elevated to Imperial capital of the Empire of Brazil , but it was not part of any Brazilian province , having special status as the so-called `` Neutral municipality '' ( Município Neutro ) . The surrounding Province of Rio de Janeiro ( which did not include the city ) had its capital city in Niterói . When Brazil became a republic in 1889 , the city of Rio de Janeiro remained the national capital and became the Federal District ( Distrito Federal ) , while the surrounding homonymous province became a state , still with Niterói as its capital . When the national capital was moved to Brasília in 1960 , a new Federal District was carved out of the state of Goiás to contain it , and the old Federal District became Guanabara State . Throughout its 15-year existence , Guanabara was a unique state in many ways . Comprising only one city ( albeit a large one ) , Guanabara was the smallest Brazilian state by land . It also had the peculiarity of being the only Brazilian state that was not divided into municipalities . Although for some practical purposes , it was sometimes counted as having one single municipality , and Rio de Janeiro was officially named its capital , there was no mayor , municipal legislature or any other municipal government institution there , as the city of Rio de Janeiro was directly administered by the state government . On the other hand , that also meant that the Guanabara state government had some functions that were normally assigned to municipalities elsewhere , such as regulating urban zoning , inspecting the safety of buildings , or issuing licenses for commercial venues , for example . All the characteristics disappeared in 1975 , when the states of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro merged into a new , larger State of Rio de Janeiro . The city of Rio de Janeiro became a municipality of the new combined state and its new capital city .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7553cbd044dd4cf9d628a5a5da9c97b3", "text": "List of beaches in Pernambuco Below is a list of beaches in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco by municipality , from the northernmost Carne de Vaca beach until Coroa Grande at the south end . The Pernambuco coast has 187 kilometres ( 116 mi ) long plus the Fernando de Noronha islands coast . In Pernambuco are located dozens of beaches of all types , from virgin to urban ones .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6c025c34894074afef7141da8a94bdf0", "text": "Praia da Rocha Praia da Rocha ( English : `` Rock Beach '' ) is the beach and built up area on the Atlantic Ocean which is the southern section of the municipality/concelho of Portimão , Algarve , southern Portugal . It is also an urban area within the city of Portimão , south of the city centre . The beach soccer tournament , Mundialito de Futebol de Praia , which hosts some of the world 's best national teams , has taken place here every year since 2005 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "2c16d7c9b7dc8cd778d3ad0b4c42b81a", "text": "Cher Cher ( -LSB- ˈʃɛər -RSB- born Cherilyn Sarkisian , May 20 , 1946 ) is an American singer and actress . Sometimes referred to as the Goddess of Pop , she has been described as embodying female autonomy in a male-dominated industry . She is known for her distinctive contralto singing voice and for having worked in numerous areas of entertainment , as well as adopting a variety of styles and appearances during her five-decade-long career . Cher gained popularity in 1965 as one-half of the folk rock husband-wife duo Sonny & Cher after their song `` I Got You Babe '' reached number one on the American and British charts . By the end of 1967 , they had sold 40 million records worldwide and had become , according to Time magazine , rock 's `` it '' couple . She began her solo career simultaneously , releasing in 1966 her first million-seller song , `` Bang Bang ( My Baby Shot Me Down ) '' . She became a television personality in the 1970s with her shows The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour , watched by over 30 million viewers weekly during its three-year run , and Cher . She emerged as a fashion trendsetter by wearing elaborate outfits on her television shows . While working on television , she established herself as a solo artist with the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping singles `` Gypsys , Tramps & Thieves '' , `` Half-Breed '' , and `` Dark Lady '' . After her divorce from Sonny Bono in 1975 , Cher launched a comeback in 1979 with the disco-oriented album Take Me Home and earned $ 300,000 a week for her 198082 residency show in Las Vegas . In 1982 , Cher made her Broadway debut in the play Come Back to the Five and Dime , Jimmy Dean , Jimmy Dean and starred in the film adaptation of the same title . She subsequently earned critical acclaim for her performances in films such as Silkwood ( 1983 ) , Mask ( 1985 ) , and Moonstruck ( 1987 ) , for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress . She then revived her musical career by recording the rock-inflected albums Cher ( 1987 ) , Heart of Stone ( 1989 ) , and Love Hurts ( 1991 ) , all of which yielded several successful singles . She reached a new commercial peak in 1998 with the album Believe , whose title track became the biggest-selling single of all time by a female artist in the UK . It also features the pioneering use of Auto-Tune , also known as the `` Cher effect '' . Her 2002 -- 2005 Living Proof : The Farewell Tour became one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time , earning $ 250 million . In 2008 , she signed a $ 180 million deal to headline the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for three years . After seven years of absence , she returned to film in the 2010 musical Burlesque . Cher 's first studio album in 12 years , Closer to the Truth ( 2013 ) , became her highest-charting solo album in the U.S. to date at number three . Cher has won a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , an Academy Award , three Golden Globe Awards , a Cannes Film Festival Award , and a special CFDA Fashion Award , among several other honors . Throughout her career , she has sold 100 million records worldwide , becoming one of the best-selling music artists in the music history . She is the only artist to date to have a number-one single on a Billboard chart in each decade from the 1960s to the 2010s . Outside of her music and acting , she is noted for her political views , philanthropic endeavors and social activism , including LGBT rights and HIV/AIDS prevention .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "dae4ecc1f16a4c1c6edd97e1d78976fe", "text": "Artis Award The Artis Award is based on popular vote and is presented for achievements in French-Canadian ( Québécois ) television ; called in French the Prix Artis . Many notable Québécois performing artists have been honored with this award , like Rémy Girard ( 2006 ) . The Artis Award is the successor of the MetroStar Award . The sponsorship of this award and its name were changed in 2006 . From the current Artis Gala website : '' ... This gala enables the public to honor its favorite artists from Québécois television . '' ( '' ... ce gala permet au public de rendre hommage à ses artistes favoris de la télévision québécoise . '' ) At the first Gala Artis , held in Montreal on Sunday , April 30 , 2006 , Céline Dion performed `` Tout près du bonheur '' ( in French only ) with Marc Dupré .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db02ed3acf07a515085d94d3b38b69a0", "text": "6th Genie Awards The 6th Genie Awards were held on March 21 , 1985 , to honour achievements in Canadian cinema in 1984 . It was the first time the Genies were broadcast live across Canada by CBC Television , and they drew 1.9 million viewers . The event , held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre , was cohosted by Al Waxman and Kerrie Keane . Only four films were nominated for Best Motion Picture this year ; two additional films had tied in the voting for the fifth spot , and the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television opted to nominate only four films rather than extending the category to six nominees . However , similar ties in a few other categories did result in six nominees being named .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c90d8d450d48b4f16327bda8441a62a4", "text": "National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics . This awards was given for the first time in 1967 to Marjorie Rhodes for her role in The Family Way . Meryl Streep won this award three times ( record ) : in 1978 for The Deer Hunter , in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer , for Manhattan and for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and in 2006 for The Devil Wears Prada and for A Prairie Home Companion . Anjelica Huston ( 1985 and 1989 ) , Dianne Wiest ( 1986 and 1994 ) , Patricia Clarkson ( 2002 and 2003 ) and Amy Adams ( 2005 and 2012 ) each won the award two times . In 2009 , Mo'Nique became the first African-American to win in this category for her performance in Precious .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c45f4f5334cadaf1d57b672a7bed1c9a", "text": "Grammy Award for Video of the Year The Grammy Award for Video of the Year was an honor presented to recording artists at the 24th Grammy Awards in 1982 and the 25th Grammy Awards in 1983 for music videos . The Grammy Awards , an annual ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , are presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . First presented in 1982 to Michael Nesmith for Elephant Parts , the award was reserved for quality `` video cassettes or discs in any format created specifically for the home video market '' . In 1983 , Olivia Newton-John was presented the award for Olivia Physical . Beginning with the 1984 Grammy Awards , the Video of the Year award category was replaced with the categories Best Video , Short Form and Best Video Album ( now known as Best Music Video and Best Music Film , respectively ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c2881e569d5d63d1f7868775f0ddbd90", "text": "American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist The American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist ( now titled Favorite Female Artist - Country ) has been awarded since 1974 . Years reflect the year in which the American Music Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year ( until 2003 onward when awards were handed out on November of the same year ) . The all-time winner in this category is Reba McEntire with ten ( ' 88 ' , ' 89 , ' 90 , ' 91 , ' 92 , ' 93 , ' 94 , ' 95 , ' 98 , ' 04 ) wins stretching across three decades . McEntire was also the first woman to win the award 8 years in a row . Second place belongs to Barbara Mandrell ( ' 81 , ' 82 , ' 83 , ' 84 , ' 85 , ' 87 ) and Taylor Swift ( ' 08 , ' 09 , ' 10 , ' 11 , ' 12 , ' 13 ) , who both won the award six times . Tied in third place are Faith Hill ( ' 01 , ' 02 , ' 03 , and ' 06 ) , Shania Twain ( ' 96 , ' 97 , ' 99 , and ' 00 ) , and Carrie Underwood ( ' 07 , ' 14 , ' 15 , and ' 16 ) , who have each won 4 times , respectively . Crystal Gayle ( ' 79 , ' 80 , and ' 86 ) has won three times .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "43e2b647c69046ee60f820c05c5e9a4f", "text": "I Saw a Man and He Danced with His Wife `` I Saw A Man And He Danced With His Wife '' is the third single released by American singer/actress Cher from her 11th album Dark Lady . It reached at # 42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "492bbeb7b37cbe309622dbb3ea387704", "text": "Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion , ( -LSB- ˈdiːɒn -RSB- -LSB- seˈlɪn dziˈjɔ̃ -RSB- ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer and businesswoman . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record . Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland . Following a series of French albums during the 1980s , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English-language album , Unison , establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world . During the 1990s , with the help of Angélil , she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several English albums along with additional French albums . Her albums , Falling into You ( 1996 ) and Let 's Talk About Love ( 1997 ) , were both certified diamond in the US while D'eux ( 1995 ) became the best-selling French-language album of all time . She also scored a series of international number-one hits , including `` Nothing Broken but My Heart '' , `` The Power of Love '' , `` Think Twice '' , `` Because You Loved Me '' , `` It 's All Coming Back to Me Now '' , `` My Heart Will Go On '' , and `` I 'm Your Angel . '' However , in 1999 at the height of her success , Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment to start a family and spend time with her husband , who had been diagnosed with cancer . She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed to perform nightly in A New Day ... ( 2003 -- 07 ) , a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace , on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise , Nevada . It became the most successful residency show of all time , grossing US $ 385 million . Dion 's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical . Her recordings are mainly in French and English , although she also sings in Spanish , Italian , German , Latin , Japanese , and Mandarin Chinese . While her releases have often received mixed critical reception , she is regarded as one of pop music 's most influential voices . Dion has won five Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year . She is the second best-selling female artist in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era . In 2003 , Dion was honoured by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) for selling over 50 million albums in Europe . Dion remains the best-selling Canadian artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million copies worldwide .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6fb0706e9e12ac0760eaa97f22c2a852", "text": "American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist The American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R & B Female Artist has been awarded since 1974 . Years reflect the year during which the American Music Awards were presented , for works released in the previous year ( until 2003 onward , when awards were handed out on November of the same year ) . The all-time winner in this category is Rihanna with 6 wins .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "265457bbd71c6794b018f6d68b1e85e8", "text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e69663488a59e4f0c0e3f146e1f5c4b", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lopez is an American singer , actress , dancer , fashion designer and producer . She began her career as an actress for a minor role in the film My Little Girl . Lopez gained her first regular high-profile job as a Fly Girl dancer on In Living Color in 1991 , where she remained for two seasons and remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993 . She received her first leading role in the Selena biopic of the same name in 1997 which made $ 35.5 million at box office . She ventured into the music industry in 1999 , with her debut studio album , On the 6 , preceded by the number-one single `` If You Had My Love '' . In 2001 , she released her second studio album J.Lo which sold over 12 million copies worldwide . she has released eight studio albums overall , as of today . Lopez has sold over 80 million records worldwide . She has won 133 awards from 324 nominations including 3 American Music Awards , 1 BET Awards , 1 Billboard Music Award , 10 Billboard Latin Music Awards , and 2 World Music Awards . In 2014 , she received the prestigious Billboard Icon Award for her contribution in music .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d403ba95538df951631b910094752a5", "text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2dd9d3b2e7d7cabc2b8e8c0d6d8d2012", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott Missy Elliott is an American rapper , singer-songwriter , author , record producer and actress . Missy 's debut album Supa Dupa Fly was released on July 15 , 1997 in the United States under her own label The Goldmind Inc. signed under Elektra Records . Her second album Da Real World was then released on June 22 , 1999 , followed by her third album Miss E. . . So Addictive , released on May 15 , 2001 . Under Construction was the fourth album released by Elliott , which was released on November 12 , 2002 , followed by her fifth album This Is Not a Test ! that saw a release in November 25 , 2003 , and The Cookbook , Elliott 's latest album to date , which was released on July 4 , 2005 . Throughout Missy Elliott 's career , she has received several awards and nominations . Elliott would also be noted to become the first female rapper in history to take home the award for `` Best International Video '' from VIVA Comet Media Awards for her solo debut single , `` The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) '' . Elliott 's debut Supa Dupa Fly ( 1997 ) would go on to score two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Solo Performance & Best Rap Album , alongside three MTV Music Video Awards nominations for `` Best Direction in a Video , '' `` Best Breakthrough Video '' & `` Best Rap Video '' . Missy Elliott 's second album Da Real World ( 1999 ) attained a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album . She also received an award for `` Best R&B / Soul or Rap Music Video '' by the Soul Train Awards . The album went on to go platinum making it Elliott 's second platinum album . The follow-up , Miss E. . . So Addictive ( 2001 ) , was a commercial success ; selling over 9.2 million copies worldwide making it her third consecutive platinum album . This album would attain twelve MTV Video Music Awards nominations throughout 2001 and 2002 . Additionally , the effort gained Elliott several nominations from various award shows some including , the Grammy Awards , MTV Video Music Awards , and the BET Awards . On March 27 , 2001 , Lil ' Kim , Christina Aguilera , Pink , and Mýa recorded a cover version of the LaBelle song , `` Lady Marmalade '' as a medley for the feature film Moulin Rouge that Missy Elliott wrote and produced , which topped # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks . `` Lady Marmalade '' scored Elliott 's first Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Missy Elliott 's fourth album Under Construction ( 2002 ) was certified double platinum , making it her fourth platinum album . The effort gained Elliott eight MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 , taking two awards for `` Video of the Year & `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . The album also gained Elliott five Grammy nominations in 2004 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , Best Rap Album , Album of The Year , Best Rap Song & Best Female Rap Solo Performance taking an award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance . Elliott 's follow-up This Is Not a Test ! ( 2003 ) would also attain a platinum certification , as well as two MTV Video Music Awards and one MTV Music Video Japan Awards nominations . The Cookbook ( 2005 ) is Missy Elliott 's latest album to date . The effort attained three Grammy nominations in 2006 for Best Short Form Music Video , Best Rap Song & Best Rap Album . Elliott received the award for Best Short Form Music Video for her single `` Lose Control '' . The Cookbook also gained Elliott seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations , taking two awards for `` Best Dance Video '' and `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . In 2014 , Missy Elliott became nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song for the featured single , `` Without Me '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aea07889966dfb281a017892f997edfe", "text": "Cherish (Seiko Matsuda album) Cherish is the forty-fifth studio album by Seiko Matsuda . It came in two different versions , a regular edition which contains the CD album and a first press special edition that contained the CD album plus a 36-page photobook . The album release was n't preceded by any single release , so all the songs in the album are new songs .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dc172f1ef685c2db421e5343624548f8", "text": "Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ( previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance , Female ) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards , to female recording artists for quality R&B songs . Awards in several categories are distributed annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position . '' According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award was presented to artists that performed `` newly recorded solo R&B vocal performances '' . Solo numbers by members of an established group were not eligible for the award as `` separate entries from the duo or group performances . '' Albums were also considered for the accolade until 1992 . As a part of the major overhaul of Grammy categories , the award was discontinued in 2011 . The Female R&B Vocal Performance category , Male R&B Vocal Performance category and all duo/group vocal performances in the R&B category shifted to the Best R&B Performance category in 2012 . The award for the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance was first presented to Aretha Franklin at the 10th Grammy Awards ceremony in 1968 for the song `` Respect '' . Franklin received the most wins with eleven , followed by Anita Baker with five . Franklin also holds the record for the most nominations with twenty-three , while Chaka Khan is second with eight nominations . Fantasia Barrino became the final recipient of the award , when her song `` Bittersweet '' won the award in 2011 . The award was presented to artists from the United States each year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "94f7dfc24f3e97de5634b8404ad67a36", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Sharon Stone American actress Sharon Stone has won 10 awards from 41 nominations , including one Emmy Award , one Golden Globe Award , and two MTV Movie Awards . She has also received several `` dishonors '' for poor performances in films , earning three Golden Raspberry Awards , and two Stinkers Bad Movie Awards . Stone 's breakout role as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct ( 1992 ) earned her a Chicago Film Critics Association Award , Golden Globe Award , and Saturn Award nominations . This was followed by two nominations for MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Female for the films Sliver ( 1993 ) and The Specialist ( 1994 ) . For her role as Ginger McKenna in Casino ( 1995 ) , she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama and received her only Academy Award nomination for the same category . She guest starred as an attorney who believes she can communicate with God in The Practice ( 1997 -- 2004 ) , a role that earned her the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series . In Basic Instinct 2 ( 2006 ) , her return to the character Tramell received mixed critical reviews , and garnered her both a Golden Raspberry Award . Stone has also received a number of non-performance honors . She was inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995 for her contribution to acting . The actress was nominated for Golden Apple Award for being easy to work with according to her co-stars . In 2005 , she was named Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in France . She received recognition at the 2006 Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her collaborations with AmfAR with their research on AIDS .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "27c19aea00c771f3c6e215d1ff4fb971", "text": "Cherie Cherie is a given name . Notable people with the name include : Cherie ( singer ) , full name Cyndi Almouzni , French pop and dance singer . Also performed under the mononym Cyndi Cherie Bennett ( born 1960 ) , American novelist , actress , director , playwright , newspaper columnist , singer and television writer Cherie K. Berry , American politician from North Carolina Cherie Blair , ( born 1954 ) , known professionally as Cherie Booth QC , British barrister practising in UK , wife of former prime minister Tony Blair Cherie Chung ( born 1960 ) , Hong Kong film actress Cherie Currie ( born 1959 ) , American musician , singer , songwriter , actress , and artist Cherie DeCastro ( 1922 -- 2010 ) , one of The DeCastro Sisters , a female singing trio Cherie Hausler ( born 1973 ) , Australian television presenter , journalist , food stylist and creative director Cherie Johnson ( born 1975 ) , American film and television actress Cherie Lunghi ( born 1952 ) , English film , television and theatre actress Cherie Piper ( born 1981 ) , Canadian ice hockey player Cherie Priest ( born 1975 ) , American novelist and blogger Cherie Roberts ( born 1978 ) , a.k.a. Kitana Jade , American model and photographer Cherie Witter ( born 1963 ) , American model and Playboy Playmate ( February 1985 )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f8c94cd36dc086f0d708fa76209ca90f", "text": "Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Classical The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year , Classical is an honor presented to record producers for quality classical music productions at the Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to `` honor artistic achievement , technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry , without regard to album sales or chart position '' . Originally known as the Grammy Award for Classical Producer of the Year , the award was first presented to James Mallinson at the 22nd Grammy Awards ( 1980 ) . The name remained unchanged until 1998 , when the category became known as Producer of the Year , Classical . According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented to album producers `` whose recordings , released for the first time during the eligibility year , represent consistently outstanding creativity in the production of classical recordings '' . Producers must have produced at least 51 % playing time on three separately released recordings ( only one of which can be an opera released in DVD format ) . Producers may submit content as a team only if they worked together exclusively during the period of eligibility . Anthony Tommasini , music critic for The New York Times , asserted that `` In the struggling field of classical recording , it 's the producers who take the real risks and make things happen . '' The honor is presented alongside the award for Producer of the Year , Non-Classical . As of 2015 , Steven Epstein and Robert Woods share the record of the most wins , with seven each . Judith Sherman has won the award four times , while David Frost and James Mallinson have been presented the award three times each . Two-time recipients include Joanna Nickrenz ( once alongside Marc Aubort ) . Woods ' wife , Elaine Martone , received the honor in 2007 . David Frost is the son of Thomas Frost , who received an award in the same category in 1987 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d6ba5210015e8629cef3f2f43994b2b4", "text": "In and Out of Love (Cheri Dennis album) In and Out of Love is the debut album of American R&B singer Cheri Dennis , issued by Bad Boy/Atlantic Records . It was exclusively released through the iTunes Store on November 13 , 2007 , with the physical album made available on February 26 , 2008 . In and Out of Love debuted at # 74 on the Billboard 200 , but never climbed higher . `` Portrait of Love '' , the second of three singles released , reached # 55 on Billboard 's Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . It was originally entitled `` Portrait '' and featured only Yung Joc , but after the single was leaked the title was changed and Gorilla Zoe was added to the song . the first single `` I Love You '' , and the third single `` Pretend '' featuring Maino never charted .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09551e69ac34e60adae141376a84bd37", "text": "List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film The 66th Academy Awards , which were held on March 21 , 1994 , saw 35 countries submit films for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category . The Academy had initially invited 57 countries to send their best films , and the submission deadline was set on November 22 , 1993 . While the rules were basically unchanged , the applications for the 66th Academy Awards included a new form requesting information about the nationalities of the film 's creative team , due to the controversy that had led to the disqualification of A Place in the World at the 65th Academy Awards . The bolded titles were the five nominated films , which came from Hong Kong , Spain , Taiwan , the United Kingdom and Vietnam . It was the first time that the majority of the nominees in this category came from outside Europe ( it happened again in 1997 , 2006 and 2011 ) and is the only time when there have been three Asian nominees . Vietnam made history by becoming the only Southeast Asian country ever to be nominated in this category ( accurate as of 2013 ) . The prize was ultimately awarded to Spain for the romantic comedy , Belle Epoque .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e9e175ca32071aa0cbb8d9c7ce0bcd54", "text": "American burlesque American burlesque is a genre of variety show . Derived from elements of Victorian burlesque , music hall and minstrel shows , burlesque shows in America became popular in the 1860s and evolved to feature ribald comedy ( lewd jokes ) and female striptease . By the early 20th century , burlesque in America was presented as a populist blend of satire , performance art , music hall , and adult entertainment , featuring striptease and broad comedy acts . The entertainment was presented often in cabarets and clubs , as well as music halls and theatres . Performers , usually female , often created elaborate tableaux with lush , colorful costumes , mood-appropriate music , and dramatic lighting ; novelty acts , such as fire breathing or contortionists , might be added to enhance the impact of their performance . The genre traditionally encompassed a variety of acts : in addition to the striptease artistes , there was some combination of chanson singers , comedians , mime artists , and dancing girls , all delivered in a satiric style with a saucy edge . The striptease element of burlesque became subject to extensive local legislation , leading to a theatrical form that titillated without falling afoul of censors . Burlesque gradually lost popularity beginning in the 1940s . A number of producers sought to capitalize on nostalgia for the entertainment by attempting to recreate the spirit of burlesque in Hollywood films from the 1930s to the 1960s . There has been a resurgence of interest in this format since the 1990s , and it inspired a 2010 musical film , Burlesque , starring Christina Aguilera and Cher .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "886cadfd65e5b34ebb8495653bb4a22b", "text": "Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( -LSB- ɑ : ˈliːə -RSB- January 16 , 1979 -- August 25 , 2001 ) was an American singer , actress , and model . She was born in Brooklyn , New York , and raised in Detroit , Michigan . At the age of 10 , she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside Gladys Knight . At age 12 , Aaliyah signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson 's Blackground Records . Hankerson introduced her to R. Kelly , who became her mentor , as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album , Age Ai n't Nothing but a Number . The album sold three million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with R. Kelly , Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records . Aaliyah worked with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album , One in a Million , which sold 3 million copies in the United States and over eight million copies worldwide . In 2000 , Aaliyah appeared in her first film , Romeo Must Die . She contributed to the film 's soundtrack , which spawned the single `` Try Again '' . The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay , making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this goal . `` Try Again '' earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist . After completing Romeo Must Die , Aaliyah filmed her role in Queen of the Damned . She released her third and final album , Aaliyah , in July 2001 . On August 25 , 2001 , Aaliyah and eight others were killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas after filming the music video for the single `` Rock the Boat '' . The pilot , Luis Morales III , was unlicensed at the time of the accident and toxicology tests revealed that he had traces of cocaine and alcohol in his system . Aaliyah 's family later filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Blackhawk International Airways , which was settled out of court . Aaliyah 's music has continued to achieve commercial success with several posthumous releases . Aaliyah has sold an estimated 24 to 32 million albums worldwide . She has been credited for helping redefine contemporary R&B , pop and hip hop , earning her the nicknames `` Princess of R&B '' and `` Queen of Urban Pop '' . She is listed by Billboard as the tenth most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years and 27th most successful R&B artist in history .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "a72a3afc328325762718267f60d054fe", "text": "Blue Gangsta `` Blue Gangsta '' is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson . The song is the 7th track of Jackson 's second posthumous album Xscape . the song was originally written , composed and produced by Jackson and Dr. Freeze during the `` Invincible '' album recording session in 1998 . The song was re-tooled by Timbaland and Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon during the recording session in 2013-2014 of the Xscape album .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2647a740e52bfd43b9ad4a7e91142919", "text": "Chaka Khan Chaka Khan ( born Yvette Marie Stevens , March 23 , 1953 ) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades , beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus . Widely known as the Queen of Funk , Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide . Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1 's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll . In 2015 , she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time ; she was previously nominated as member of Rufus in 2011 . Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper , with `` I Feel for You '' in 1984 . In the course of her solo career , Khan has achieved three gold singles , three gold albums and one platinum album with I Feel for You . With Rufus , she achieved four gold singles , four gold albums , and two platinum albums . In December 2016 , Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c08c87fd6a99eb0d2b23b7caf375cd3f", "text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97e56a6c4460aae0a35cccad3bddf9b1", "text": "The Roots discography The discography of The Roots , an American hip hop band , consists of fourteen solo studio albums , three collaborative studio albums , three compilation albums , two extended plays , and two live albums . The Roots began performing in 1989 as The Square Roots with rapper Black Thought and drummer Questlove . Rapper Malik B. , and bassist Leonard Hubbard joined the band in 1991 . Over its history , Questlove and Black Thought have always remained with The Roots while their lineup of backing musicians has changed . In 1993 , The Roots debuted with independently released album Organix , and signed to DGC Records ( later MCA Records ) that same year . The Roots ' debuted on Geffen with Do You Want More ?!!!??! , an album that was unique in hip hop for using no sampling , and being embraced more by fans of alternative rock than fans of hip hop . Do You Want More ?!!!??! peaked at only number 104 on the Billboard 200 chart in the US . Illadelph Halflife , the third album by the Roots , peaked at number twenty-one on the Billboard 200 . In 1999 , The Roots ' fourth album Things Fall Apart became the band 's biggest success . The album was certified gold in the US , and its single `` You Got Me '' peaked at number thirty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 , and number nineteen on the Hot Rap Tracks chart . `` You Got Me '' won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2000 . In 2002 , The Roots released Phrenology , which contained the band 's second single to chart on the Hot 100 . `` Break You Off '' , which featured Musiq Soulchild , peaked at number ninety-nine . The Roots founded the company Okayplayer , and released The Tipping Point in 2004 . In 2006 , The Roots signed to Def Jam , and released Game Theory under Def Jam and Rising Down in 2008 ; the band 's album How I Got Over was released in 2010 . The Roots released two live concert albums , the first being The Roots Come Alive in 2000 , and the next The Roots Present in 2005 . In 2009 , The Roots became the house band for the late-night show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d65854f10b80118cde84497b8c7a6ab3", "text": "Gimmie Dat `` Gimmie Dat '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Ciara . The song was written by Ciara , along with its two producers Christopher `` Tricky '' Stewart and Kenneth `` Soundz '' Coby for her fourth studio album , Basic Instinct ( 2010 ) . `` Gimmie Dat '' is an uptempo dance song , featuring speedy , kinetic beats and a sensual-breathy tone . The song has been compared to her previous hip hop-flavored dance songs , `` Goodies '' , and `` Work '' , and has also been compared to Missy Elliott 's `` Work It '' . `` Gimmie Dat '' was released as the third single from Basic Instinct on October 15 , 2010 . In some countries , the song was released alongside `` Speechless '' , as a dual single . `` Gimmie Dat '' was well received by music critics , who compliment its uptempo beat . Although the song was well received by critics , it only managed to peak at the lower half of US and UK charts . An official remix of the song , dubbed the `` Slow Bass Remix '' was released in the United States on December 21 , 2010 . It was later confirmed that Ciara had paid for the music video , radio play and promotion of the single herself because the label refused to do so . According to Ciara , her record label even told radio stations to stop playing the song . `` Gimmie Dat '' was Ciara 's final single released under LaFace Records , which she had her contract released from due to Basic Instinct 's underperforming sales .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09fbccc09e0845225133080fba22f31d", "text": "T-Pain discography The discography of T-Pain , an American R&B singer , songwriter record producer and rapper , consists of four studio albums , forty-two singles ( as lead artist , and featured artist ) , five mixtapes , and thirty-six music videos . On December 6 , 2005 , his debut studio album , Rappa Ternt Sanga , is where it first appeared on the charts , when it debuted at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 . Both singles , `` I 'm Sprung '' and `` I 'm 'n Luv ( Wit a Stripper ) '' , peaked in the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 . After that , he collaborated with fellow rapper E-40 , along with an singer Kandi Burruss on the single `` U and Dat '' , which it peaked at number 13 in the United States . In 2007 , his second album , titled Epiphany ( 2007 ) , which debuted at number 1 in the United States . The lead single `` Buy U a Drank ( Shawty Snappin ' ) '' , peaked at number one in the United States , the follow-up single `` Bartender '' which peaked at number 5 , and the album 's third single `` Church '' . During 2007 , T-Pain made several guest appearances on songs by other performing artists , the most commercially successful of these being `` Low '' by Flo Rida , which peaked at number one in the United States , and on several national singles charts worldwide . In November 2008 , T-Pain released his third studio album , Three Ringz , debuted at number 4 in the United States , and its consists by all 3 singles -- `` Chopped 'n' Skrewed '' , `` Ca n't Believe It '' and `` Freeze '' . In 2008 , T-Pain appeared on several other singles by other performing artists , including `` Got Money '' by Lil Wayne , `` The Boss by Rick Ross and `` One More Drink '' by Ludacris , among several others . T-Pain 's fourth studio album , Revolver , was released in December 2011 . The album has been preceded by the release of the promotional singles `` Take Your Shirt Off '' , `` Reverse Cowgirl '' and `` Rap Song '' , as well as the single `` Booty Wurk ( One Cheek at a Time ) '' , which attained mixed success on worldwide charts . On May 4 , 2011 , T-Pain released a mixtape , PrEVOLVEr , in promotion of the album . The first official single from Revolver was `` Best Love Song '' , which features Chris Brown . The album 's second single was `` 5 O'Clock '' , which features Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen . The album 's third single was `` Turn All the Lights On '' , which features Ne-Yo .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bb8be3c991a5d1821927714830ece52d", "text": "Lick Shots `` Lick Shots '' is a buzz single by American recording artist Missy `` Misdemeanor '' Elliott from her third album , Miss E. . . So Addictive ( 2001 ) . The song was written and produced by both Elliott and frequent collaborator Timbaland . Although it was never intended to be released as an actual album single , the song was instead released as a buzz single to generate further attention for Elliott 's third album . The song was released promotionally two weeks prior to the release of Elliott 's third album and charted moderately on Billboard Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks . Prior to its release , the song appeared as a snippet in the music video to Elliott 's preceding single , `` Get Ur Freak On '' . In April 2008 , the song was used during Anete Jensen & Daniel Sarr 's `` hip-hop '' challenge as part of the second-week run of the now-defunct international reality dance competition , So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7b2cb9df678d5e1924f82b992ab1d5c6", "text": "Death of Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton was an American recording artist who was killed in a plane crash on August 25 , 2001 after boarding a twin-engine Cessna 402B at the Marsh Harbour Airport on the Abaco Islands , Bahamas . She had just completed her work for the music video for her single `` Rock the Boat '' . Employees of Virgin Records America accompanied her on the flight . The light aircraft , piloted by Luis Morales III , crashed shortly after takeoff . In addition to Aaliyah , eight other people were killed in the accident . She was 22 years old . The investigation following the crash looked into the possibility that the aircraft was overloaded . Three days after the crash , Aaliyah 's remains were returned to the United States . Her funeral was held August 31 , 2001 in Manhattan . Her death came only a month after the release of her self-titled third album , Aaliyah . Posters for the album became memorials for grieving fans . At her funeral , she was eulogized by her brother Rashad Haughton .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8e11e839dd1f904b96d03d4a19249c0f", "text": "Mama's Gun Mama 's Gun is the second studio album by American neo soul singer Erykah Badu . It was recorded between 1999 and 2000 at Electric Lady Studios in New York and released on November 21 , 2000 , by Motown Records . A neo soul album , Mama 's Gun incorporates funk , soul , and jazz styles . It has confessional lyrics by Badu , which cover themes of insecurity , social issues and personal relationships . The album has been viewed by critics as a female companion to neo soul artist D'Angelo 's second album Voodoo ( 2000 ) , which features a similar musical style and direction . Critics have also noted that while Baduizm contained its share of cryptic lyricism , Mama 's Gun is much more direct in its approach , and places the artist in a subjective position more than its predecessor . The album contains the single `` Bag Lady '' , Badu 's first top 10 Billboard hit , which was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and for Best R&B Song . The song `` Did n't Cha Know ? '' was also nominated for Best R&B Song . The album features substantial contributions from several members of the Soulquarians outfit , of which Badu was a member . It also features guests such as soul singer Betty Wright and trumpeter Roy Hargrove . Mama 's Gun was met with great critical success and sold strongly , reaching Platinum two months after its release . Thematically the album explores topics regarding self-esteem , relationship breakdowns , and police brutality , and features a more eclectic sound than its predecessor . Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the Top 10 Albums of 2000 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "888f1cf1f2086a952293cdd563f261f0", "text": "Danny Boy (singer) Danny Boy Steward ( born October 31 , 1977 ) is a Chicago native known by his stage name Danny Boy or DB . He is a contemporary African-American soul singer originally signed for a five-year run with Death Row Records by Suge Knight . He made his debut on 1994 's Murder Was the Case soundtrack with the R&B charter Come When I Call ( Produced by DJ Quik ) . In 1995 , he released his first single entitled Slip N Slide ( Produced by Reggie Moore and co-produced by DeVante Swing ) with then unknown artist Ginuwine singing the chorus . The video was shot in Cabo , and also features scenes with 2Pac , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound . Danny is best known for singing the choruses of the 2Pac songs `` I Ai n't Mad at Cha '' , `` What ' z Ya Phone # '' , `` Picture Me Rollin ' '' and `` Heaven Ai n't Hard 2 Find '' on All Eyez on Me , as well as `` Toss It Up '' on The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory . He had recorded several albums ' worth of music while on Death Row Records , but none were released during his time there . Danny Boy also made an appearance on Tha Row 's soundtrack to Eddie Griffin 's Dysfunktional Family movie and also appeared on American Idol , but was disqualified due to continued internet promotion by his former label . He is currently working on some projects for his own label `` Eclectic Soul Music Group '' and resides in the suburbs of Atlanta , Georgia . On April 20 , 2010 Death Row Records , under new management , finally released Danny Boy 's 1996 debut album It 's About Time featuring production by DJ Quik & DeVante Swing .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6d3ff9f3bf8e815a78f23fdc96b28368", "text": "Niliria `` Niliria '' is a song by K-pop musician G-Dragon , featuring American recording artist Missy Elliott from G-Dragon 's second studio album , Coup d'Etat ( 2013 ) . To date , it remains as one of the six songs from the album to enter the top ten on South Korea 's Gaon Singles Chart . On 2 December 2013 , the song ranked number 32 on Complex 's The 50 Best Songs of 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a028d29c676aa945e0e3ecd4aa13bbbd", "text": "Queen Latifah Dana Elaine Owens ( born March 18 , 1970 ) , known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , television producer , record producer , and talk show host . Born in Newark , New Jersey , she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album All Hail the Queen the same year , featuring the hit single `` Ladies First '' . Her second album , Nature of a Sista ( 1991 ) , was her final album with Tommy Boy Records . Latifah starred as Khadijah James on the FOX sitcom Living Single , from 1993 to 1998 . Her third album Black Reign ( 1993 ) , spawned the single `` U.N.I.T.Y. '' , which won a Grammy Award and was successful on the Billboard Hot 100 . She then starred in the lead role of Set It Off ( 1996 ) and released her fourth album , Order in the Court , in 1998 , with Motown Records . Latifah gained mainstream success and acclaim with her performance in the film Chicago ( 2002 ) , receiving an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . Latifah released her fifth album The Dana Owens Album in 2004 , and has since appeared in a number of films , such as Bringing Down the House ( 2003 ) , Taxi ( 2004 ) , Barbershop 2 : Back in Business ( 2005 ) , Beauty Shop ( 2005 ) , Last Holiday ( 2006 ) , Hairspray ( 2007 ) and Joyful Noise ( 2012 ) . In 2007 and 2009 , she released two more studio albums -- Trav ` lin ' Light and Persona . She created the daytime talk show The Queen Latifah Show , which ran from late 2013 to early 2015 on CBS . Latifah received critical acclaim for her portrayal of blues singer Bessie Smith in the HBO film Bessie ( 2015 ) , which she co-produced , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie . She has long been considered one of hip-hop 's pioneer feminists . Queen Latifah received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 . Latifah 's work in music , film and television has earned her a Grammy Award , an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , three Screen Actors Guild Awards , two NAACP Image Awards , an Academy Award nomination and sales of over two million records .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "38c2c4b2a8ee2dabc22e6f59e4c9f5a5", "text": "E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) E = MC ² is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released in the United States on April 15 , 2008 by Island Records . The singer began recording the album in 2007 in Anguilla , after writing and composing most of its material during and after her 2006 Adventures of Mimi Tour . Carey worked with several notable songwriters and producers during the course of the project , including Jermaine Dupri , Bryan-Michael Cox , Stargate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart , Scott Storch and Danja . The album revealed a more personal side of the singer , illustrated in its declarative theme of emancipation from her previous marriage , and from her personal and professional setbacks . Although it shared similar vocal production as well as an inclination to her signature pop and R&B ballads , the album also encompassed a variety of dance-oriented and uptempo styles . It was meant to be a continuation , or a second part of her tenth studio album , The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . Carey collaborated with a number of artists on the album , including T-Pain , Damian Marley and Young Jeezy . Though considered by critics very similar to the formula its predecessor had been built on , E = MC ² included other genres she had never explored , such as reggae , and her continued recording of gospel-influenced hymns . E = MC ² was generally well received by music critics , with many complimenting the record 's broad genre influences , and musical and production styles . Some critics , however , felt that the album was too similar to The Emancipation of Mimi , and did n't offer anything new from the formula . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 463,000 copies ; the highest first-week sales of Carey 's career . It opened inside the top-five on the albums chart in Australia , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . The album achieved worldwide sales of over 2.5 million copies . Four singles were commission in promotion of the album . The album 's lead single , `` Touch My Body '' , became Carey 's eighteenth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 , making her the solo artist with the most number one singles in United States history , surpassing the record held by Elvis Presley . Additionally , it gave Carey her 79th week atop the chart , tying Presley for most weeks at number one . It achieved strong worldwide charting , peaking within the top five of the singles charts in Italy , Japan , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . `` Bye Bye '' served as the album 's second release . Although hailed by critics , and expected to have achieved large commercial success , the song stalled at number nineteen on the Hot 100 , and managed to chart weakly internationally . Both the third and fourth singles , `` I 'll Be Lovin ' U Long Time '' and `` I Stay in Love '' failed to garner success in any prominent music market .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d31eb5e687382f726f42ef33d831de7e", "text": "Ugly (Bubba Sparxxx song) `` Ugly '' was the lead single from American hip hop music artist Bubba Sparxxx 's debut album , Dark Days , Bright Nights . The song was produced and featured guest vocals from famed producer Timbaland . The song features a sample of Missy Elliott 's `` Get Ur Freak On '' and uncredited backing vocals by Elliott 's former protégée Tweet . The single was a success for Bubba , peaking at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaking at number six on both the Billboard Hot Rap Singles and Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs . To date , `` Ugly '' is Bubba 's second biggest hit , his 2005 single `` Ms. New Booty '' being his most successful . Outside the United States , the song peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom and the top twenty of the charts in the Netherlands and Norway .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2dd9d3b2e7d7cabc2b8e8c0d6d8d2012", "text": "List of awards and nominations received by Missy Elliott Missy Elliott is an American rapper , singer-songwriter , author , record producer and actress . Missy 's debut album Supa Dupa Fly was released on July 15 , 1997 in the United States under her own label The Goldmind Inc. signed under Elektra Records . Her second album Da Real World was then released on June 22 , 1999 , followed by her third album Miss E. . . So Addictive , released on May 15 , 2001 . Under Construction was the fourth album released by Elliott , which was released on November 12 , 2002 , followed by her fifth album This Is Not a Test ! that saw a release in November 25 , 2003 , and The Cookbook , Elliott 's latest album to date , which was released on July 4 , 2005 . Throughout Missy Elliott 's career , she has received several awards and nominations . Elliott would also be noted to become the first female rapper in history to take home the award for `` Best International Video '' from VIVA Comet Media Awards for her solo debut single , `` The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) '' . Elliott 's debut Supa Dupa Fly ( 1997 ) would go on to score two Grammy nominations for Best Rap Solo Performance & Best Rap Album , alongside three MTV Music Video Awards nominations for `` Best Direction in a Video , '' `` Best Breakthrough Video '' & `` Best Rap Video '' . Missy Elliott 's second album Da Real World ( 1999 ) attained a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album . She also received an award for `` Best R&B / Soul or Rap Music Video '' by the Soul Train Awards . The album went on to go platinum making it Elliott 's second platinum album . The follow-up , Miss E. . . So Addictive ( 2001 ) , was a commercial success ; selling over 9.2 million copies worldwide making it her third consecutive platinum album . This album would attain twelve MTV Video Music Awards nominations throughout 2001 and 2002 . Additionally , the effort gained Elliott several nominations from various award shows some including , the Grammy Awards , MTV Video Music Awards , and the BET Awards . On March 27 , 2001 , Lil ' Kim , Christina Aguilera , Pink , and Mýa recorded a cover version of the LaBelle song , `` Lady Marmalade '' as a medley for the feature film Moulin Rouge that Missy Elliott wrote and produced , which topped # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks . `` Lady Marmalade '' scored Elliott 's first Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals . Missy Elliott 's fourth album Under Construction ( 2002 ) was certified double platinum , making it her fourth platinum album . The effort gained Elliott eight MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 , taking two awards for `` Video of the Year & `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . The album also gained Elliott five Grammy nominations in 2004 for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , Best Rap Album , Album of The Year , Best Rap Song & Best Female Rap Solo Performance taking an award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance . Elliott 's follow-up This Is Not a Test ! ( 2003 ) would also attain a platinum certification , as well as two MTV Video Music Awards and one MTV Music Video Japan Awards nominations . The Cookbook ( 2005 ) is Missy Elliott 's latest album to date . The effort attained three Grammy nominations in 2006 for Best Short Form Music Video , Best Rap Song & Best Rap Album . Elliott received the award for Best Short Form Music Video for her single `` Lose Control '' . The Cookbook also gained Elliott seven MTV Video Music Awards nominations , taking two awards for `` Best Dance Video '' and `` Best Hip-Hop Video '' . In 2014 , Missy Elliott became nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Song for the featured single , `` Without Me '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3facbe3889358a50169daa89645777cb", "text": "Full Moon (Brandy album) Full Moon is the third studio album by American R&B recording artist Brandy . It was released by Atlantic Records on March 5 , 2002 . The album was recorded primarily during the summer and fall of 2001 at The Hit Factory in Miami , amid a three-year musical hiatus following the success of her multi-platinum previous studio album Never Say Never ( 1998 ) and the finale of her highly successful television sitcom Moesha in May 2001 . As with Never Say Never , Brandy collaborated with producer Rodney Jerkins and his Darkchild production and songwriting team on the majority of the album 's composition , while additional work from Mike City , Warryn Campbell , and Keith Crouch was contributed . Brandy credited Whitney Houston , Kim Burrell and Enya for inspiring her to push the limits of her voice and vocal arrangements . With Brandy in a relationship with one of the album 's primary musicians , its lyrical concepts centered on both sensual and frustrated feelings toward a lover . Jerkins credited Michael Jackson , Brandy 's voice , and his experiences at European nightclubs for influencing the sound of the album . Lyrically , the album speaks on love in all its forms . Musically , Full Moon drew inspiration from UK garage , electro , dance , glitch , and funktronica , while blending soul and R&B elements into adult contemporary ballads . At the time of its release , the album received mixed reviews from music critics , but has since earned retrospective acclaim and recognition from musicians , singers , and producers , primarily for Brandy 's vocal work . The album became Norwood 's highest-charting album , as well as garnering two Grammy Award nominations including Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony . Full Moon debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart , and at number two on the Billboard 200 , selling approximately 156,000 copies in its first week of release , and has been certified platinum by the RIAA . The album spawned three singles -- `` What About Us ? '' , `` Full Moon `` and `` He Is '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "72210faa77c86b14c4ca33c37f7a9a3c", "text": "Trippin' (Total song) `` Trippin ' '' is a song by American R&B girl group Total , released as the first single from their second studio album Kima , Keisha , and Pam ( 1998 ) . It was also their second release working with production/writing duo Missy Elliott & Timbaland , after What About Us ? , although Timbaland this time provided only co-production and instrumentation , with the pairs ' longtime collaborator Darryl Pearson instead handling main production with Elliott . Elliott was also often given a `` featuring '' credit ( likely to create increased publicity for the track ) despite only providing background vocals and spoken word to the song . The track was by far the group 's biggest hit , peaking at number seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . The song was released with the Puff Daddy , Harve Pierre & Mario Winans Remix as the main version with regards to the singles ' cover and track listings . This remix featured a re-arranged version of the original lyrics , heavily sampled LL Cool J 's `` 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 '' and DMX ( who also appeared on the sampled track ) provided rap vocals . Both the original version ( listed as `` PD Mix '' ) and another main remix ( a similar , stripped-down version : the `` Missy Mix '' ) were also featured . Radio stations and the video however , simply censored the album version/PD Mix and a video for the remix was not shot .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f360ebfb40cb4728ec84ceba1d42264b", "text": "Xscape (album) Xscape is the second posthumous album of previously unreleased tracks by American singer Michael Jackson . It is his eighth album released through Epic Records , and it was released on May 13 , 2014 by Epic Records and MJJ Music . It is the fifth album released by Sony and Motown since Jackson 's death in June 2009 . L.A. Reid , chairman of Epic Records , curated and served as executive producer for the album enlisting Timbaland to lead a team of record producers , including StarGate , Jerome `` J-Roc '' Harmon , John McClain , and Rodney Jerkins , to remix and contemporize the eight selected tracks . Jerkins produced the title song and is the only original song producer to work on the final productions . Xscape was promoted across the Sony group of companies ; Sony Mobile used a snippet of `` Slave to the Rhythm '' in their advertising campaign for the Xperia Z2 mobile phone . `` Love Never Felt So Good '' was announced as the official lead single to premiere on May 1 , 2014 . The deluxe edition of the album includes all of the songs in their original forms as well as one bonus track and two videos .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bd08efd87def549f1aac3d4a3bef8179", "text": "Strength of a Woman (album) Strength of a Woman is the thirteenth studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige . It was released on April 28 , 2017 by Capitol Records . The album features guest appearances by Kanye West , Quavo , DJ Khaled , Missy Elliott , Prince Charlez , and Kaytranada .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f501bca0cd78ba1f30657e298cc11aa4", "text": "List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1983 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . In 1983 , the name of the chart was Top LPs & Tape . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , using telephone , fax or messenger service . Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records , not on actual sales figures . There were six number-one albums on this chart in 1983 , including the debut album of the Australian band Men at Work , Business as Usual , which spent the last seven weeks of 1982 and the first eight weeks of 1983 at number one , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in 1984 . Thriller , the sixth studio album by recording artist Michael Jackson , was released on November 1982 . It peaked at number one for twenty-two non-consecutive weeks in 1983 with another fifteen consecutive weeks at the top into the following year , and seven songs from the album became top ten singles between late 1982 and early 1984 . Two of them : `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' , reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller won eight Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards , and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold . In 2008 , twenty-five years after its release , the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , and a few weeks later , it was among twenty-five recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry as `` culturally significant '' . Flashdance , the soundtrack to the 1983 musical and romance film of the same name , peaked at number one for two weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture . The two singles released from the album , `` Flashdance ... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara , and `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello , reached the top of the singles chart in 1983 . The New York Times considered the British band The Police to be the year 's most influential rock band . Australian , British , and American bands copied the white-reggae formula of their ( The Police 's ) earlier successes . The group released their fifth and final studio album , Synchronicity , in 1983 . The album , a varied accomplished blend of rock , funk , and third-world rhythms , stayed at number one for seventeen weeks and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA in 1984 . Metal Health , the third album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot , peaked at number one for one week , becoming the first heavy metal record to reach the top of the Billboard 200 . Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie released his second album Ca n't Slow Down in 1983 , which spent three weeks at the top and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "dcfbb1fea727171ae7427f1bac12d491", "text": "Rocco Girlanda Rocco Girlanda ( born January 31 , 1966 ) is an Italian politician . He is also an entrepreneur , journalist and media proprietor . A native of Gubbio , he owns the Italian publishing house Corriere , whose publications include several important newspapers . From 2009 to 2011 he was President of the Italy-USA Foundation , a non-profit organization based in Rome . The Embassy of the United States in Rome officially attended the establishment of the Foundation , represented by the Minister Counselor for Public Affairs . He is a member of the People of Freedom Party , was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 2008 , and is currently a member of the Judiciary Committee . On Sunday December 13 , 2009 , he met with the American prisoner Amanda Knox in Capanne prison on the outskirts of Perugia , and went on to write a book about his talks with her . In January 2010 he proposed designating December 21 `` National Day of the Victims of Political Hatred '' , in remembrance of the 13 December 2009 aggression directed towards Silvio Berlusconi in Milan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd1d1c5ef6ff2b30779efcbbe05dfb92", "text": "Modern history of Italy The following articles cover the modern history of Italy : Italian unification ( 1815-1861 ) History of the Kingdom of Italy ( 1861 -- 1946 ) Italian Fascism Italian Colonial Empire History of the Italian Republic ( 1945 to present ) Years of Lead ( Italy ) ( 1969-1988 ) Berlusconi era ( 2001 to present )", "title": "" }, { "docid": "83d705f82a1c97ef1ded5dd1f3429404", "text": "Grand Council of Fascism The Grand Council of Fascism was the main body of Mussolini 's Fascist government in Italy . A body which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government , it was created as a party body in 1923 and became a state body on 9 December 1928 . The council usually met at the Palazzo Venezia , Rome , which was also the seat of head of the Italian government .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f4ece0da460800da0358d1d39b85f216", "text": "Italian Council of the European Movement Italian Council of the European Movement is an Italian advocacy group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0846172b922fd44d62b9fae89d03febe", "text": "Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea -LSB- ˌeɪdriˈætᵻk -RSB- is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula and the Apennine Mountains from the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges . The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea , extending from the Strait of Otranto ( where it connects to the Ionian Sea ) to the northwest and the Po Valley . The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Greece , Italy , Montenegro and Slovenia . The Adriatic contains over 1,300 islands , mostly located along its eastern , Croatian , coast . It is divided into three basins , the northern being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest , with a maximum depth of 1233 m . The Otranto Sill , an underwater ridge , is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas . The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait of Otranto , along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western ( Italian ) coast . Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight , although larger amplitudes are known to occur occasionally . The Adriatic 's salinity is lower than the Mediterranean 's because the Adriatic collects a third of the fresh water flowing into the Mediterranean , acting as a dilution basin . The surface water temperatures generally range from 30 C in summer to 12 C in winter , significantly moderating the Adriatic Basin 's climate . The Adriatic Sea sits on the Apulian or Adriatic Microplate , which separated from the African Plate in the Mesozoic era . The plate 's movement contributed to the formation of the surrounding mountain chains and Apennine tectonic uplift after its collision with the Eurasian plate . In the Late Oligocene , the Apennine Peninsula first formed , separating the Adriatic Basin from the rest of the Mediterranean . All types of sediment are found in the Adriatic , with the bulk of the material transported by the Po and other rivers on the western coast . The western coast is alluvial or terraced , while the eastern coast is highly indented with pronounced karstification . There are dozens of marine protected areas in the Adriatic , designed to protect the sea 's karst habitats and biodiversity . The sea is abundant in flora and fauna -- more than 7,000 species are identified as native to the Adriatic , many of them endemic , rare and threatened ones . The Adriatic 's shores are populated by more than 3.5 million people ; the largest cities are Bari , Venice , Trieste and Split . The earliest settlements on the Adriatic shores were Etruscan , Illyrian , and Greek . By the 2nd century BC , the shores were under Rome 's control . In the Middle Ages , the Adriatic shores and the sea itself were controlled , to a varying extent , by a series of states -- most notably the Byzantine Empire , the Serbian Empire , the Republic of Venice , the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire . The Napoleonic Wars resulted in the First French Empire gaining coastal control and the British effort to counter the French in the area , ultimately securing most of the eastern Adriatic shore and the Po Valley for Austria . Following Italian unification , the Kingdom of Italy started an eastward expansion that lasted until the 20th century . Following World War I and the collapse of Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire , the eastern coast 's control passed to Yugoslavia and Albania . The former disintegrated during the 1990s , resulting in four new states on the Adriatic coast . Italy and Yugoslavia agreed on their maritime boundaries by 1975 and this boundary is recognised by Yugoslavia 's successor states , but the maritime boundaries between Slovenian , Croatian , Bosnian-Herzegovinian , and Montenegrin waters are still disputed . Italy and Albania agreed on their maritime boundary in 1992 . Fisheries and tourism are significant sources of income all along the Adriatic coast . Adriatic Croatia 's tourism industry has grown faster economically than the rest of the Adriatic Basin 's . Maritime transport is also a significant branch of the area 's economy -- there are 19 seaports in the Adriatic that each handle more than a million tonnes of cargo per year . The largest Adriatic seaport by annual cargo turnover is the Port of Trieste , while the Port of Split is the largest Adriatic seaport by passengers served per year .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a26b8e17066484f32f0a53b7e05608f6", "text": "Italy at the 1972 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich , West Germany . 224 competitors , 197 men and 27 women , took part in 123 events in 19 sports .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c226753cd12b7a11e3287c7ec048829", "text": "Campania Campania ( -LSB- kamˈpaːnja -RSB- ) is a region in Southern Italy . The region at the end of 2014 had a population of around 5,869,000 people , making it the third-most-populous region of Italy ; its total area of 13590 km ² makes it the most densely populated region in the country . Located on the Italian Peninsula , with the Mediterranean Sea to the west , it includes the small Phlegraean Islands and Capri for administration as part of the region . Campania was colonised by Ancient Greeks and was part of Magna Græcia . During the Roman era , the area maintained a Greco-Roman culture . The capital city of Campania is Naples . Campania is rich in culture , especially in regard to gastronomy , music , architecture , archeological and ancient sites such as Pompeii , Herculaneum , Paestum and Velia . The name of Campania itself is derived from Latin , as the Romans knew the region as Campania felix , which translates into English as `` fertile countryside '' . The rich natural sights of Campania make it highly important in the tourism industry , especially along the Amalfi Coast , Mount Vesuvius and the island of Capri .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "02ed4dfe15eba51f0ae56a01b889d128", "text": "14th G7 summit The 14th G7 Summit was held in Toronto , Ontario , Canada between June 19 and 21 , 1988 . The venue for the summit meetings was the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in central Toronto . The Group of Seven ( G7 ) was an unofficial forum which brought together the heads of the richest industrialized countries : France , West Germany , Italy , Japan , the United Kingdom , the United States , Canada ( since 1976 ) and the President of the European Commission ( starting officially in 1981 ) . The summits were not meant to be linked formally with wider international institutions ; and in fact , a mild rebellion against the stiff formality of other international meetings was a part of the genesis of cooperation between France 's President Giscard d'Estaing and West Germany 's Chancellor Helmut Schmidt as they conceived the first Group of Six ( G6 ) summit in 1975 . Unlike the relatively low key summit at Château Montebello in 1981 , the Toronto summit was held under tight security with involvement of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( RCMP ) and Metro Toronto Police . Canada was the first member of the G7/G8 to host both this kind of Summit and an Olympic Games in the same calendar year . In February , Calgary , Alberta , hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics . Canada would do this again 22 years when they hosted the Winter Olympics in Vancouver , British Columbia and then the G8 Summit in Huntsville , Ontario .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "499ac18c3c638d171e96c6d606f071fa", "text": "List of cathedrals in Italy This is a list of cathedrals in Italy , including also Vatican City and San Marino . This is intended to be a complete list of extant cathedrals - i.e. , churches that are the seats of bishops - and co-cathedrals . Many former cathedrals and proto-cathedrals are also included , but many more are yet to be added . Almost all cathedrals in Italy are Roman Catholic , but any that are not are also listed here . There are many churches in Italy commonly known as Duomo . This is often translated as `` cathedral '' , but not entirely accurately : `` duomo '' refers to the principal church of a town or city , whatever its status . Clearly , when a cathedral exists , that will often also be a town 's principal church , and many cathedrals are thus also `` duomi '' , and vice versa . This is not always so , however : there are places where the cathedral and the principal church are not the same ( Bologna , for example ) ; and very many places which are not the seats of bishops have a non-episcopal `` duomo '' and no cathedral at all . In this list , churches known as `` duomo '' are only included if they are , or have been , episcopal seats , as above . There is a very small number of churches , such as that at Monza , which have such exceptional distinction or status that they are comparable in importance to cathedrals without having ever been the seats of bishops , and are commonly known in English as cathedrals . There is a separate ( incomplete ) list for this small group of churches .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0a856ab6217bf05b0237188e990c3bb4", "text": "Financial Stability Forum The Financial Stability Forum ( FSF ) was a group consisting of major national financial authorities such as finance ministries , central bankers , and international financial bodies . The Forum was founded in 1999 to promote international financial stability . Its founding resulted from discussions among Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G7 countries , and a study which they commissioned . The Forum facilitated discussion and co-operation on supervision and surveillance of financial institutions , transactions and events . FSF was managed by a small secretariat housed at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel , Switzerland . The FSF membership included about a dozen nations who participate through their central banks , financial ministries and departments , and securities regulators , including : the United States , Japan , Germany , the United Kingdom , France , Italy , Canada , Australia , the Netherlands and several other industrialized economies as well as several international economic organizations . At the G20 summit on November 15 , 2008 it was agreed that the membership of the FSF will be expanded to include emerging economies , such as China . The 2009 G-20 London summit decided to establish a successor to the FSF , the Financial Stability Board . The FSB includes members of the G20 who were not members of FSF .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5933c0fe1de097d50a70b7dc51376c33", "text": "Palazzo Chigi The Palazzo Chigi ( -LSB- paˈlattso ˈkiːdʒi -RSB- ) is a palace or noble residence in Rome and the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Italian Republic . Since December 12 , 2016 , the occupant of Palazzo Chigi is Paolo Gentiloni . The Palazzo , overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Via del Corso , was begun in 1562 by Giacomo della Porta and completed by Carlo Maderno in 1580 for the Aldobrandini family . In 1659 it was purchased by the Chigi family . It was then remodelled by Felice della Greca and Giovan Battista Contini . It has five floors , a broad stairway that leads to the living rooms , and a courtyard decorated with a fountain , designed by Giacomo della Porta . The fountain has been copied in many sites in Rome and other Italian cities . In 1878 it became the residence of the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to Italy . In 1916 it was bought by the Italian state and became the seat of the Minister for Colonial Affairs . Later it was the official residence of the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs . In 1961 it became the official meeting place of Council of Ministers whose President is the head of the Italian government . The Library Hall was commissioned by Agostino Chigi at the end of the 17th century in order to house the enormous library of cardinal Flavio Chigi . The project was realized by Giovan Battista Contini , a famous architect of the period . The Chigi library or Chigiana contained thousands of valuable manuscripts , to a large part based on the personal library of Pope Alexander VII , a member of the Chigi family . Since the time of Pope Benedict XV , the Vatican attempted to acquire this library , but lacked the necessary funds . Eventually , Pietro Tacchi Venturi was tasked by Pope Pius XI to negotiate the purchase with the newly formed fascist government of Benito Mussolini . Venturi managed to convince Mussolini to donate the library to the Vatican free of charge .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cbcc7fce449e6f8dd329f7911a6cafe3", "text": "Italian general election, 1979 General elections were held in Italy on June 3 , 1979 . This election was called just a week before the European vote : the lack of matching between the two elections caused much controversy for wasting public money . Terroristic attacks by the Red Brigades caused a result which was quite opposite than three years before : for the first time the Italian Communist Party lost a lot of votes , delaying that government change that was seeming imminent in 1976 , and the Communist defeat gave a new strength to all the minor parties , a concentration of vote on the Christian Democracy seeming less urgent to stop the red progress . However , the catholic party remained stable , while neo-fascist Italian Social Movement was weakened by its spin-off National Democracy .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d13b1b69182bcdd7dc71f2a28e221df", "text": "Figurehead In politics , a figurehead is a person who holds de jure ( in name or by law ) an important title or office ( often supremely powerful ) , yet de facto ( in reality ) executes little actual power . The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship . Commonly cited figureheads include Queen Elizabeth II , who is Queen of sixteen Commonwealth realms and head of the Commonwealth , but has no power over the nations in which she is not head of state and does not exercise power in her own realms on her own initiative . Other figureheads are the Emperor of Japan , the King of Sweden , or presidents in majority of parliamentary republics , such as the President of India , President of Israel , President of Bangladesh , President of Greece , President of Germany , President of Pakistan , and President of China ( when not simultaneously holding the CPC General Secretary and Chairman of CMC posts ) . During the crisis of the March on Rome in 1922 , King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy , though a figurehead , played a key role in handing power to Benito Mussolini . More than 20 years later , the same King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy played a key role in the dismissal of Benito Mussolini in 1943 . Since the abolition of monarchy in Italy and the establishment of a republic in 1946 , the Italian President assumed most of the ceremonial functions of the previous kings ; however , the Italian President retains large powers in appointing a prime minister of his choice when in parliament there 's no clear majority government , creating a so-called `` president 's cabinet '' ( a technocratic cabinet ) . For example , the former Prime Minister of Italy , Sen Mario Monti , was appointed by the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano as a lifetime-senator and then as Prime Minister of the country , not after a new election . Italian President 's powers and influence are so much stronger is the weaker political parties ' leadership . This system is called `` accordion '' . Conversely , King Juan Carlos I of Spain , also largely considered a figurehead , had in 1981 a key role in defending the newborn Spanish democracy and foiling the attempted coup d'état , known as `` 23-F '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e55436cda6470e25b0ba46943aa8c4d6", "text": "Indonesia–Italy relations Indonesia -- Italy relations refers to the bilateral relations of Indonesia and Italy . Italy has shown strong desire to improve its relations with Indonesia , especially in intercultural understanding and trade . Indonesia recognizes Italy 's strategic location and important role in the middle of Mediterranean region , while Italy has favoured relations with Indonesia , and sees Indonesia as the leader in Southeast Asia . The relations between two countries not only important to bridge the two regional communities ; European Union and ASEAN , but also vital as intercultural and interfaith dialog , since Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world , and Italy is the heart of the Catholic faith . Indonesia has an embassy in Rome , that also accredited to Malta , Cyprus , San Marino , and international organizations such as FAO , IFAD , WFP , and UNIDROIT , while Italy has an embassy in Jakarta .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9cf228704cf73786c4e25057a03245dd", "text": "Summits of the Americas The Summits of the Americas ( SOA ) is a series of international summit meetings bringing together the leaders of countries in the OAS . All countries sent representatives to all meetings except for Cuba , who was expelled from the OAS under US pressure after its Revolution . Cuba joined the Summit on its seventh edition . In the early 1990s , what were formerly ad hoc summits came to be institutionalized into a regular `` Summit of the Americas '' based on the principles of democracy and free trade . The meetings , organized by a number of multilateral bodies led by the Organization of American States , provide an opportunity for discussions about a variety of issues and topics .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1ae9bb30cb8dcf0c88d11f04c161ca9d", "text": "Lega Nord Lega Nord ( LN ; literally `` North League '' ) , whose complete name is Lega Nord per l'Indipendenza della Padania ( `` North League for the Independence of Padania '' ) , is a regionalist political party in Italy . The party is often referred to as Northern League by English-language sources , while in Italy it is also referred to simply as Lega or Carroccio . The LN was founded in 1991 as a federation of several regional parties of northern and central Italy , notably including Liga Veneta , Lega Lombarda , Piemont Autonomista , Uniun Ligure , Lega Emiliano-Romagnola and Alleanza Toscana . The party advocates the transformation of Italy into a federal state , fiscal federalism and greater regional autonomy , especially for northern regions . At times the LN has advocated Padanian nationalism and the secession of the North , referred to by party members as Padania . Prior to the party 's adoption of the term , Padania was infrequently used to name the Po Valley and was promoted since 1963 by sports journalist Gianni Brera as a modern name for Cisalpine Gaul . Lega Nord 's founder and former long-standing leader is Umberto Bossi , who was the party 's secretary from 1991 to 2012 . He was succeeded by Roberto Maroni ( who currently serves as President of Lombardy ) , then in December 2013 Matteo Salvini became the new secretary after defeating Bossi in the leadership election . Lorenzo Fontana and Giancarlo Giorgetti are deputy secretaries . Other leading members include Luca Zaia ( President of Veneto ) , Roberto Calderoli , Gian Marco Centinaio , Massimiliano Fedriga , Roberto Cota , Roberto Castelli , Francesco Speroni , Massimo Bitonci and Attilio Fontana . Under Salvini , the party has emphasized Euroscepticism , opposition to immigration and other populist policies , while forming an alliance with nationalist and right-wing populist parties such as France 's National Front , Netherlands ' Party for Freedom and the Freedom Party of Austria at the European level . The party also established a sister party in southern Italy , Us with Salvini . All this has been opposed by Bossi and , to some extent , criticised by Maroni and Zaia . In the most recent regional elections the LN was the largest party in Veneto ( where Zaia was re-elected President by 50.1 % of the vote in 2015 ) and Lombardy , the second-largest in Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany , the third-largest in Liguria , Marche and Umbria , the fourth-largest in Piedmont , and the fifth-largest in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Trentino .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "be615eeb294584461fd1daa2b40e297a", "text": "Italian general election, 1996 A snap national general election was held in Italy on 21 April 1996 to elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic . Romano Prodi , leader of the centre-left coalition The Olive Tree , won the election , narrowly defeating Silvio Berlusconi , who led the Pole for Freedoms centre-right coalition . For the election , the Lega Nord of Umberto Bossi ran alone , after having left the Berlusconi I Cabinet in 1994 , causing a crisis which drove President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to appoint a technocratic cabinet led by Lamberto Dini , which in turn lost its Parliamentary support in 1995 , forcing Scalfaro to dissolve the Italian Parliament . The Communist Refoundation Party , led by Fausto Bertinotti , instead made a pre-electoral alliance with The Olive Tree , presenting its own candidates , supported by Prodi 's coalition , mainly in some safe leftist constituencies , in exchange for supporting Olive Tree candidates on the other ones , and ensuring external support for a Prodi government .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a39d2f81240e002d253b9d0f6e0b8ba8", "text": "Peace Implementation Council The Peace Implementation Council ( PIC ) is an international body charged with implementing the Dayton Peace Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina . The Council was established at an implementation conference held in London , United Kingdom on December 8 and 9 , 1995 , subsequent to the completion of the negotiations of the accord the preceding month . The Council is , in effect , the realization , through the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina , of the international community 's governance of Bosnia and Herzegovina after signature of the Dayton Agreement . This international control over Bosnia and Herzegovina is to last until the country is deemed politically and democratically stable and self-sustainable . The PIC comprises 55 countries and agencies that support the peace process in many different ways - by assisting it financially , providing troops for SFOR , or directly running operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina . There is also a fluctuating number of observers . Since the London conference , the PIC has come together at the ministerial level another six times to review progress and define the goals of peace implementation for the coming period : in June 1996 in Florence , Italy ; in December 1996 for a second time in London ; in December 1997 in Bonn , Germany ; in December 1998 in Madrid , Spain , in May 2000 and February 2007 in Brussels , Belgium . The PIC clarifies the responsibilities of the High Representative as the main implementing body of the civilian part of the Dayton Agreement , as set out in Annex 10 the Dayton Agreement . For example , the 1997 Bonn session provided the Office of the High Representative with the so-called `` Bonn authority '' to dismiss elected and non-elected officials who obstruct the implementation of the Dayton Agreement . The High Representative from 2006-2007 , Christian Schwarz-Schilling , used this power sparingly , to promote confidence in elected domestic government . This strategy was reversed by the new appointee to that post , Miroslav Lajčák , who imposed several decisions on his first day at work .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68b287eab055bc25c955883b22f42f18", "text": "List of heads of state of Italy This is a list of the heads of state of Italy , from the unification of Italy in 1861 to the present day . From 1861 to 1946 the head of state was the King of Italy , who was the same person as the King of Sardinia according to the Constitution . Italy became a republic under the Constitution of 1948 and the monarch was replaced by a President .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8dc4a7aee0cddf312a1a83955ea0d15e", "text": "Australia–Italy relations Australia -- Italy relations are foreign relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Italian Republic . Australia has an embassy in Rome and a general consulate in Milan . Italy has an embassy in Canberra , 2 general consulates ( in Melbourne and Sydney ) and 3 consulates ( in Adelaide , Brisbane and Perth ) . Italy and Australia have for long years , sustained a sturdy and positively friendly relationship in the categories of immigration , political strategism , and commercial trade . As of 2011 there were around 916,000 people of Italian descent living in Australia .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "5a4257c520011341697d0fd5fdcdb08a", "text": "Haiti Haiti ( -LSB- ˈheɪti -RSB- Haïti -LSB- a.iti -RSB- Ayiti -LSB- ajiti -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Haiti and formerly called Hayti , is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea . It occupies the western three-eighths of the island , which it shares with the Dominican Republic . Haiti is 27750 km2 in size and has an estimated 10.6 million people , making it the most populous country in the Caribbean Community ( CARICOM ) and the second-most populous country in the Caribbean as a whole . The region was originally inhabited by the indigenous Taíno people . Spain discovered the island on 5 December 1492 during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic . When Columbus initially landed in Haiti , he had thought he had found India or Asia . On Christmas Day 1492 , Columbus ' flagship the Santa Maria ran aground north of what is now Limonade . As a consequence , Columbus ordered his men to salvage what they could from the ship , and he created the first European settlement in the Americas , naming it La Navidad after the day the ship was destroyed . The island was named La Española and claimed by Spain , which ruled until the early 17th century . Competing claims and settlements by the French led to the western portion of the island being ceded to France , which named it Saint-Domingue . The development of sugarcane plantations , worked by slaves brought from Africa , led to the colony being among the most lucrative in the world . In the midst of the French Revolution ( 1789 -- 1799 ) , slaves and free people of colour revolted in the Haitian Revolution ( 1791 -- 1804 ) , culminating in the abolition of slavery and the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte 's army at the Battle of Vertières . Afterward the sovereign nation of Haiti was established on 1 January 1804 the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean , the second republic in the Americas , the only nation in the western hemisphere to have defeated three European superpowers ( France , Spain , and the UK ) , and the only nation in the world established as a result of a successful slave revolt . The rebellion that began in 1791 was led by a former slave and the first black general of the French Army , Toussaint Louverture , whose military genius and political acumen transformed an entire society of slaves into an independent country . Upon his death in a prison in France , he was succeeded by his lieutenant , Jean-Jacques Dessalines , who declared Haiti 's sovereignty and later became the first Emperor of Haiti , Jacques I . The Haitian Revolution lasted just over a dozen years ; and apart from Alexandre Pétion , the first President of the Republic , all the first leaders of government were former slaves . The Citadelle Laferrière is the largest fortress in the Americas . Henri Christophe former slave and first king of Haiti , Henri I built it to withstand a possible foreign attack . It is a founding member of the United Nations , Organization of American States ( OAS ) , Association of Caribbean States , and the International Francophonie Organisation . In addition to CARICOM , it is a member of the International Monetary Fund , World Trade Organization , and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States . It has the lowest Human Development Index in the Americas . Most recently , in February 2004 , a coup d'état originating in the north of the country forced the resignation and exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide . A provisional government took control with security provided by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti ( MINUSTAH ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "2ecbc39d1cdc71d1ea50c97ee90c6272", "text": "List of cities in Haiti This article shows a list of cities in Haiti .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0c767c4ad736afab5d6c0cf7017a62d5", "text": "Territorial evolution of the Caribbean This is a timeline of the territorial evolution of the Caribbean and nearby areas of North , Central , and South America , listing each change to the internal and external borders of the various countries that make up the region . The region covered is the Caribbean , its islands ( most of which enclose the sea ) , and the surrounding coasts , as well as the southern part of the Gulf of Mexico , Florida , Central America , and the northern region of South America . The political evolution of the land surrounding the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492 . In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II , in the decolonization wave in the post-war period , and in the tension between Communist Cuba and the United States ( U.S. ) . Genocide , slavery , immigration and rivalry between world powers have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to the size of this small region . At the time of the European discovery of most of the islands of the Caribbean , three major Amerindian indigenous peoples lived on the islands : the Taíno in the Greater Antilles , The Bahamas and the Leeward Islands ; the Island Caribs and Galibi in the Windward Islands ; and the Ciboney in western Cuba . The Taínos are subdivided into Classic Taínos , who occupied Hispaniola and Puerto Rico , Western Taínos , who occupied Cuba , Jamaica , and the Bahamian archipelago , and the Eastern Taínos , who occupied the Leeward Islands . Trinidad was inhabited by both Carib speaking and Arawak-speaking groups .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c72fbddc2340d024f4aad2811b2581dd", "text": "List of rodents of the Caribbean The Caribbean region is home to a diverse and largely endemic rodent fauna . This includes the endemic family Capromyidae ( hutias ) , which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles , and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths , the heteropsomyines and giant hutias , including the extinct bear-sized Amblyrhiza inundata . Lesser Antillean rodent faunas mostly consist of oryzomyines , members of a distantly related group of rodents , and include two of the largest known oryzomyines , Megalomys desmarestii and `` Oryzomys hypenemus '' . Various other rodents are limited to land-bridge islands such as Trinidad , which were connected to the mainland during glacial-period lowered sea levels in the Pleistocene , or to smaller portions of the Caribbean archipelago . Much of the native rodent fauna of the Caribbean are extinct because of human influences , particularly following the introduction of invasive species such as Old World rats . For the purposes of this article , the `` Caribbean '' includes all islands in the Caribbean Sea ( except for small islets close to the mainland ) and the Bahamas , Turks and Caicos Islands , and Barbados , which are not in the Caribbean Sea but biogeographically belong to the same Caribbean bioregion .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3bfa601fb791f980eae81f20b3239f69", "text": "Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ( -LSB- usbər ` kiːnə _ , fɑːsoʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- buʁkina faso -RSB- ) is a landlocked country located in West Africa . It covers an area of around 274200 km2 and is surrounded by six countries : Mali to the north ; Niger to the east ; Benin to the southeast ; Togo and Ghana to the south ; and Ivory Coast to the southwest . Its capital is Ouagadougou . In 2014 its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million . Burkina Faso is a francophone country and French is an official language of government and business . Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta , the country was renamed `` Burkina Faso '' on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara . The citizens of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé ( -LSB- bərˈkiːnəbeɪ -RSB- ) . The northwestern part of present-day Burkina Faso was populated by hunter-gatherers from 14,000 BC to 5,000 BC . From the 3rd to the 13th centuries AD , the Iron-Age Bura culture was situated in the territory of present-day southeastern Burkina Faso and southwestern Niger . Various ethnic groups of present-day Burkina Faso , such as the Mossi , Fula and Dyula , arrived in successive waves between the 8th and 15th centuries . From the 11th century the Mossi people established several separate kingdoms . In the 1890s during the European Scramble for Africa , the territory of Burkina Faso was invaded by France , and colonial control was established following a war of conquest between 1896 to 1904 . The territory was made part of French West Africa in 1904 , and the colony of French Upper Volta was established on 1 March 1919 . The colony was named for its location on the upper courses of the Volta River ( the Black , Red and White Volta ) . The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the French Community , and on 5 August 1960 it gained full independence , with Maurice Yaméogo as President . After protests by students and labour unions , Yaméogo was deposed in the 1966 coup d'état led by Sangoulé Lamizana , who became President . His rule coincided with the Sahel drought and famine , and facing problems from the country 's traditionally powerful trade unions , he was deposed in the 1980 coup d'état led by Saye Zerbo . Encountering resistance from trade unions once again , Zerbo 's government was overthrown in the 1982 coup d'état led by Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo . The leader of the leftist faction of Ouédraogo 's government , Thomas Sankara , became Prime Minister but was imprisoned . Efforts to free him led to the popularly-supported 1983 coup d'état , in which he became President . Sankara renamed the country to Burkina Faso and launched an ambitious socioeconomic programme which included a nationwide literacy campaign , land redistribution to peasants , railway and road construction and the outlawing of female genital mutilation , forced marriages and polygamy . Sankara was overthrown and killed in the 1987 coup d'état led by Blaise Compaoré -- deteriorating relations with the former coloniser France and its ally the Ivory Coast was the reason given for the coup . In 1987 Blaise Compaoré became President and , after an alleged 1989 coup attempt , was later elected in 1991 and 1998 , elections which were boycotted by the opposition and received a considerably low turnout , and in 2005 . He remained head of state until he was ousted from power by the popular youth upheaval of 31 October 2014 . He then fled to the Ivory Coast . Michel Kafando subsequently became the transitional President of the country . On 16 September 2015 a military coup d'état against the Kafando government was carried out by the Regiment of Presidential Security . On 24 September 2015 , after pressure from the African Union , ECOWAS and the armed forces , the military junta agreed to step down , and Michel Kafando was reinstated as Acting President . In the general election held on 29 November 2015 , Roch Marc Christian Kaboré won in the first round with 53.5 % of the vote and was sworn in as President on 29 December 2015 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bee55c354356ede8cba03bd4e9f9be59", "text": "List of endangered languages in Africa An endangered language is a language that it is at risk of falling out of use , generally because it has few surviving speakers . If it loses all of its native speakers , it becomes an extinct language . UNESCO defines four levels of language endangerment between `` safe '' ( not endangered ) and `` extinct '' : Vulnerable Definitely endangered Severely endangered Critically endangered Africa is the world 's second-largest and second most-populous continent . At about 30.2 million km ² ( 11.7 million sq mi ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of the Earth 's total surface area and 20.4 % of the total land area . With about 922 million people ( as of 2005 ) in 61 territories , it accounts for about 14.2 % of the world 's human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , the Suez Canal and the Red Sea to the northeast , the Indian Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . There are 53 countries , including Madagascar and all the island groups .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "29441278875c8527dd7d9cd2e59c32c0", "text": "Government of Haiti The government of Haiti is a semi-presidential republic , a multiparty system wherein the President of Haiti is head of state elected directly by popular elections . The Prime Minister acts as head of government and is appointed by the President , chosen from the majority party in the National Assembly . Executive power is exercised by the President and Prime Minister who together constitute the government . Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two chambers of the National Assembly of Haiti . The government is organized unitarily , thus the central government delegates powers to the departments without a constitutional need for consent . The current structure of Haiti 's political system was set forth in the Constitution of March 29 , 1987 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e5e2e7bcbde40774ec4f51ea60d666e0", "text": "Archipelagic state An archipelagic state is any internationally recognized state or country that comprises a series of islands that form an archipelago . The term is defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in order to define what borders such states should be allowed to claim . In various conferences , Fiji , Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , the Bahamas , and the Philippines are the five sovereign states that obtained approval in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea signed in Montego Bay , Jamaica on December 10 , 1982 and qualified as archipelagic states . Archipelagic states are states that are composed of groups of islands forming a state as a single unit , with the islands and the waters within the baselines as internal waters . Under this concept ( `` archipelagic doctrine '' ) , an archipelago shall be regarded as a single unit , so that the waters around , between , and connecting the islands of the archipelago , irrespective of their breadth and dimensions , form part of the internal waters of the state , and are subject to its exclusive sovereignty . The approval of the United Nations for the five sovereign states as archipelagic states respect existing agreements with other countries and shall recognize traditional fishing rights and other legitimate activities of the immediately adjacent neighboring countries in certain areas falling within archipelagic waters . The terms and conditions for the exercise of such rights and activities , including the nature , the extent and the areas to which they apply , shall , at the request of any of the countries concerned , be regulated by bilateral agreements between them . Such rights shall not be transferred to or shared with third countries or their nationals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dd3fa4f3fdea27b0026d40cf10745479", "text": "Haiti at the Paralympics Haiti first participated in the Paralympic Games in 2008 , sending a single athlete , Nephtalie Jean-Louis , to compete in powerlifting . Due to unspecified `` problems with her weight '' , however , Jean-Louis was ultimately unable to compete , and was listed as a non-starter in her event ( powerlifting ) . Thus it was only at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London that Haitian athletes competed for the first time . The country was represented by two athletes : Nephtalie Jean-Louis , in the shot put and javelin rather than in powerlifting ; and Josue Cajuste , also in the shot put and javelin . Haiti 's participation in the Paralympics is overseen by the Comité National Paralympique d'Haïti .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7b1025df31b2b9f4726b434106e44afd", "text": "Hinduism in Haiti", "title": "" }, { "docid": "898a706e8d1055d20c2c60e4ccdc91e2", "text": "List of populated places affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake This is a list of populated places and structures affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake , a magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake which occurred on 12 January 2010 , with an epicentre approximately 25 km west of Port-au-Prince , Haiti , and affected an estimated three million people . The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died , 300,000 were injured and 1,000,000 made homeless by the quake . The earthquake caused extensive damage to infrastructure in southwestern Haiti -- in February , Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged . The deputy mayor of Léogâne , at the epicentre of the earthquake , reported that 90 percent of buildings in the city were destroyed and Léogâne had `` to be totally rebuilt . '' As much as 90 percent of Grand-Goâve was devastated , including all public buildings . In Gressier , 40 -- 50 percent of buildings were destroyed ; the same in the worst-affected areas of Carrefour . Jacmel , the capital of Sud-Est Department , also was heavily affected ; 70 percent of homes in the city were damaged according to the mayor of Jacmel , as well as the airport , hospital and city hall building . Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed , including the Presidential Palace , the National Assembly building ( Palais Législatif ) , the Supreme Court building ( Palais de Justice ) and the Holy Trinity and Port-au-Prince Cathedrals . Port-au-Prince 's main port and airport , the Port international de Port-au-Prince and Toussaint Louverture International Airport also suffered severe damage , as did Killick , the Haitian Coast Guard 's base in the capital city . The Ciné Institute , Haiti 's only film school , `` lost two buildings '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c8e9ff3bcd10a3762802e87a33bdd711", "text": "Isleño Isleño ( -LSB- izˈleɲo -RSB- , pl . isleños ) is the Spanish word meaning `` islander . '' The term was applied to the Canary Islanders to distinguish them from Spanish mainlanders known as `` peninsulars '' ( links = no ) . The Isleños are the inhabitants of the Canary Islands , and by extension the descendants of Canarian settlers and emigrants to present-day Louisiana , Texas , Cuba , the Dominican Republic , Venezuela , Puerto Rico , and other parts of the Americas . In these places , the name , which formerly referred to a general category of people , now refers to the specific cultural identity of Canary Islanders or their descendants throughout Latin America and in Louisiana , where they are still called isleños . Another name for Canary Islander in English is `` Canarian . '' In Spanish , an alternative is canario or isleño canario . The term isleño is still used in Latin America , at least in those countries which had large Canarian populations , to distinguish a Canary Islander from a peninsular ( continental Spaniard ) . By the early 19th century there were more people of Canarian extraction in the Americas than in the Canary Islands themselves , and the number of descendants of those first immigrants is exponentially larger than the number who originally migrated . The Americas were the destination of most Canarian immigrants , from their discovery by Europeans in the 15th century until the 20th century , when substantial numbers went to the Spanish colonies of Ifni , Western Sahara and Equatorial Guinea in Africa during the first half of the century . Beginning in the 1970s , they began to emigrate to other European countries , although emigration to the Americas did not end until the early 1980s . The cultures of Cuba , the Dominican Republic , Puerto Rico , Venezuela , and Uruguay partially have all been influenced by Canarian culture , as have the dialects of Spanish spoken in all but Uruguay . Although almost all descendants of Canary Islanders who emigrated to the Americas from the 16th to the 20th century are incorporated socially and culturally within the larger populations , there remain a few communities that have preserved at least some their ancestors ' Canarian culture , as in Louisiana , San Antonio in Texas , Hatillo , Puerto Rico San Carlos de Tenerife ( now a neighborhood of Santo Domingo ) in the Dominican Republic and San Borondón in Peru .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "279ffbc2bda502e62f1abc22445bdc8a", "text": "Arab Haitians Arab Haitians are Haitian citizens of Arab ethnic . In Haiti , there are a sizable number of Haitians that are of Middle-Eastern ancestry or trace their origins to Arab descendants . Hadrami and Levantine Arabic ancestry can be found within the Arab Haitian community known in Arabic as Bilad al-Sham , primarily Lebanon and Syria .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ef04d468cf5c69e16dc98f8beb982df5", "text": "Human trafficking in Colombia The country of Colombia is a major source country for women and girls subjected to trafficking in persons , specifically forced prostitution in Latin America , the Caribbean , Western Europe , Asia , and North America , including the United States . Within Colombia , some men are found in conditions of forced labor , but the forced prostitution of women and children from rural areas in urban areas remains a larger problem . Individual cases of forced marriage -- a risk factor for trafficking -- involuntary domestic servitude , and forced begging have been reported . Some children are subjected to forced labor in mines and quarries , in the agricultural sector or as domestic servants . Groups at high risk for internal trafficking include displaced persons , poor women in rural areas , and relatives of members of criminal organizations . Continued armed violence in Colombia has displaced many communities , making them vulnerable to human trafficking . Guerillas and new illegal armed groups forcibly recruit children to join their ranks ; the government estimates thousands of children are exploited under such conditions . Members of gangs and organized criminal networks force their relatives and acquaintances , and displaced persons -- typically women and children -- into conditions of forced prostitution and forced labor , including forced work in the illegal drug trade . Colombia also is a destination for foreign child sex tourists , particularly coastal cities such as Cartagena and Barranquilla . Migrants from South America , Africa , and China transit Colombia en route to the United States and Europe ; some may fall victim to traffickers . The Government of Colombia fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking in persons . During the reporting period , the government increased law enforcement actions against trafficking offenders , enhanced prevention efforts , and continued to offer victim services through an interagency trafficking operations center and through partnerships with NGOs and international organizations . The significant number of Colombians trafficked abroad , however , reflects the need for increased prevention efforts and victim services .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aad7edc6c6e285e52037f6c056b84033", "text": "List of companies of Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west , the Pacific Ocean to the southwest , Belize to the northeast , the Caribbean to the east , Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast . With an estimated population of around 15.8 million , it is the most populated state in Central America . A representative democracy , Guatemala 's capital and largest city is Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción , also known as Guatemala City . Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) in purchasing power parity ( PPP ) in 2010 was estimated at $ 70.15 billion USD . The service sector is the largest component of GDP at 63 % , followed by the industry sector at 23.8 % and the agriculture sector at 13.2 % ( 2010 est. ) . Mines produce gold , silver , zinc , cobalt and nickel . The agricultural sector accounts for about two-fifths of exports , and half of the labor force . Organic coffee , sugar , textiles , fresh vegetables , and bananas are the country 's main exports . Inflation was 3.9 % in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "00f3a69f001faa6b9972ae7572a1d9d0", "text": "Human trafficking in Venezuela Venezuela is a source , transit , and destination country for men , women , and children trafficked for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor . Venezuela 's political , economic , and social concerns contribute to the factors and types of human trafficking in the country . In particular , the severe poverty in Venezuela has increased the rate of human trafficking . Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked within the country for sexual exploitation , lured from poor regions in the nation 's interior to urban and tourist areas . Victims are recruited through false job offers and subsequently forced into prostitution or conditions of labor exploitation . Child prostitution in urban areas and child sex tourism in resort destinations such as Margarita Island appear to be growing . Venezuelan women and girls are trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation to Western Europe and Mexico , in addition to Caribbean destinations such as Trinidad and Tobago , Aruba , and the Dominican Republic . Men , women , and children from Colombia , Peru , Ecuador , Brazil , the Dominican Republic , and the People 's Republic of China are trafficked to and through Venezuela and may be subjected to commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2635d6e5e9835c51d5cf31d4639872ff", "text": "North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) . The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region . North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since . The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world . Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0905c242efdfbc197f7edddaafe75261", "text": "List of people by number of countries visited This is a list of people by number of countries and territories visited . There are a number of people claiming to have visited every country in the world , though there is great debate as to how many countries there are in the world . The most commonly agreed base number is the number of United Nations member states , of which there are 193 . According to the United Nations , `` The recognition of a new State or Government is an act that only other States and Governments may grant or withhold . '' As a result , the membership of some countries to the United Nations is blocked by one or more other members , such as Taiwan and Kosovo , and there are also two observer states , the Holy See and the State of Palestine . Additionally , there are various dependencies and territories that maintain autonomy , their own government , immigration , and/or print their own currency , and can be widely held as de facto countries by travellers . ISO 3166 is maintained by ISO as an updated list of the aforementioned derived from United Nations sources ( Terminology Bulletin Country Names and the Country and Region Codes for Statistical Use maintained by the United Nations Statistics Divisions ) , and lists 249 countries . The Travelers ' Century Club , whose membership is limited to those travellers who have visited one hundred or more territories of the world , maintains its own official list of countries and territories , a total of 325 as of 1 January 2016 , which includes geographically separated areas , such as Hawaii and other areas of cultural interest . This list of people by countries visited does not prescribe one list as correct ; rather , it lists the number of countries visited from any of these competing lists . The Best Travelled is also considered a reference for the 1281 world regions and well travelled people , and hold a verification process to check on traveller 's claims . Their UN Master List regroups all those travellers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a699f6127d3753a5b67973b7bcdaaea9", "text": "French Guiana French Guiana ( pronounced -LSB- giːˈɑːnə -RSB- or -LSB- giːˈænə -RSB- , Guyane française -LSB- ɡɥijan fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , officially called Guiana ( Guyane ) , is an overseas department and region of France , located on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas . It borders Brazil to the east and south , and Suriname to the west . Its 83,534 km2 area has a very low population density of only 3 inhabitants per km2 , with half of its 244,118 inhabitants in 2013 living in the metropolitan area of Cayenne , its capital . By land area , it is the second largest region of France and the largest outermost region within the European Union . Both the region and the department have been ruled since December 2015 by a single assembly within the framework of a new territorial collectivity , the French Guiana Territorial Collectivity ( French : collectivité territoriale de Guyane ) . This assembly , the French Guiana Assembly ( French : assemblée de Guyane ) , has replaced the former regional council and departmental council , which were both disbanded . The French Guiana Assembly is in charge of regional and departmental government . Its president is Rodolphe Alexandre . The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans . The first French establishment is recorded in 1503 but the French presence did n't really become durable until 1643 and the foundation of Cayenne . Guiana then became a slave colony and saw its population increase until the official abolition of slavery at the time of the French revolution . Guiana temporarily became a French department in 1797 but was gradually transformed into a penal colony with the establishment of a network of camps and penitentiaries spread over the coast where prisoners were sentenced to forced labor . During World War II , the Guianan Félix Éboué was one of the first to stand behind General de Gaulle as early as June 18 , 1940 . Guiana officially rallied Free France in 1943 . It definitively abandoned its status as a colony and became again a French department in 1946 . De Gaulle , who became president , decided to establish the Guiana Space Center in 1965 . It is now operated by the CNES , Arianespace and the European Space Agency ( ESA ) . Several thousand Hmong refugees from Laos migrated to French Guiana in the late 1970s and early 1980s . Nowadays fully integrated in the French central state , Guiana is a part of the European Union , and its official currency is the euro . The region is the most prosperous territory in South America with the highest GDP per capita . A large part of Guiana 's economy derives from the presence of the Guiana Space Centre , now the European Space Agency 's primary launch site near the equator . As elsewhere in France , the official language is French , but each ethnic community has its own language , of which Guianan Creole is the most widely spoken .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90c2632e1e0f1a0aa4cba04872c6f1a7", "text": "André Apaid André Apaid , Jr. , the leader of the Group of 184 in Haiti , the civil society movement which forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004 through a coup d'état . He is the head of Alpha Industries , one of the largest assembly factories in Haiti , and of Fondation Nouvelle Haiti , a member of the Initiative de la Societe Civile group . Numerous allegations have been made against Apaid : His father , Andre Apaid , Senior , a Haitian immigrant of Lebanese origin , had been a strong supporter of Jean-Claude Duvalier . The root of the Apaid family 's opposition to Aristide is believed to be Aristide 's doubling of the minimum wage in 1991 , which conflicted with Alpha Industries business practices . Alpha Industries had been described in international reports as a notorious sweatshop . Apaid has also been accused of tax evasion . Apaid is the head of the Group of 184 , a group that is seen by some as a legitimate political organization and by others as an instigator of violence . Apaid reportedly has close ties with Thomas `` Labanye '' Robinson , a violent and dangerous gang leader in Cité Soleil , a slum outside Port-au-Prince . The Center for the Study of Human Rights states that Apaid pays Labanye to kill supporters of the Lavalas party , the political party of Aristide . The switch to electronic voting in Haiti , though the majority of Haiti is without electricity , is being promoted by Claude Apaid , the brother of André Apaid and the owner of the computer company that has secured the government contract to supply voting machines .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "819050dfe1512c05b8eefb494d64129c", "text": "Transport in Haiti All of the major transportation systems in Haiti are located near or run through the capital , Port-au-Prince .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "02dce73eb2493193310fb0a4ed020802", "text": "Somalia Somalia ( -LSB- səˈmɑːliə , _ soʊ - , _ - ljə -RSB- ; Soomaaliya الصومال ) , officially the Federal Republic of Somalia ( Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya , جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية ) , is a country located in the Horn of Africa . It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west , Djibouti to the northwest , the Gulf of Aden to the north , the Indian Ocean to the east , and Kenya to the southwest . Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa 's mainland , and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus , plains and highlands . Climatically , hot conditions prevail year-round , with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall . Somalia has an estimated population of around 16.3 million . Around 85 % of its residents are ethnic Somalis , who have historically inhabited the northern part of the country . Ethnic minorities are largely concentrated in the southern regions . The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic , both of which belong to the Afroasiatic family . Most people in the country are Muslim , with the majority being Sunni . In antiquity , Somalia was an important commercial centre . It is among the most probable locations of the fabled ancient Land of Punt . During the Middle Ages , several powerful Somali empires dominated the regional trade , including the Ajuran Empire , the Adal Sultanate , the Warsangali Sultanate , and the Geledi Sultanate . In the late 19th century , through a succession of treaties with these kingdoms , the British and Italian empires gained control of parts of the coast and established the colonies of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland . In the interior , Mohammed Abdullah Hassan 's Dervish State repelled the British Empire four times and forced it to retreat to the coastal region , before succumbing to defeat in 1920 by British airpower . The toponym Somalia was coined by the Italian explorer Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti ( 1855 -- 1926 ) . Italy acquired full control of the northeastern , central and southern parts of the area after successfully waging the so-called Campaign of the Sultanates against the ruling Majeerteen Sultanate and Sultanate of Hobyo . Italian occupation lasted until 1941 , yielding to British military administration . British Somaliland would remain a protectorate , while Italian Somaliland in 1949 became a United Nations Trusteeship under Italian administration , the Trust Territory of Somaliland . In 1960 , the two regions united to form the independent Somali Republic under a civilian government . The Supreme Revolutionary Council seized power in 1969 and established the Somali Democratic Republic . Led by Mohamed Siad Barre , this government later collapsed in 1991 as the Somali Civil War broke out . Various armed factions began competing for influence in the power vacuum , particularly in the south . During this period , due to the absence of a central government , Somalia was a `` failed state '' , and residents returned to customary and religious law in most regions . A few autonomous regions , including the Somaliland and Puntland administrations emerged in the north . The early 2000s saw the creation of fledgling interim federal administrations . The Transitional National Government ( TNG ) was established in 2000 , followed by the formation of the Transitional Federal Government ( TFG ) in 2004 , which reestablished national institutions such as the military . In 2006 , the TFG , assisted by Ethiopian troops , assumed control of most of the nation 's southern conflict zones from the newly formed Islamic Courts Union ( ICU ) . The ICU subsequently splintered into more radical groups such as Al-Shabaab , which battled the TFG and its AMISOM allies for control of the region . By mid-2012 , the insurgents had lost most of the territory that they had seized . In 2011 -- 2012 , a political process providing benchmarks for the establishment of permanent democratic institutions was launched . Within this administrative framework a new provisional constitution was passed in August 2012 , which reformed Somalia as a federation . Following the end of the TFG 's interim mandate the same month , the Federal Government of Somalia , the first permanent central government in the country since the start of the civil war , was formed and a period of reconstruction began in Mogadishu . Somalia has maintained an informal economy , mainly based on livestock , remittances from Somalis working abroad , and telecommunications .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "36fcb51fbb8906b9b79236efbe5856b4", "text": "List of representative offices of Somaliland This page lists the representative offices of Somaliland . Somaliland is a de facto independent republic , but its independence remains unrecognised by any country or international organisation . All countries recognize Somaliland as part of Somalia . The government of Somaliland maintains informal ties with some foreign governments and has small network of representative offices abroad . These missions do not have formal diplomatic status under the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "188be920bf9234e8c666830e8f7a2606", "text": "List of companies of Tanzania Tanzania is a large country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region . Parts of the country are in Southern Africa . It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north ; Rwanda , Burundi , and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west ; Zambia , Malawi , and Mozambique to the south ; and by the Indian Ocean to the east . Kilimanjaro , Africa 's highest mountain , is in northeastern Tanzania . The country has the second largest economy in the East African Community and the twelfth largest in Africa . It is largely dependent on agriculture for employment , accounting for about half of the employed workforce . An estimated 34 percent of Tanzanians currently live in poverty . The economy has been transitioning from a command economy to a market economy since 1985 . Although total GDP has increased since these reforms began , GDP per capita dropped sharply at first , and only exceeded the pre-transition figure in around 2007 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f74e1c47ae48f7b5e27f76bedfd9aa68", "text": "Somali detainees at Guantanamo Bay There were a total of four Somali detainees in Guantanamo of a total of 778 detainees that have been held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camps , in Cuba since the camps opened on January 11 , 2002 . The camp population peaked in 2004 at approximately 660 . Only nineteen new suspects , all `` high value detainees '' have been transferred there since the United States Supreme Court 's ruling in Rasul v. Bush . As of January 2008 the camp population stand at approximately 285 . When the DoD was forced to publish its first official list of detainees , on May 15 , 2006 , it listed two detainees from Somalia . In 2006 and 2007 two more detainees from Somalia were transferred to Guantanamo from the CIA 's network of `` black sites '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5448dd67e06269357a39b09d27ecdf59", "text": "List of companies based in Eritrea Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea , is a country in the Horn of Africa . The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years , indicated by an improvement in Gross domestic product ( GDP ) in October 2012 of 7.5 percent over 2011 . However , worker remittances from abroad are estimated to account for 32 percent of gross domestic product . Eritrea has an extensive amount of resources such as copper , gold , granite , marble , and potash . The Eritrean economy has undergone extreme changes due to the War of Independence . In 2011 , Eritrea 's GDP grew by 8.7 percent making it one of the fastest growing economies in the world . The Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ) expects it to maintain a high growth rate of 8.5 percent in 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9a03154aac69641e056ff36564814369", "text": "Art of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a small , landlocked country north of Ghana and south of Mali and Niger . Economically , it is one of the four or five poorest countries in the world . Culturally , it is extremely rich . In part this is because so few people from Burkina have become Muslim or Christian . Many of the ancient artistic traditions for which Africa is so well known have been preserved in Burkina Faso because so many people continue to honor the ancestral spirits , and the spirits of nature . In great part they honor the spirits through the use of masks and carved figures . Many of the countries to the north of Burkina Faso had become predominantly Muslim , while many of the countries to the south of Burkina Faso are heavily Christian . In contrast many of the people of Burkina Faso continue to offer prayers and sacrifices to the spirits of nature and to the spirits of their ancestors . The result is that they continue to use the sorts of art that we see in museums in Europe and America . One of the principal obstacles to understanding the art of Burkina Faso , including that of the Bwa , has been a confusion between the styles of the Bwa , `` gurunsi '' , and Mossi , and a confusion of the Bwa people with their neighbors to the west the Bobo people . This confusion was the result of the use by French colonial officers of Jula interpreters at the turn of the century . These interpreters considered the two peoples to be the same and so referred to the Bobo as `` Bobo-Fing '' and to the Bwa as `` Bobo-Oule . '' In fact , these two peoples are not related at all . Their languages are quite different , their social systems are quite different , and certainly their art is quite different . In terms of artistic styles the confusion stems from the fact that the Bwa , `` gurunsi ' '' and Mossi make masks that are covered with red white and black geometric graphic patterns . This is simply the style of the Voltaic or Gur peoples , and also includes the Dogon and other peoples who speak Voltaic languages .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ffe4be64ffe233ef592b928887a0d84a", "text": "Hobyo Hobyo ( Hobyo , also known as Obbia ) , is an ancient port city in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia also known as The Heart of Somalia . Hobyo serves as the main pain port of Galmudug State . From the 13th to 17th century Hobyo was ruled by the Ajuran Sultanate . However , in the late 17th century the Hiraab successfully revolted against the Ajuran Sultanate and established an independent Hiraab Imamate , which included Hobyo . According to Dr. Bernhard Helander of Uppsala University , `` the Imam of Hiraab is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b93cda97198ae0e2cdcb9496cab52c29", "text": "Self Employed Women's Association Self-Employed Women 's Association ( SEWA ) , meaning `` service '' in several Indian languages , is a trade union based in Ahmedabad , India that promotes the rights of low-income , independently-employed female workers . With over 2 million participating women , SEWA is the largest organization of informal workers in the world and largest non-profit in India ( Chen et . al. 2015 ) . Self-employed women are defined as those who do not receive a salary like that of formally-employed workers and therefore have a more precarious income and life . SEWA is framed around the goal of full employment in which a women secures for her family : income , food , health care , child care , and shelter . The principles behind accomplishing these goals are struggle and development , meaning negotiating with stakeholders and providing services , respectively . SEWA was founded in 1972 by Gandhian and civil rights leader Ela Bhatt as a branch of Textile Labour Association ( TLA ) , a labour union founded by Gandhi in 1918 . The organization grew very quickly , with 30,000 members in 1996 , to 318,527 in 2000 , to 1,919,676 in 2013 . Contemporaneous with this uptick in members is a change in India 's economy and society . Liberalizing the economy to foreign trade in 1991 caused a huge migration of rural inhabitants to Indian cities that then forced urban dwellers into informal occupations . Since the financial crisis of 2008 , over 90 % of India 's working population is in the informal sector ( Shakuntala 2015 ) ; yet 94 % of working women in 2009 worked in the informal sector ( Bhatt 2009 ) . India 's history and modern culture of female subjugation also contributes to this disparity because traditional gender roles exclude women from regular , secure forms of labour .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b795794e1c2b3d1aeec410f4f4b47516", "text": "Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11) The Battle of Mogadishu ( 2010 -- 2011 ) began on 23 August 2010 when al-Shabaab insurgents began attacking government and African Union Mission to Somalia ( AMISOM ) positions in the Somali capital of Mogadishu . Al-Shabaab began its offensive after its spokesman said the group was declaring a `` massive war '' on troops sent by AMISOM , describing its 6,000 peacekeepers as `` invaders '' . In December 2010 the number of AMISOM troops was increased to 8,000 and later to 9,000 . The battle 's name usually includes the years , when referenced , in order to distinguish it amongst the nine major Battles of Mogadishu during the decades long Somali Civil War .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0279aaa245db83438bbd9a490156dc98", "text": "Baidoa Baidoa ( Baydhabo ) , is capital in the southwestern Bay region of Somalia.During the Middle Ages , Baidoa and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Sultanate . in 2005 Transitional Federal Government established temporary headquarters in Baidoa before an eventual relocation of government offices to Mogadishu . In 2012 , it was made the capital of the Southwestern State of Somalia , a prospective Federal Member State .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4d961c9696340ae43fd5038ceb517316", "text": "Saudization Saudization or Saudisation of the workforce -- the replacement of foreign workers with Saudi nationals in the private sector -- is the official national policy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . While many Saudis are employed by the government , there are not enough jobs for the growing number of youth . As of 2006 the private sector was largely dominated by expatriate workers from Southeast Asia and the Arab world . The Saudi Government took the decision to reduce unemployment among native Saudis , under the slogan ` Let 's Put the Saudi in Saudization ' . Companies which `` fail to comply '' with Saudization regulations have been warned that they `` will not be awarded government contracts '' . While the `` Saudi political elite '' is agreed on the importance of Saudization , Saudi businesses have complained of its implementation and sought ways to avoid it . Since 2005 , the target Saudization rate has been set at 75 % for the private sector , however in most sectors the actual rates are still much lower , because most Saudis are not interested in working jobs requiring manual labor . In 2014 the Saudi Gazette reported that one of the targets of the kingdom 's Ninth Development Plan ( 2010-2015 ) -- to `` bring down the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent and revive the Saudization strategy '' -- had not been realized .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3b0dc6654e5813d7ef6cb725a887118b", "text": "Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia , estimated to number about 9 million as of April 2013 , began migrating to the country soon after oil was discovered in the late 1930s . Initially , the main influx was composed of Arab and Western technical , professional and administrative personnel , but subsequently substantial numbers came from Southeast Asia . Saudi Arabia has become increasingly dependent on foreign labour , and although foreign workers remain present in technical positions , most are now employed in the agriculture , cleaning and domestic service industries . The hierarchy of foreign workers is often dependent on their country of origin ; workers from India and western nations generally hold the highest positions not held by Saudis , and the lower positions are occupied by persons from Africa , and Southeast Asia . The Saudi government has faced criticism from legal bodies and employers over the treatment of foreign workers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e18ade79c26755811cca1b7e8fa662d8", "text": "Overseas", "title": "" }, { "docid": "32693bda55096ed62136bfad10369a30", "text": "Mogadishu Mogadishu ( -LSB- ˌmɔːɡəˈdiːʃuː -RSB- Muqdisho -LSB- mʉqdɪʃɔ -RSB- ; مقديشو -LSB- maqadiːʃuː -RSB- ) , known locally as Hamar , is the capital and most populous city of Somalia . Located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean , the city has served as an important port for millennia . , it has a population of 2,425,000 residents . Tradition and old records assert that southern Somalia , including the Mogadishu area , was historically inhabited by hunter-gatherers . These were later joined by Cushitic-speaking agro-pastoralists , who would go on to establish local aristocracies . During its medieval Golden Age , Mogadishu was ruled by the Muzaffar dynasty , a vassal of the Ajuran Sultanate . It subsequently fell under the control of an assortment of local Sultanates and polities , most notably the Sultanate of the Geledi . The city later became the capital of Italian Somaliland ( 1889 -- 1936 ) in the colonial period . After the Somali Republic became independent in 1960 , Mogadishu became known and promoted as the White Pearl of the Indian Ocean . After the ousting of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 and the ensuing Somali Civil War , various militias fought for control of the city , later to be replaced by the Islamic Courts Union in the mid-2000s . The ICU thereafter splintered into more radical groups , notably al-Shabaab , which fought the Transitional Federal Government ( 2004 -- 2012 ) and its African Union Mission to Somalia allies . With a change in administration in late 2010 , government troops and their military partners had succeeded in forcing out Al-Shabaab by August 2011 . Mogadishu has subsequently experienced a period of intense reconstruction . As Somalia 's capital city , many important national institutions are based in Mogadishu . It is the seat of the Federal Government of Somalia established in August 2012 , with the Somalia Federal Parliament serving as the government 's legislative branch . Thabit Abdi Mohammed has been the Mayor of Mogadishu since April 2017 . Villa Somalia is the official residential palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia , Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed . In May 2012 , the First Somali Bank was established in the capital , which organized Mogadishu 's first ever Technology , Entertainment , Design ( TEDx ) conference . The establishment of a local construction yard has also galvanized the city 's real-estate sector . Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the capital , built circa 667 ( 1268/9 AD ) . The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest masjid in the Horn region . Mogadishu Cathedral was built in 1928 by the colonial authorities in Italian Somaliland in a Norman Gothic style , and served as the traditional seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio . The National Museum of Somalia is based in Mogadishu and holds many culturally important artefacts . The National Library of Somalia is undergoing a $ 1 million Somali federal government funded renovation , including a new library complex . Mogadishu is home to a number of scholastic and media institutions . As part of the municipality 's urban renewal program , 100 schools across the capital are scheduled to be refurbished and reopened . The Somali National University ( SNU ) was established in the 1950s , and professors from the university later founded the non-governmental Mogadishu University ( MU ) . Benadir University ( BU ) was established in 2002 with the intention of training doctors . Various national sporting bodies have their headquarters in Mogadishu , including the Somali Football Federation and the Somali Olympic Committee . Mogadishu Stadium was constructed in 1978 during the Siad Barre administration , with the assistance of Chinese engineers . It hosts football matches with teams from the Somali First Division and the Somalia Cup . Additionally , the Port of Mogadishu serves as a major national seaport and is the largest harbour in Somalia . Mogadishu International Airport , the capital 's main airport , is the hub of the national carrier Somali Airlines .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "002b333f9384113c51fb043d638a2556", "text": "Iraqi diaspora The Iraqi diaspora refers to native Iraqis who have left for other countries as emigrants or refugees , and is now one of the largest in modern times , being described by the UN as a `` humanitarian crisis '' caused by the 2003 invasion of Iraq and by the ensuing war .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "07fd3e910e924cb237bf3f56d9fdde83", "text": "Prostitution in Swaziland Prostitution in Swaziland is illegal , and police continue to enforce the law , although they sometimes turn a blind eye to prostitution in clubs . According to the U.S. Department of State , Swaziland is a source , destination , and transit country for women and children trafficked internally and transnationally for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation , domestic servitude , and forced labor in agriculture . Swazi girls , particularly orphans , are trafficked internally for commercial sexual exploitation and domestic servitude in the cities of Mbabane and Manzini , as well as to South Africa and Mozambique . Some Swazi women are forced into prostitution in South Africa and Mozambique after voluntarily migrating to these countries in search of work . Chinese organized crime units acquire victims in Swaziland and traffic them to hubs in Johannesburg , where they `` distribute '' victims locally or send them on to be exploited overseas . Traffickers force Mozambican women into prostitution in Swaziland , or else transit Swaziland with their victims en route to South Africa . The Swaziland AIDS Support Organisation has recommended that prostitution be legalized in Swaziland , in order to allow it to be regulated .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e8e328fcc667f5039a0bb6ed62c31b4d", "text": "Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is , geographically , the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara . According to the UN , it consists of all African countries that are fully or partially located south of the Sahara . It contrasts with North Africa , whose territories are part of the League of Arab states within the Arab world . Somalia , Djibouti , Comoros and Mauritania are geographically in Sub-Saharan Africa , but are likewise Arab states and part of the Arab world . The Sahel is the transitional zone between the Sahara and the tropical savanna ( the Sudan region ) and forest-savanna mosaic to the south . Since probably 3500 BCE , the Saharan and Sub-Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely populated Sahara , forming an effective barrier interrupted by only the Nile in Sudan , though the Nile was blocked by the river 's cataracts . The Sahara pump theory explains how flora and fauna ( including Homo sapiens ) left Africa to penetrate the Middle East and beyond . African pluvial periods are associated with a `` wet Sahara '' phase during which larger lakes and more rivers existed . The use of the term has been criticized because it refers to the South only by cartography conventions and projects a connotation of inferiority ; a vestige of colonialism , which some say , divided Africa into European terms of homogeneity .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0347509cab04c3d57edafca001d30960", "text": "Somali community in Finland Somalis in Finland are residents and citizens of Finland of Somali ancestry . They are Finland 's fourth-largest minority , after Swedes , Russians and Estonians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cdb2782c3a2948e1dfb3a8171025bc2", "text": "Immigration to Turkey Since the 19th century , an exodus by the large portion of Turkish ( Turkic ) and Muslim peoples ( who are termed `` Muhacir '' under a general definition ) from the Balkans ( Balkan Turks , Albanians , Bosniaks , Pomaks ) , Caucasus ( Abkhazians , Ajarians , ` Circassians ' , Chechens ) , Crimea ( Crimean Tatar diaspora ) , Crete ( Cretan Turks ) , took refuge in present-day Turkey and moulded the country 's fundamental features . Trends of immigration towards Turkey continue to this day , although the motives are more varied and are usually in line with the patterns of global immigration movements -- Turkey , for example , receives many economic migrants from nearby countries such as Armenia , the Republic of Moldova , Georgia , Iran , and Azerbaijan , but also from Central Asia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7a4a26f87094172c7e3ab426ae3ae8f6", "text": "Ethnic Russians in post-Soviet states After the dissolution of the Soviet Union ( USSR ) in December 1991 , about 25 million ethnic Russians in post-Soviet states found themselves living outside the Russian Federation . All former Soviet citizens had a time window within which they could transfer their former Soviet citizenship to Russian citizenship . Where they did not exercise that choice , their resulting citizenship status outside Russia varied by state : from no perceivable change in status - as in Belarus - to becoming permanently resident `` non-citizens '' - as in Estonia and Latvia , which restricted citizenship to their pre-World War II citizens and their offspring ( regardless of ethnic group ) upon restoration of their independence in continuity with their sovereign identities prior to June 1940 . However , most people in practice found the `` time window '' concept not feasible , as the citizenship issue linked closely to the issue of owning property owned by the state before privatization . For many people , a change of citizenship would actually mean relocating and leaving behind everything - or most of what they had previously owned or been able to access . the largest ethnic Russian diaspora populations outside Russia live in the United States and in the `` near abroad '' countries . The populations involved include those in : Ukraine ( about 8 million ) , Kazakhstan ( about 3.8 million ) , the United States ( about 3 million ) , Belarus ( about 780,000 ) , Uzbekistan ( about 650,000 ) Kyrgyzstan ( about 360,000 ) and Latvia ( about 556,422 ) . In June 2006 Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to introduce national policy aiming at encouraging ethnic Russian immigration to Russia . Does not include Abkhazia ( 2011 census : 22,077 Russians or 9.1 % of the population ) or South Ossetia ( 2007 estimate : 2,100 Russians or 3.0 % of the population ) . In Turkmenistan , there were estimated to be at most 150,000 ethnic Russians as of 2007 , or under 2 % of the population . In Uzbekistan the same year , the Russian population stood at some 800,000 people or under 4 % of the country .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2ecc8b9100a4bbc9a76f0584aa060d3a", "text": "Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh ( -LSB- , উদ্বাস্তু পাকিস্তানী ) are Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants with homelands in present-day India and Pakistan who settled in East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh ) following the partition of India in 1947 . This identification can encompass several groups of people . First among them is `` Bihari Muslims '' . Although most of this population belonged to State of Bihar in India there are many from other Indian states such as U.P. ( United Provinces or later Uttar Pradesh ) . There are still others who had settled in what is now known as Bangladesh in the late 19th century . The second term of reference for this group coined by themselves after creation of Bangladesh is `` Stranded Pakistanis '' . In Urdu media in Pakistan and elsewhere this was translated as `` Mehsooreen '' or the `` Besieged '' . Another common term is `` Non-Bengalis '' , which includes not only the Urdu-speaking but also Punjabis , Pathans and Baloch living in Bangladesh . Henceforth any of the above terms may be used to identify this group depending on the context and history . Biharis were stateless until 2008 when a judgement by the Dhaka High Court gave them right of citizenship . The judgement does not cover refugees who were adults at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War . In March 2015 , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that more than 170,000 Biharis had been repatriated to Pakistan and the remaining ` stranded Pakistanis ' are not its responsibility but rather the responsibility of Bangladesh .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "85d2b3b05df919f5c506940bf8a7f6dc", "text": "Illinois Illinois ( -LSB- ɪlᵻˈnɔɪ -RSB- ) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States , achieving statehood in 1818 . It is the 6th-most populous state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area , and is noted as a microcosm of the entire country . The word `` Illinois '' comes from a French rendering of a native Algonquin word . With Chicago in the northeast , small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois , and natural resources like coal , timber , and petroleum in the south , Illinois has a diverse economic base and is a major transportation hub . The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports from the Great Lakes , via the Saint Lawrence Seaway , to the Atlantic Ocean , as well as the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River , via the Illinois Waterway . For decades , O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world 's busiest airports . Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and politics . Although today the state 's largest population center is around Chicago in the northern part of the state , the state 's European population grew first in the west , with French Canadian colonists who settled along the Mississippi River in the 17th and 18th century , and gave the area the name , `` Pays des Illinois '' or Illinois Country a region that was known as part of New France . After the American Revolutionary War established the United States , American settlers began arriving crossing the Appalachians barrier range in the 1810s via the gaps of the Allegheny to boat building centers in Pittsburgh , from Cumberland , Maryland via the Cumberland Narrows pass to outfit in Brownsville , Pennsylvania , from North Carolina and Virginia via the Cumberland Gap to Kentucky and Tennessee , all on the Ohio River . With the War of 1812 , the growth of Illinois slowed as both Native Americans and Canadian forces often raided the American Frontier . After the war 's end , the federal government re-established forts such as Fort Dearborn ( in 1816 -- now the site is within Chicago ) and army patrols west of the Mississippi diminished the threat from Amerindian raids , so settlers were able to move into all of Illinois from the eastern and southern emigrant trails . Mineral finds and timber stands also had spurred immigration -- by the 1810s , the Eastern U.S. had exhausted most timber stands close to the established cities creating a hard felt first energy crisis by the late-1790s , and after 1818 , the industrial revolution was being fueled by new canals such as the Lehigh Canal feeding the furnaces of the rapidly industrializing east coast . Also in 1818 , Illinois achieved statehood and its growth , as yet untroubled by the speed of as yet unrefined railway technology , would be fueled by the new religion of industrialized forward thinking . After construction of the Erie Canal with increasing traffic and trade through the Great Lakes , Chicago was founded in the 1830s on the banks of the Chicago River , at one of the few natural harbors on southern Lake Michigan . John Deere 's invention of the self-scouring steel plow turned Illinois ' rich prairie into some of the world 's most productive and valuable farmlands , attracting new immigrant farmers from Germany and Sweden . Railroads arose and matured in the 1840s , and soon carried immigrants to new homes in Illinois , as well as being a resource to ship their commodity crops out to markets . Railroads freed most of the land of Illinois and other mid-western states from the tyranny of water transport ; no longer was a location near a river or canal a need to ship bulk goods . By 1900 , the growth of industrial jobs in the northern cities and coal mining in the central and southern areas attracted a new group of immigrants , from Eastern and Southern Europe . Illinois was an important manufacturing center during both world wars . The Great Migration from the South established a large community of African Americans in Chicago , who created the city 's famous jazz and blues cultures . Three U.S. presidents have been elected while living in Illinois : Abraham Lincoln , Ulysses S. Grant , and most recently Barack Obama . Additionally , Ronald Reagan , whose political career was based in California , was the only U.S. president born and raised in Illinois . Today , Illinois honors Lincoln with its official state nickname `` The Land of Lincoln , '' which has been displayed on its license plates since 1954 . The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is located in the state capital of Springfield , and the Barack Obama Presidential Center will be completed in Chicago by 2020 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f3c0cd7d42e6b5ce994653a12070383", "text": "As the World Turns As the World Turns ( often referred to as ATWT ) is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2 , 1956 , to September 17 , 2010 . Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light . Running for 54 years , As the World Turns holds the second-longest continuous run of any daytime network soap opera on American television , surpassed only by Guiding Light . As the World Turns was produced for the first 43 years in Manhattan and in Brooklyn from 2000 until 2010 . Set in the fictional town of Oakdale , Illinois , the show debuted on April 2 , 1956 , at 1:30 pm EST. . Prior to that date , all serials had been 15 minutes in length . As the World Turns and The Edge of Night , which premiered on the same day at 4:30 pm EST , were the first two to be 30 minutes in length from their premiere . At first , viewers did not respond to the new half-hour serial , but ratings picked up in its second year , eventually reaching the top spot in the daytime Nielsen ratings by fall 1958 . In 1959 , the show started a streak of weekly ratings wins that was not interrupted for over 12 years . The show switched to color on August 21 , 1967 , and expanded from a half-hour in length to one hour starting on December 1 , 1975 , when The Edge of Night moved to ABC . In the year-to-date ratings , As the World Turns was the most-watched daytime drama from 1958 until 1978 , with ten million viewers tuning in each day . At its height , core actors such as Helen Wagner , Don MacLaughlin , Don Hastings , and Eileen Fulton became nationally known . Three of these actors -- Wagner , Hastings , and Fulton -- are also the three longest serving actors in the history of American soap operas . The show passed its 10,000 th episode on May 12 , 1995 , and celebrated its 50th anniversary on April 2 , 2006 . On September 18 , 2009 , As the World Turns became the last remaining Procter and Gamble-produced soap opera for CBS after Guiding Light aired its final episode on the network . On December 8 , 2009 , CBS announced that it cancelled As the World Turns after almost 54 years due to low ratings . The show taped its final Procter and Gamble scenes for CBS on June 23 , 2010 , and with a dramatic storyline finale , its final episode on the network aired on September 17 , 2010 . On October 18 , 2010 , CBS replaced As the World Turns with a newly debuted talk show The Talk .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "91cd96b470cd0b7bfdb5f4e32d6df391", "text": "Geography of Oklahoma The Geography of Oklahoma encompasses terrain and ecosystems ranging from arid plains to subtropical forests and mountains . Oklahoma contains 10 distinct ecological regions , more per square mile than in any other state by a wide margin . One of six states on the Frontier Strip , it is situated in the Great Plains and U.S. Interior Highlands region near the geographical center of the 48 contiguous states . Usually considered part of the South Central United States , Oklahoma is bounded on the east by Arkansas and Missouri , on the north by Kansas , on the northwest by Colorado , on the far west by New Mexico , and on the south and near-west by Texas . The state has four primary mountain ranges : the Arbuckle Mountains , the Wichita Mountains , the Ozark Mountains and the Ouachita Mountains . Part of the U.S. Interior Highlands region , the Ozarks and Ouachitas form the only major highland region between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians . A portion of the Flint Hills stretches into north-central Oklahoma , and in the state 's southeastern corner , Cavanal Hill is officially regarded as the world 's tallest hill ; at 1,999 feet ( 609 m ) , it fails the definition of a mountain by one foot . More than 500 named creeks and rivers make up Oklahoma 's waterways , and with 200 lakes created by dams , it holds the highest number of reservoirs in the nation . Oklahoma covers an area of 69,898 sqmi , with 68,667 sqmi of land and 1,231 sqmi of water , making it the 20th-largest state in the United States . Generally , it is divided into seven geographical regions : Green Country , or Northeast Oklahoma , Southeastern Oklahoma , Central Oklahoma , South Central Oklahoma , Southwest Oklahoma , Northwest Oklahoma , and the Oklahoma Panhandle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c6cf3d09250bad441e8ec0d4289cb76e", "text": "Median center of United States population The median center of U.S. population is determined by the United States Census Bureau from the results of each census . The Bureau defines it to be : As of the 2010 U.S. census , this places roughly 154.4 million Americans living on each side of a longitude line passing through a location in Pike County , Indiana , and the same number living on each side of a latitude line through the same point . During the 20th century the median center of U.S. population moved roughly 180 miles southwest , from a location in Randolph County , Indiana to a location in Daviess County , Indiana . The majority of this southwest shift happened in the second half of the century , as the center shifted within a narrow circular band between 1900 and 1950 -- all within roughly 25 miles of the 1900 starting point in Randolph County .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "023cf7510e6d24440d5256d8021f7d62", "text": "As the Stomach Turns `` As the Stomach Turns '' is a series of comedy sketches parodying the soap opera As the World Turns featured on The Carol Burnett Show , with one installment airing on Carol Burnett & Company . The sketch was created by show writers Kenny Solms and Gail Parent . The Carol Burnett Show introduced the series during its first season in 1967 -- 68 and continued to air new installments for the remainder of its 11-season run , through its final season in 1977 -- 78 . However , the final installment of `` As the Stomach Turns '' would not air until September 8 , 1979 , on a different four-week summer series titled Carol Burnett & Company . This was the only installment of `` As the Stomach Turns '' that did not air on The Carol Burnett Show which had completed its run almost a year and a half earlier on March 29 , 1978 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa06bf9fc7ba5619a3f0f67b83196f05", "text": "Midwest Independent Film Festival The Midwest Independent Film Festival is the nation 's only film festival solely dedicated to the Midwest filmmaker . Only films from the eight-state Midwest region of Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Ohio and Wisconsin are considered for screening . This film festival is also unique in that it is held throughout the year , presenting audiences with the finest independent films from the Midwest every first Tuesday of the month . The Midwest Independent Film Festival prides itself on showcasing emerging directors , powerful artistic visions , and strong cinematic stories . These exceptional films combine with an exciting social atmosphere and a state-of-the-art screening venue to create one of the premier festivals in the Midwest . The Midwest Independent Film Festival is hosted every first Tuesday of the month at Chicago 's Landmark Century Centre Cinema of Landmark Theatres . Sponsors include Resolution Digital Studios , Zacuto , Fletcher Chicago , Orbit Media Studios , O'Connor Casting , Flashpoint The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences , Zipcar , The Chicago Film Office , The Illinois Film Office , Zaroban Design , Crunch Fitness , Getty Images , Screen Magazine and Kodak . This festival is sometimes referred to as `` The Midwest Film Festival , '' `` The Midwest Indie , '' or simply `` The Midwest . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "30ae1f495ff90ed2058df599523bbb62", "text": "Michigan City, Indiana Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County , Indiana , United States . It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte , Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area , which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined Statistical Area . Located in the region known to locals as Michiana , it is approximately 50 miles east of Chicago and 40 miles west of South Bend . The city had a population of 31,479 at the 2010 census . Michigan City is noted for both its proximity to the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and for bordering Lake Michigan . Due to this , Michigan City receives a fair amount of tourism during the summer months , especially by residents of Chicago and of nearby cities in Northern Indiana . The lighthouse is a notable symbol for the city and is incorporated in the heading of Michigan City 's sole newspaper , The News Dispatch , and the city 's official seal . Michigan City hosted the sailing events at the 1987 Pan American Games .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36270d01728c99541162542a3cbe7b0f", "text": "Portage Park, Chicago Portage Park is located on the northwest side of the City of Chicago , Illinois and is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas . Portage Park is bordered by the community areas of Jefferson Park and Forest Glen to the north , Dunning and the suburb of Harwood Heights to the west , Irving Park to the east and Belmont-Cragin to the south . The area is notable for its Six Corners outdoor shopping district , centered at the intersection of Irving Park Road , Cicero Avenue and the diagonal Milwaukee Avenue , the Portage Theater and for its namesake - Portage Park . The name of the park was taken from the major portage linking the Des Plaines and Chicago rivers along what is today Irving Park Road . The area was so swampy that in wet weather , Native Americans and trappers were easily able to paddle through the area in either direction without leaving their canoes . In those days , the Des Plaines was perhaps the most significant way to the Illinois , and then on to the Mississippi ( and to return ) . Portage Park has the largest Polish community in the Chicago Metropolitan Area according to the 2000 census . Portage Park is home to the Polish American Association , the Polish Jesuit Millennium Center , the Polish Army Veterans Association in the beautiful building of the former Irving State bank , in addition to the multitude of Polish shops and businesses throughout the district . One of the area 's parks is named Chopin Park after Frédéric Chopin , Poland 's most famous pianist and composer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "622404557c19f16397ac143bfbde2822", "text": "Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque -LSB- dəˈbjuːk -RSB- is the county seat of Dubuque County , Iowa , United States , located along the Mississippi River . In 2013 , its population was 58,253 , making it the tenth-largest city in the state This city lies at the junction of Iowa , Illinois , and Wisconsin , a region locally known as the Tri-State Area . It serves as the main commercial , industrial , educational , and cultural center for the area . Geographically , it is part of the Driftless Area , a portion of North America that escaped all three phases of the Wisconsinian Glaciation . It is one of the few large cities in Iowa with hills , and a tourist destination featuring the city 's unique architecture and river location . It is home to five institutions of higher education , making it a center for culture and learning . Dubuque has long been a center of manufacturing , but the economy grew rapidly and diversified to other areas in the first years of the 21st Century . By 2005 , the city led the state and the Midwest in job growth , ranking as the 22nd fastest-growing economy in the US . Alongside industry , the city has large health care , education , tourism , publishing , and financial service sectors .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d293adf9c515215c8eab68ee0055947e", "text": "History of Springfield, Massachusetts The history of Springfield , Massachusetts ( est. 1636 ) springs in large part from its favorable geography , situated on a steep bluff overlooking the Connecticut River 's confluence with three tributaries . It was an ancient Indian crossroad for two major trade routes : Boston-to-Albany and New York City-to-Montreal . Springfield also sits on some of the northeastern United States ' most fertile soil . Springfield was founded in 1636 as Agawam , the northernmost settlement of the Connecticut Colony . The settlement defected from Connecticut after four years , however , later joining forces with the coastal Massachusetts Bay Colony . The town changed its name to Springfield , and changed the political boundaries among what later became New England States . Springfield flourished as a trading post and agricultural center until 1675 's King Philip 's War , when a coalition of Indians laid siege to Springfield and later burned it to the ground . Its prosperity waned for the next hundred years but , in 1777 , United States Revolutionary War leaders made it a National Armory to store weapons , and in 1795 it began manufacturing muskets . Until 1968 , the Armory made small arms . Its first American muskets ( 1794 ) were followed by the famous Springfield rifle and the revolutionary M1 Garand and M14s . The Springfield Armory attracted generations of skilled laborers to the city , making it the United States ' longtime center for precision manufacturing ( comparable to a Silicon Valley of the Industrial Revolution ) . The Armory 's near-capture during Shays Rebellion of 1787 was among the troubles that prompted the U.S. Constitutional Convention later that year . Innovations in the 19th and 20th centuries include the first American English dictionary ( 1805 , Noah Webster ) , the first use of interchangeable parts and the assembly line in manufacturing ( 1819 , Thomas Blanchard ) , the first American horseless car ( 1825 , again Thomas Blanchard ) , vulcanized rubber ( 1844 , Charles Goodyear ) , the first American gasoline-powered car ( 1893 , Duryea Brothers ) , the first American motorcycle company ( 1901 , `` Indian '' ) , an early commercial radio station ( 1921 , WBZ , and most famously , the world 's third-most-popular sport of basketball ( 1891 , Dr. James Naismith ) . Throughout the latter half of the 20th century , Springfield endured a protracted decline , accelerated by the decommission of the Springfield Armory in 1969 . Springfield became increasingly like the declining , second tier Northeastern U.S. cities from which it had long been set apart . During the 1980s and 1990s , Springfield developed a new reputation for crime , political corruption , and cronyism . Seeking to overcome its downgrade , the city undertook several large ( but unfinished ) projects , including a $ 1 billion high-speed rail ( New Haven-Hartford-Springfield high-speed rail ) , a proposed $ 1 billion MGM Casino , and others .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e4ee52b51d610654815bec6002bacfeb", "text": "Chicago Loop The Loop is the central business district of Chicago , Illinois . It is one of the city 's 77 designated community areas . The Loop is home to Chicago 's commercial core , City Hall , and the seat of Cook County . In the late nineteenth century , cable car turnarounds and prominent elevated railway encircled the area , giving the Loop its name . The community area is bounded on the north by Lake Street on the west by Wells Street on the east by Wabash Street , and on the south by Van Buren Street . The Loop got its name by the loop of the elevated CTA El tracks that create a loop this area . although the commercial core has expanded into adjacent community areas . As a business center , some of the corporations the Loop hosts include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ( CME ) , the world 's largest options and futures contracts open interest exchange ; the headquarters of United Continental Holdings , one of the world 's largest airlines ; AON ; Blue Cross Blue Shield ; Hyatt Hotels Corporation ; BorgWarner , and other major corporations . The Loop is home to 500 acre Grant Park ; State Street , which hosts a historic shopping district ; the Art Institute of Chicago ; several theaters ; and numerous subway and elevated rapid transit stations . Other institutions in the Loop include the Willis Tower , once the tallest building in the world , the Chicago Symphony Orchestra , the Lyric Opera of Chicago , the Goodman Theatre , the Joffrey Ballet , the central public Harold Washington Library , and the Chicago Cultural Center . In what is now the Loop , on the south bank of the Chicago River , near today 's Michigan Avenue Bridge , the US Army erected Fort Dearborn in 1803 . It was the first settlement in the area sponsored by the United States . In 1908 , Chicago addresses were made uniform by naming the intersection of State Street and Madison Street in the Loop as the division point for designating addresses , North , South , East or West on the Chicago street grid .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0afd052768d8eec74ca0eb5f448a706d", "text": "South Alabama South Alabama is the various parts of southern Alabama . Although it is not a strictly defined geographic region , it generally includes all Alabama counties south of the Black Belt . However , residents of the largest population center , Mobile , often make the argument that the phrase refers only to the extreme southernmost parts of Alabama . In that view , South Alabama consists of just the two counties that border the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay : Baldwin County and Mobile County . That area is characterized by extensive wetlands , but also by long , sandy beaches which are very conducive to tourism . Many deluxe golf courses have been developed in the area in recent decades . Because Mobile and Baldwin Counties tend to use `` South Alabama '' with such exclusivity , other parts of southern Alabama , particularly the Florida-border counties from Escambia County over to Houston County often humorously prefer to be called Lower Alabama if a regional name must be given . Traditionally the south central and southeastern parts of the state have less in common with the Mobile area than they have in common with southwest Georgia and the Black Belt region . Alternative names include South Central Alabama , Southeast Alabama , and the Wiregrass .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "04179ffd0b24af2a17c37155a2197628", "text": "List of place names of French origin in the United States Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin , some a legacy of past French exploration and rule over much of the land and some in honor of French help during the American Revolution and the founding of the country ( see also : New France and French in the United States ) . Others were named after early Americans of French , especially Huguenot , ancestry ( Marion , Revere , Fremont , Lanier , Sevier , Macon , Decatur , etc. ) . Some places received their names as a consequence of French colonial settlement ( e.g. Baton Rouge , Detroit , New Orleans , Saint Louis ) . Nine state capitals are French words or of French origin ( Baton Rouge , Boise , Des Moines , Juneau , Montgomery , Montpelier , Pierre , Richmond , Saint Paul ) - not even counting Little Rock ( originally `` La Petite Roche '' ) or Cheyenne ( a French rendering of a Lakota word ) , compared to only two that are Spanish ( Sacramento and Santa Fe ) . Fifteen state names are either French words / origin ( Delaware , New Jersey , Louisiana , Maine , Oregon , Vermont ) or Native American words rendered by French speakers ( Arkansas , Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Michigan , Mississippi , Mississippi , Ohio , Wisconsin ) , versus nine state names that are Spanish or Spanish rendered ( Montana , California , Colorado , Florida , Montana , Nevada , New Mexico , Texas , Utah ) . The suffix '' - ville , '' from the French word for `` city '' is common for town and city names throughout the United States . Many originally French place names , possibly hundreds , in the Midwest and Upper West were replaced with directly translated English names once American settlers became locally dominant ( e.g. `` La Petite Roche '' became Little Rock ; `` Baie Verte '' became Green Bay ; `` Grandes Fourches '' became Grand Forks ) . In contrast , Spanish place names in the Southwest were generally not replaced by English names .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fd65b4b61a4dde3974ee541173b2a8aa", "text": "South Dakota South Dakota ( -LSB- saʊθ_dəˈkoʊtə -RSB- -LSB- -LSB- ˌsɑʊθ dəˈko̞ɾə -RSB- -RSB- ) is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States . It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes , who compose a significant portion of the population and historically dominated the entire territory . South Dakota is the 17th most expansive , but the 5th least populous and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Once the southern portion of the Dakota Territory , South Dakota became a state on November 2 , 1889 , simultaneously with North Dakota . Pierre is the state capital and Sioux Falls , with a population of about 171,000 , is South Dakota 's largest city . South Dakota is bordered by the states of North Dakota ( on the north ) , Minnesota ( to the east ) , Iowa ( to the southeast ) , Nebraska ( on the south ) , Wyoming ( on the west ) , and Montana ( to the northwest ) . The state is bisected by the Missouri River , dividing South Dakota into two geographically and socially distinct halves , known to residents as `` East River '' and `` West River '' . Eastern South Dakota is home to most of the state 's population , and fertile soil in this area is used to grow a variety of crops . West of the Missouri , ranching is the predominant agricultural activity , and the economy is more dependent on tourism and defense spending . Most of the Native American reservations are located in West River . The Black Hills , a group of low pine-covered mountains sacred to the Sioux , are located in the southwest part of the state . Mount Rushmore , a major tourist destination , is located there . South Dakota experiences a temperate continental climate , with four distinct seasons and precipitation ranging from moderate in the east to semi-arid in the west . The ecology of the state features species typical of a North American grassland biome . Humans have inhabited the area for several millennia , with the Sioux becoming dominant by the early 19th century . In the late 19th century , European-American settlement intensified after a gold rush in the Black Hills and the construction of railroads from the east . Encroaching miners and settlers triggered a number of Indian wars , ending with the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890 . Key events in the 20th century included the Dust Bowl and Great Depression , increased federal spending during the 1940s and 50s for agriculture and defense , and an industrialization of agriculture that has much reduced family farming . While several Democratic senators have represented South Dakota for multiple terms at the federal level , the state government is largely controlled by the Republican Party , whose nominees have carried South Dakota in each of the last 13 presidential elections . Historically dominated by an agricultural economy and a rural lifestyle , South Dakota has recently sought to diversify its economy in areas to attract and retain residents . South Dakota 's history and rural character still strongly influence the culture of the state .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7625d98a6492959e22598b39ef39cb77", "text": "Valparaiso Moraine The Valparaiso Moraine is a terminal moraine that forms an immense U around the Lake Michigan basin in North America . It is a band of high , hilly terrain made up of glacial till and sand . It begins near the border of Wisconsin and Illinois and extends south through Lake , McHenry , Cook , DuPage and Will counties in Illinois , and then turns southeast , entering Indiana . From this point , the moraine curves northeast through Lake , Porter , and LaPorte counties of Indiana into Michigan . It continues into Michigan as far as Montcalm County . It was formed during the Crown Point Phase of the Wisconsin glaciation . At this time the glacier covering the area had grown thin , so it was restrained by the dolomite rock layers of the Lake Michigan basin . Where the glacier stopped , glacial till and sand was deposited , creating the hills of the moraine . After the Valparaiso Moraine was formed , the glacier retreated and formed the Tinley Moraine . Many towns in northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois are named after the Valparaiso Moraine or the Tinley Moraine . Also , many small creeks or rivers start in the Valparaiso Moraine . The moraine itself was named after the city of Valparaiso , Indiana , where the moraine is narrower and higher than in other places . The Valparaiso Moraine forms part of the Saint Lawrence River Divide , bounding the Great Lakes Basin . Water on one side of the moraine flows into Lake Michigan , through the Great Lakes , and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean via the Saint Lawrence River , while water on the other side flows into tributaries of the Mississippi River , which eventually flows into the Gulf of Mexico .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "429c72b2e8e25e8bc60aaaa0b2d331d3", "text": "Arts Midwest Arts Midwest , headquartered in Minneapolis , Minnesota , is one of six not-for-profit regional arts organizations created to `` encourage development of the arts and to support arts programs on a regional basis . '' Arts Midwest 's mission is to `` promote creativity , nurture cultural leadership , and engage people in meaningful arts experiences , bringing vitality to Midwest communities and enriching people 's lives . '' Arts Midwest is primarily funded by the National Endowment for the Arts ( NEA ) , and is charged with supporting artists and arts organizations , and providing assistance to its nine member states of Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Michigan , Minnesota , North Dakota , Ohio , South Dakota , and Wisconsin .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db4f94bfa3af9499061c4ece1c6fff4b", "text": "Corners Corners may refer to : A community formed at a crossroads or other intersection ; a few examples include : Balcom Corners , New York Bells Corners in Ottawa Dixon 's Corners , Ontario Five Corners , Wisconsin ( disambiguation ) , any of three communities of that name Hales Corners , Wisconsin Hallers Corners , Michigan Layton Corners , Michigan A corner , a term used in geometry , square dance , sports and geography . Corners , a variation on the Four Seasons card game Corners ( TV series ) , 1980s BBC children 's television series Corners , Perry County , Missouri , an unincorporated community", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a2f8355a4ee99b5ee3e6e25bc97f28d7", "text": "Central Alabama Central Alabama is the region in the state of Alabama that stretches 170 miles ( 270 km ) from its western border with Mississippi to the eastern border with Georgia and 136 miles ( 219 km ) from the northern border of Cullman County to the Alabama River in southern Autauga County . The region 's population was 1,870,970 as of 2008 . The Birmingham television market reaches approximately the same area . The Valley and Ridge Province of the Appalachians consist mainly of long , low ridges such as Red Mountain , Sand Mountain , Beaver Creek Mountain , Shades Mountain , and Coldwater Mountain in this region , and make impressive backdrops in the Greater Birmingham , Gadsden , and Anniston metropolitan areas . The easternmost part of Central Alabama around Anniston has the steepest mountains and highest elevations of the region . Coldwater Mountain and Mount Cheaha make up the highest of the mountain ridges that are located in the eastern portion of the region . The Coosa River divides the easternmost portion of the region from the central portion with the Birmingham area . The westernmost portion of Central Alabama is relatively a flat region with fertile black soil called the Black Belt . The Black Warrior River and its tributaries contribute to the fertile land of the area , and also serve as a demarcation line between the western and the central portions of the region . The central portion of Central Alabama varies from rugged in the east to flat in the west . Numerous valleys are scattered throughout this region between the mountain ridges including the densely populated Jones Valley and Shades Valley . Because the central portion is more rugged compared to the westernmost portion of Central Alabama , it is also the most flood-prone . Urban sprawl has exacerbated the risk of flooding by increasing the proportion of land covered by hard surfaces , leading to greater runoff during storms . The Black Warrior , Cahaba , and Coosa Rivers and their tributaries are among the many waterways that wind their way through the region . Other major waterways that run through the area include Choccolocco Creek , Shades Creek , and the Little Cahaba River . Large deposits of iron ore , limestone , and coal are chief among the plentiful mineral resources found in the region . The coincidence of these three in close proximity was a major incentive for the rapid development of industry in the Birmingham District after the American Civil War .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7df684cc0eadaf3e384d6ad0a3e3c396", "text": "East Bend, Kentucky East Bend is a region of Boone County , Kentucky , about 20 miles southwest of Cincinnati , Ohio . The region is well named ; there the Ohio River makes an almost right angle turn , and flows east for ten miles or more . On the Kentucky side of the river , the land is mostly bottom land and good farm land . Points on interest are the river towns of Belleville , Mcville , Rabbit Hash , Piatt 's Landing and Hamilton . There is a salt spring at Big Bone Lick where mastodon and buffalo bones have been found . On the Indiana side , the southern edge of the Bedford Limestone forms high rocky hills . Indiana towns are Rising Sun and North Landing . Early settler families were Paitt , McCoy , Canby , Pepper , Stephens , Ryle , Wilson , Kintey , Craig , Lodge , Goss and Gregory .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "adb197b30d700085f9a3f5c30509e6a3", "text": "Polish Americans Polish Americans are Americans who have total or partial Polish ancestry . There are an estimated 9.5 million Polish Americans , representing about 3 % of the U.S. population . Polish Americans are the largest Slavic ethnic group in the United States , second largest Central and Eastern European group and the eighth largest immigrant group overall . The first Polish settlers arrived at Walter Raleigh 's failed Roanoke Colony in 1585 . In 1608 Polish settlers came to the Virginia Colony as skilled craftsmen . Two early immigrants , Kazimierz Pułaski and Tadeusz Kościuszko , led armies in the Revolutionary War and are remembered as national heroes . Overall , more than one million Poles and Polish subjects have immigrated to the United States , primarily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Exact immigration numbers are unknown . Many immigrants were classified as `` Russian '' , `` German '' , and `` Austrian '' by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service because the Polish state did not exist from 1795 to 1918 , and thus the former territories of Poland at this time were under Prussian , Austrian-Hungarian and Russian control . Complicating the U.S. Census figures further are the high proportion of Polish Americans who marry outside their ethnicity ; in 1940 , about 50 percent married other American ethnics , and a study in 1988 found that 54 percent of Polish Americans three generations or higher had been of mixed ancestry . The Polish American Cultural Center places a figure of Americans who have some Polish ancestry at 19-20 million . In 2000 , 667,414 Americans over 5 years old reported Polish as the language spoken at home , which is about 1.4 % of the census groups who speak a language other than English or 0.25 % of the U.S. population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d68dcd2c855fa62c5e2bc5bac79d4a39", "text": "A Turn in the South A Turn in the South is a travelogue of the American South written by Nobel Prize-winning writer V. S. Naipaul . The book was published in 1989 and is based upon the author 's travels in the southern states of the United States . Naipaul has written fiction and non-fiction about life in the Caribbean , India , Africa and South America . In this book the subject is the U.S. , including South Carolina , Florida , Mississippi , et cetera . He discusses topics such as Martin Luther King , the economy , technology , industrialization , tourism , religion , rednecks and racism . The book works to compare the American South to its geographical neighbors , the nations of the Caribbean .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "75754dcc19812e7283c03405f26fe121", "text": "The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America The Lost Continent : Travels in Small-Town America is a book by travel writer Bill Bryson , chronicling his 13,978 mile trip around the United States in the autumn of 1987 and spring 1988 . It was Bryson 's first travel book . He begins his journey , made almost entirely by car , in his childhood hometown of Des Moines , Iowa , heading from there towards the Mississippi River , often reminiscing about his childhood in Iowa . The journey was made after his father 's death , and so is in part a collection of memories of his father in Des Moines while he was growing up . The book is split into two sections : ` East ' and ` West ' , the former part being considerably longer than the latter . These sections correspond to two separate journeys made in the autumn of 1987 and spring of 1988 . The first section covers the Midwest , the Deep South , the East Coast and New England , before returning to Des Moines . The second section focuses on the Great Plains , the South West , California and the Rocky Mountains . Bryson 's goal in this trip was generally to avoid tourist destinations , instead choosing to experience the real every-day America , stopping at small towns and forgotten points of interest . This book is an overview of the United States from Bryson 's point of view . There is less focus on factual insight into the history , geography and culture of the destinations in this book than is found in some of Bryson 's later books , focusing instead on observations made with the intention of being humorous .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "8c1999004b8183f3c7b413ea0bd8a045", "text": "United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain , the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland.Although Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state , two of its Overseas Territories also share land borders with other sovereign countries . Gibraltar shares a border with Spain , while the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia share borders with the Republic of Cyprus , the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the UN buffer zone separating the two Cypriot polities . Apart from this land border , the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west , giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of 242500 km2 , the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe . It is also the 21st-most populous country , with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union ( EU ) . The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance . The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . The capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city is London , a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million , the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union . Other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the conurbations centred on Birmingham , Leeds , Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester . The United Kingdom consists of four countries -- England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . The last three have devolved administrations , each with varying powers , based in their capitals , Edinburgh , Cardiff and Belfast , respectively . The nearby Isle of Man , Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom , being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation . The relationships among the countries of the UK have changed over time . Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 . A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in 1707 in a unified Kingdom of Great Britain , which merged in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922 , leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921 to resolve the Irish War of Independence . When it took effect one year later , it established the Irish Free State as a separate dominion within the Commonwealth . The UK 's current name was adopted to reflect the change . There are fourteen British Overseas Territories . These are the remnants of the British Empire which , at its height in the 1920s , encompassed almost a quarter of the world 's land mass and was the largest empire in history . British influence can be observed in the language , culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies . The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world 's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity . The UK is considered to have a high-income economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index , ranking 16th in the world . It was the world 's first industrialised country and the world 's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries . The UK remains a great power with considerable economic , cultural , military , scientific and political influence internationally . It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is seventh in military expenditure in the world . The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946 . It has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor , the European Economic Community ( EEC ) , since 1973 . However , on 23 June 2016 , a national referendum on the UK 's membership of the EU resulted in a decision to leave , and its exit from the EU is currently being negotiated . The UK is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , the Council of Europe , the G7 finance ministers , the G7 forum , the G20 , NATO , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c0428ce039db859733a2121c0cc7bad1", "text": "Pax Britannica Pax Britannica ( Latin for `` British Peace '' , modelled after Pax Romana ) was the period of relative peace in Europe ( 1815 -- 1914 ) during which the British Empire became the global hegemonic power and adopted the role of a global police force . Between 1815 and 1914 , a period referred to as Britain 's `` imperial century , '' around 10,000,000 sqmi of territory and roughly 400 million people were added to the British Empire . Victory over Napoleonic France left the British without any serious international rival , other than perhaps Russia in central Asia . When Russia tried expanding its influence in the Balkans , the British and French defeated it in the Crimean War ( 1854 -- 56 ) , thereby protecting the by-then feeble Ottoman Empire . Britain 's Royal Navy controlled most of the key maritime trade routes and enjoyed unchallenged sea power . Alongside the formal control it exerted over its own colonies , Britain 's dominant position in world trade meant that it effectively controlled access to many regions , such as Asia and Latin America . British merchants , shippers and bankers had such an overwhelming advantage over everyone else that in addition to its colonies it had an `` informal empire '' .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e3a0132c80841796f26f0c293293b080", "text": "18th century The 18th century lasted from January 1 , 1701 to December 31 , 1800 in the Gregorian calendar . During the 18th century , the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions . Philosophy and science increased in prominence . Philosophers dreamed of a brighter age . This dream turned into a reality with the French Revolution of 1789 - , though later compromised by the excesses of the Reign of Terror ( 1793-1794 ) under Maximilien Robespierre . At first , many monarchies of Europe embraced Enlightenment ideals , but with the French Revolution they feared losing their power and formed broad coalitions for the counter-revolution . The Ottoman Empire experienced an unprecedented period of peace and economic expansion , taking part in no European wars from 1740 to 1768 . As a consequence the empire did not share in Europe 's military improvements during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756-1763 ) , causing its military to fall behind and suffer defeats against Russia in the second half of the century . The 18th century also marked the end of the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth as an independent state . The once-powerful and vast kingdom , which had once conquered Moscow and defeated great Ottoman armies , collapsed under numerous invasions . Its semi-democratic government system was not robust enough to rival the neighboring monarchies of the Kingdom of Prussia , the Russian Empire and the Archduchy of Austria which divided the Commonwealth territories between themselves , changing the landscape of Central European politics for the next hundred years . European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as the Age of Sail continued . Great Britain became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in North America in the 1760s and the conquest of large parts of India . However , Britain lost many of its North American colonies after the American Revolution , which resulted in the formation of the newly independent United States of America . The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1770s with the production of the improved steam engine . Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century , steam-powered machinery would radically change human society and the environment . Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work . For example , the `` short '' 18th century may be defined as 1715 -- 1789 , denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution , with an emphasis on directly interconnected events . To historians who expand the century to include larger historical movements , the `` long '' 18th century may run from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 or even later .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "39ea9c7a6519e8764b8ce6f6a559f886", "text": "France France ( -LSB- fʁɑ̃s -RSB- ) , officially the French Republic ( -LSB- ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans 643801 km2 and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome , which held Gaul until 486 , when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France . France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , with its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 to 1453 ) strengthening state-building and political centralisation . During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world . The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots ) . France became Europe 's dominant cultural , political , and military power under Louis XIV . In the late 18th century , the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy , established one of modern history 's earliest republics , and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , which expresses the nation 's ideals to this day . In the 19th century Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire , whose subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe . Following the collapse of the Empire , France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870 . France was a major participant in the First World War , from which it emerged victorious , and was one of the Allied Powers in the Second World War , but came under occupation by the Axis Powers in 1940 . Following liberation in 1944 , a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War . The Fifth Republic , led by Charles de Gaulle , was formed in 1958 and remains to this day . Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France . France has long been a global centre of art , science , and philosophy . It hosts Europe 's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually , the most of any country in the world . France is a developed country with the world 's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity . In terms of aggregate household wealth , it ranks fourth in the world . France performs well in international rankings of education , health care , life expectancy , and human development . France remains a great power in the world , being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state . It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "904a953ab1d4b6fb877f38ee21f7261d", "text": "London Protocol (1852) On 8 May 1852 , after the First War of Schleswig , an agreement called the London Protocol was signed . This international treaty was the revision of an earlier protocol , which had been ratified on 2 August 1850 , by the major Germanic powers of Austria and Prussia . The second London Protocol was recognised by the five major European powers -- Austria , France , Prussia , Russia , and the United Kingdom -- as well as by the Baltic Sea powers of Denmark and Sweden . The Protocol affirmed the integrity of the Danish federation as a `` European necessity and standing principle '' . Accordingly , the duchies of Schleswig ( a Danish fief ) , and Holstein and Lauenburg ( German fiefs ) were joined by personal union with the Kingdom of Denmark . However , Frederick VII of Denmark was childless , so a change in dynasty was imminent and the lines of succession for the duchies and Denmark diverged . That meant that , contrary to the Protocol , the new King of Denmark would not also be the new Duke of Holstein and Duke of Lauenburg . So for this purpose , the line of succession to the duchies was modified . Further , it was affirmed that the duchies were to remain as independent entities , and that Schleswig would have no greater constitutional affinity to Denmark than Holstein did . The major powers primarily wanted to ensure , by guaranteeing Denmark 's territorial integrity , that the strategically significant port of Kiel would not fall into Prussian hands . Eleven years later , this treaty became the trigger for the German -- Danish war of 1864 . Prussia and Austria declared that Denmark had violated the Protocol by introducing the November Constitution , which Christian IX of Denmark signed on 18 November 1863 . After an initial period of joint Austro -- Prussian administration , Kiel was ultimately delivered to Prussia in 1867 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "65d8983e99c086bfe5df6ae3afd7ea91", "text": "History of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom The history of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom covers British foreign policy from about 1600 to 2000 . For the current situation since 2000 see Foreign relations of the United Kingdom . Britain from 1750 to the 1910s took pride in an unmatched economic base comprising industry , finance , shipping and trade that largely dominated the globe . Foreign policy based on free trade ( after 1840 ) kept the economy flourishing . The overseas Empire recovered after the loss of America in 1776 and reached its zenith about 1920 , and foreign policy made sure it was never seriously threatened . After expending enormous energy on the defeat of France and Napoleon ( 1793-1815 ) , British policy focused on achieving a conservative balance of power within Europe , with no one country achieving dominance over the affairs of the continent . This had been the basic reason behind the British wars against Napoleon , and the British commitment in the First and Second World Wars . The chief enemy down to 1815 was France , with its much larger population base and its powerful army . The British were generally successful in their many wars , with the notable exception of the American War of Independence ( 1775 -- 1783 ) . In that war Britain , without any major allies , was defeated by the colonials who had the support of France and the Netherlands , and France had support from Spain . A favoured diplomatic strategy was subsidising the armies of continental allies , such as Prussia , thereby turning London 's enormous financial power to military advantage . Britain relied heavily on its Royal Navy for security , seeking to keep it the most powerful fleet afloat with a full complement of bases across the globe . British dominance of the seas was vital to the formation of the British Empire , which was achieved through the maintenance of a Navy larger than the next two largest Navies combined for the majority of the 19th and early 20th centuries , prior to the entry of the United States into the Second World War . The British controlled the oceans . So powerful was the Royal Navy , it needed to do little actual fighting from 1812 to 1914 . Although all of the other major Powers fought with their neighbours , the British army had only one relatively limited war ( the Crimean War against Russia in 1854-56 ) . The Army mostly handled garrison duty , and did have to deal with localized insurrections and colonial conflicts in Asia and Africa .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "732bd731c698a975d3c1beb6b2bb7e17", "text": "Crown Estate The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole , making it the `` Sovereign 's public estate '' , which is neither government property nor part of the monarch 's private estate . As a result of this arrangement , the sovereign is not involved with the management or administration of the estate , exercising only very limited control of its affairs . Instead , the estate 's extensive portfolio is overseen by a semi-independent , incorporated public body headed by the Crown Estate Commissioners , who exercise `` the powers of ownership '' of the estate , although they are not `` owners in their own right '' . The revenues from these hereditary possessions have been placed by the monarch at the disposition of Her Majesty 's Government and thus proceed directly to Her Majesty 's Treasury for the benefit of the British nation . The Crown Estate is formally accountable to the Parliament of the United Kingdom , where it is legally mandated to make an annual report to the sovereign , a copy of which is forwarded to the House of Commons . The Crown Estate is one of the largest property managers in the United Kingdom , overseeing property worth # 12 billion , with urban properties valued at # 9.1 billion representing the majority of the estate by value . These include a large number of properties in central London , but the estate also controls 792000 ha of agricultural land and forest , more than half of the UK 's foreshore , and retains various other traditional holdings and rights , including Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park . Naturally occurring gold and silver in the UK , collectively known as `` Mines Royal '' , are managed by The Crown Estate and leased to mining operators . Historically , Crown Estate properties were administered by the reigning monarch to help fund the business of governing the country . However , in 1760 , George III surrendered control over the Estate 's revenues to the treasury , thus relieving him of the responsibility of personally paying for the costs of the civil service , defence costs , the national debt , and his own personal debts . In return , he received an annual grant known as the Civil list . By tradition , each subsequent monarch agreed to this arrangement upon his or her accession . However , from 1 April 2012 , under the terms of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011 ( SSG ) , the Civil List was abolished and the monarch was thenceforth provided with a stable source of revenue indexed to a percentage of the Crown Estate 's annual net revenue ( currently set at 15 % ) . This was intended to provide a long-term solution and remove the politically sensitive issue of Parliament having to debate the Civil List allowance every ten years . Subsequently , the Sovereign Grant Act allows for all future monarchs to simply extend these provisions for their reigns by Order in Council . The act does not imply any legal change on the nature of the estate 's ownership , but is simply a benchmark by which the sovereign grant is set as a grant by Parliament .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b67978c54f4d6a26bfa7a553a5e897e3", "text": "Special Relationship The Special Relationship is the unofficial term for the exceptionally close political , diplomatic , cultural , economic , military and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States . It was used in a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill . Although both the United Kingdom and United States have close relationships with many other nations , the level of cooperation between them in economic activity , trade and commerce , military planning , execution of military operations , nuclear weapons technology , and intelligence sharing has been described as `` unparalleled '' among major powers . The United Kingdom and United States have been close allies in numerous military and political conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries including World War I , World War II , the Korean War , the Cold War , the Gulf War , and the War on Terror .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c8ae1079c609e467a566bb1791a75f87", "text": "H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith , 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith , ( 12 September 1852 -- 15 February 1928 ) , generally known as H. H. Asquith , served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 , and was the last Liberal leader to lead that party in government without forming a coalition . He had a central role in the design and passage of major liberal legislation . In August 1914 , Asquith took the United Kingdom into the First World War , but resigned amid political conflict in December 1916 and was succeeded by his War Secretary David Lloyd George . Asquith 's father owned a small business but died when Asquith was seven . Asquith was educated at City of London School and Balliol College , Oxford . He trained as a barrister and after a slow start to his career achieved great success . In 1886 , he was adopted as Liberal candidate for East Fife , a seat he held over thirty years . In 1892 , he was appointed as Home Secretary in Gladstone 's fourth ministry , remaining in the post until the Liberals lost the 1895 election . In the decade of opposition that followed , Asquith became a major figure in the party , and when the Liberals regained power under Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman in 1905 , Asquith was named as Chancellor of the Exchequer . In 1908 , Asquith succeeded him as prime minister , with David Lloyd George as chancellor . With their first majority government since the 1880s , the Liberals were determined to advance their agenda . An impediment to this was the unelected House of Lords , dominated by the Conservatives . When Lloyd George proposed , and the House of Commons passed , the People 's Budget of 1909 , the Lords rejected it . Meanwhile the South Africa Act 1909 passed . Asquith called an election for January 1910 , and the Liberals won , though were reduced to a minority government . Although the Lords then passed the budget , Asquith was determined to reform the upper house , and following the general election in December 1910 gained passage of the Parliament Act 1911 , allowing a bill three times passed by the Commons in consecutive sessions to be enacted regardless of the Lords . Asquith was less successful in dealing with Irish Home Rule . Repeated crises led to gun running and violence , verging on civil war . Asquith 's action in taking the country to war was one of the most important individual ministerial decision of modern times ; he did it with Britain united and with the postponement of the issues of Ireland and women 's suffrage . He assisted Britain 's ultimate success in the war through his early decisions on national mobilisation ; the despatch of the British Expeditionary Force to the Western Front , the creation of a mass army , and the development of an industrial strategy designed to support the country 's war aims . But Asquith 's technique of acting as mediator among talented cabinet members such as Lloyd George and Winston Churchill was less effective in war than in peace , and setbacks in the war effort forced him to form a coalition government with the Conservatives and Labour early in 1915 . Bitter rivalries inside and between the three major parties worsened when Asquith was unable to forge the coalition into a harmonious team . It was weakened by his own indecision over strategy , conscription , and financing . Lloyd George organised his overthrow and replaced him as Prime Minister in December 1916 . Asquith remained as leader of the Liberal Party , but was unable to quell the internal conflict . The party rapidly declined in popularity and was ruined by the 1918 general election . Asquith accepted a peerage in 1925 and died , aged 75 , in 1928 . His roles in creating the modern British welfare state , 1906-1911 have been celebrated , but his weaknesses as a war leader and as a party leader after 1914 have been emphasised by historians .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f9eff5cd881db0014aa430e785193c3c", "text": "List of tallest buildings in the British Empire and the British Commonwealth The title of tallest building in the British Empire ( later in the Commonwealth ) has been contested since the late nineteenth century . In this era the nations of the British Empire possessed a large measure of cultural unity and naturally looked to each other for comparison and competition . This was evident in the displays at Queen Victoria 's silver and diamond jubilees and in the creation of the British Empire Games in 1930 ( later the Commonwealth Games ) . A similar phenomenon occurred in the world of architecture and civics . Local boosters in cities and regions across the Empire covered the title of `` greatest '' , `` biggest '' , `` largest '' or `` best '' in the Empire . This boosterism was concentrated in Canada where desire to claim the title spurned a race between cities and builders between 1905 and 1931 . In general the boosters focused on commercial buildings , as claiming the title was part of marketing the building to potential renters ( and the city to the wider world ) . They conveniently ignored much taller non-commercial buildings such as St Paul 's Cathedral which stands 111 m and was consecrated in 1708 , or Victoria Tower in the Palace of Westminster which was built in 1855 and measures 98.5 m . The Commonwealth of Nations slowly evolved out of the British Empire over decades , but the 1931 Statute of Westminster is often used as a dividing point . During the twentieth century the title was held primarily by Canadian buildings . Since the 1990s , however Asian buildings have held the title . Height restrictions have much to do with this list . Until the 1960s , London , the capital of the Empire , had especially strict height maxima to preserve the views of historic structures . Until the late 1920 Montreal limited all buildings to a maximum of 10 stories , and it still limits buildings to less than the sea-level elevation of Mont Royal . Since 1989 Vancouver restricted buildings from blocking the North Shore Mountains , creating a practical upper limit of around 137 meters , until 1997 when seven sites were pre-selected for taller buildings as exceptions to the rule . Singapore limits all buildings to below 280 meters because of the proximity of Singapore Changi Airport . The International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong is not included because it was built after Hong Kong left the Commonwealth . The list also excludes Toronto 's CN Tower as there is debate as to whether it is technically a building , or just a structure .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6b6df5f6496cab8bfbd1e1e1c05efcc9", "text": "British Overseas Territories The 14 British Overseas Territories ( BOT ) are territories under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United Kingdom . They are the parts of the British Empire that have not been granted independence or have voted to remain British territories . These territories do not form part of the United Kingdom and , with the exception of Gibraltar , are not part of the European Union . Most of the inhabited territories are internally self-governing , with the UK retaining responsibility for defence and foreign relations . The rest are either uninhabited or have a transitory population of military or scientific personnel . They share the British monarch ( Elizabeth II ) as head of state . The term `` British Overseas Territory '' was introduced by the British Overseas Territories Act 2002 , replacing the term British Dependent Territory , introduced by the British Nationality Act 1981 . Prior to 1 January 1983 , the territories were officially referred to as British Crown Colonies . With the exceptions of the British Antarctic Territory and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ( which host only officials and research station staff ) and the British Indian Ocean Territory ( used as a military base ) , the Territories retain permanent civilian populations . Permanent residency for the 7,000 or so civilians living in the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia is limited to citizens of the Republic of Cyprus . Collectively , the Territories encompass a population of about 250,000 people and a land area of about 667018 sqmi . The vast majority of this land area , 660000 sqmi , constitutes the almost uninhabited British Antarctic Territory , while the largest territory by population , Bermuda , accounts for almost a quarter of the total BOT population . At the other end of the scale , three territories have no civilian population ; the Antarctic territory , the British Indian Ocean Territory ( from which the Chagos Islanders were controversially removed ) and South Georgia . Pitcairn Islands , settled by the survivors of the Mutiny on the Bounty , is the smallest settled territory with 49 inhabitants , while the smallest by land area is Gibraltar on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula . The United Kingdom participates in the Antarctic Treaty System and , as part of a mutual agreement , the British Antarctic Territory is recognised by four of the other sovereign nations making claims to Antarctic territory . Although the Crown dependencies of Jersey , Guernsey and the Isle of Man are also under the sovereignty of the British monarch , they are in a different constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom . The British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies are themselves distinct from the Commonwealth realms , a group of 15 independent countries ( and the United Kingdom ) which each also have Elizabeth II as their reigning monarch , and from the Commonwealth of Nations , a voluntary association of 52 countries mostly with historic links to the British Empire ( which also includes all Commonwealth realms ) . the Minister responsible for the Territories excluding the Falkland Islands , Gibraltar and the Sovereign Base Areas is Baroness Anelay , Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN . The other three territories are the responsibility of Sir Alan Duncan MP , Minister of State for Europe and the Americas .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68565af946b0b8279ccc7d77f2e5f794", "text": "Monarchy A monarchy is a form of government in which a group , usually a family called the dynasty , embodies the country 's national identity and one of its members , called the monarch , exercises a role of sovereignty . The actual power of the monarch may vary from purely symbolic ( crowned republic ) , to partial and restricted ( constitutional monarchy ) , to completely autocratic ( absolute monarchy ) . Traditionally and in most cases , the monarch 's post is inherited and lasts until death or abdication , but there are also elective monarchies where the monarch is elected . Each of these has variations : in some elected monarchies only those of certain pedigrees are , whereas many hereditary monarchies impose requirements regarding the religion , age , gender , mental capacity , etc. . Occasionally this might create a situation of rival claimants whose legitimacy is subject to effective election . Finally , there have been cases where the term of a monarch 's reign is either fixed in years or continues until certain goals are achieved : an invasion being repulsed , for instance . Thus there are widely divergent structures and traditions defining monarchy . Monarchy was the most common form of government until the 19th century , but it is no longer prevalent . Where it exists , it is now usually a constitutional monarchy , in which the monarch retains a unique legal and ceremonial role , but exercises limited or no official political power : under the written or unwritten constitution , others have governing authority . Currently , 47 sovereign nations in the world have monarchs acting as heads of state , 19 of which are Commonwealth realms that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state . All European monarchies are constitutional ones , with the exception of the Vatican City which is an elective monarchy , but sovereigns in the smaller states exercise greater political influence than in the larger . The monarchs of Cambodia , Japan , and Malaysia `` reign , but do not rule '' although there is considerable variation in the degree of authority they wield . Although they reign under constitutions , the monarchs of Brunei , Morocco , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Swaziland appear to continue to exercise more political influence than any other single source of authority in their nations , either by constitutional mandate or by tradition .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "471988de30007725fde9ab307a52eab4", "text": "Culture of the United Kingdom The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK 's history as a developed island country , a liberal democracy and a major power ; its predominantly Christian religious life ; and its composition of four countries -- England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland -- each of which has distinct customs , cultures and symbolism . The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture , and Humanism , Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture . British literature , music , cinema , art , theatre , comedy , media , television , philosophy , architecture and education are important aspects of British culture . The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology , producing world-leading scientists ( e.g. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin ) and inventions . Sport is an important part of British culture ; numerous sports originated in the country , including football . The UK has been described as a `` cultural superpower '' , and London has been described as a world cultural capital . The Industrial Revolution , which started in the UK , had a profound effect on the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the world . As a result of the British Empire , significant British influence can be observed in the language , law , culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries , including Australia , Canada , India , the Republic of Ireland , New Zealand , Nigeria , Pakistan , South Africa , the United States and English speaking Caribbean nations . These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere , and are among Britain 's closest allies . In turn the empire also influenced British culture , particularly British cuisine . The cultures of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "68faeda2f50eab595360a56c517a2da2", "text": "List of Prime Ministers of King George VI King George VI was the monarch of the United Kingdom , the British Commonwealth and the British Empire from 11 December 1936 until his death on 6 February 1952 . During his reign George was served by a total of 31 Prime Ministers ; 4 from the United Kingdom , 7 from Australia , 2 from Canada , 1 from Ceylon , 1 from India , 1 from Ireland , 3 from Malta , 3 from New Zealand , 3 from Northern Ireland , 2 from Pakistan , 3 from South Africa and 1 from Southern Rhodesia .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "63322675063f8fd379ecd33944e211e0", "text": "Robert Walpole Robert Walpole , 1st Earl of Orford , ( 26 August 1676 -- 18 March 1745 ) , known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole , was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain . Although the exact dates of his dominance are a matter of scholarly debate , 1721 -- 42 are often used . He dominated the Walpole -- Townshend ministry and the Walpole ministry and holds the record as the longest-serving Prime Minister in British history . Speck says that Walpole 's uninterrupted run of 20 years as Prime Ministeris rightly regarded as one of the major feats of British political history ... Explanations are usually offered in terms of his expert handling of the political system after 1720 , -LSB- and -RSB- his unique blending of the surviving powers of the crown with the increasing influence of the Commons.He was a Whig from the gentry class , who was first elected to Parliament in 1701 , and held many senior positions . He was a country squire and looked to country gentlemen for his political base . Historian Frank O'Gorman says his leadership in Parliament reflected his `` reasonable and persuasive oratory , his ability to move both the emotions as well as the minds of men , and , above all , his extraordinary self-confidence . '' Hoppit says Walpole 's policies sought moderation : he worked for peace , lower taxes , growing exports , and allowed a little more tolerance for Protestant Dissenters . He avoided controversy and high-intensity disputes , as his middle way attracted moderates from both the Whig and Tory camps . Dickinson sums up his historical role : Walpole was one of the greatest politicians in British history . He played a significant role in sustaining the Whig party , safeguarding the Hanoverian succession , and defending the principles of the Glorious Revolution ( 1688 ) ... He established a stable political supremacy for the Whig party and taught succeeding ministers how best to establish an effective working relationship between Crown and Parliament .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ca83c2d7b16cc8fb1b88a8d89aa09ef2", "text": "United Kingdom company law The United Kingdom company law regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006 . Also governed by the Insolvency Act 1986 , the UK Corporate Governance Code , European Union Directives and court cases , the company is the primary legal vehicle to organise and run business . Tracing their modern history to the late Industrial Revolution , public companies now employ more people and generate more of wealth in the United Kingdom economy than any other form of organisation . The United Kingdom was the first country to draft modern corporation statutes , where through a simple registration procedure any investors could incorporate , limit liability to their commercial creditors in the event of business insolvency , and where management was delegated to a centralised board of directors . An influential model within Europe , the Commonwealth and as an international standard setter , UK law has always given people broad freedom to design the internal company rules , so long as the mandatory minimum rights of investors under its legislation are complied with . Company law , or corporate law , can be broken down into two main fields . Corporate governance in the UK mediates the rights and duties among shareholders , employees , creditors and directors . Since the board of directors habitually possesses the power to manage the business under a company constitution , a central theme is what mechanisms exist to ensure directors ' accountability . UK law is `` shareholder friendly '' in that shareholders , to the exclusion of employees , typically exercise sole voting rights in the general meeting . The general meeting holds a series of minimum rights to change the company constitution , issue resolutions and remove members of the board . In turn , directors owe a set of duties to their companies . Directors must carry out their responsibilities with competence , in good faith and undivided loyalty to the enterprise . If the mechanisms of voting do not prove enough , particularly for minority shareholders , directors ' duties and other member rights may be vindicated in court . Of central importance in public and listed companies is the securities market , typified by the London Stock Exchange . Through the Takeover Code the UK strongly protects the right of shareholders to be treated equally and freely trade their shares . Corporate finance concerns the two money raising options for limited companies . Equity finance involves the traditional method of issuing shares to build up a company 's capital . Shares can contain any rights the company and purchaser wish to contract for , but generally grant the right to participate in dividends after a company earns profits and the right to vote in company affairs . A purchaser of shares is helped to make an informed decision directly by prospectus requirements of full disclosure , and indirectly through restrictions on financial assistance by companies for purchase of their own shares . Debt finance means getting loans , usually for the price of a fixed annual interest repayment . Sophisticated lenders , such as banks typically contract for a security interest over the assets of a company , so that in the event of default on loan repayments they may seize the company 's property directly to satisfy debts . Creditors are also , to some extent , protected by courts ' power to set aside unfair transactions before a company goes under , or recoup money from negligent directors engaged in wrongful trading . If a company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due , UK insolvency law requires an administrator to attempt a rescue of the company ( if the company itself has the assets to pay for this ) . If rescue proves impossible , a company 's life ends when its assets are liquidated , distributed to creditors and the company is struck off the register . If a company becomes insolvent with no assets it can be wound up by a creditor , for a fee ( not that common ) , or more commonly by the tax creditor ( HMRC ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5e13707ee4ec7915df73975cf1be73e4", "text": "Anglo-Portuguese Alliance The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance ( or Aliança Luso-Britânica ) , ratified at the Treaty of Windsor in 1386 , between England ( succeeded by the United Kingdom ) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world that is still in force -- with the earliest treaty dating back to the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 . This alliance , which goes back to the Middle Ages , has served both countries . It was very important throughout history , influencing the participation of the United Kingdom in the Iberian Peninsular War , the UK 's major land contribution to the Napoleonic Wars and the establishment of an Anglo-American base in Portugal . Portugal aided England ( and later the UK ) in times of need , for example , in the First World War .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "949adc56e96683ef591cbc1deef2b97a", "text": "Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Unilateral Declaration of Independence ( UDI ) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965 , announcing that Rhodesia , a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923 , now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state . The culmination of a protracted dispute between the British and Rhodesian governments regarding the terms under which the latter could become fully independent , it was the first unilateral break from the United Kingdom by one of its colonies since the United States Declaration of Independence nearly two centuries before . Britain , the Commonwealth and the United Nations all deemed Rhodesia 's UDI illegal , and economic sanctions , the first in the UN 's history , were imposed on the breakaway colony . Amid near-complete international isolation , Rhodesia continued as an unrecognised state with the assistance of South Africa and Portugal . The Rhodesian government , which mostly comprised members of the country 's white minority of about 5 % , was indignant when , amid decolonisation and the Wind of Change , less developed African colonies to the north without comparable experience of self-rule quickly advanced to independence during the early 1960s while Rhodesia was refused sovereignty under the newly ascendant principle of `` no independence before majority rule '' ( `` NIBMAR '' ) . Most white Rhodesians felt that they were due independence following four decades ' self-government , and that Britain was betraying them by withholding it . This combined with the colonial government 's acute reluctance to hand over power to black nationalists -- the manifestation of racial tensions , Cold War anti-communism and the fear that a dystopian Congo-style situation might result -- to create the impression that if Britain did not grant independence , Rhodesia might be justified in taking it unilaterally . Stalemate developed between the British and Rhodesian Prime Ministers , Harold Wilson and Ian Smith respectively , between 1964 and 1965 . Dispute largely surrounded the British condition that the terms for independence had to be acceptable `` to the people of the country as a whole '' ; Smith contended that this was met , while Britain and black nationalist leaders in Rhodesia held that it was not . After Wilson proposed in late October 1965 that Britain might safeguard future black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing some of the colonial government 's devolved powers , then presented terms for an investigatory Royal Commission that the Rhodesians found unacceptable , Smith and his Cabinet declared independence . Calling this treasonous , the British colonial Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs formally dismissed Smith and his government , but they ignored him and appointed an `` Officer Administering the Government '' to take his place . While no country recognised UDI , the Rhodesian High Court deemed the post-UDI government legal and de jure in 1968 . The Smith administration initially professed continued loyalty to Queen Elizabeth II , but abandoned this in 1970 when it declared a republic in an unsuccessful attempt to win foreign recognition . The Rhodesian Bush War , a guerrilla conflict between the government and two rival communist-backed black nationalist groups , began in earnest two years later , and after several attempts to end the war Smith agreed the Internal Settlement with non-militant nationalists in 1978 . Under these terms the country was reconstituted under black rule as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in June 1979 , but this new order was rejected by the guerrillas and the international community . The Bush War continued until Zimbabwe Rhodesia revoked UDI as part of the Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979 . Following a brief period of direct British rule , the country was granted internationally recognised independence under the name Zimbabwe in 1980 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "829dad31afe01d907adb5f39cccc2edd", "text": "Airpower Airpower or air power comprises the application of military strategy and strategic theory to the realm of aerial warfare . Airpower began with the advent of powered flight early in the 20th century . Airpower represents a `` complex operating environment that has been subjected to considerable debate '' . British doctrine defines airpower as `` the ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events . '' Airpower is a function of air supremacy and numbers . Roughly speaking , a combatant side that has 100 % or near 100 % control of the skies has air supremacy ; an advantage of some 70 -- 90 % would indicate air superiority . A 50/50 split is air parity ; lower than this , one side may be said to be air denied or air incapable . Because aeroplanes generally take off from designed airfields on missions typically involving some hours of cruising , the precise state of air superiority is fluid and less defined vis-a-vis land or sea warfare . For example , a contested airspace directly above a battlespace bristling with anti-aircraft weapons may be denied to the air forces of both sides . Further , the completely different situations of a technologically advanced airforce with one flight of high-tech planes ( air supremacy but low capacity ) or a low-tech force of massive numbers of low-tech planes ( e.g. , An-2 ) resulting in high capacity but low long-term survivability demonstrate that ` air power ' is multi-faceted and complex . Significant contributors to theorizing about air power have been Giulio Douhet , Billy Mitchell , John Boyd and John A. Warden III . At the start of World War I , opinions differed on the national air forces and the value of airships . Some early strategists/visionaries after World War I imagined that airpower alone would suffice to bring nations to their knees . The Bombing of Guernica was an early trial that revealed both capabilities and limitations . But yet another maxim , `` no war was ever won solely by airpower '' was challenged by the NATO victory in Kosovo . Airpower has been used to conduct lightning strategic strikes , to complement land offensives , to instill fear and lower morale similarly to a fleet in being , and to create broad-based destruction behind enemy lines . With airpower , supplies can be transported by cargo planes , providing a decisive edge in mobility . Military and civilian aircraft interact in a number of complex ways , including shootdowns of civilian planes , whether mistaken or not ; military escorts of civilian planes ; civilian planes being used for military transport , espionage , or other purposes ; and/or no-fly zones being enforced to punish or sanction a target nation . Airpower also relates to space power , although militarization of space remains regulated by international treaty . Developed nations have enjoyed a consistent advantage in airpower since the beginning of mechanized flight . Airpower has been wielded mostly decisively in the last hundred years by Nazi Germany , the United Kingdom , the United States , the Soviet Union , Japan , Italy , and France , with many client nations using aircraft developed by one or more of these nations . A mass technological base is considered necessary for the development of airpower .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "804db23614d605a8722d95b6e77599c3", "text": "British intelligence agencies The Government of the United Kingdom maintains intelligence agencies within several different government departments . The agencies are responsible for collecting and producing foreign and domestic intelligence , providing military intelligence , performing espionage and counter-espionage . Their intelligence assessments contribute to the conduct of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom , maintaining the national security of the United Kingdom , military planning and law enforcement in the United Kingdom . The three main agencies are the Secret Intelligence Service ( MI6 ) , the Security Service ( MI5 ) , and the Government Communications Headquarters . The history of the organisations goes back to the 19th century . The decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram in 1917 was described as the most significant intelligence triumph for Britain during World War I , and one of the earliest occasions on which a piece of signals intelligence influenced world events . During the Second World War and afterwards , many observers regarded Ultra as immensely valuable to the Allies of World War II . In the post-war period , intelligence cooperation between the United Kingdom and the United States became the cornerstone of Western intelligence gathering and the `` Special Relationship '' between the UK and the USA .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "65db15b7b1b6d8061b34c5578b25d138", "text": "1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference The 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Economic Conference was an emergency Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations . It was called by the British government of Sir Winston Churchill and held in the United Kingdom in December 1952 as a follow-up to a Commonwealth Finance Minister 's conference held in January 1952 . The conference was held in the context of British economic and military decline and the United States ' surging role in the world . The principal topic of the conference was the convertibility and liquidity of Pound sterling into American dollars and British concerns that non-sterling Commonwealth countries were building up sterling balances for the purpose of conversion into American dollars , the future of the Pound sterling area , and the alleviation of Commonwealth trade restrictions and imperial preference , particularly in the light of the surging American economy and the desire of Commonwealth countries such as Australia for American investment in order for economic development to occur against British concerns that American economic dominance threatened Britain 's economic position . This discussion was necessary as the Commonwealth , with the exception of Canada , had a common pool of gold and dollar reserves . Little was accomplished in the economic discussion with the final communique being described as an `` agreement in platitudes '' . British concerns at being excluded from the ANZUS military treaty between Australia , New Zealand and the United States were also a topic and were addressed by a communique issued by the prime ministers supporting Britain 's demand for a voice in ANZUS . In addition , Commonwealth prime ministers , after months of discussion on whether the newly ascended Queen Elizabeth II should have a uniform Royal Styles and Titles throughout the Commonwealth or whether realms should adopt their own styles and titles , it was agreed that each member of the Commonwealth `` should use for its own purposes a form of the Royal Style and Titles which suits its own particular circumstances but retains a substantial element which is common to all '' and agreed to pass appropriate legislation in their respective parliaments . The prime ministers also agreed to proclaim the new Queen , Elizabeth II , Head of the Commonwealth in succession of her late father , George VI .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "7e84628c7159071ebf0781806a33fc7e", "text": "Role-playing game A role-playing game ( sometimes spelled roleplaying game and abbreviated to RPG ) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting . Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative , either through literal acting or through a process of structured decision-making or character development . Actions taken within many games succeed or fail according to a formal system of rules and guidelines . There are several forms of RPG . The original form , sometimes called the tabletop RPG , is conducted through discussion , whereas in live action role-playing games ( LARP ) players physically perform their characters actions . In both of these forms , an arranger called a game master ( GM ) usually decides on the rules and setting to be used , acting as referee , while each of the other players plays the role of a single character . Several varieties of RPG also exist in electronic media , such as multi-player text-based MUDs and their graphics-based successors , massively multiplayer online role-playing games ( MMORPGs ) . Role-playing games also include single-player role-playing video games in which players control a character or team who undertake quests , and may include capabilities that advance using statistical mechanics . These games often share settings and rules with tabletop RPGs , but emphasize character advancement more than collaborative storytelling . Despite this variety of forms , some game forms such as trading card games and wargames that are related to role-playing games may not be included . Role-playing activity may sometimes be present in such games , but it is not the primary focus . The term is also sometimes used to describe roleplay simulation games and exercises used in teaching , training , and academic research .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "a31e95fcaa62673833d9a6dd716938bf", "text": "Tenra War is a Japanese mixed-genre tabletop role-playing game designed by Jun ` ichi Inoue and FarEast Amusement Research . It was released in April 2007 . It is a triple crossover product , based on an oriental science fantasy RPG Tenra Bansho , steampunk western RPG Terra the Gunslinger , and post-apocalypse mecha RPG Angel Gear '' . All three of the original games were designed by Jun ` ichi Inoue .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "36d8c5c7a753183080cac4cbe07c153d", "text": "List of role-playing video games: 1994 to 1995", "title": "" }, { "docid": "785fa58952b8bc7dbf052ad9c3e31d1a", "text": "Hol (role-playing game) HoL ( sometimes written as `` HōL '' ) is a role-playing game created by Dirt Merchant Games and produced by Black Dog Game Factory , a subsidiary of White Wolf which produced adult oriented RPGs . The HoL Core Rulebook was published in 1994 , and was followed up by one other supplement Buttery Wholesomeness in 1995 . Although HoL is playable , it was meant as a satire of RPGs . The pages of the books are written by hand , and the authors freely take stabs at other popular role-playing games , particularly Vampire : The Masquerade and Dungeons & Dragons , and those who play them .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58b1547ba476e87ce6c2a243edfa2f55", "text": "Online casino Online casinos , also known as virtual casinos or Internet casinos , are online versions of traditional ( `` brick and mortar '' ) casinos . Online casinos enable gamblers to play and wager on casino games through the Internet . It is a prolific form of online gambling . Online casinos generally offer odds and payback percentages that are a bit higher than land-based casinos . Some online casinos claim higher payback percentages for slot machine games , and some publish payout percentage audits on their websites . Assuming that the online casino is using an appropriately programmed random number generator , table games like blackjack have an established house edge . The payout percentage for these games are established by the rules of the game . Many online casinos rent or buy their software from companies like CryptoLogic Inc ( now Amaya ) , International Game Technology , Microgaming , Playtech , and Realtime Gaming .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "41c1e0e86b92b93fe731006c4f06c815", "text": "Mystery Mansion (video game) Mystery Mansion is the name of a text-based adventure game written in 1978-1981 by Bill Wolpert while at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Keyport , Washington . It originally ran only on the HP HP-1000 minicomputer on the RTE ( Real Time Executive ) operating system , but was later ported by persons unknown to run under MPE ( Multiprocessing Executive ) on the HP-3000 . Although the development dates make it contemporaneous with other seminal interactive fiction games such as Adventure and Dungeon ( which went on to become the Zork series from Infocom ) , it remains relatively unknown due to the specialized computers and operating systems on which it ran . Two C-language ports exist , one by James Garnett while a graduate student at the University of Colorado , and another by Bob Sorem of the University of Minnesota ( see illustration ) . The former is a line-by-line exact port in K&R - style C that runs on most Unix-flavor operating systems , while the latter is an adaptation with features not in Wolpert 's original in Borland C that runs only under DOS/Windows . The object of the single-player game is to find one 's way through a run-down , foreboding mansion in order to find various treasures , solve a murder , sleep with the maid ( if very lucky ) , and avoid getting `` killed '' in the process all before the mansion is destroyed by fire at midnight to end the game . In addition to the 3 rooms x 3 rooms x 3 stories cube-shaped mansion , there are gardens , tunnels , nefarious characters , and other obstacles to make one 's way through or around . Being text-based , there are no illustrations at all , so the player has to imagine everything that is being described .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8539fba84f86cd1f9ca6477e0bdbe556", "text": "Party (role-playing games) thumb | right | A party of adventurers in Tales of Trolls & Treasures . A party is a group of characters adventuring together in a role-playing game . In tabletop role-playing , a party is composed of a group of players , occasionally with the addition of non-player character allies ( sometimes called henchmen ) controlled by those players or by the gamemaster . In computer games , the relationship between the party and the players varies considerably . Online role-playing games or MMORPG parties are often , in the above sense , of the same constituency as tabletop parties , except that the allies are always controlled to a lesser or greater extent by the computer AI . In single-player computer games , the player generally controls all party members to a varying degree . Examples of games which have parties include the tabletop RPG Vampire : the Requiem , the single-player role-playing Baldur 's Gate series , MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft , Anarchy Online and Warhammer Online , and the multi-player computer action-RPG Final Fantasy XI .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1ba067ba8356479f16c450291d67a15", "text": "System Reference Document The System Reference Document ( SRD ) is a set of reference role playing game mechanics licensed under the Open Game License by Wizards of the Coast ( or WotC ) and based upon their Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game . The SRD forms the basis of WotC 's various d20 System role-playing games , including the d20 System itself , d20 Modern and d20 Future . The SRD is also the basis for role-playing games published by companies other than WotC ; these include Mutants & Masterminds , Arcana Evolved , Labyrinth Lord , and OSRIC , among others . Some other game systems ( such as FATE ) have also released their own mechanics under OGL-licensed `` System Reference Documents '' of their own ; however , this article discusses specifically the d20 SRD .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "415eeb2c8d1ff72f2ef2fb869b584783", "text": "List of role-playing video games: 1990 to 1991", "title": "" }, { "docid": "82881b1dd28f78f0601c97f3f6b030f3", "text": "Educational game Educational games are games explicitly designed with educational purposes , or which have incidental or secondary educational value . All types of games may be used in an educational environment . Educational games are games that are designed to help people to learn about certain subjects , expand concepts , reinforce development , understand a historical event or culture , or assist them in learning a skill as they play . Game types include board , card , and video games . An educational game is a game designed to teach humans about a specific subject and to teach them a skill . As educators , governments , and parents realize the psychological need and benefits of gaming have on learning , this educational tool has become mainstream . Games are interactive play that teach us goals , rules , adaptation , problem solving , interaction , all represented as a story . They satisfy our fundamental need to learn by providing enjoyment , passionate involvement , structure , motivation , ego gratification , adrenaline , creativity , social interaction and emotion in the game itself while the learning takes place .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad51dae09b61ef0d163e6b560b719d1c", "text": "Polish role-playing games Polish role-playing games have been in production since the early 1990s . Now there are several games that have been designed in Poland , as well as many translations on the market .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2cba70ea3c7e86086f3c93cf1db941e7", "text": "Merchant Prince Merchant Prince is a turn-based 4X strategy video game franchise set the Republic of Venice during the Renaissance . The first was published in 1993 ; in 1995 ; and in 2001 . All three were developed by Holistic Design ( HDI ) but had separate publishers . The first two use MS-DOS ; the third Windows . All three support up to four players and differ chiefly in their graphics and user interface . In general , the games are trade simulators where items are bought low , transported , and sold high . They achieved notability , however , for their representation of Venetian and papal politics , with players able to bribe senators and cardinals for political , military , and religious power . Overt attacks against other players can destroy one 's popularity and influence , but the game offers a thieves ' den where covert options include arson , rumor-mongering , and assassination . The games are won after a predetermined number of turns ( years ) by the player with the highest net worth , including the value of bribed senators and cardinals . The game 's world map has been praised as `` capturing what exploring is really like '' , as the player expands beyond the known and certain world into distant seas and lands which have been filled in only by rumor , legend , and wild speculation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b2d8d1f11427c79034d33932b464e996", "text": "Cyberpunk derivatives A number of cyberpunk derivatives have become recognized as distinct subgenres in speculative fiction . These derivatives , though they do not share cyberpunk 's computers-focused setting , may display other qualities drawn from or analogous to cyberpunk : a world built on one particular technology that is extrapolated to a highly sophisticated level ( this may even be a fantastical or anachronistic technology , akin to retro-futurism ) , a gritty transreal urban style , or a particular approach to social themes . The most successful of these subgenres , Steampunk , has been defined as a `` kind of technological fantasy '' , and others in this category sometimes also incorporate aspects of science fantasy and historical fantasy . Scholars have written of these subgenres ' stylistic place in postmodern literature , and also their ambiguous interaction with the historical perspective of postcolonialism . American author Bruce Bethke coined the term `` cyberpunk '' in his 1980 short story of the same name , proposing it as a label for a new generation of punk teenagers inspired by the perceptions inherent to the Information Age . The term was quickly appropriated as a label to be applied to the works of William Gibson , Bruce Sterling , John Shirley , Rudy Rucker , Michael Swanwick , Pat Cadigan , Lewis Shiner , Richard Kadrey , and others . Science fiction author Lawrence Person , in defining postcyberpunk , summarized the characteristics of cyberpunk thus : Classic cyberpunk characters were marginalized , alienated loners who lived on the edge of society in generally dystopic futures where daily life was impacted by rapid technological change , an ubiquitous datasphere of computerized information , and invasive modification of the human body . The relevance of cyberpunk as a genre to punk subculture is debatable and further hampered by the lack of a defined cyberpunk subculture ; where the small cyber movement shares themes with cyberpunk fiction and draws inspiration from punk and goth alike , cyberculture is much more popular though much less defined , encompassing virtual communities and cyberspace in general and typically embracing optimistic anticipations about the future . Cyberpunk is nonetheless regarded as a successful genre , as it ensnared many new readers and provided the sort of movement that postmodern literary critics found alluring . Furthermore , author David Brin argues , cyberpunk made science fiction more attractive and profitable for mainstream media and the visual arts in general .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e8c9e83f85d085974fd68c97c540e39", "text": "Risk (game) Risk is a strategy board game of diplomacy , conflict and conquest for two to six players . The standard version is played on a board depicting a political map of the earth , divided into forty-two territories , which are grouped into six continents . Turn rotates among players who control armies of playing pieces with which they attempt to capture territories from other players , with results determined by dice rolls . Players may form and dissolve alliances during the course of the game . The goal of the game is to occupy every territory on the board and in doing so , eliminate the other players . The game can be lengthy , requiring several hours to multiple days to finish . European versions are structured so that each player has a limited `` secret mission '' objective that shortens the game . Risk was invented by a French filmmaker in 1957 , and went on to become one of the most popular board games in history , inspiring other popular games like Axis & Allies and Settlers of Catan . The simple rules but complex interactions make it appealing to adults as well as children and families . It is still in production by Hasbro with numerous editions and variants with popular media themes and different rules including PC software versions , video games and mobile apps .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "016871ef9181edf40e21ead00b0435fa", "text": "List of miniature wargames Miniature wargames are a form of wargaming designed to incorporate miniatures or figurines into play , which was invented at the beginning of the 19th century in Prussia . The miniatures used represent troops or vehicles ( such as tanks , chariots , aircraft , ships , etc. ) . The games may reflect historical situations and armies , or may be futuristic or fantasy-based . This list compiles published miniature wargames categorized by their subject matter , genre , or time period covered in their rules . Where known , the publisher is given ( or , in a few cases , the designer ( s ) in the case of self-published or freely distributed games ) , as well as the date of first publication ( many games have been published in several updated editions ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a096452a22f0807c7d59cf9d5007bf88", "text": "Music video game A music video game , also commonly known as a music game , is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player 's interactions with a musical score or individual songs . Music video games may take a variety of forms and are often grouped with puzzle games due to their common use of `` rhythmically generated puzzles '' . Strong support for the convergence of live music and video games is evident with the success of the Video Games Live concert series . Emergent games for live concert performance , `` game-scores '' , augment traditional western music notation with the dramatic elements of animation , interactivity , graphic elements and aleatoric principles ( Anigraphical Music ) . The concept of incorporating game theory and music is not new and can be traced back to Musikalisches Würfelspiel . Music video games are distinct from purely audio games ( e.g. the 1997 Sega Saturn release Real Sound : Kaze no Regret ) in that they feature a visual feedback , to lead the player through the game 's soundtrack , although eidetic music games can fall under both categories .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8a37ee0cf4a0a555fba22e254b91596d", "text": "Turn-based tactics Turn-based tactics ( TBT ) , or tactical turn-based ( TTB ) , is a computer and video game genre of strategy video games that through stop-action simulates the considerations and circumstances of operational warfare and military tactics in generally small-scale confrontations as opposed to more strategic considerations of turn-based strategy ( TBS ) games . Turn-based tactical gameplay is characterized by the expectation of players to complete their tasks using only the combat forces provided to them , and usually by the provision of a realistic ( or at least believable ) representation of military tactics and operations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fed017b2ad7db02484d96da9b465a0cd", "text": "Rummy Rummy is a group of matching card games notable for similar gameplay based on matching cards of the same rank or sequence and same suit . The basic goal in any form of rummy is to build melds which consists of sets , three or four of a kind of the same rank ; or runs , three or more cards in sequence , of the same suit . You can also have mixed runs in all types of rummy so long as all 7 cards are in order . The original form of rummy is called Sai rummy , Straight Rummy , Standard Rummy , Traditional Rummy , or Basic rummy . The Mexican game of Conquian is considered by games scholar David Parlett to be ancestral to all rummy games , which itself is derived from a Chinese game called Khanhoo and , going even further back , Mahjong . The Rummy principle of drawing and discarding with a view to melding appears in Chinese card games at least in the early 19th century and perhaps as early as the 18th century and is , in fact , the essence of Mah-jong . Rummy is also very popular in India . It is most likely that Indian Rummy is an extension of Gin Rummy and Rummy 500 which originated from the USA . It is played with 13 cards , one or two decks , two or more players and with or without jokers .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "009fbe5090eec059bf9780f453368aff", "text": "Pyramid (magazine) Pyramid is a gaming magazine , publishing articles primarily on role-playing games , but including board games , card games , and other sorts of games . It began life in 1993 as a print publication of Steve Jackson Games for its first 30 issues , though it has been published on the Internet since March 1998 . Print issues were bimonthly ; the first online version published new articles each week ; the second online version is monthly . Pyramid is headquartered in Austin , Texas . It replaced Steve Jackson Games ' previous magazine Roleplayer . Pyramid features general gaming articles by freelance authors , as well as Designer 's Notes by Steve Jackson Games product developers , industry news , cartoons , and gaming product reviews . Although articles tend to concentrate on Steve Jackson Games products such as GURPS , it has published articles on other games such as d20 System , Talisman , Nobilis , Hero System , and has featured various comic strips and single-panel cartoons ( currently Murphy 's Rules ) . Steve Jackson Games also briefly published another online magazine , d20 Weekly for several months using a very similar model to that of Pyramid . However , the venture was not a success , and was eventually folded into a slightly expanded Pyramid . The online subscription system used for Pyramid also granted access to subscriber forums , a dedicated chat server , and occasional pre-publication playtest material for Steve Jackson Games and other companies ' products . In 2008 this was changed : Pyramid is available as a PDF download from e23 , and the subscriber forums have been discontinued . Access to playtest material is contingent on participation in an actual playtest .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "54d83e46df36bd76eaa55f293f09c508", "text": "Adventure! (role-playing game) Adventure ! is a role-playing game designed and published by Tori Bergquist in 1985 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a12fe08cfd9a059f9a9d4e1bae1f5500", "text": "The Rivals for Catan The Rivals for Catan ( Die Fürsten von Catan ) is an updated revision of the Catan Card Game , a card game adaptation of The Settlers of Catan . The game was released in 2010 . It is a member of the Catan series of games , and is published by Kosmos in German and Mayfair Games in English . Like its predecessor , The Rivals for Catan is a two-player game . As with the Catan Adventures series of games , the theme is based on the Rebecca Gablé novel The Settlers of Catan , a novel based on the original board game . The development of The Rivals for Catan and its evolution from the Catan Card Game was documented on the official Catanism blog in eight parts , titled `` The Reform of the Catan Card Game '' . There are a few minor changes to the rules between the two editions . The two editions are not compatible with each other , but they share many cards in common . The changes were motivated by the escalating complexity of the rules in the Catan Card Game ( which had , in 2003 , undergone a major rules revision ) in order to make the game more accessible . Cards in The Rivals for Catan are organized into `` Theme Sets '' , which broadly follow the progression of time on Catan . Included with the base game are three theme sets , `` The Era of Gold '' , `` The Era of Turmoil '' , and `` The Era of Progress '' , with each expansion of The Rivals of Catan containing additional theme sets . The Rivals of Catan supports three ( four with expansions ) different rulesets , called the Introductory ( no theme sets ) , Theme Deck ( all cards from one theme set ) , Duel of the Princes ( parts of all theme sets ) , and Tournament ( custom deck ) games . In 2011 an expansion called `` Age of Darkness '' ( `` Dunkle Zeiten '' ) with the theme sets `` The Era of Intrigue '' , `` The Era of Merchants Princes '' , and `` The Era of Barbarians '' was released . This expansion contains new card types : Region Expansions , Extraordinary Sites , Road Complements , a new center card and Marker cards . Furthermore , there are now cards which can be placed in the opponent 's principality . For 2012 a second expansion , `` Age of Enlightenment '' ( `` Goldene Zeiten '' ) was released . This 125-card expansion includes three theme sets : `` The Era of Explorers '' , `` The Era of Sages '' , and `` The Era of Prosperity '' .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "60601f6a7e4ed051a5f5c01259158b83", "text": "Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury , ( born 16 October 1925 ) is a British-American-Irish actress who has appeared in theatre , television and film , as well as a producer , voice actress , singer , and songwriter . Her career has spanned seven decades , much of it in the United States , and her work has attracted international attention . Lansbury was born to an upper-middle-class family in central London , the daughter of actress Moyna Macgill and politician Edgar Lansbury . To escape the Blitz , in 1940 she moved to the United States with her mother and two younger brothers , and studied acting in New York City . Proceeding to Hollywood in 1942 , she signed to MGM and obtained her first film roles , in Gaslight ( 1944 ) and The Picture of Dorian Gray ( 1945 ) , earning her two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe Award . She appeared in eleven further MGM films , mostly in minor roles , and after her contract ended in 1952 she began supplementing her cinematic work with theatrical appearances . Although largely seen as a B-list star during this period , her appearance in the film The Manchurian Candidate ( 1962 ) received widespread acclaim and is cited as being one of her finest performances . Moving into musical theatre , Lansbury finally gained stardom for playing the leading role in the Broadway musical Mame ( 1966 ) , which earned her a range of awards and established her as a gay icon . Amid difficulties in her personal life , Lansbury moved from California to County Cork , Ireland , in 1970 , and continued with a variety of theatrical and cinematic appearances throughout that decade . These included leading roles in the stage musicals Gypsy , Sweeney Todd , and The King and I , as well as in the hit Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks ( 1971 ) . Moving into television , she achieved worldwide fame as fictional writer and sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the American whodunit series Murder , She Wrote , which ran for twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996 , becoming one of the longest-running and most popular detective drama series in television history . Through Corymore Productions , a company that she co-owned with her husband Peter Shaw , Lansbury assumed ownership of the series and was its executive producer for the final four seasons . She also moved into voice work , thereby contributing to animated films such as Disney 's Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) . Since then , she has toured in a variety of international theatrical productions and continued to make occasional film appearances . In 2014 , Lansbury was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony at Windsor Castle for `` services to drama , charitable work , and philanthropy . '' Lansbury has received an Honorary Oscar and has won five Tony Awards , six Golden Globes , an Olivier Award , and one Grammy Award . She has also been nominated for numerous other industry awards , including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on three occasions , and various Primetime Emmy Awards on eighteen occasions . She has been the subject of three biographies .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "dd82936b623100806fbf43a859c83454", "text": "Capitol Films Capitol Films was a British film production and distribution company , founded in 1989 . In January 2006 it was sold to American Mobius Pictures , owned by entrepreneur and film producer David Bergstein , and placed it at the hub of his Pegasus Studios . In early 2010 , David Bergstein 's appointment as director for the British company was terminated and the company was placed in receivership . In October 2010 the US branch of the company was forced into bankruptcy , and in January 2012 a group of creditors filed a proposal with a federal bankruptcy court in Los Angeles to take over and liquidate five companies formerly controlled by David Bergstein , among them Capitol Films . Capitol Films was involved in the production of some fifty films , among them A Good Man in Africa ( 1994 ) , Death and the Maiden ( 1994 ) , Wilde ( 1997 ) , Dancing at Lughnasa ( 1998 ) , Gosford Park ( 2001 ) , Elvis Has Left the Building ( 2004 ) , and Lucky Number Slevin ( 2006 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7b82b4745a6d4f7955e03edd71eee5b", "text": "Gateway Theatre (Chester) right | thumb | Gateway Theatre | alt = Gateway Theatre The Gateway Theatre was a small producing and receiving theatre in the city of Chester , England . The theatre has welcomed many famous performers , including Matthew Kelly , Les Dennis and Dennis Waterman . The venue closed after its Christmas production at the end of 2007 to be replaced with a larger Performing Arts Centre , as part of a redevelopment of Chester city centre named The Northgate Development . The last touring show to visit was Yippeee !!! by Lea Anderson MBE 's contemporary dance company The Cholmondeleys and Featherstonehaughs . Later in 2007 the Gateway Theatre was partially reopened as The Forum Studio Theatre , run by an amateur company , Tip Top Productions . The company presents a number of in house and touring professional productions each season together with visiting music acts and other events . Tip Top Productions marks it 's 10th Anniversary at The Forum Studio Theatre in 2017 . The opening of the planned performing arts centre as part of the Northgate Development became uncertain in 2008 , when it was announced the project would be put on hold until 2012 , due to the ongoing economic downturn . The newly named Storyhouse , housing the City 's new theatre , art house cinema and Library is now set to open on 11 May 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9c567e357c14ca08cf169bd614cc0c4d", "text": "Angela Bruce Angela Bruce ( born 1951 ) is an English actress , noted for her television work . Bruce was born in Leeds , West Riding of Yorkshire to a West Indian father and white mother , but was put up for adoption aged three and brought up in Craghead , County Durham . She made her screen debut in the 1973 film Man at the Top and has played regular or recurring roles in a number of TV series - Angels ( as Sandra Ling ) , Coronation Street ( as Janice Stubbs ) and Press Gang ( as reporter Chrissie Stuart ) . She also appeared in the `` Charlie Boy '' episode of Hammer House of Horror in 1980 . She is also recognisable to sci-fi fans for her performance as Brigadier Winifred Bambera in the 1989 Doctor Who serial , Battlefield , as well as her portrayal of Dayna Mellanby in the Blake 's 7 audio drama The Syndeton Experiment . On the London stage , she replaced Patricia Quinn making her the second actress to play Magenta in the original stage production of The Rocky Horror Show . Other notable credits include : Red Dwarf ( as `` Debb Lister ; '' a female counterpart of Dave Lister 's in a parallel universe ) , Prime Suspect and Only Fools and Horses where she played Councillor Murray . She also appeared as lesbian Prison Officer Mandy Goodhue in the popular ITV1 prison drama series , Bad Girls , the second time she appeared in a British women 's prison drama series ; having played tough inmate Bobbie in an episode of Within These Walls in an episode from series 2 called `` The Good Life '' . Another notable role was ( fictional ) British Foreign Secretary Ruth Chambers in the BAFTA award-winning BBC One series , Spooks . In addition she had a part in one episode of `` Waiting For God '' . In 2002 she played Gina in the film Mrs Caldicot 's Cabbage War . In 2008 , she guest starred in the Sapphire and Steel audio dramas Second Sight and Zero . In 2017 Angela guest starred in Death in Paradise as Ernestine Gray", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d37de807d9b2059ff95869145b407f9c", "text": "Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA . Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming . Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals . Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0bac87e70351e62d58d23266bb0dde87", "text": "Laverne & Shirley Laverne & Shirley is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27 , 1976 , to May 10 , 1983 . It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne DeFazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney , single roommates who work as bottlecappers in a fictitious Milwaukee brewery called Shotz Brewery . Among others , the series was known for Marshall and Williams ' physical comedy . The show was a spin-off from Happy Days , as the two lead characters were originally introduced on that series as acquaintances of Fonzie ( Henry Winkler ) . Set in roughly the same time period , the timeline started in approximately 1958 , when the series began , through 1967 , when the series ended . As with Happy Days , it was made by Paramount Television , created by Garry Marshall ( along with Lowell Ganz and Mark Rothman ) and executive produced by Garry Marshall , Edward K. Milkis , and Thomas L. Miller .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "88a8acdf0629157c61c273a5c7fe45c2", "text": "Noël Coward Society The Noël Coward Society is an international society founded with the agreement of Coward 's literary agent and Estate to celebrate the life and work of Sir Noël Coward . The Noël Coward Society was founded in 1999 to study and promote and enjoy the many aspects of Cowards achievements . It owns an extensive archive of recordings and written works and is attempting to become the official on-line archive of all things `` Coward '' . The Noël Coward Society is managed by Noël Coward Ltd. , a charitable company . It is currently administered from Norwich , Norfolk , UK , and has a membership of just over 700 people worldwide . The day-to-day running of the Society is managed by an organising committee . The Society has representatives in France , Australia and the USA . Each year it celebrates the birth of Noël Coward at the Noël Coward Theatre and the Theatre Royal , Drury Lane on the nearest Friday to his birthdate . The celebration consists of the AGM of the Society at the Noël Coward Theatre followed by a celebrity from the theatre world laying flowers on the statue of Sir Noël Coward in the foyer of the Theatre Royal . The Annual Lunch follows in the Grand Saloon at the theatre , followed by a cabaret . In 2002 , Ken Starrett was appointed the North American Director of The Noel Coward Society and in 2003 , Starrett organized an annual birthday celebration which took place in December in the USA . The event included the flower laying ceremony at The Gershwin Theatre in Manhattan and a special lunch . Among the celebrities who have placed flowers in front of Coward 's statue are Tammy Grimes , Keir Dullea , Tony Walton , Kitty Carlisle Hart , Hayley Mills , Marian Seldes , Jim Dale , Victor Garber , Christine Ebersole , Dick Cavett . Stephen Fry , Joan Copeland , Jamie Ross , Penny Fuller , and Dana Ivey . There is also a similar ceremony at Firefly Estate ( Coward 's home ) in Jamaica . On December 31 , 2016 , Ken Starrett officially stepped down after serving as North American Director of The Noel Coward Society for fourteen years .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a555543bd4385eb8516cdf76fa407514", "text": "Miramax Miramax ( also known as Miramax Films , stylized as MIRAMAX ) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows . It is headquartered in Santa Monica , California . Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein , and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30 , 1993 . Shortly thereafter , Pulp Fiction was released . The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney , until September 30 , 2005 when they decided to leave the company and founded The Weinstein Company . Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings , a joint venture of Colony Capital , Tutor-Saliba Corporation , and Qatar Investment Authority , in 2010 , ending Disney 's 17-year ownership of the studio . In 2016 , ownership was transferred to beIN Media Group .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fda73ca777bad592d2c732ea1a60eb0a", "text": "Lightning Entertainment Lightning Entertainment is an American film distributor , sales agent , and production company based in Santa Monica , California . It was founded in 2002 by Richard Guardian , Rich Goldberg , and Marc Greenberg , focusing on sales and distribution of independent films . It began offering film production services in 2012 , which it stated were designed to help domestic films better target international markets .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "75d6ca859a4e72e24737a9f85dbbac87", "text": "Angela Goethals Angela Bethany Goethals ( born May 20 , 1977 ) is an American film , television and stage actress . Goethals made her acting debut in the Broadway production of Coastal Disturbances in 1987 , and later became known for her role in Home Alone ( 1990 ) playing the sister of Macaulay Culkin 's character in the film . Throughout the 1990s , Goethals went on to star in several independent films and television shows , including a leading role on the sitcom Phenom ( 1993 ) , as well as a small role in Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) . In 1999 , Goethals graduated from Vassar college with a B.A. in French before returning to acting . In 2005 , she landed a recurring guest appearance on 24 , and also gained recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role in the black comedy horror mockumentary , Behind the Mask : The Rise of Leslie Vernon ( 2006 ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d91b6fd1f7d16d3a9e3af53f430258e", "text": "Stephanie Bennett (producer) Stephanie Bennett ( born Margaret Stephanie Bennett ) is an English film producer known for her works Hail ! Hail ! Rock 'n' Roll and Endless Harmony .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "246d6650165524edfd0b799dfd4312af", "text": "York Theatre York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company base in East Midtown Manhattan , New York City . In its 48th year , York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past . Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions , six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings . It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway . The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its `` vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals '' . Since 1993 the company has performed in an intimate theatre that is part of St. Peter 's Church , in the Citigroup Center Complex at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54th Street . The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers . The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker , the Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company , and is presented with the endorsement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the Hammerstein family . The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York , a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for more than 45 years . Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim , Betty Comden & Adolph Green , Harold Prince , Cy Coleman , Charles Strouse , Arthur Laurents , Jerry Herman , Stephen Schwartz , Peter Stone , David Merrick , John Kander & Fred Ebb , Terrence McNally , Sir Cameron Mackintosh , Carol Channing , Tony Walton , Joseph Stein , Thomas Meehan , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick , Barbara Cook , Paul Gemignani , Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty . In November , 2015 , the 24th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Angela Lansbury in a star-studded tribute evening .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f72c676c359b4c4b26f4d633de297d46", "text": "Frank Gillmore Frank Parker Gillmore ( May 14 , 1867 , New York City , New York -- March 29 , 1943 , New York City , New York ) was an American playwright and a stage and early film actor . He was a founder and former President of Actor 's Equity . He was born to John Parker Gillmore and his actress wife , Emily ( née Thorne : died March 5 , 1907 ) , sister of the actress Sarah Thorne and actors Thomas and George Thorne . At the time of his birth his parents were touring the United States , returning to Great Britain three weeks after their son 's birth . Frank Gillmore was educated at the Chiswick Collegiate School in London and made his stage debut in London in 1879 , then toured the British provinces for three years before returning to the London stage where he remained for a further five years . During this period he shared lodgings with George Arliss . Gillmore then alternated between appearances in Britain and America for a further five years . Aged 17 he appeared with Lillie Langtry . He married the American actress Laura Margaret MacGillivray whom he met when they both appeared in an American tour of Lady Windermere 's Fan . With her he had two daughters , the actors Ruth Gillmore and Margalo Gillmore . Frank Gillmore appeared as a leading man with the companies of Minnie Fiske , Henrietta Crosman , Mary Mannering , Bertha Kalich and George Fawcett , among others . Gillmore 's stage appearances included a single matinee performance of The Merchant of Venice on October 17 , 1895 at the Gaiety Theatre in London , when he played Bassanio , The Ghost of Jerry Bundler at the Haymarket Theatre in London in September 1902 , and A Japanese Nightingale which opened at Daly 's Theater in New York in November 1903 . Gillmore returned to America semi-permanently sometime in the late 1890s , and took his family with him . He and his family were long time summer residents of the Actor 's Colony at Siasconset , and he was a former president of the Siasconset Casino . Gillmore became a founder of the Actors ' Equity Association in 1913 after the Actors Society of America disbanded in 1912 . He made two silent films , The Fairy and the Waif ( 1915 ) and The Lifted Veil ( 1917 ) . From 1918 to 1929 he was the union 's Executive Secretary and eventual President , a position he held from 1929 to 1937 . He was also the international President of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America from 1938 to 1943 and a Freemason . As President of Actor 's Equity Gillmore received The American Arbitration Association 's annual gold Commercial Peace Medal in May 1931 `` for distinguished service in the establishment of commercial peace through arbitration '' Frank Gillmore died of cancer in New York City on March 29 , 1943 , aged 75 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64b5fbf902c12c49db526c09007d9da6", "text": "Iambic Productions Iambic Productions Limited is an independent television production company specializing in the fields of music , arts and drama founded by producer Chris Hunt in 1988 . The company was a part of production and distribution Group DCD Media since its acquisition by the Group in 2000 until 2008 , when Chris Hunt took Iambic back into private ownership", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3bc66dd157864e1592094b1e60592e92", "text": "Girl Rising (film) Girl Rising is a movie produced by Kayce Freed , Tom Yellin and Holly Gordon at The Documentary Group in partnership with Paul G. Allen and Jody Allen of Vulcan Productions . It was directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins and features narration by Anne Hathaway , Cate Blanchett , Selena Gomez , Liam Neeson , Priyanka Chopra , Chloë Grace Moretz , Freida Pinto , Salma Hayek , Meryl Streep , Alicia Keys and Kerry Washington . The movie tells the stories of nine girls from nine countries : ( Sierra Leone , Haiti , Ethiopia , Afghanistan , Peru , Egypt , Nepal , India and Cambodia ) . Each girl had her story written by a writer from her country and voiced by renowned actors . Their stories reflect their struggles to overcome societal or cultural barriers . The writers are Loung Ung ( Cambodia ) , Edwidge Danticat ( Haiti ) , Manjushree Thapa ( Nepal ) , Mona Eltahawy ( Egypt ) , Maaza Mengiste ( Ethiopia ) , Sooni Taraporevala ( India ) , Maria Arana ( Peru ) , Aminatta Forna ( Sierra Leone ) , Zarghuna Kargar ( Afghanistan ) . The girls ' names are Sokha ( Cambodia ) , Wadley ( Haiti ) , Suma ( Nepal ) , Yasmin ( Egypt ) , Azmera ( Ethiopia ) , Ruksana ( India ) , Senna ( Peru ) , Mariama ( Sierra Leone ) and Amina ( Afghanistan ) .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a7512ebb030fc56583a0f553f03dd4c4", "text": "Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution . The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score . The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6bdeb519044cb365a4f4d39148ec1a3e", "text": "Lansbury Park Lansbury Park is a residential suburb area of the town of Caerphilly in Wales .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0d068e571e634e18a02a543017f57f84", "text": "Wash West Wash Westmoreland , also called Wash West , ( born 4 March 1966 ) is an independent film director who has worked in television , documentaries , and independent films . His 2006 release , Quinceañera , had a double Sundance win ( Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize ) , and it also picked up the Humanitas Prize and the John Cassavetes Spirit Award . In 2008 , Westmoreland produced an MTV film Pedro about AIDS activist Pedro Zamora that was introduced on MTV by U.S. President Bill Clinton . Working with his partner Richard Glatzer , he directed The Last of Robin Hood in 2012 starring Kevin Kline , Susan Sarandon , and Dakota Fanning that was released in August 2014 by Goldwyn . The duo 's next film Still Alice , based on Lisa Genova 's NYT bestselling book , starred Julianne Moore , Kristen Stewart , and Alec Baldwin . It premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and was immediately picked up for distribution by Sony Picture Classics . It went on to win many awards , especially for leading actress Julianne Moore , who won the SAG Award , the Independent Spirit Award , the BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Actress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8938a970761eccd515ea678bfeeb5283", "text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards . Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical", "title": "" }, { "docid": "748b665a923503ee43f7cb1c41060c9e", "text": "Angela Webber Angela Webber ( 2 December 1954 -- 10 March 2007 ) was an Australian author , TV writer , producer and comedian .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ebe681c8944a85cb3ce84001d1e24d3c", "text": "Angela Malik Angela Malik , ( born 3 December 1971 in Delhi , India , raised in Edinburgh , UK ) is a chef and entrepreneur . In 2006 , she founded The Angela Malik . Angela was a finalist of the search for a British female chef which was run by the T.V show ` The F-Word ' on Channel 4 . Angela has also won the Daily Mail 's ` Best exotic cookery course ' for 2007/8 .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "2e98317df84cf206c8ed24ed7296c127", "text": "Mark Hamill Mark Richard Hamill ( born September 25 , 1951 ) is an American actor , voice actor , producer and writer . He is best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series . His other works include Corvette Summer ( 1978 ) and The Big Red One ( 1980 ) , among other television shows and movies . Hamill has also appeared on stage in several theater productions , primarily during the 1980s . Hamill is a prolific voice actor who has voiced characters in many animated television shows , movies , and video games since the 1970s . He is known for his long-standing role as DC Comics ' the Joker , commencing with Batman : The Animated Series in 1992 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e50cf19a4cb03cea012316a7959e8b6", "text": "Corvette Summer Corvette Summer is a 1978 American adventure comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It marked Mark Hamill 's first screen appearance after the unexpected success of Star Wars the previous year . Hamill stars as a California teenager who heads to Las Vegas to track down his beloved customized Corvette Stingray . Co-star Annie Potts , playing the quirky young woman he meets along the way , was nominated for a Golden Globe award in her first movie role . Corvette Summer was a box office success , making about $ 36 million at the worldwide box office , on a relatively high budget ( for that era ) of $ 9 million . The film however , received a divided response from critics , and was nominated for a Golden Globe .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "c4fd2835298e39d9e66d92d5a7f1082b", "text": "Barry Manilow Live Barry Manilow Live is the fifth album by the singer-songwriter Barry Manilow . The album was released in 1977 , and it scored quadruple platinum . Manilow also was among 1977 Special Tony Award winners Lily Tomlin , Diana Ross , National Theatre For the Deaf and Equity Library Theatre honored with the award that year . He received it for Barry Manilow on Broadway , his 12-day stay at the Uris Theatre from December 21 , 1976 to January 2 , 1977 , where this live album was recorded . The album is known for giving the first commercial release to Manilow 's VSM ( `` Very Strange Medley '' ) . Before the performance Manilow refers to this as a medley of songs that he included in his act against the values of his `` artsy fartsy friends '' . It is a medley of commercial jingles Manilow was involved with , either as a writer or performer , before he became a chart star . The products/companies these promoted include Kentucky Fried Chicken , State Farm , Stridex , Band-Aid , Bowlene , Dr. Pepper , Pepsi and McDonald 's . When first released on compact disc , dialogue and all movements to `` Beautiful Music '' were omitted for it all to fit on one disc , however the 2006 compact disc re-release restores all dialogue and songs , in addition to reordering the track listing to accommodate for the added bonus tracks .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cef454ba22f51cdaf980cb0862859940", "text": "Prop comedy Prop comedy is a comedy genre in which performers use humorous objects , or conventional objects in humorous ways . The stages and films term `` prop '' , an abbreviation of `` property '' , refers to any object an actor handles in the course of a performance . Though some form of prop comedy has likely existed as long as there have been comedians , the genre reached its zenith in the vaudeville era . The vaudeville team Olsen and Johnson used prop comedy extensively in their long running Broadway revue Hellzapoppin . A prop comic is a comedian who uses prop comedy . Prop comics are sometimes looked down upon by other comedians , and the term is sometimes used derisively . However , some , such as Tommy Cooper , rose to critical acclaim as their props revolved around a gimmick ( such as Cooper 's magic ) and the comedian 's character around that gimmick .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6fbc6a6019538d1327d4a0bff3673357", "text": "Improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre , often called improv or impro , is the form of theatre , often comedy , in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted : created spontaneously by the performers . In its purest form , the dialogue , action , story , and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time , without use of an already prepared , written script . Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances . It is sometimes used in film and television , both to develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product . Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage , film , and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process . However , the skills and processes of improvisation are also used outside of the context of performing arts . It is used in classrooms as an educational tool and in businesses as a way to develop communication skills , creative problem solving , and supportive team-work abilities that are used by improvisational , ensemble players . It is sometimes used in psychotherapy as a tool to gain insight into a person 's thoughts , feelings , and relationships .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9e13cf38e0fe4a250836a7885ef789c5", "text": "Hull Truck Theatre The Hull Truck Theatre is a theatre in Kingston upon Hull , England which presents substantial drama productions . It also tours its productions on a regular basis . The theatre was founded in 1971 by actor Mike Bradwell when he could not find work . He placed an ad ' in Time Out magazine saying , `` Half-formed theatre company seeks other half '' . The first production , `` The Children of the Lost Planet '' was a success though , like many new companies , it had meagre audiences . This experience led the company to fall back on performing plays for children . They started to get a good reputation for children 's theatre . However , in 1974 , the play `` Knowledge '' was performed and , although over half the audience had walked out , the critical acclaim of Guardian reviewer Robin Thornber led to the Bush Theatre becoming interested and staging the production . John Godber became artistic director in 1984 although at first he was unaware of how much the Hull Truck Theatre was struggling financially . He had been making a good living as a teacher but the idea of being able to produce some of his own works led him to accept the post . He decided that the best way to improve sales and the success of the company was to write a play relevant to its audiences . He wrote `` Up n ' Under '' a play about the rugby league in Hull which proved to be a success . One of Hull Truck 's most performed and famous plays is John Godber 's `` Bouncers '' . This celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007 and was the final play to be performed before moving to the new venue . From 1983 the company was based in its venue in Spring Street but a new 440 seat theatre has been built for the company , as part of the St. Stephen 's development . This has cost # 14.5 million and opened on 23 April 2009 . The opening production started its run on 25 April 2009 and was the premier of the John Godber play Funny Turns . Hull Truck was the venue chosen to host the launch of Hull 's Larkin 25 Festival in June 2010 . In July 2010 Andrew Smaje was appointed chief executive to develop its programme and to entice new audiences . In September 2012 the company were nominated for The Renee Stepham Award for Best Presentation of Touring Theatre at TMA Theatre Awards . This was for its touring productions of The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett , DNA by Dennis Kelly and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde adapted by Nick Lane . In October 2012 Hull city centre was awarded Purple Flag status for the quality of the city 's nightlife . The Association of Town Centre Management praised Hull Truck Theatre in particular `` for its outstanding contribution '' to entertainment for city centre users . In January 2013 Hull Truck Theatre were nominated for Best Visiting Production at the Manchester Theatre Awards for DNA by Dennis Kelly . In April 2013 Mike Bradwell returned to direct for the company for the first time in over 30 years , directing the world premiere of Queen of the Nile by Tim Fountain . In May 2013 Mark Babych was appointed Artistic Director of the company . In April 2014 , it was reported that the theatre had received # 400,000 in grants from Arts Council England and Hull City Council because of a financial crisis at the venue .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2e43f19beb0b4de43d09888fd997056a", "text": "The Performers (play) The Performers is a comedy play written by David West Read and directed by Evan Cabnet . It premiered on Broadway on November 14 , 2012 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "81d38a67e9e91e229785562fd8362810", "text": "Jon Hamm Jonathan Daniel Hamm ( born March 10 , 1971 ) is an American actor , director , and television producer best known for playing advertising executive Don Draper for the AMC television drama series , Mad Men ( 2007 -- 2015 ) . For much of the mid-1990s , he lived in Los Angeles , making appearances in television series Providence , The Division , What About Brian , and Related . During 2000 , he made his feature movie debut in the space adventure movie Space Cowboys . The next year , he had a minor role in the independent comedy , Kissing Jessica Stein ( 2001 ) . He gained wide recognition when Mad Men began broadcast during July 2007 . His performance earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series -- Drama during 2008 and 2016 and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series during 2015 . He directed two episodes of the show . During 2008 , Hamm appeared in a remake of the science fiction movie The Day The Earth Stood Still . His first leading movie role was in the 2010 independent thriller Stolen . He also had supporting roles in the movies The Town ( 2010 ) , Sucker Punch ( 2011 ) , and Bridesmaids ( 2011 ) . Hamm has received 16 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in Mad Men , 30 Rock ( 2006 -- 2013 ) , and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ( 2015 -- present ) . His other television credits include featuring in the Sky Arts series A Young Doctor 's Notebook and guest roles in Parks and Recreation and Wet Hot American Summer : First Day of Camp . He provided his voice to the animated movie Shrek Forever After during 2010 , and during 2015 , he featured in the animated movie Minions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "aa8684e628e7e3fe50fdb40a1d6b8c27", "text": "Comic Book: The Movie Comic Book : The Movie is a 2004 direct-to-DVD mockumentary starring and directed by Mark Hamill .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8c27ef1de814184f91e17e180389cf75", "text": "Backstage pass A backstage pass is an employee pass which allows its bearer access to employees-only areas at a performance venue . They are most commonly associated with rock music groups . Such passes are usually a laminated paper worn on a lanyard , or on chain link or key chain holder at the belt , or a simpler `` stick-on '' applied to one 's clothing . Plastic or paper wristbands may also be used . However , some elaborately designed backstage passes have been used by Bill Graham Productions/Winterland , Beaver Productions and many other regional and local promoters . To deter counterfeiting , passes often include holograms or color-shifting properties . At any one concert or event there are about 200 to 400 backstage passes available . Again , mainly these are for the performers , stage crews , roadies , security guards , performer 's agents . Sometimes relatives or close friends of performers , stage crew , promoters , etc. . will get backstage passes to concerts . Some venues ( including the House of Blues venues and Irving Plaza in New York ) require their own passes to be worn , even by laminate holders for the tour . Large music festivals , such as Ozzfest and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival also usually issue their own passes . Backstage passes sometimes become memorabilia sold to die-hard fans , especially when the pass is signed by a performer . In media , the term `` Backstage Pass '' may be used to signify the presence of expanded coverage of certain musical groups .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2481190384489e007272b730dd1b3454", "text": "Mark Landon Smith Mark Landon Smith ( born January 29 , 1964 ) is an American playwright and actor . Known as a comedy writer , with ten scripts published by Baker 's Plays/Samuel French , and Steele Spring Publishing , Drama Source and Contemporary Drama Service and includes three foreign translations , an Off-Broadway production , a film adaptation and numerous productions throughout the world annually . As actor he has appeared on stage , film and television . Film credits include Gordon Family Tree , Valley Inn , Mayfly , Neapolitan , Frog 's Hair , Greater and Crossfire . He served a producer for the films Dupont , Mississippi and The Man in the Trunk . He is the executive director of ARTS LIVE THEATRE , Co-Founder/Co-Producer of Ceramic Cow Productions and Co-Director , emcee and actor with Phunbags Comedy Improv . He is also the Founder and Co-Director of the Actor 's Casting Agency . Smith has appeared in regional theatres receiving nominations and wins for Best Actor , Best Supporting Actor , Best Featured Actor , Best Set Design and Best Choreography . His script Christmas Carol High School '' is a 2012 AATE Distinguished Play Award nominee .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b01fd6b18cf9c9ebe10a604a052eb437", "text": "Live Action Set Live Action Set is a physical theater performance company based in Minneapolis , Minnesota . Its artistic mission is to create visually poetic , wildly imaginative , and accessible performance experiences that harness the indefinable power of the human spirit . It does so primarily by focusing on ensemble-created new work and draws from the worlds of dance , drama , music , mime , clowning and visual theater . The company is committed to creating original , ensemble-driven performances that dissolve boundaries between artistic disciplines . Founded in 2003 , Live Action Set has earned great critical praise and become one of the most influential experimental theatre companies in the Twin Cities . The company 's productions have been widely hailed as `` courageous '' , `` beautiful '' and `` daring . '' Their first standout production , Please Do n't Blow Up Mr. Boban , was the top-selling show at the 2005 Minnesota Fringe Festival . In 2011 , their original production about myths re-envisioned in the Old West , The 7-Shot Symphony , received an Ivey Award for Overall Excellence .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4ff97ef777f8ef906e8d68a0dacce7b3", "text": "Mark Fauser Mark Fauser is an American actor , director , screenwriter , and producer who currently operates the independent film movie studio , Overlook Productions . He has written several teleplays , plays , and movies , and has done major studio rewrites for companies such as Universal Studios , Paramount Pictures , Columbia Pictures and CBS Television . In 2002 his movie It 's All About You ( starring John D'Aquino ) was the `` Winner for Best Comedy '' at the 2001 Beverly Hills Film Festival .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1d05bfc35c39ba2b4bcf3b93aa293cb8", "text": "Mad Cow Theatre Mad Cow Theatre began in late 1997 as a simple two-show project among a group of actors/directors in a former blueprint studio in Maitland , Florida . After an initial four-year period of renting space from such mainstay Central Florida organizations as Rollins College , Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival , Civic Theatre of Central Florida , and the Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival , Mad Cow is now celebrating its 20th Season in Downtown Orlando . Mad Cow has built collaborative relationships with other downtown businesses and has received two Golden Brick Awards for outstanding contribution to downtown life . Mad Cow Theatre has also been named `` Best Theatre '' by Orlando Magazine for several years in a row .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d1b9bab8264ca3a3926782d4d27b9c0d", "text": "Hamd A hamd , `` Praise '' in English , is a word that is usually written in Arabic , Persian , Punjabi , or Urdu and means a poetic piece in praise of God . The word `` Hamd '' comes from the Qur ` an . Hamds are recited all over the Muslim world , from Indonesia to Morocco . A Qawwali performance usually includes at least one Hamd , which is traditionally the first song in the performance .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7612a507aec84e59b00517814da139b4", "text": "This Age of Silence This Age of Silence is the debut album of heavy metal band , Anterior . It was released by Metal Blade Records and the production was done by Tim Hamill and the band itself . __ NOTOC __", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b17552feb51e21ea8a06d8c1de55a2e0", "text": "Duet Acting Duet Acting ( often shortened to `` Duet '' or abbreviated as `` DA '' in tournament schedules and results ) is an event in competitive high school forensics . Similar to Duo Interpretation , Duet Acting varies in two major respects : first , Duet is not an official National Forensic League event although some state organizations , such as the Texas Forensic Association , the Louisiana High School Speech League , and ( formerly ) the Ohio High School Speech League practice the event . Secondly , unlike Duo , in which the actors are not permitted to make eye contact with each other or touch each other , Duet incorporates an element of acting . Cuttings must be made from scripts . Duet Acting involves two people , two chairs , and ( in some jurisdictions ) a table ; the furniture is supplied in each room of competition . Time limits vary , but generally each acting pair performs an eight - to twelve-minute scene , typically using only two characters . Occasionally the performers change roles , but can only play one character per scene in the manner of dramatic or humorous interpretation . The pieces may be either serious or funny , and the extensive use of movement is permitted ( i.e. , interaction between both characters , as well as with the table and chairs ) . Duet Acting has been removed from the Ohio High School Speech League . Category : Debating", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd5d7a7f213714eb0dce168dc5ceef4f", "text": "The Comedians (1971 TV series) The Comedians is a British television show of the 1970s ( later reprised in the mid-1980s and early 1990s ) produced by Johnnie Hamp of Granada Television . The show gave a stage to nightclub and working men 's club comedians of the era , including Russ Abbot , Lennie Bennett , Stan Boardman , Jim Bowen , Jimmy Bright , Duggie Brown , Mike Burton , Dave Butler , Brian Carroll , Frank Carson , Mike Coyne , Jimmy Cricket , Colin Crompton , Pauline Daniels , Charlie Daze , Vince Earl , Steve Faye , Eddie Flanagan , Stu Francis , Ken Goodwin , Jackie Hamilton , Jerry Harris , George King , Bobby Knutt , Bernard Manning , Mike McCabe , Paul Melba , Mick Miller , Hal Nolan , Tom O'Connor , Tom Pepper , Bryn Phillips , Mike Reid , George Roper , Harry Scott , Sammy Thomas , Johnny Wager , Roy Walker , Charlie Williams , Lee Wilson and Lenny Windsor . Also featured on the TV show , were Shep 's Banjo Boys , a 7-piece band comprising ( for the first 5 series ) Charlie Bentley ( tenor banjo ) , John Drury ( sousaphone ) , Andy Holdorf ( trombone ) , John Orchard ( piano ) , John Rollings ( drums ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . In 1973 , the line up was Mike Dexter ( banjo ) , Tony `` Tosh '' Kennedy ( sousaphone ) , Ged Martin ( drums ) , Tony Pritchard ( trombone ) , Graham Shepherd ( banjo ) and Howard `` Shep '' Shepherd ( lead banjo ) . The Comedians began as an experiment for Granada TV . Filmed before a live audience in Manchester , comics each performed 20-minute sets , which were then edited together into half-hour shows . Each edition featured up to ten stand-up comics . Working men 's clubs are numerous in Britain , especially in North East England and have been a useful training ground for artists , especially comedians . Most of these clubs are affiliated to the CIU ( Working Men 's Club and Institute Union ) founded in 1862 by the Rev. Henry Solly . There are also political clubs , as well as Servicemen 's Clubs affiliated to the Royal British Legion . It was remarkably popular during the earlier series . An LP recording of the show reached the best-seller charts , several sell-out national tours followed , including a season at the London Palladium , and the programme won the Critics ' circle Award . The comedy frequently took the form of anecdotes or jokes and often involved racist or sexist stereotypes . Like other British comedy successes of the day , notably , Love Thy Neighbour , this kind of entertainment was acceptable on British television during this period but would not be so today . Viewing the series in retrospect it stands as a major social document of the times . In recent years , the series has been repeated on the ( now defunct ) British satellite television channel Plus , and can now be bought on DVD , having been released by Network .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1434ecc6cbbd90209400e67d66e3ba1d", "text": "Craig Hammack Craig Hammack is an American special effects supervisor known for his works in Disney 's visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic ( ILM ) . Hammack has worked as a technical director , digital effects artist and VFX supervisor in films , Titanic ( 1997 ) , Pearl Harbor ( 2001 ) , Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( 2008 ) , Star Trek ( 2009 ) , Red Tails ( 2012 ) , Tomorrowland ( 2015 ) , Deepwater Horizon ( 2016 ) , and Black Panther ( 2017 ) . For Deepwater Horizon he received critical acclaimed and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects nomination at 89th Academy Awards .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "63e4f644c342c0e7b5110dad6e9ee3be", "text": "Hens' Teeth Hens ' Teeth Women 's Comedy Company first performed at Circa Theatre in Wellington pre-Xmas 1988 . It broke box-office records at the theatre , and a second season at Taki Rua Theatre early in 1989 had similar success . The company went on to create several productions a year , for 13 years . Though based in Wellington , New Zealand , the company toured throughout New Zealand , and in 1992 performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia . Hens ' Teeth was created by Kate JasonSmith , who remained as the Producer throughout its existence . The format was of a comic line-up which changed nightly , with some regulars and some `` tryouts '' . It was held together by a compere or M.C. - the most famous being `` Mother Chook '' Leone Hatherly . The core cast of women included : Dame Kate Harcourt , Lorae Parry , Pinky Agnew , Helen Moulder , Carmel McGlone , Sue Dunlop , Sally Rodwell , Madeline McNamara , Rose Beauchamp , Prue Langbein , Bub Bridger , April Phillips , and Darien Takle . Over 100 women performed with Hens ' Teeth between 1987 and 2001 , including Ginette McDonald , Rima te Wiata , Emily Perkins , Cathy Sheat , Michelle Scullion , Ann Pacey , Riwia Brown , Ann Jones , Alison Wall , Pam Corkery , Perry Piercy , Nancy Fulford , Stephanie Creed , Vicki Walker , Donna Akersten , Jane Waddell , and Phylli JasonSmith . The success of Hens ' Teeth was attributed to the comedy being about things that are part of the fabric of most women 's lives : sex , politics , aging , cooking , ambition , breastfeeding , men , opera , housework , dieting , childcare , self-defense , love , money , contraception , creativity , etc. , etc. . The only major rule for the content of Hens ' Teeth was that they did n't laugh at the expense of men , or of any other minorities . After 16 years of hibernation , Hens ' Teeth has agreed to a new season at < Circa Theatre , Wellington , New Zealand , as part of the WTF ! ( Women 's Theatre Festival ) March 14th - 25th 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c865b086a3607815cdb07fde783c4e06", "text": "Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award ( originally known as the Youth in Film Award ) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association , a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers , and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged . First presented in 1979 , the Young Artist Awards was the first organization established to specifically recognize and award the contributions of performers under the age of 21 in the fields of film , television , theater and music . The 1st Youth In Film Awards ceremony was held in October 1979 , at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Hollywood to honor outstanding young performers of the 1978/1979 season . The 38th Annual Young Artist Awards ceremony , honoring young performers of 2016 , was held at the Alex Theatre in Los Angeles , California on March 17 , 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "dab7d6d519a1c92a1b3ec3a9ced196f7", "text": "Mark Followill Mark Followill , former host of `` The Ender '' on KTCK The Ticket , Dallas ' most popular sports radio station , is an American sports announcer . He is the primary television play-by-play voice for the Dallas Mavericks and FC Dallas . He had previously been the radio play-by-play voice for the Mavericks on 103.3 ESPN Radio . In 2012 , he began calling FC Dallas games except when they conflicted with his responsibilities with the Mavericks . His work with FC Dallas gained the attention of Fox Sports , who named him as one of their announcers for Copa America Centenario . Later that summer , he was named as one of the announcers for NBC 's coverage of soccer at the 2016 Summer Olympics . He also announces play-by-play action for college football telecasts on FSN . Earlier in his career , he was the play-by-play announcer for the SMU football team . Twice in his career he has won the Texas Associated Press Award for the best play-by-play broadcast in 2004 and 2005 . He won the Katie Award for Best Play-by-Play Sportscast in 2002 .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "f29c0bdb97f7026f41c3096802c4fe07", "text": "Wicked Man's Rest Wicked Man 's Rest is the debut and sole studio album of the British band Passenger ( stylized as / Passenger . ) fronting Mike Rosenberg . The single `` Walk You Home '' taken from the album charted in Britain reaching number 134 in the UK Singles Chart . Since the release of the album / Passenger has split up with lead singer Mike Rosenberg continuing with a solo career also under the name Passenger .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "06584999039c371d8dbc403dbbdb7a96", "text": "Flight 175: As the World Watched Flight 175 : As the World Watched is an American television documentary film that premiered in August 2006 on TLC . It covers the final moments of the passengers and crew on board United Airlines Flight 175 , which was the second commercial airliner to strike the World Trade Center , impacted with the South Tower , and was the most visually documented ( both photographed and filmed ) flight during the September 11 attacks . The documentary features interviews with a variety of people , including : relatives of the passengers and crew members , some of whom received final phone calls from their loved ones , air traffic controllers who responded to the doomed flight , and the two F-15 fighter pilots scrambled from Otis Air National Guard Base who flew in the airspace over Lower Manhattan during the event .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3300ebca8b63ad144b9d6f39ceada906", "text": "The Commuters (film) The Commuters is an extant 1915 silent film comedy directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring Irene Fenwick in film debut . It is based on a 1910 Broadway play , The Commuters , by James Forbes . A copy of the film is saved in the Library of Congress collection .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7867d2f3e8af766629264e8b4ab03e40", "text": "Space Tourists Space Tourists is a feature-length documentary of the Swiss director Christian Frei . The film had its premiere at the Zurich Film Festival in 2009 and has won the `` World Cinema Directing Award '' at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "697580c81479770dc6c70a31e36dd7f8", "text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "09f014980b4b9c0d34b25f2bbeb3d9fe", "text": "Night service (public transport) A night service or an owl service is a public transport service which operates through overnight hours , while most people are asleep . Many cities operate such services , mainly using buses but in certain cases using trams ( or streetcars ) , either in addition to or in substitution for ordinary daytime services or rapid transit rail services which may shut for maintenance or due to lack of passenger volumes at night . Night-based services may be differently branded compared to daytime services , such as in London , where overnight buses are prefixed with an `` N '' for `` night '' . Another common way of distinguishing them from their daytime counterparts are dark-colored line numbers . Some cities apply a different fare structure from their daytime services . There are also services that allow users to alight at a requested place of stopping rather than at specific locations , in deference to passenger concerns about safely walking long distances .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97741419009cc2af9dc81e4006858601", "text": "Transit pass A transit pass ( North American English ) or travel card ( British English ) , often referred to as a bus pass or train pass etc. ( in all kinds of English ) , is a ticket that allows a passenger of the service to take either a certain number of pre-purchased trips or unlimited trips within a fixed period of time . Depending on the transport network and on how much the pass is used , the pass may offer varying discounts compared with trips that are purchased individually . While transit passes can generally be purchased at full price by anyone wishing to use the services ( senior citizens , the disabled , students and some others are often able to get them at a reduced price ) many employers , colleges , and universities will subsidize the cost of them , or sometimes the full amount . Some public transport networks will allow certain types of personnel , including police officers , fire fighters , active military , and their own employees to ride their services free with proper identification and without the need to purchase a pass .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7d1eb20fab9bdcc196113c7eb2c03ea9", "text": "Dark Tourist Dark Tourist ( also known as The Grief Tourist ) is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Suri Krishnamma , written by Frank John Hughes , and starring Michael Cudlitz , Melanie Griffith , and Pruitt Taylor Vince . Cudlitz plays a bigoted security guard who engages in dark tourism . It premiered at Filmfest München on July 3 , 2012 , and Phase 4 Films released it theatrically on August 23 , 2013 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b3c95d6b6f0e5fc404bce953042aa238", "text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "71cf084ec1957aa0cd7858f7b54d1243", "text": "Final Voyage Final Voyage is an action/drama film released in 1999 . The film stars Dylan Walsh , Ice-T , Erika Eleniak , and Claudia Christian . Tagline : `` 2,500 passengers , 1 sinking ship , no escape . ''", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f32b79524c4500671199526699c166f4", "text": "Cargo airline Cargo airlines ( or airfreight carriers , and derivatives of these names ) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of cargo by air . Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "58dae6961819b0d0420fc0482a1e9584", "text": "Departure control system A Departure Control System ( DCS ) automates processing an airlines ' airport management operation . This includes managing the information required for airport check-in and printing boarding card , baggage acceptance , boarding , load control and aircraft checks . Today DCS mostly ( 98 % ) manage electronic tickets via interfaces from range of devices including check-in kiosks , online check-in , mobile boarding cards , and baggage handling . DCS are able to identify , capture and update reservations from an airlines Computer Reservation System for passengers stored in a so-called Passenger Name Record ( PNR ) . A DCS is used to update reservations , typically as checked-in , boarded , flown or another status . Additionally and increasingly a DCS for some city-pair sectors may also be connected with immigration control for visa , immigration and passenger no-fly watchlists . Historically systems developed in North America have incorporated DCS functions as part of the reservations systems with check-in being initiated directly from the PNR . Load control ( weight and balance ) is then provided by a standalone application . Systems developed by airlines outside North America have traditionally had a separate database for DCS , requiring passenger data to be transferred from the PNR into DCS records . These systems have an integrated weight and balance capability . So-called `` new generation '' DCSs are being developed and deployed by vendors such as Amadeus and SITA as part of the overall re-engineering of airline Passenger Services Systems . These new systems typically use a common database and a services oriented architecture that allows reservations , check-in and other services to maintain a consistent view of passenger information . Larger international airports will have a range of DCS or a single DCS which each particular airline carrier can integrate with for streamlined operations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9b126e29b03ee4a8a97162427adb1c0c", "text": "Train Wreck (film) Train Wreck is a 2008 drama film directed by Andrew Lane starring R. Keith Harris and Maureen Mountcastle .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "64daf635e0704799258b62ebaea7c666", "text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fddff19ac1068b5226e0b5f2075a65cf", "text": "List of teen films Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers and young adults , such as coming of age , first love , rebellion , conflict with parents , teen angst , and alienation . Some of these films are targeted at adults as well as teenagers . Teen films have been a trope of the cinema industry for decades since the 1950s . At this time , the film industry saw a greater market for teens with more disposable income and therefore more money to spend on leisure activities , largely going to films . Because of the boom in teen viewers , drive-in movie theaters were also very popular . However , even the silent era had teen films . Recently , online streaming services such as Netflix have created a resurgence in the `` tween '' and teenage-oriented film .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1445773c08da50707979a85167e4edf4", "text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1b01858521cdd0a1c3318bac6cbab9c6", "text": "Through train A through train ( also through service , run-through service/train ) is a concept of rail transport ( commuter rail , subway systems , and mass transit ) that involves a change in the operating provider of the line , or a change in the identity ( usually operational ) of the line , at a specified boundary , on a regularly specified schedule ( not random ) . This is usually accomplished through compatible infrastructure -- identical track gauge and durability issues ( although variable gauge trains do exist , they tend to be expensive ) , rolling stock dimensions , curve speed and signaling compatibility , train station dimensions ( to avoid damage to rolling stock ) , tunnels and bridge dimensions and maximum weight , and power requirements . The exact terminology ( and definition ) vary as usage ; in the case of National Rail of the UK , a through train is one which may be used by a passenger to make their entire journey without changing trains .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f60c6dce93d0235d6313a4116643e0b8", "text": "Taxicab Confessions Taxicab Confessions is a television series of hidden camera documentaries that have aired on HBO since January 1995 . In segments taped in New York City and Las Vegas , the taxi drivers are also producers who steer both the vehicle and the conversations with passengers . When passengers enter the cab , they are recorded with several small cameras hidden in the taxi . The producer prompts passengers into discussing their past and/or present circumstances . This has led some participants to reflect on their life , recalling extreme tragedies or triumphs . Much is verbally or visually graphic , including explicit sex talk and sex acts performed in the back seat . At the end of the taxi ride , passengers are asked to sign waivers allowing the hidden camera footage to be used on the program , and footage of this revelation is sometimes seen during the closing credits . Separating the segments are short video montages showing life in the city , incorporating quick cuts of club interiors , flashing neon signage , strippers and the homeless , along with the series theme music , `` Over the Rainbow '' by Me First and the Gim me Gimmes . The series originated in New York , moved to Las Vegas and in recent years returned to New York .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fbcbd294919e697f041d2508e246dd4b", "text": "British Airtours Flight 28M British Airtours Flight 28M was an international passenger flight , originating from Manchester International Airport 's Runway 24 in Manchester , England , en route to Corfu International Airport on the Greek island of Corfu . On 22 August 1985 , the route was being operated by Boeing 737 -- 236 registered G-BGJL , when take-off from Manchester Airport was aborted due to engine failure . The aircraft , previously named `` Goldfinch '' , but at the time of the accident named `` River Orrin '' , had 131 passengers and six crew on the manifest . At 06:12 BST during the takeoff roll , a loud thump was heard . An engine failure had generated a fire and a plume of black smoke ensued . Takeoff was aborted and the captain ordered the evacuation of the aircraft , with 78 of the 131 passengers escaping . 53 passengers perished along with two members of the cabin crew . Most of the deaths were due to smoke inhalation . The accident was instrumental in bringing about changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective and has been described as `` a defining moment in the history of civil aviation '' by the BBC . Acting on the recommendations of the UK 's Air Accidents Investigation Branch ( AAIB ) , which investigated the accident , the aviation industry introduced changes to the seating layout near emergency exits , fire-resistant seat covers , floor lighting , fire-resistant wall and ceiling panels , more fire extinguishers and clearer evacuation rules .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "90d566081ee13f5f626f4ba965ff8d99", "text": "One Six Right One Six Right : The Romance of Flying is an independent documentary film about the general aviation industry as seen through a local airport . Within a short period of time , it has achieved a passionate following and presence among pilots and aviation enthusiasts worldwide who see the film as being able to communicate their passion for aviation . Concurrently , the film has garnered both local and national political attention in the United States as an accurate depiction of general aviation and its important contributions to all aviation industries worldwide . Within the entertainment industry , the film has attracted the sponsorship and support of many large media companies , including Apple Inc. , Sony Electronics , Toshiba , Technicolor , Bose , and Dolby , as pioneering new standards in high definition ( HD ) film making and distribution .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "8c348a59cfeeaac8f4b520d981b8b62a", "text": "Portugal Portugal ( Portuguese : -LSB- puɾtuˈɣaɫ -RSB- ) , officially the Portuguese Republic ( -LSB- República Portuguesa , links = no -RSB- ) ( Portuguese : -LSB- ʁɨ ` publikɐ puɾtu ' ɣezɐ -RSB- ) In recognized minority languages of Portugal : República Pertuesa is a sovereign state located on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe . It is the westernmost country of mainland Europe . To the west and south it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and to the east and north by Spain . The Portugal -- Spain border is 1214 km long and considered the longest uninterrupted border within the European Union . The republic also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira , both autonomous regions with their own regional governments . The territory of modern Portugal has been continuously settled , invaded and fought over since prehistoric times . The Pre-Celts , Celts , Carthaginians and Romans were followed by the invasions of the Visigothic and the Suebi Germanic peoples . Portugal as a country was born in the aftermath of the Christian Reconquista against the Moors who had invaded the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD and occupied most of it ever since . Precipitated by the seminal event for its foundation , the Battle of São Mamede , where Portuguese forces led by Afonso Henriques defeated forces led by his mother Theresa of Portugal and her lover Fernão Peres de Trava , which established the nation 's sovereignty against rival neighbor kingdoms . Following São Mamede , the future king styled himself Prince of Portugal . He would be proclaimed King of Portugal in the Battle of Ourique in 1139 and was recognised as such by neighbouring kingdoms in 1143 . In the 15th and 16th centuries , Portugal established the first global empire , becoming one of the world 's major economic , political and military powers . During this time , Portuguese explorers pioneered maritime exploration in the Age of Discovery , notably under royal patronage of Prince Henry the Navigator and King João II , with such notable discoveries as Bartolomeu Dias 's reach of the Cape of Good Hope ( 1488 ) , the Vasco da Gama 's sea route to India ( 1497 -- 98 ) and the discovery of Brazil ( 1500 ) . Portugal monopolized the spice trade during this time , and the Portuguese Empire expanded with military campaigns led in Asia . But the destruction of Lisbon in a 1755 earthquake , the country 's occupation during the Napoleonic Wars , the independence of Brazil ( 1822 ) , and the Liberal Wars ( 1828 -- 34 ) , all left Portugal crippled from war and diminished in its world power . After the 1910 revolution deposed the monarchy , the democratic but unstable Portuguese First Republic was established , later being superseded by the Estado Novo right-wing authoritarian regime . Democracy was restored after the Portuguese Colonial War and the Carnation Revolution in 1974 . Shortly after , independence was granted to almost all its overseas territories . The handover of Macau to China in 1999 marked the end of the longest-lived colonial empire . Portugal has left a profound cultural and architectural influence across the globe and a legacy of over 250 million Portuguese speakers today . Portugal is a developed country with a high-income advanced economy and a high living standard . It is the 5th most peaceful country in the world , maintaining a unitary semi-presidential republican form of government . It has the 18th highest Social Progress in the world , putting it ahead of other Western European countries like France , Spain and Italy . A founding member of NATO and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , it is also a member of numerous other international organizations , including the United Nations , the European Union , the eurozone , and the OECD . Portugal is a pioneer when it comes to drug decriminalization , as the nation decriminalized the possession of all drugs for personal use in 2001 . LGBT rights in Portugal have improved substantially in the past two decades and are now among the best in the world . Moreover , after years of investment and cooperation , Portugal marked a climax on renewable energy worldwide in 2016 , when it was powered for 107 consecutive hours exclusively by wind , sun , and water , which advocates say further shows fossil fuels are indeed replaceable .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "5da4877a94e41afce672793574167ee4", "text": "Edward, King of Portugal Duarte ( -LSB- duˈaɾt -RSB- ; 31 October 1391 -- 9 September 1438 ) , known in English as Edward and called the Philosopher ( o Rei-Filósofo ) or the Eloquent ( o Eloquente ) , was King of Portugal and the Algarve and Lord of Ceuta from 1433 until his death . He was born in Viseu , the son of John I of Portugal and his wife , Queen Philippa of Portugal , a daughter of John of Gaunt . Edward was the oldest member of the `` Illustrious Generation '' of accomplished royal children who contributed to the development of Portuguese civilization during the 15th century . As a cousin of several English kings , he became a Knight of the Garter .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5ed5c08ce1a6344873ba05b43db3050c", "text": "Norte Region, Portugal Norte ( Região Norte , -LSB- ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w ˈnɔɾtɨ -RSB- ; `` North Region '' ) is a region in the northern part of Portugal . It is a land of dense vegetation and profound historic and cultural wealth . Its capital is the city of Porto . The region has 3,689,173 inhabitants according to the 2011 census , and its area is 21,278 km ² ( density of 173 inhabitants per square kilometre ) . It is one of five regions of Mainland Portugal ( NUTS II subdivisions ) . Northern Portugal is a culturally varied region , thus historical rivalries between different neighbouring cities and towns are common , unlike other Portuguese regions where every city and town is culturally very similar .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "c205b6bb15b41fb6a333a503f1a900d9", "text": "List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal __ NOTOC __ This is a list of places in Portugal having standing links to local communities in other countries . In most cases , the association , especially when formalised by local government , is known as `` town twinning '' ( though other terms , such as `` partner towns '' or `` sister cities '' are sometimes used instead ) , and while most of the places included are towns , the list also comprises villages , cities , districts , counties , etc. with similar links .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b40e8f9bd8f3c4039484178d4fb3d7c2", "text": "Transport in Brazil Transport infrastructure in Brazil is characterized by strong regional differences and lack of development of the national rail network . Brazil 's fast-growing economy , and especially the growth in exports , will place increasing demands on the transport networks . However , sizeable new investments that are expected to address some of the issues are either planned or in progress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "96cea9744244ee2575f2222834acb438", "text": "Foreign relations of Macau As a special administrative region ( SAR ) of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , Macau 's diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the Central People 's Government of the PRC . Except diplomatic relations and defence , nonetheless , Macau has retained considerable autonomy in all aspects , including economic and commercial relations , customs control . According to Chapter VII of Macau 's basic law , Macau may , on its own , using the name Macau , China or Macao , China , maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organisations in the appropriate fields , including the economic , trade , financial and monetary , shipping , communications , tourism , cultural , science and technology , and sports fields . In addition , Macau can participate in international organizations and conferences not limited to states . The Macau government has maintained Macau Economic and Trade Representative Offices in Lisbon , Portugal and Brussels , Belgium .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "5d58e6f7a4454098dd7b678b8949518b", "text": "EPortuguêse The ePORTUGUÊSe network is a platform developed by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) to strengthen collaboration among Portuguese-speaking countries in the areas of health information and capacity building of Human Resources for Health , therefore enhancing health information systems in those countries . According to Ethnologue , Portuguese is the sixth most spoken language in the world and there are more than 300 million speakers distributed through eight countries ( Angola , Brazil , Cape Verde , Guinea-Bissau , Mozambique , Portugal , São Tomé and Príncipe , and Timor-Leste ) in four WHO Regional Offices ( AFRO , PAHO-AMRO , EURO and SEARO ) . Portuguese is also the third most spoken language in the Western hemisphere and the most widely spoken in the southern hemisphere . In November 2012 , ePORTUGUÊSe received a recognition award for its contribution to the South-South and Triangular collaboration at the UN High Level and Directors General Meeting during the Global Development EXPO 2012 held in Vienna , Austria .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd66b872cf5b93b2d6513a15bb2a4641", "text": "São Paulo (state) São Paulo ( -LSB- sɐ̃w ˈpawlu -RSB- ) is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus . As the richest Brazilian state and a major industrial complex , often dubbed the `` locomotive of Brazil '' , the state alone is responsible for 33.9 % of the Brazilian GDP . São Paulo also has the second highest Human Development Index ( HDI ) and GDP per capita , the fourth lowest infant mortality rate and the third lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil . São Paulo alone is richer than Argentina , Uruguay , Paraguay and Bolivia combined . If São Paulo were an independent country , its nominal GDP would be ranked among the top 20 in the world ( 2010 estimate ) . The economy of São Paulo State is the most developed in Brazil With more than 45 million inhabitants in 2014 , São Paulo is the most populous Brazilian state , the most populous national subdivision in the Americas , and the third most populous political unit of South America , surpassed only by the rest of the Brazilian Federation and Colombia . The local population is one of the most diverse in the country and descended mostly from Italians , who began immigrating to the country in the late 19th century ; of the Portuguese , who colonized Brazil and installed the first European settlements in the region ; indigenous peoples , a large number of distinct ethnic groups ; Africans , who were brought from Africa as slaves in the colonial era and migrants from other regions of the country . In addition , Arabs , Germans , Spanish , Japanese and Chinese also are present in the ethnic composition of the local population . The area that today corresponds to the state territory was already inhabited by indigenous peoples from approximately 12,000 B.C. . In the early 16th century , the coast of the region was visited by Portuguese and Spanish explorers and navigators . In 1532 Martim Afonso de Sousa would establish the first Portuguese permanent settlement in the Americas -- the village of São Vicente , in the Baixada Santista . In the 17th century , the paulistas bandeirantes intensified the exploration of the interior of the colony , which eventually expanded the territorial domain of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire in South America . In the 18th century , after the establishment of the Province of São Paulo , the region began to gain political weight . After independence in 1820 , São Paulo began to become a major agricultural producer ( mainly coffee ) in the newly constituted Empire of Brazil , which ultimately created a rich regional rural oligarchy , which would switch on the command of the Brazilian government with Minas Gerais 's elites during the early republican periodin the 1880s . Under the Vargas Era , the state was one of the first to initiate a process of industrialization and its population became one of the most urban of the federation . The city of São Paulo , the homonymous state capital , is ranked as the world 's 12th largest city and its metropolitan area , with 20 million inhabitants , is the 9th largest in the world and second in the Americas , after Greater Mexico City . Regions near the city of São Paulo are also metropolitan areas , such as Campinas , Santos , Sorocaba and São José dos Campos . The total population of these areas coupled with the state capital -- the so-called `` Expanded Metropolitan Complex of São Paulo '' -- exceeds 30 million inhabitants , i.e. approximately 75 percent of the population of São Paulo statewide , the first macro-metropolis in the southern hemisphere , joining 65 municipalities that together are home to 12 percent of the Brazilian population .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "547f67718e5b7962d84368dcf3fae020", "text": "Marvão Marvão ( -LSB- mɐɾˈvɐ̃w -RSB- ) is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal . The population in 2011 was 3,512 , in an area of 154.90 km ² . The present Mayor is Vitor Martins Frutuoso , elected by the Social Democratic Party . The municipal holiday is September 8 . Perched on a granite crag of the Serra de São Mamede , Marvão 's name is derived from an 8th-century Muladi duke , named Ibn Marwan . Ibn Marwan , who constructed the Castle of Marvão - likely on the site of an earlier Roman watchtower - as a power base when establishing an independent statelet ( `` emirate '' , duchy ) - covering much of modern-day Portugal - during the Emirate of Cordoba ( 884-931 CE ) . The castle and walled village were further fortified through the centuries , notably under Sancho II of Portugal ( 13th century ) and Denis of Portugal . The village has generated significant tourist interest in recent years . It was included in the # 1 New York Times bestselling book , ' 1000 Places to see Before you Die ' . Nobel prize-winning author José Saramago wrote of the village `` From Marvão one can see the entire land ... It is understandable that from this place , high up in the keep at Marvão Castle , visitors may respectfully murmur , ` How great is the world . '' . In the 1950s , author Huldine V. Beamish wrote of Marvão ` There is an atmosphere about the district ( of Marvão ) that is very ancient . At times you have the same peculiar feelings as those evoked by Stonehenge and that amazing druid monument at Callernish in the Isle of Lewis . Picking your way along the steep stony pathways , you would not be at all surprised to meet a Phoenician trader or Roman Soldier . It would be the most natural thing in the world . ' . An annual international classical music festival , under the artistic direction of German conductor Christoph Poppen , was launched in Marvão in July 2014 . The village also hosts an international film festival , Periferías , in August each year . Other annual festivals in Marvão include ` Al-Mossassa ' - a celebration of the town 's Moorish past , held jointly with the Spanish city of Badajoz ( also founded by Ibn Marwan ) - in early October , plus a major Chestnut Festival in early November .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "bed6de7a4d3d30007e1d0cf428d5e2fc", "text": "A5 motorway (Portugal) The A5 is a 25 km motorway , located in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area , Portugal . It connects Lisbon with Cascais . The motorway is also known as Estoril Coast Motorway and it overlaps the Complementary Itinerary 15 ( IC15 ) . The first section of the highway -- connecting the Duarte Pacheco Viaduct in the City of Lisbon with the National Stadium in the Oeiras Municipality -- was opened in 1944 , becoming the first motorway in Portugal and one of the first in the world . From 1945 to the early 1980s , it was officially designated National Road 7 ( N7 ) , when it became the A5 . The last section of the A5 was opened in 1991 . Category : Motorways in Portugal Category : Cascais", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8bdc2422283dbee1efca9cd34c314fcb", "text": "São Luís, Maranhão São Luís ( -LSB- sɐ̃w luˈis -RSB- , Saint Louis ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão . The city is located on Ilha de São Luís ( Saint Louis ' Island ) in the Baía de São Marcos ( Saint Mark 's Bay ) , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré , Mearim , Itapecuru and other rivers . Its coordinates are 2.53 ° south , 44.30 ° west . The city proper has a population of some 986,826 people ( 2008 IBGE estimate ) . The metropolitan area totals 1,227,659 , ranked as the 16th largest in Brazil . São Luís , created originally as Saint-Louis-de-Maragnan , is the only Brazilian state capital founded by France ( see France Équinoxiale ) and it is one of the three Brazilian state capitals located on islands ( the others are Vitória and Florianópolis ) . The city has two major sea ports : Madeira Port and Itaqui Port , through which a substantial part of Brazil 's iron ore , originating from the ( pre ) - Amazon region , is exported . The city 's main industries are metallurgical with Alumar , and VALE . São Luís is home of the Federal University of Maranhão . São Luís was the home town of famous Brazilian samba singer Alcione , Brazilian writers Aluísio Azevedo , Ferreira Gullar and Josué Montello , Belgian-naturalised soccer player Luís Oliveira , and the musician João do Vale and Zeca Baleiro , a Música popular brasileira ( MPB ) singer .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e32049ae1dd7a642aba85831c5ee819f", "text": "Portuguese colonial architecture Portuguese colonial architecture refers to the various styles of architecture that the Portuguese built across the Portuguese Empire . Portuguese colonial Architecture can be found in the plethora of former colonies throughout South America , North Africa , Sub-Saharan Africa , India , Oceania , and East Asia . Many former colonies , especially Brazil , Macau , and Mozambique , promote their Portuguese colonial architecture as major tourist attractions .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "9412cc53c54c198b7c428d8bfb54f872", "text": "António Lavradio Luís de Almeida Soares de Portugal , Marquis of Lavradio , governor of the colony of Brazil , born in Lisbon , Portugal 27 June 1729 ; died in Porto , Portugal 2 March 1790 . He entered the Portuguese navy in 1747 , and served in South America . In 1760 he became governor-general of Brazil , and during his administration of twenty years he greatly improved the colony . He developed the culture of indigo and rice , and introduced the first coffee-trees into the colony . He also endeavored to civilize the Indians instead of persecuting them like most of his predecessors , and founded villages in countries where formerly no European had dared to travel . Under his administration Brazil grew rich and prosperous . He first conceived the idea of making the culture of the Ipecacuanha meaning `` sick making plant '' - Ipecac Syrup of ipecac tree a source of profit to the colony and had thousands of them planted , thus opening to Brazil a new branch of trade . He also did much to ameliorate the condition of the poorer classes and to check the insolence of the aristocracy toward the people . Alfonso de Varnhagen , in his Historia geral do Brazil , praises him as a benefactor of the colony , and his name has been given recently ( circa 1892 ) to one of the principal streets of Rio Janeiro . In 1781 he was relieved of his command in Brazil and appointed vice-admiral . In 1782 he commanded the Portuguese fleet in South America , and in the following year became president of the admiralty and privy councillor of the king , which post he held till his death .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "e57e5cdcecb6b7ed67637bbff362afc2", "text": "Mozambique Mozambique ( -LSB- moʊzæmˈbiːk -RSB- or -LSB- mɔːzæmˈbiːk -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Mozambique ( Moçambique or República de Moçambique , -LSB- rɛˈpublikɐ dɨ musɐ̃ˈbikɨ -RSB- ) is a country in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east , Tanzania to the north , Malawi and Zambia to the northwest , Zimbabwe to the west , and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest . It is separated from Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east . The capital and largest city is Maputo ( known as `` Lourenço Marques '' before independence ) . Between the 1st and 5th centuries AD , Bantu-speaking peoples migrated from farther north and west . Swahili ( and later Arab ) commercial ports existed along the coasts until the arrival of Europeans . The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498 and colonised by Portugal from 1505 . The country was an important place where Somali merchants enslaved the local population , starting what is now known as the Somali slave trade . After over four centuries of Portuguese rule , Mozambique gained independence in 1975 , becoming the People 's Republic of Mozambique shortly thereafter . After only two years of independence , the country descended into an intense and protracted civil war lasting from 1977 to 1992 . In 1994 , Mozambique held its first multiparty elections and has remained a relatively stable presidential republic . However , since 2013 , following more than 20 years of peace , a renewed insurgency by RENAMO has been occurring . Mozambique is one of the poorest and most underdeveloped countries in the world . Mozambique is endowed with rich and extensive natural resources . The country 's economy is based largely on agriculture , but industry is growing , mainly food and beverages , chemical manufacturing , and aluminium and petroleum production . The country 's tourism sector is also growing . South Africa is Mozambique 's main trading partner and source of foreign direct investment . Belgium , Brazil , Portugal , and Spain are also among the country 's most important economic partners . Since 2001 , Mozambique 's annual average GDP growth has been among the world 's highest . However , the country ranks among the lowest in GDP per capita , human development , measures of inequality , and average life expectancy . The only official language of Mozambique is Portuguese , which is spoken mostly as a second language by about half of the population . Common native languages include Makhuwa , Sena , and Swahili . The country 's population of around 24 million is composed overwhelmingly of Bantu people . The largest religion in Mozambique is Christianity , with significant minorities following Islam and African traditional religions . Mozambique is a member of the African Union , the Commonwealth of Nations , the Community of Portuguese Language Countries , the Latin Union , the Non-Aligned Movement , and the Southern African Development Community , and is an observer at La Francophonie .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f67812d6a026a9830ed49cd06a0b5f53", "text": "Paulistas Paulistas are the inhabitants of the state of São Paulo , Brazil , and of its antecessor the Capitaincy of São Vicente , whose capital early shifted from the village of São Vicente to the one of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga . The early population of São Paulo consisted mainly of indigenous Amerindian with few Portuguese settlers . The Portuguese settlements were small . As the Bandeirantes gained power and the vice-kingdom of Brazil developed , the Portuguese element predominated in the population , the Indians being either absorbed or killed . But the province of São Paulo , enlarged by the Bandeiras to include Mato Grosso , Goiás , Paraná and Santa Catarina , remained undeveloped , having neither the gold of Minas Gerais nor the sugar cane of Pernambuco . As a consequence , it did not receive the same influx of black slaves during the 16th and 17th centuries as the more prosperous provinces of Brazil . Nevertheless , the number of black slaves increased substantially in São Paulo during the Brazilian Empire , as the slave traffic reached its peak during the first half of the 19th century . After the abolition of the international slave trade in 1850 , many more slaves were transferred from declining regions of Brazil ( such as the Northeast ) to work in coffee plantations . The economic development of São Paulo only really took off with the founding of coffee plantations in the nineteenth century . Those coffee plantations were manned , from the beginning , by slaves , and remained so during most of the 19th century . Not even the abolition of the transatlantic trade changed this , with the coffee barons resorting to the import of slaves from the Northeastern and Southern regions . Both the coffee planters and the Brazilian government , however , were aware that the abolition of slavery could be postponed but not avoided at all ; as a result , a few experiments in immigration were tried during this period , and some ideas were discussed , including the immigration of Chinese workers . Only in the 1880s , however , did immigration start in earnest . From then on , immigration was the solution adopted to what was seen as a labour shortage , and Italian and Spanish immigrants made the bulk of the workers brought to coffee plantations ; the reasons why ex-slaves were not employed , or were only marginally employed , are unclear and subject to debate . Much is made of a supposed `` whitening '' ideology , or even `` program '' , but the cold fact is that , when faced with the impossibility of obtaining European manpower , the coffee barons had no qualms about resorting to Japanese immigrants . A curious fact from this period was the immigration of US Southerners moving from a country where slavery had been abolished to one where it still existed . Of course , those were not manual workers and did n't come to work in coffee plantations . The wealth produced by coffee culture eventually sparked urbanisation and industrialisation ; the growing urban environment attracted even more immigrants , especially Armenians and other Europeans , Syrians and Lebanese . Later , as the foreign immigration declined , a strong chain of internal migration from the Brazilian Northeast developed .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ba83662107fa9a676efec200480e8c0d", "text": "List of mountains in Portugal This is a list of the mountains in Portugal , including the mountains with more than 1400 meters of altitude and with , at least , 100 meters of topographic prominence . Mountains and hills occupy most of the territory of Portugal . The highest Portuguese mountain is Mount Pico in the Azores islands , with 2351 m . The highest peak in Mainland Portugal is Torre in the Serra da Estrela range , with 1993 m. Historically , during most of the 20th century , the Mount Tatamailau , in the former Portuguese Timor , with 2986 m , was the highest Portuguese mountain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b225db526c30ff3c8a28654ede8781c6", "text": "Póvoa de Varzim Póvoa de Varzim ( -LSB- ˈpɔvwɐ ðɨ vɐɾˈzĩ -RSB- , locally -LSB- -LSB- ˈpɔβwə ðɨ βəɾˈzĩŋ -RSB- -RSB- ) , also spelled Povoa de Varzim , is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto . It sits in a sandy coastal plain , a cuspate foreland , halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers . The population of the municipality was 63,408 at the time of the 2011 census . According to the 2001 census , there were 63,470 inhabitants , with 42,396 living in the city proper . The city expanded , southwards , to Vila do Conde , and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone . It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal . Permanent settlement in Póvoa de Varzim dates back to around four to six thousand years ago ; around 900 BC , unrest in the region led to the establishment of Cividade de Terroso , a fortified city , which developed maritime trade routes with the civilizations of classical antiquity . Modern Póvoa de Varzim emerged after the conquest by the Roman Republic of the city by 138 BC , fishing and fish processing units soon developed , which turned out to be the foundations of the local economy . By the 11th century , the fish industry and fertile farmlands were the economic base of a feudal lordship and Varzim was fiercely disputed between the local overlords and the early Portuguese kings , which resulted in the establishment of the present day 's municipality in 1308 and being subdued to monastic power some years later . Póvoa de Varzim 's importance reemerged with the Age of Discovery due to its shipbuilders and merchants proficiency and wealth , who traded around the globe in complex trade routes . By the 17th century , the fish processing industry rebounded and , some time later , Póvoa became the dominant fishing port in northern Portugal . Póvoa de Varzim has been a well-known beach resort for over three centuries , the most popular in Northern Portugal , which unfolded an influential literary culture and historical artistic patronage in music and theater . Casino da Póvoa is one of the few and prominent gambling venues in Portugal . Leisure and health benefits provided in large sandy beaches attracts national and international visitors . Póvoa de Varzim holds other landmarks , especially the traditional Junqueira shopping street , Garrett Theatre , the Ethnography and History Museum , Cividade de Terroso , the Medieval Rates Monastery , Baroque Matriz Church , city Hall and Portuguese vernacular architecture in Praça do Almada , and numerous Portuguese cuisine restaurants that make Póvoa de Varzim popular in all Northern Portugal , which started to attract an international following . Farol da Lapa , Farol de Regufe , the main breakwater of the Port of Póvoa de Varzim , Carvalhido and São Félix Hill are preferred for sightseeing . The city has significant textile and food industries . The town has retained a distinct cultural identity and ancient customs such as the writing system of siglas poveiras , the masseira farming technique and festivals .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "97d87042dcbafd910a1cdbf7ebb00362", "text": "Porto Velho Porto Velho ( -LSB- ˈpoʁtu ˈvɛʎu -RSB- , Old Port ) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondônia , in the upper Amazon River basin , and a Catholic Metropolitan Archbishopric . The population is 426,558 people ( as of the IBGE 2010 census ) . Located on the border of Rondônia and the state of Amazonas , the town is an important trading center for cassiterite , the mining of which represents the most important economic activity in the region , as well as a transportation and communication center . It is on the eastern shore of the Madeira River , one of the main tributaries of the Amazon River . It is also Rondônia 's largest city , and the largest state capital of Brazil by area . The municipality occupies most of the border between Amazonas and Rondônia , and is both the westernmost and northernmost city in the state .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "51d84ae613d2eb15af8ade13c6f21c18", "text": "Council of Ministers (Portugal) The Council of Ministers ( Conselho de Ministros , -LSB- kõˈseʎu dɨ miˈniʃtɾuʃ -RSB- or -LSB- kõˈsɐʎu dɨ mɨˈniʃtɾuʃ -RSB- ) is a collegial executive body within the Government of Portugal . It is presided over by the Prime Minister , but the President of Portugal can preside over it at the Prime Minister 's request . All senior ministers are members of the council of ministers , and when the prime minister finds it fit , state secretaries can also attend its meetings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0b46f73307aed536b19f02088e1fe675", "text": "List of governors of Portuguese India The government of Portuguese India started in 1505 , six years after the discovery of the sea route to India by Vasco da Gama , with the nomination of the first Viceroy Francisco de Almeida , then settled at Kochi . Until 1752 , the name `` India '' included all Portuguese possessions in the Indian Ocean , from southern Africa to Southeast Asia , governed - either by a Viceroy or Governor - from its headquarters , established in Goa since 1510 . In 1752 Portuguese Mozambique got its own government and in 1844 the Portuguese Government of India stopped administering the territory of Portuguese Macau , Solor and Portuguese Timor , seeing itself thus confined to a reduced territorial entity in Malabar : Goa , Daman , Diu , Dadra and Nagar Haveli . Portuguese control ceased in the last two enclaves in 1954 , and finally ceased in the remaining three pockets in 1961 , when they were occupied by the Republic of India ( although Portugal only recognized the occupation after the Carnation Revolution in 1974 ) . This ended four and a half centuries of Portuguese rule in parts -- thought tiny -- of India . It may be noted that during the term of the monarchy , the title of the head of the Portuguese government in India ranged from `` Governor '' to `` Viceroy '' . The title of viceroy would only be assigned to members of the nobility ; It was formally terminated in 1774 , although it has later been given sporadically to be decisively ended after 1835 ) , as shown below .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "1e3043519e28f7a52003e7829811ddea", "text": "Comparison of Portuguese and Spanish Portuguese and Spanish , although closely related sister languages , differ in many details of their phonology , grammar , and lexicon . Both are part of a broader group known as West Iberian Romance , which also includes several other languages or dialects with fewer speakers , all of which are mutually intelligible to some degree . The most obvious differences are in pronunciation . Mutual intelligibility is generally greater for the written languages than for their spoken forms . Compare , for example , the following sentences : Al buen entendedor pocas palabras bastan ( Spanish : -LSB- -LSB- al ˈβwen entendeˈðor ˈpokas paˈlaβɾaz ˈβastan -RSB- -RSB- ) Ao bom entendedor poucas palavras bastam ( European Portuguese : -LSB- -LSB- ɐw ˈβõ ẽtẽdɨˈðoɾ ˈpo ( w ) kɐʃ pɐˈlavɾɐʒ ˈβaʃtɐ̃w -RSB- -RSB- , Brazilian Portuguese : -LSB- -LSB- aw ˈbõw ĩtẽdeˈdoʁ ˈpo ( w ) kas paˈlavɾaz ˈbastɐ̃w -RSB- -RSB- ) -- roughly equivalent to the English proverb `` A word to the wise is sufficient , '' or , a more literal translation , `` To a good listener , a few words are enough . '' There are also some significant differences between Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese as there are between British and American English or Peninsular and Latin American Spanish . This article notes these differences below only where : both Brazilian and European Portuguese differ not only from each other , but from Spanish as well ; both Peninsular ( i.e. European ) and Latin American Spanish differ not only from each other , but also from Portuguese ; or either Brazilian or European Portuguese differs from Spanish with syntax not possible in Spanish ( while the other dialect does not ) . notice", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "243a9d78a756720485ca237d5c9311aa", "text": "Texas Texas ( -LSB- ˈtɛksəs -RSB- , -LSB- localˈtɛksᵻz -RSB- Texas or Tejas -LSB- ˈtexas -RSB- ) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population . Geographically located in the South Central region of the country , Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , while the Gulf of Mexico is to the southeast . Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S. , while San Antonio is the second most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas -- Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country , respectively . Other major cities include Austin , the second most populous state capital in the U.S. , and El Paso . Texas is nicknamed `` The Lone Star State '' to signify its former status as an independent republic , and as a reminder of the state 's struggle for independence from Mexico . The `` Lone Star '' can be found on the Texan state flag and on the Texan state seal . The origin of Texas 's name is from the word `` Tejas , '' which means `` friends '' in the Caddo language . Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault , Texas contains diverse landscapes that resemble both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions . Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts , less than 10 % of Texas ' land area is desert . Most of the population centers are located in areas of former prairies , grasslands , forests , and the coastline . Traveling from east to west , one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods , to rolling plains and rugged hills , and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend . The term `` six flags over Texas `` For example , as used by the large Grand Prairie -- based national and international amusement park operator Six Flags refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory . Spain was the first European country to claim the area of Texas . France held a short-lived colony . Mexico controlled the territory until 1836 when Texas won its independence , becoming an independent Republic . In 1845 , Texas joined the union as the 28th state . The state 's annexation set off a chain of events that led to the Mexican -- American War in 1846 . A slave state before the American Civil War , Texas declared its secession from the U.S. in early 1861 , and officially joined the Confederate States of America on March 2 of the same year . After the Civil War and the restoration of its representation in the federal government , Texas entered a long period of economic stagnation . One Texan industry that thrived after the Civil War was cattle . Due to its long history as a center of the industry , Texas is associated with the image of the cowboy . The state 's economic fortunes changed in the early 20th century , when oil discoveries initiated an economic boom in the state . With strong investments in universities , Texas developed a diversified economy and high tech industry in the mid-20th century . As of 2015 , it is second on the list of the most Fortune 500 companies with 54 . With a growing base of industry , the state leads in many industries , including agriculture , petrochemicals , energy , computers and electronics , aerospace , and biomedical sciences . Texas has led the nation in export revenue since 2002 and has the second-highest gross state product .", "title": "" } ]

[ { "docid": "36b6f6723a892bf9c49a21fb8b884e4c", "text": "La Junta Indians La Junta Indians is a collective name for the various Indians living in the area known as La Junta de los Rios ( `` the confluence of the rivers '' : the Rio Grande and the Conchos River ) on the borders of present-day West Texas and Mexico . In 1535 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca recorded visiting these peoples while making his way to a Spanish settlement . They cultivated crops in the river floodplains , as well as gathering indigenous plants and catching fish from the rivers . They were part of an extensive trading network in the region . As a crossroads , the area attracted people of different tribes . In the eighteenth century , the Spanish set up missions in the area and the Native Americans gradually lost their tribal identifications . After suffering severe population losses through infectious disease , the Spanish slave trade , and attacks by raiding Apache and Comanche , the La Junta Indians disappeared . Some intermarried with Spanish soldiers and their descendants became part of the Mestizo population of Mexico ; others merged with the Apache and Comanche ; still others departed to work on Spanish haciendas and in silver mines .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f14e247c06a311c05e60d25226711c1b", "text": "Mexican Kickapoo The Mexican Kickapoo ( Tribu Kikapú ) are a bi-national indigenous people , some of whom live both in Mexico and in the United States . In Mexico , they were granted land at Hacienda del Nacimiento near the town of Múzquiz in the state of Coahuila in 1850 . A few small groups of Kickapoo also live in the states of Sonora and Durango . The Mexican Kickapoo often work as migrants in Texas and move throughout the midwest and the western United States , returning in winter to Mexico . They are affiliated with the federally recognized tribes of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas , Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma , and Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas . In 1979 the Mexican Kickapoo who were dual residents requested clarification of their status , as they had no clear legal status in either the United States or Mexico . An Act was passed in 1983 by the United States Congress , which recognized them as a distinct subgroup of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma . It also granted federal recognition to the Texas Kickapoo . A 1985 law gave the Texas band the option of selecting Mexican or U.S. citizenship . Some 145 of the tribe members chose to become U.S. citizens and the remaining 500 or so chose to obtain Mexican citizenship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "db9e30702d724c531e6e11ec643168ee", "text": "Veterans' Land Board scandal The Veterans ' Land Board Scandal was a political scandal in Texas in that became public in 1954 . The Texas Legislature enacted the Veterans ' Land Act in November 1946 . The measure called for issuing $ 25 million in bonds , the proceeds of which would be used by the state government to purchase land and resell it to veterans of World War II at 3 % interest on 40 year loans . In early 1951 another $ 75 million was appropriated by the state for this purpose . The only stipulations on the purchase was that the loan could not be for more than $ 7,500 and the tracts of land could not be less than 20 acres ( 80,000 m ² ) . A 5 % downpayment was required , and the land could not be resold for three years . The law allowed for `` block sales , '' whereby veterans could join together to buy the land . This was allowed because it would be difficult to buy 20 acres ( 80,000 m ² ) with only $ 7,500 . The scandal was unveiled in November 1954 when reporter Roland Towery , then managing editor of the Cuero Record , published the results of his investigation of a tip that prominent Cuero-area businessmen were entertaining local Hispanic and African-American laborers , an unheard of thing in South Texas at this time . The businessmen were paying the laborers , who were veterans and mostly illiterate , to sign applications for the land grants and the businessmen would pocket the money . Many of the veterans who purchased land in block sales were not even aware that they had purchased land . In fact , many were led to believe that they were getting free land as part of a veteran entitlement program or else were receiving some type of veterans ' compensation from the state . When Towery asked Texas Veterans Land Board chairman ( and Texas General Land Office commissioner ) Bascom Giles about these irregularities , Giles denied involvement , attributing the irregularities to local land speculators . Struck by the fact that Giles had defended himself before even being accused of anything , Towrey ran with the story , accelerating an investigation begun the previous year by the state attorney general , John Ben Shepperd . Fraud was soon discovered in nine south Texas counties , and numerous members of the General Land Office were charged with fraud and conspiracy to defraud veterans . Giles was imprisoned for his role in the scandal , and many others paid heavy fines for their crimes . Governor Allan Shivers and John Ben Sheppard , as ex officio members of the Veterans Land Board , were tainted by the scandal . Ralph Yarborough and his allies in the liberal wing of the Texas Democratic Party pointed to the scandal as an example of the kind of corruption that the conservative Shivercrats were willing to overlook .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2c47da6e336e4a564a2ab069b96f4b41", "text": "Convention of 1832 The Convention of 1832 was the first political gathering of colonists in Mexican Texas . Delegates sought reforms from the Mexican government and hoped to quell the widespread belief that settlers in Texas wished to secede from Mexico . The convention was the first in a series of unsuccessful attempts at political negotiation that eventually led to the Texas Revolution . Under the 1824 Constitution of Mexico , Texas was denied independent statehood and merged into the new state Coahuila y Tejas . After growing suspicious that the United States government would attempt to seize Texas by force , in 1830 Mexican President Anastasio Bustamante enacted the Law of April 6 , 1830 which restricted immigration and called for customs duty enforcement . Tensions erupted in June 1832 , when Texas residents systematically expelled all Mexican troops from eastern Texas . The lack of military oversight emboldened the colonists to increase their political activity . On October 1 , 1832 , 55 political delegates met at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Texas . Notably absent was any representation from San Antonio de Béxar , where many of the native Mexican settlers ( Tejanos ) lived . The delegates elected Stephen F. Austin , a highly respected empresario , as president of the convention . Delegates passed a series of resolutions requesting , among other things , a repeal of the immigration restrictions , a three-year exclusion from custom duties enforcement , permission to form an armed militia and independent statehood . They also voted themselves the power to call future conventions . Before the petition could be delivered to Mexico City , the political chief of Texas , Ramón Músquiz , ruled that the convention was illegal and annulled the resolutions . In a compromise , the ayuntamiento ( city council ) of San Antonio de Béxar drafted a new petition with similar language to the convention resolutions and submitted it through proper legal channels . Músquiz forwarded the new document to the Mexican Congress .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "753a224c0c89f070e9168f996b899571", "text": "South Texas Historical Association The South Texas Historical Association is a regional organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of South Texas . It was founded in 1954 `` to encourage the organization and to aid in the development of local historical societies and to discover , collect , preserve , and publish historical records and data relating to South Texas , and with special emphasis on the Tamaulipan background and the colony of Nuevo Santander . '' The Journal of South Texas is a biannual publication and is sent to all members of the South Texas Historical Association .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "2f3ff8e06e210283070c1a0e280c0d57", "text": "Champ d'Asile Champ d'Asile ( `` Field of Asylum '' ) was a short-lived settlement founded in Texas in January 1818 by 20 French Bonapartist veterans of the Napoleonic Wars from the Vine and Olive Colony . The party was led by General Charles Lallemand . Land was offered to French settlers on March 3 , 1817 , after a vote by the United States Congress . Champ d'Asile was situated along the Trinity River and was abandoned in July of the same year . Lallemand , a Bonapartist General , was accompanied by his brother , Baron Charles François Antoine Lallemand . The colony was to bring some military men for protection , and concentrate on agricultural work , cultivating grapes and olives . 100 officers joined Lallemand , and around a quarter to a third of these were foreigners of the Grande Armée ; the rest were French . Lallemand financed the project through land speculation . On December 17 , 1817 150 of the would-be-settlers sailed from Philadelphia for Galveston , Texas , where they arrived on January 14 . Lallemand and the other colonists convened in New Orleans , and on March 10 left for Galveston with 120 volunteers . They sailed up the Trinity River to Atascosito where they built two small forts . Mexican governor Antonio María Martínez , having heard about this expedition , sent his own troops to San Marcos , wary of an attack . The colony was abandoned shortly afterwards . Some of the colonists , including pirate Jean Laffite and other mercenaries , had caused concern to settlers of New Spain . The Champ d'Asile was founded at a time when disputes over territory were increasing , and the Adams -- Onís Treaty , which settled a border dispute between the United States and Spain , was signed in 1819 . Furthermore , the Bourbon Restoration in France made the existence of a Bonapartist colony doubtful , as the Spanish Bourbons held the Spanish crown . Despite Lallemand 's assurances , rumours had circulated about his motives , and there was little evidence of agricultural work on the site , while construction of a fortress and manufacturing munitions had begun .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "348074346c57c092353893f19ed4549b", "text": "Philippines–United States relations Philippines -- United States relations ( Filipino : Ugnayang Pilipinas at Estados Unidos ) are bilateral relations between the United States of America and its former colony , the Republic of the Philippines . The relationship between the United States and the Philippines has historically been strong and has been described as a Special Relationship . The current Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte , however , is supportive of a foreign policy that is less dependent on the United States , favoring one that prioritizes closer relations with China instead . The Philippines is one of the oldest Asian partners of the U.S. and a strategically major non-NATO ally . The United States was consistently ranked as one of the Philippines ' favorite nations in the world , with 90 % of Filipinos viewing the U.S. and 91 % viewing Americans favorably in 2002 , 90 % of Filipinos viewing U.S. influence positively in 2011 , 85 % of Filipinos viewing the U.S. and Americans favorably in 2013 , and 92 % of Filipinos viewing the U.S. favorably in 2015 , and 89 % having confidence in United States president , Barack Obama in 2014 , making the Philippines the most pro-American country in the world . On October 20 , 2016 , the President of the Philippines announced a `` separation '' from the US , both militarily and economically , in favor of alliances with China and Russia . This article discusses Philippine -- American relations after Philippine independence from the United States in 1946 , while the article History of the Philippines ( 1898 -- 1946 ) describes the history of the Philippines during American colonial rule .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "03a4a032f3f165faada86a398d7a819f", "text": "Demographics of Texas Texas is the second most populous U.S. state , with an estimated 2017 population of 28.449 million . In recent decades , it has experienced strong population growth . Texas has many major cities and metropolitan areas , along with many towns and rural areas . Much of the population is in the major cities of Houston , San Antonio , Dallas , Fort Worth , Austin , and El Paso .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d5245780ce4cf363339762810643e52", "text": "Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón ( -LSB- anˈtonjo ˈlopes ðe sant ( a ) ˈana -RSB- ; 21 February 1794 -- 21 June 1876 ) , often known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna and sometimes called `` the Napoleon of the West '' , was a Mexican criollo who fought to defend royalist New Spain and then for Mexican independence . He served as a Mexican politician and general . He greatly influenced early Mexican politics and government , and was a skilled soldier and cunning politician , who dominated Mexican history in the first half of the nineteenth century to such an extent that historians often refer to it as the `` Age of Santa Anna '' . He was called `` the Man of Destiny '' , who `` loomed over his time like a melodramatic colossus , the uncrowned monarch . '' Santa Anna first opposed the movement for Mexican independence from Spain , but then fought in support of it . Though not the first caudillo ( military leader ) of modern Mexico , he `` represents the stereotypical caudillo in Mexican history , '' and among the earliest . Conservative historian , intellectual , and politician Lucas Alamán wrote that `` The history of Mexico since 1822 might accurately be called the history of Santa Anna 's revolutions ... . His name plays the major role in all the political events of the country and its destiny has become intertwined with his . '' He was a valiant defender of Mexico against foreign invaders , becoming a hero of the nation . Santa Anna had great power in the independent country ; during a turbulent 40-year career , he served as general at crucial points and served eleven non-consecutive presidential terms over a period of 22 years . A wealthy landowner , he built a firm political base in the major port city of Veracruz . He was perceived as a hero by his troops ; he sought glory for himself and his army , and independent Mexico . He repeatedly rebuilt his reputation after major losses . Historians and many Mexicans also rank him as perhaps the principal inhabitant even today of Mexico 's pantheon of `` those who failed the nation . '' His centralist rhetoric and military failures resulted in Mexico losing just over half its territory , beginning with the Texas Revolution of 1836 , and culminating with the Mexican Cession of 1848 following its defeat by the United States in the Mexican -- American War . His political positions changed frequently in his lifetime ; `` his opportunistic politics made him a Liberal , Conservative , and uncrowned king . '' He was overthrown for the final time by the liberal Revolution of Ayutla in 1854 and lived most of his later years in exile .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f0145ddf0c4c75cc411d37c625359c5f", "text": "Architecture of Texas The architecture of the U.S. state of Texas comes from a wide variety of sources . Many of the state 's buildings reflect Texas ' Spanish and Mexican roots ; in addition , there is considerable influence from the American South as well as the Southwest . Rapid economic growth since the mid twentieth century has led to a wide variety of contemporary architectural buildings .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "cd755fae61d170b8f18958d15acaaea8", "text": "New Spain New Spain ( Nueva España ) was a colonial territory of the Spanish Empire , in the New World north of the Isthmus of Panama . It was established following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521 , and following additional conquests , it was made a viceroyalty ( Spanish : virreinato ) in 1535 . The first of four viceroyalties Spain created in the Americas , it comprised Mexico , Central America , much of the Southwestern and Central United States , and Spanish Florida as well as the Philippines , Guam , Mariana and Caroline Islands . After 1535 the colony was governed by the Viceroy of New Spain , an appointed minister of the King of Spain , who ruled as monarch over the colony . The capital of New Spain was Mexico City . New Spain lost parts of its territory to other European powers and independence , but the core area remained under Spanish control until 1821 , when it achieved independence as the Mexican Empire -- when the latter dissolved , it became modern Mexico and Central America . It developed highly regional divisions , which reflect the impact of climate , topography , the presence or absence of dense indigenous populations , and the presence or absence of mineral resources . The areas of central and southern Mexico had dense indigenous populations with complex social , political , and economic organization . The northern area of Mexico , a region of nomadic and semi-nomadic indigenous populations , was not generally conducive to dense settlements , but the discovery of silver in Zacatecas in the 1540s drew settlement there to exploit the mines . Silver mining not only became the engine of the economy of New Spain , but vastly enriched Spain , and transformed the global economy . New Spain was the New World terminus of the Philippine trade , making the viceroyalty a vital link between Spain 's New World empire and its Asian empire .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d97671fa02a9aade3f5d989500236490", "text": "Lone Star The Lone Star State is the official state nickname of Texas . Lone Star ( Lonestar or Lone Stars ) may also refer to :", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7aba7d18797570733a1d7b79a2ef67b4", "text": "Texas Independence Day Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2 , 1836 . With this document signed by 59 delegates , settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas . It is not , however , an official state holiday whereby offices are closed , but instead a `` partial staffing holiday '' ; state offices are required to be open on that day but with reduced staffing . Republic of Texas Timeline of the Texas Revolution San Jacinto Day", "title": "" }, { "docid": "d07ca56e75b1ace354098839a5810621", "text": "Texas annexation The Texas annexation was the 1845 incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America , which was admitted to the Union as the 28th state on December 29 , 1845 . The Republic of Texas declared independence from the Republic of Mexico on March 2 , 1836 . At the time the vast majority of the Texian population favored the annexation of the Republic by the United States . The leadership of both major American political parties , the Democrats and the Whigs , opposed the introduction of Texas , a vast slave-holding region , into the volatile political climate of the pro- and anti-slavery sectional controversies in Congress . Moreover , they wished to avoid a war with Mexico , whose government refused to acknowledge the sovereignty of its rebellious northern province . With Texas 's economic fortunes declining by the early 1840s , the President of the Texas Republic , Sam Houston , arranged talks with Mexico to explore the possibility of securing official recognition of independence , with Great Britain mediating . In 1843 , U.S. President John Tyler , unaligned with any political party , decided independently to pursue the annexation of Texas in a bid to gain a base of popular support for another four years in office . His official motivation was to outmaneuver suspected diplomatic efforts by the British government for emancipation of slaves in Texas , which would undermine slavery in the United States . Through secret negotiations with the Houston administration , Tyler secured a treaty of annexation in April 1844 . When the documents were submitted to the US Senate for ratification , the details of the terms of annexation became public and the question of acquiring Texas took center stage in the presidential election of 1844 . Pro-Texas-annexation southern Democratic delegates denied their anti-annexation leader Martin Van Buren the nomination at their party 's convention in May 1844 . In alliance with pro-expansion northern Democratic colleagues , they secured the nomination of James K. Polk , who ran on a pro-Texas Manifest Destiny platform . In June 1844 , the Senate , with its Whig majority , soundly rejected the Tyler -- Texas treaty . The pro-annexation Democrat Polk narrowly defeated anti-annexation Whig Henry Clay in the November 1844 presidential election . In December 1844 , lame-duck President Tyler called on Congress to pass his treaty by simple majorities in each house . The Democratic-dominated House of Representatives complied with his request by passing an amended bill expanding on the pro-slavery provisions of the Tyler treaty . The Senate narrowly passed a compromise version of the House bill ( by the vote of the minority Democrats and several southern Whigs ) , designed to provide the incoming President-elect Polk the options of immediate annexation of Texas or new talks to revise the annexation terms of the House-amended bill . On March 1 , 1845 , President Tyler signed the annexation bill , and on March 3 ( his last day in office ) , he forwarded the House version to Texas , offering immediate annexation ( which preempted Polk ) . When Polk took office the next day , he encouraged Texas to accept the Tyler offer . Texas ratified the agreement with popular approval from Texans . The bill was signed by Polk on December 29 , 1845 , accepting Texas as the 28th state of the Union . Texas formally relinquished its sovereignty to the United States on February 19 , 1846 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "ad10c29148fc1fe1b1635dfb136e1786", "text": "Timeline of Arizona The following is a timeline of the history of the area which today comprises the U.S. state of Arizona . Situated in the desert southwest , for millennia the area was home to a series of Pre-Columbian peoples . By 1 AD , the dominant groups in the area were the Hohokam , the Mogollon , and the Ancestral Puebloans ( also known as the Anasazi ) . The Hohokam dominated the center of the area which is now Arizona , the Mogollon the southeast , and the Puebloans the north and northeast . As these cultures disappeared between 1000 -- 1400 AD , other Indian groups settled in Arizona . These tribes included the Navajo , Apache , Southern Paiute , Hopi , Yavapai , Akimel O'odham , and the Tohono O'odham . The first European presence in the state were the Spanish . In 1539 Marcos de Niza explored the area , followed by Francisco Vásquez de Coronado the following year . Spanish missionaries began to settle in the southern portion of the state , near present-day Tucson , around 1700 , but did not move further north . With the construction of the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson , on August 20 , 1775 , Tucson became the first European city in what would become Arizona . In 1822 , Arizona became part of the state of Sonora , Mexico , but most of current Arizona was transferred to the United States as a result of the Mexican -- American War , with the rest transferring with the completion of the Gadsden Purchase in 1853 . During the American Civil War , both sides laid claim to Arizona , although the North and South split the New Mexico/Arizona area differently : the South split the territory into north and south divisions , creating Confederate Arizona , while the northern section remained part of the United States as the New Mexico Territory ; while the North in 1863 , after driving Confederate forces from the Tucson area , created the Arizona Territory from the New Mexico Territory by splitting off the western section . Prescott became the territory 's first capital , which would transfer to Tucson in 1867 , then back to Prescott in 1877 , before settling finally in Phoenix in 1889 . Arizona achieved statehood in 1912 , becoming the 48th state , with Phoenix remaining the capital of the new state . In the 1900s , the state , particularly the Phoenix Metropolitan area , has seen tremendous population growth . Phoenix currently ranks as the 6th most populous city in the nation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a0242059d3179c1aa13aceef2251d286", "text": "Childress, Texas Childress ( -LSB- ˈtʃɪldrᵻs -RSB- ) ( established 1887 ; incorporated 1890 ) is a city in Childress County , Texas , United States . The population was 6,905 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Childress County . The city and county were named in honor of George Campbell Childress , a native of Nashville , Tennessee , who was the principal author of the Texas Declaration of Independence . The county and city were incorporated more than four decades after Childress 's death . In December 2015 , the Seattle Post-Intelligencer voted Childress ninth among the ten `` most conservative '' cities in the United States in regard to political contributions . Other West Texas communities in the most conservative lineup are Hereford ( No. 1 ) , Monahans ( No. 5 ) , and Dalhart in Dallam County in the far northwestern Texas Panhandle ( No. 8 ) . Princeton in Collin County north of Dallas ranked No. 2 . In contrast , El Cerrito , California , was named the `` most liberal '' city in the nation in terms of political donations .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4b9502288d836827ee3d5e5a8fee16d9", "text": "Council of the Indies The Council of the Indies ; officially , the Royal and Supreme Council of the Indies '' ' ( Real y Supremo Consejo de Indias , -LSB- reˈal i suˈpɾemo konˈsexo ðe ˈindjas -RSB- ) , was the most important administrative organ of the Spanish Empire for the Americas and the Philippines . The crown held absolute power over the Indies and the Council of the Indies was the administrative and advisory body for those overseas realms . It was established in 1524 by Charles V of Spain to administer `` the Indies , '' Spain 's name for its territories . Such an administrative entity , on the conciliar model of the Council of Castile , was created following the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire in 1521 , which demonstrated the importance of the Americas . It start as a section under the jurisdiction of the Council of Castile , but was then established as an autonomous body with legislative , executive and judicial functions . The Council of the Indies was abolished in 1812 by the Cádiz Cortes , briefly restored in 1814 by Ferdinand VII of Spain , and definitively abolished in 1834 by the regency , acting on behalf of the four-year-old Isabella II of Spain .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "f1aa0525c0bad349fd707caa86a01b0d", "text": "Anti-Mexican sentiment Anti-Mexican sentiment is a negative attitude to people of Mexican descent , Mexican culture and/or accents of Mexican Spanish most commonly found in the United States . In general it is closely associated with Mexican and United States Independence wars , and the struggle over Southwestern territories that once belonged to Spain through the establishment of building Catholic Missions . This eventually would lead to war between the two nations and the defeat of Mexico which came with a great loss of territory . In the 20th century , anti-Mexican sentiment continued to grow after the Zimmermann Telegram incident between the Mexican government during the Mexican Revolution and the German Empire during World War I , . Most of all , anti-Mexican sentiment in the USA stemmed from perception that blame Mexicans for illegal immigration .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "95a8afd622ded98bf8fdc0fb67a781dd", "text": "Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas The Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas was the court of last resort for legal matters in the Republic of Texas from the Republic 's independence from Mexico in 1836 until its annexation by the United States of America in 1845 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "49e3023260513f9eb0f8d42f8d8e582d", "text": "Colonization Colonization ( or colonisation ) is a process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components . The term is derived from the Latin word colere , which means `` to inhabit '' . Also , colonization refers strictly to migration , for example , to settler colonies in America or Australia , trading posts , and plantations , while colonialism deals with this , along with ruling the existing indigenous peoples of styled `` new territories '' . Colonization was linked to the spread of tens of millions from Western European states all over the world . In many settled colonies , Western European settlers formed a large majority of the population . Examples include the Americas , Australia and New Zealand . These colonies were occasionally called ` neo-Europes ' . In other places , Western European settlers formed minority groups , who were often dominant in their places of settlement . When Britain started to settle Australia , New Zealand and various other smaller islands , they often regarded the landmasses as terra nullius . Terra nullius meaning 'em pty land ' in Latin . Due to the absence of European farming techniques , the land was deemed unaltered by man and therefore treated as uninhabited , despite the presence of indigenous populations . In the 19th century , laws and ideas such as Mexico 's General Colonization Law and the United States ' Manifest destiny encouraged further colonization of the Americas .", "title": "" } ]

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[ { "docid": "88ffd9ff0fe412761331451d78f58240", "text": "Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 24 , 2016 , and concluded on June 26 , 2016 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 50 -- 60 minutes , largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series . Some material is adapted from the upcoming sixth novel The Winds of Winter and the fourth and fifth novels , A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons . The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the season on April 8 , 2014 , together with the fifth season , which began filming in July 2015 primarily in Northern Ireland , Spain , Croatia , Iceland and Canada . Each episode cost over $ 10 million . The season follows the continuing struggle between the Starks and other noble families of Westeros for the Iron Throne . The Starks defeat the Bolton forces in battle , and Jon Snow is proclaimed the King in the North . Tyrion attempts to rule Meereen while Daenerys is held captive by a Dothraki tribe . At King 's Landing , the Tyrell army attempts to liberate Margaery and Loras , but Margaery capitulates to the High Sparrow , who becomes more powerful by influencing King Tommen . At her trial , Cersei burns the Great Sept , killing her rivals , while Tommen kills himself . Unopposed , Cersei is crowned Queen of Westeros . Ellaria Sand and three of Oberyn Martell 's daughters kill Doran and Trystane Martell and seize control of Dorne , and Olenna discusses an alliance with Ellaria . In Essos , Daenerys Targaryen is captured by Khal Moro who takes her before the khals ; she burns them alive and takes command of the Dothraki . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced new cast members , including Max von Sydow , Pilou Asbæk and James Faulkner . Critics praised its production values , writing , plot development , and cast . Game of Thrones received most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , with 23 nominations , and won twelve , including that for Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row . U.S. viewership rose compared to the previous season , and by approximately 13 % over its course , from 7.9 million to 8.9 million by the finale .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6f5eff654917e01fb31f513bb6069576", "text": "Sixth Family Sixth Family is a term used to refer to a ( usually Italian-American or Italian-Canadian ) crime family or criminal organization that has become powerful or notable enough to rise to a level comparable or close to that of the Five Families of the New York City Italian-American Mafia . The implications of the term may vary depending on context ; a criminal organization deemed a `` Sixth Family '' may rival the Five Families or , alternatively , work closely enough with the Five Families that it appears to be a peer or near coequal of the families .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "7f0da59b56a73eca173104ea6ca0a506", "text": "Shameless (season 6) The sixth season of Shameless , an American comedy-drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott , premiered on January 10 , 2016 , concluded April 3 , 2016 . Executive producers are John Wells , Andrew Stearn , Nancy M. Pimental , Davey Holmes , Christopher Chulack , Krista Vernoff and producers Terri Murphy and Princess Nash .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "439a58a3f98129599a7e2fcecd747779", "text": "Mythology of Teen Wolf The mythology of the MTV supernatural action drama series Teen Wolf follows a teenager named Scott McCall ( Tyler Posey ) , who is bitten by an Alpha werewolf and must cope with how it affects his life and the lives of those closest to him and Dylan O'Brien as `` Stiles '' Stilinski , Scott 's best friend . Most mythological elements in Teen Wolf relate to supernatural creatures and draws heavily from Greek mythology , Norse mythology , Japanese mythology , Aztec mythology , Native American beliefs and Celtic herbalism . The show has created its own unique mythos centered around shapeshifters and their connections to one-another throughout the world .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "fa31bb7cb0f31b958f409274efb38aab", "text": "Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is an American fantasy teen sitcom which ran from October 12 , 2007 to January 6 , 2012 on Disney Channel . The series was created by Todd J. Greenwald , and stars Selena Gomez , David Henrie and Jake T. Austin as three wizard siblings with magical abilities competing to win sole custody of the family powers . Further main cast includes Jennifer Stone , Maria Canals Barrera , and David DeLuise . The series won `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 . A film adaptation of the series , Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie , premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 28 , 2009 . The film adaptation won `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards earning the series its second consecutive Emmy . The farewell season won `` Outstanding Children 's Program '' at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards bringing the franchise 's total to three Emmy awards . Wizards of Waverly Place ended with 106 episodes over four seasons , surpassing That 's So Raven . Its series finale averaged nearly 10 million viewers ( live and total views on same day ) , which made that episode the most-watched series finale in Disney Channel 's history . On March 15 , 2013 , The Wizards Return : Alex vs. Alex premiered as a one-hour television special .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8be68eac85dfa9c3f1a99993b54ff1f1", "text": "Mini (Skins series 6) `` Mini '' is the fifth episode of the sixth series of the British teen drama Skins . It premiered on E4 in the UK on 20 February 2012 . The episode is told from the point of view of character Mini McGuinness . Mini 's hates her mum 's pervy new live-in boyfriend , and to make matters worse , Alo has broken the rules of their ` no strings attached ' secret relationship and declared his love for her . Mini feels trapped ; she 's lost control of her life and needs to get away . Ignoring advice from her mum and Liv , she seeks refuge with her dad , who 's never been around that much , but promises it 'll be different this time . He sweeps Mini into his glamorous and grown-up world where she feels a million miles away from her problems , but Mini has a bigger problem that she ca n't run away from and will ultimately have to face on her own .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "517b1e85f6ab89ef986cc912cd515185", "text": "Movin' Out (Glee) `` Movin ' Out '' is the sixth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee , and the ninety-fourth episode overall . It was written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by Brad Falchuk , and it aired on Fox in the United States on November 21 , 2013 . The episode is a tribute to the music of Billy Joel , and features seven of his songs . The episode features special guest star Tyra Banks as Bichette , the head of a modeling agency .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "516df54bb65254115a160dbf7a294253", "text": "Child Star (Glee) `` Child Star '' is the ninth episode of the sixth season of the American musical television series Glee , and the 117th overall . The episode was written by Ned Martel , directed by supervising producer Michael Hitchcock , and first aired on February 27 , 2015 on Fox in the United States . The episode takes place as New Directions are hired by a young boy to perform at his bar mitzvah party , but he turns out to cause all sorts of problems . Meanwhile , Mason McCarthy is developing feelings for Jane Hayward but runs into issues with his sister Madison McCarthy , and Roderick helps Spencer Porter to begin a new relationship .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "3224c4b78139d356b39a7ff6f7e357b7", "text": "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , later called simply Rehab with Dr. Drew , is a reality television show that aired on the cable network VH1 in which many of the episodes chronicle a group of well-known people as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena , California . The first five seasons of the series , on which Pinsky also serves as executive producer , cast celebrities struggling with addiction , with the first season premiering on January 10 , 2008 , and the fifth airing in 2011 . The sixth season , which filmed in early 2012 , featured non-celebrities as treatment subjects , and the series name shortened to Rehab with Dr. Drew . Season 6 premiered on September 16 , 2012 . In May 2013 , Pinsky announced that season six was the final season , explaining that he was tired of the criticism leveled at him after celebrities he treated had relapsed into addiction and died .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "0f5da7ea2fc10b46bc33f920711a034a", "text": "List of Scream episodes Scream is an American slasher horror television series developed by Jill Blotevogel , Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie for MTV and is based on the slasher film series of the same name created by Kevin Williamson . The series premiered of June 30 , 2015 , following the airing of the second episode of the fifth season of Teen Wolf , to mixed reviews from critics , though it has slowly earned a strong fan base throughout its run . As of October 18 , 2016 , 24 episodes of Scream have aired , concluding the second season . Following the airing of the second season finale , it was announced that a two-hour Halloween special would air on October 18 , 2016 . On October 14 , 2016 , MTV renewed the series for a third season to consist of 6 episodes , which will premiere in 2017 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "b0f8bb3e0e7746aa243e40f432600dc8", "text": "List of Reborn! episodes (season 6) The sixth season of the Reborn ! anime series is a compilation of episodes that broadcast episodes 141 to 153 between July 11 , 2009 and October 3 , 2009 on TV Tokyo . Titled as Katekyō Hitman Reborn ! in Japan , the Japanese television series is directed by Kenichi Imaizumi , and produced and animated by Artland . The plot , based on the Reborn ! manga by Akira Amano , follows Tsuna Sawada , the future boss of the infamous Vongola Mafia family and his friends as they return to the past to complete the Arcobaleno trials . This season is titled Arcobaleno in the DVD release . Two pieces of theme music are used for the season : one openings and one ending theme . The opening theme is `` Easy Go '' by Kazuki Kato and the ending theme is by Mori Tsubasa . Marvelous Entertainment released season six on three DVD compilations between February 26 , 2010 and April 30 , 2010 . On March 21 , 2009 , Japan 's d-rights production company collabor anime-streaming website called Crunchyroll in order to begin streaming subbed episodes of the Japanese-dubbed series worldwide . New episodes are available to everyone a week after its airing in Japan .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "a28236cbd09a75733f2286ebcaeb2dbc", "text": "Teen Mom 3 Teen Mom 3 was an American reality television series that premiered on August 26 , 2013 , on MTV and concluded its run on November 18 , 2013 . It chronicles the lives of four girls from the fourth season of 16 and Pregnant as they navigate their first year of motherhood and changing social relationships . The series was announced on February 27 , 2012 , as the third installment of the Teen Mom franchise , coming one day before Teen Mom 2 concluded its second season . In December 2013 , it was revealed by the cast , via Twitter , that Teen Mom 3 had been canceled after one season . In March 2017 , it was announced that cast member Briana DeJesus would join the Teen Mom 2 cast for the eighth season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "de2e8be5f5c03ad22d7b756863088050", "text": "Season of Storms Season of Storms ( Polish original title : Sezon burz ) is the sixth novel and eighth overall book in the Witcher series written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski , first published in Poland in 2013 . It is not a sequel to the original Witcher Saga , but rather is set between the short stories in the first book in the series , The Last Wish . The novel is yet to be published in English . However , Fox Children , the second installment of The Witcher comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics , is based on one of the chapters of Season of Storms . On May 19 , 2017 , it was announced that Orbit ( US ) and Gollancz ( UK ) would publish the book , with translations by David French . The book is scheduled for publication in May 2018 in hardcover format in the US and paperback format in the UK . It will also be available in both territories as an e-book and audiobook .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "63156b01397d1948ce104dba6d811a7f", "text": "Real World Seattle: Bad Blood Real World Seattle : Bad Blood is the thirty-second season of MTV 's reality television series Real World , which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships . It is the ninth season to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States , specifically in Washington , and is also the third season to be filmed in the Pacific Northwest after The Real World : Portland . The season featured a total of fourteen people , consisting of seven original roommates and seven additional permanent roommates who lived in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle , Washington . This season follows a twist from the past three seasons . It is the tenth season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season , as the show 's seventh season was set in Seattle in 1998 . Seattle was first reported as the location for the thirty-second season by the website Vevmo on May 22 , 2016 . Production began on June 30 , and concluded on August 27 , 2016 totaling up to 58 days of filming . The season premiered on October 12 of that year on MTV and the MTV app , and concluded with the season finale on January 4 , 2017 , consisting of 12 episodes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "8d279f78d3b29f0e4b4ef90f0893eb9d", "text": "The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec , based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith . The series premiered on The CW on September 10 , 2009 and concluded on March 10 , 2017 , airing 171 episodes over eight seasons . The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006 . The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers . It was the most-watched series on the network before being supplanted by Arrow . The show has received numerous award nominations , winning four People 's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards . On April 26 , 2013 , The CW officially announced that the spin-off The Originals , which focuses on the Original family of vampires , had been ordered to series , and the show began airing during the 2013 -- 14 American television season . On April 6 , 2015 , lead actress Nina Dobrev confirmed via Instagram that she and co-star Michael Trevino ( who plays Tyler Lockwood ) would be leaving the show after its sixth season . Dobrev returned to record a voiceover for the seventh-season finale . Trevino appeared as a guest star in season seven and returned for season 8 . On March 11 , 2016 , The CW renewed the series for an eighth season , but on July 23 , 2016 , announced that the eighth season , which would have 16 episodes , would be the show 's last . The final season began airing on October 21 , 2016 .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "4140e705522adbb6520bc4d344626205", "text": "Degrassi (season 14) The fourteenth and final season of Degrassi , a Canadian serial teen drama television series , premiered on October 28 , 2014 . Although only four school years have passed in the story timeline since season six , season fourteen is set during the final weeks of the spring semester in the years it aired . Writers have been able to use a semi-floating timeline , so that the issues depicted are modern for their viewers . This season again depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen , sophomores , juniors , seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as teenage pregnancy , dysfunctional families , sexism , arson , sexting , sexual identity , miscarriages , anxiety disorders , drug use , child abuse , abstinence , and gang violence . The fourteenth season was announced on November 13 , 2013 . However , MTV Canada and TeenNick did not announce picking up the season until a month before the first episode was scheduled to air . Filming for the season commenced on April 11 , 2014 at Epitome Studios in Toronto . Filming continued into August , with a break before filming the final four episodes of the season in order to give Epitome the opportunity to start filming episodes for the first season of their new series . Filming for this season completed on October 6 , 2014 . On June 4 , 2015 , it was announced that Degrassi would no longer air on TeenNick or MTV Canada following the fourteenth season . However , on June 9 , 2015 , it was announced that Family Channel and Netflix had picked up the series and will air 20 new episodes in 2016 , renaming the show Degrassi : Next Class . This season featured the telenovela/soap opera format used in previous seasons , airing new episodes five days a week for the last two weeks of the season .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "428b10dd0438c60c4a4b728cb82d3674", "text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "6ef4aa4782f2041b074d1bfdf2d71560", "text": "Parenthood (season 6) The sixth and final season of the American television series Parenthood premiered on September 25 , 2014 and concluded on January 29 , 2015 . The season order consists of 13 episodes . As part of the budget cuts made by NBC so that the series would have a sixth season , none of the main cast members appear in every episode . The season five budget was reportedly $ 3.5 million per episode , but the season six budget was only $ 3 million per episode .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "67513a3afb1ba61bea3e7a143881ab09", "text": "Law & Order: Trial by Jury Law & Order : Trial by Jury is an American television drama about criminal trials set in New York City . It was the fourth series in Wolf 's successful Law & Order franchise . The show 's almost exclusive focus was on the criminal trial of the accused , showing both the prosecution 's and defense 's preparation for trial , as well as the trial itself . The series premiered on Thursday , March 3 , 2005 , and ended on January 21 , 2006 . Its regular time slot was Fridays 10/9 p.m. ET on NBC . The last episode aired on Court TV months after the series ' cancellation .", "title": "" }, { "docid": "41ccba2ffc8cae2ba716f79eb9297a3f", "text": "America First (Homeland) `` America First '' is the sixth season finale of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 72nd episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on April 9 , 2017 .", "title": "" } ]